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Released
  
1985

Artist
  
Stanley Turrentine

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
40:13

Release date
  
1985

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Recorded
  
September 13, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

ZT's Blues (1961)
  
That's Where It's At (1962)

Similar
  
Dearly Beloved, Jubilee Shout!!!, Comin' Your Way, Up at "Minton's", Always Something There

ZT's Blues is the fifth album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label in 1961 but not released until 1985 and performed by Turrentine with Tommy Flanagan, Grant Green, Paul Chambers, and Art Taylor.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Green and Turrentine made few albums together, but the combination is a natural — the two greatest groove masters, bar none... If you can find a copy of this, it is a keeper".

Track listing

  1. "Z.T.'s Blues" (Turrentine) – 6:43
  2. "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Rose, Youmans) – 6:08
  3. "The Lamp Is Low" (DeRose, Parish, Ravel, Shefter) – 6:07
  4. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Fields, Kern) – 5:44
  5. "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) – 4:44
  6. "I Wish I Knew" (Gordon, Warren) – 5:34
  7. "Be My Love" (Brodszky, Cahn) – 5:13

Personnel

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

    • Songs

    1ZT's Blues6:40
    2More Than You Know6:05
    3The Lamp Is Low6:04

    References

    ZT's Blues Wikipedia
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