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Article: Album Review

Marion Meadows: Secrets

Read "Secrets" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


Regardless of the genre, an acoustic drum kit generally makes for a better sound than an electronic program. However, when the latter is done well, the difference can be staggering. That's one factor that makes Marion Meadows' Secrets function. Meadows began playing saxophone at age eight. His studies led him to appreciate such ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Joe Ercole

Read "Take Five With Joe Ercole" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Joe Ercole: I started at age nine at Peabody Conservatory and graduated from Berklee summa cum laude in 1979. Composed and produced a club house techno CD called No Code and composed and produced for Bona Fide--also a founding member. Had two #1 hits, voted best new artist 2001 (Oasis award) and have won Emmy, ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Stanley Turrentine

Jazz Musician of the Day: Stanley Turrentine

All About Jazz is celebrating Stanley Turrentine's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Stanley TurrentineStanley William Turrentine was one of the most distinctive tenor saxophonists in jazz. Known for his big, warm, sound, “The Sugar Man" or the original “Mr... more Website | Videos | Articles ...

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Don't Mess With Mr. T

Featuring the music of Stanley Turrentine
Duration: 5:40

Stanley Turrentine performing a Marvin Gaye tune.
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Article: Album Review

Stanley Turrentine: Look Out!

Read "Look Out!" reviewed by Andrew Velez


This 1960 set is from a period which many consider to have been Stanley Turrentine's most creative. The saxophonist, who would have been 75 this month (March), was just coming out of an extended run with Max Roach's notably up-tempo orchestra. Backed here by a then-emerging powerhouse of sidemen, the set kicks off with the title ...

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Article: Album Review

Will Sellenraad: Balance

Read "Balance" reviewed by J Hunter


Will Sellenraad grew up in a place and time many people dream of: New York City's downtown scene of the '60s and '70s, when music and art were both in a state of quicksilver flux. Given that his parents (prominent New York artists themselves) named their son after modern-art pioneers William de Kooning and Piet Mondrian, ...

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Dearly Beloved

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Baia; Wee Hour Theme; My Shining Hour; Troubles of the World; Yesterdays; Dearly Beloved; Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You.

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Return Of The Prodigal Son

Label: Epic
Released: 2008

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Stanley Turrentine: Dearly Beloved

Read "Dearly Beloved" reviewed by David Rickert


If ever there was a horn that was a perfect pairing with the Hammond B-3, it was Stanley Turrentine's. His best work was always done in combination with an organ (usually that of his wife Shirley Scott) where he coaxed out purring, laid back melodies over simmering chords. The Prestige label would take the organ combo ...

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Touching

Featuring the music of Stanley Turrentine
Duration: 6:32

A soulful ballad from Stanley Turrentine & company.

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