Results for "Stanley Turrentine"

Bobby Broom: Plays For Monk

by Mark Corroto
June 16, 2009

Monk lives! Perhaps it can be said that Thelonious Monk has had many lives. Ever since the unique pianist established his repertoire in the 1940s and '50s musicians have, probably beginning with saxophonist Steve Lacy, taken up the task of covering the now infamous music. With Plays for Monk, guitarist Bobby Broom delivers one of the ...

Azar Lawrence: Prayer For My Ancestors

by Chuck Koton
May 2, 2009

Azar Lawrence is a man on a mission. His task: to express beautiful, healing music.At a young age, Lawrence was already touring and recording with jazz legends like Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner and Miles Davis. Then, after recording several successful albums, including Bridge into a New Age (Prestige 1974) and Summer Solstice (Prestige 1975), ...

Marion Meadows: Secrets

by Woodrow Wilkins
April 22, 2009

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 ...

Take Five With Joe Ercole

by AAJ Staff
April 21, 2009

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, ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Stanley Turrentine

April 5, 2009

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 ...

Don't Mess With Mr. T

Featuring the music of Stanley Turrentine
Duration: 5:40
April 5, 2009

Stanley Turrentine: Look Out!

by Andrew Velez
April 2, 2009

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 ...

Will Sellenraad: Balance

by J Hunter
March 30, 2009

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, ...

Dearly Beloved

By Stanley Turrentine

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.

Return Of The Prodigal Son

By Stanley Turrentine

Label: Epic
Released: 2008