Stanley Turrentine - Mr. Natural
Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine [click here to see more vinyl featuring Stanley Turrentine]
Trumpet – Lee Morgan [click here to see more vinyl featuring Lee Morgan]
Drums – Elvin Jones [click here to see more vinyl featuring Elvin Jones]
Piano – McCoy Tyner [click here to see more vinyl featuring McCoy Tyner]
Bass – Bob Cranshaw
Congas – Ray Barretto
Written by Stanley Turrentine (A2), Duke Pearson (A1), Lee Morgan (B1), A. Hague (B2), D. Fields (B2), John Lennon & Paul McCartney (B3)
1 LP, gatefold jacket printed by Stoughton Printing Co.
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Blue Note Tone Poet Series
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded in September 4, 1964 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion
Reissue produced by Joe Harley
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Lacquer cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Cover Design by Todd Gallopo
Liner Notes by Michael Rozek
Photography by Francis Wolff
Originally released in 1980
Reissued in April 2023
Tracks:
Side A:
- Wahoo (A.K.A. Stanley's Blues)
- Shirley
Side B:
- Tacos
- My Girl Is Just Enough Woman For Me
- Can't Buy Me Love
Reviews :
“The music on this long available LP was recorded in 1964 but remained unreleased until it came out as a part of a series of drably packaged records that only were available briefly in the early 1980s. Stanley Turrentine's supporting cast is a strong one, including Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw, Elvin Jones, and Ray Barretto. The leader's "Stanley's Blues" is a modal blues with a slight Latin flavor from Barretto's congas, while "Shirley" is a sauntering bossa nova. Morgan contributed the upbeat Latin blues "Tacos," while Turrentine reaches his peak as a soloist on the somewhat obscure song "My Girl is Just Enough for Me" (written by Dorothy Fields). But the biggest surprise is Turrentine's driving arrangement of the Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love"; unlike many lukewarm jazz covers of their mid-1960s hits, the tenor saxophonist completes its transformation into a very viable jazz vehicle. Although long out of print and an unlikely candidate to be reissued on CD, this rewarding session is well worth seeking, even if Blue Note founder Alfred Lion had second thoughts about it and set it aside.” AllMusic Review by Ken Dryden
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.69 / 5