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:  In Memory Of  (2025) 

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

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:   ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Fried Pies (10:25)

 2.  In Memory Of (6:58)

 3.  Niger Mambo (3:21)

Side Two:

 1.  Make Someone Happy (6:20)

 2.  Jodie's Cha Cha (6:14)

 3.  Sunday In New York (6:44)

Personnel:

Stanley Turrentine:  Tenor Saxophone

Blue Mitchell:  Trumpet

Curtis Fuller:  Trombone

Herbie Hancock:  Piano

Bob Cranshaw:  Bass

Otis Finch:  Drums

Mickey Roker:  Congas on Tracks:  1/1, 2

In Memory Of is an album by Stanley Turrentine, originally released in 1979 by Blue Note, remastered  and reissued on October 3, 2025 by Blue Note Records.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.