The Man with the Sad Face
1976 studio album by Stanley Turrentine
The Man with the Sad Face | ||||
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Studio album by Stanley Turrentine | ||||
Released | 1976 | |||
Recorded | August 25–28 & September 27–28, 1976 at Generation Sound Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 34:04 | |||
Label | Fantasy F-9519 | |||
Producer | Stanley Turrentine | |||
Stanley Turrentine chronology | ||||
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The Man with the Sad Face is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Fantasy label in 1976 and featuring performances by Turrentine with an orchestra arranged and conducted by David Van De Pitte.[1] The album consists of Turrentine's versions of many current pop and disco hits.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine simply stated "Very large group session for Fantasy".[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
- "Evil Ways" (Clarence "Sonny" Henry) - 4:37
- "Man with the Sad Face" (Henry) - 4:21
- "Ligia" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 5:50
- "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) - 5:20
- "I Want You" (Arthur Ross, Leon Ware) - 3:39
- "Whatever Possessed Me" (Tadd Dameron) - 5:35
- "Love Hangover" (Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer) - 3:48
- "Mighty High" (David Crawford, Richard Downing) - 0:54
Personnel
- Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
- Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Tommy Turrentine - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Wayne Andre, Tom Malone, Barry Rogers - trombone
- Peter Phillips - bass trombone
- Jim Buffington, Bob Carlisle - French horn
- George Young - alto saxophone, flute, bass flute, piccolo
- Lew Del Gatto - baritone saxophone, English horn, flute, oboe
- Dave Carey - vibraphone (tracks 3, 5 & 7)
- Paul Griffin - piano, electric piano
- John Miller - piano (tracks 2 & 6)
- Richard Trifan - synthesizer (tracks 1, 5 & 7)
- Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale - guitar
- Ron Carter (tracks 2 & 3), Buster Williams (track 6) - bass
- Bob Babbitt - electric bass
- Charles Collins - drums
- Idris Muhammad - drums (tracks 2 & 6)
- Errol "Crusher" Bennett - congas, percussion
- Julius Brand, Norman Carr, Peter Dimitriades, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Guy Lumia, Joseph Malignaggi, Gene Orloff, Raoul Poliakin, Tony Posk, Aaron Rosand - violin
- La Mar Aslop, Julien Barber, Theodore Israel, Richard Maximoff, Mitsue Takayama - viola
- Maurice Bialkin, Ted Hoyle, Jesse Levy, Anthony Sophos - cello
- Gene Orloff - concertmaster
- David Van De Pitte - arranger, conductor
- Vivian Cherry, Lani Groves, Maeretha Stewart, Kenny Williams - backing vocals
- Tony May - recording engineer, mixing engineer
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
or co-leader
- Blue Hour (and The Three Sounds, 1960)
- Look Out! (1960)
- Stan "The Man" Turrentine (1960)
- Comin' Your Way (1961)
- Up at "Minton's" (1961)
- ZT's Blues (1961)
- That's Where It's At (1962)
- Jubilee Shout!!! (1962)
- In Memory Of (1964)
- Mr. Natural (1964)
- Joyride (1965)
- Rough 'n' Tumble (1966)
- Easy Walker (1966–69)
- The Spoiler (1966)
- A Bluish Bag (1967)
- The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)
- The Look of Love (1968)
- Always Something There (1968)
- Another Story (1969)
- Sugar (1970)
- Gilberto with Turrentine (with Astrud Gilberto, 1971)
- Salt Song (1971)
- The Sugar Man (1971)
- Cherry (1972)
- Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One (1973)
- In Concert Volume Two (Freddie Hubbard & Stanley Turrentine album) (and Freddie Hubbard, 1973)
- Don't Mess with Mister T. (1973)
- Pieces of Dreams (1974)
- Have You Ever Seen the Rain (1975)
- In the Pocket (1975)
- Everybody Come On Out (1976)
- The Man with the Sad Face (1976)
- Nightwings (1977)
- Tender Togetherness (1981)
- Straight Ahead (1984)
- Wonderland (1986)
Shirley Scott
- Hip Soul (session led by Scott, 1961)
- Hip Twist (Scott, 1961)
- Dearly Beloved (1962)
- The Soul Is Willing (Scott, 1963)
- A Chip off the Old Block (1963)
- Never Let Me Go (1963)
- Soul Shoutin' (Scott, 1963)
- Blue Flames (joint leaders, 1964)
- Everybody Loves a Lover (Scott, 1964)
- Hustlin' (1964)
- Let It Go (1966)
- Queen of the Organ (Scott, 1966)
- Common Touch (1968)
- Soul Song (1968)
Max Roach
- Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (1959)
- Quiet as It's Kept (1959)
- Long as You're Living (1960)
- Parisian Sketches (1960)
- Freedom (Kenny Burrell, 1963–64)
- Midnight Blue (Kenny Burrell, 1963)
- I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Donald Byrd, 1964)
- Up with Donald Byrd (1964)
- With the Tenors of Our Time (Roy Hargrove, 1994)
- Life Flight (Freddie Hubbard, 1987)
- Flight to Jordan (Duke Jordan, 1960)
- Only Trust Your Heart (Diana Krall, 1994)
- Abbey Is Blue (Abbey Lincoln, 1959)
- Les McCann Ltd. in New York (Les McCann, 1961)
- Electric Funk (Jimmy McGriff, 1969)
- Speakin' My Piece (Horace Parlan, 1960)
- On the Spur of the Moment (Horace Parlan, 1961)
- The Right Touch (Duke Pearson, 1967)
- Easy Living/Congo Lament (Ike Quebec, 1962)
- Comin' On! (Dizzy Reece, 1960)
- Serenade to a Soul Sister (Horace Silver, 1968)
- Back at the Chicken Shack (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
- Midnight Special (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
- Prayer Meetin' (Jimmy Smith, 1961)
- A.T.'s Delight (Art Taylor, 1960)