Stanley Turrentine

 

Artist:  Stanley Turrentine 
Born:  April 5, 1934.  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died:  September 12, 2000 (Aged 66).  
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Jazz Blues, Soul Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Occupation:  Bandleader, Composer, Saxophonist
Instruments:  Tenor Saxophone

Stanley Turrentine was an American Jazz Tenor Saxophonist.  He began his career playing Soul Jazz and Hard Bop on a series of classic albums for Blue Note Records, and touched on Jazz Fusion, and Blues.  He played with Ray Charles, Max Roach's band and met Shirley Scott (Organ), whom he married in 1960.  He also played with Jimmy Smith, Freddie Hubbard, Mitt Jackson, George Benson, Bob James, Richard Tee, Ron Carter, Grant Green and Eric Gale.

Title:  Common Touch (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) (2022)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Jazz Blues, Soul Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Jazz Fusion

Label:  Blue Note Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Buster Brown (5:25)

 2.  Blowin' In The Wind (5:55)

 3.  Lonely Avenue (8:07)

Side Two:

 1.  Boogallo (6:25)

 2.  Common Touch (6:21)

 3.  iving Through It All (7:17)

Personnel:

Stanley Turrentine:  Tenor Saxophone

Shirley Scott:  Organ

Jimmy Ponder:  Guitar

Bob Cranshaw:  Electric Bass

Leo Morris:  Drums

Common Touch is an album by Stanley Turrentine, originally released September, 1969 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on October 28, 2022 by Blue Note Records.  Audiophile Vinyl 180 Gram.