Released 1971 Release date 1971 | ||
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Recorded January 4, 1971Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Turn It On!(1971) You Talk That Talk!(1971) Similar Verve Jazz Masters 50, Soul Classics, Sonny Side Up | ||
Turn It On! is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1971 and released on the Prestige label. The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.
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Reception
Allmusic reviewed the album stating "Stitt uses an electrical device (a Varitone) on his tenor that waters down his tone a bit. With organist Leon Spencer, guitarist Melvin Sparks and drummer Idris Muhammad setting down unrelenting grooves on most of the five numbers (including the 11-minute title cut), Stitt only seems to be making cameo appearances".
Track listing
All compositions by Leon Spencer except as indicated
- "Turn It On" - 11:10
- "Bar-B-Que Man" - 7:59
- "Miss Riverside" - 9:28
- "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) - 3:54
- "There Are Such Things" (Stanley Adams, Abel Baer, George W. Meyer) - 4:01
Personnel
References
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