Stanley William Turrentine, also known as "Mr. T" or "The Sugar Man", (Apri… Read Full Bio ↴Stanley William Turrentine, also known as "Mr. T" or "The Sugar Man", (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Turrentine was born in Pittsburgh's Hill District into a musical family. His father, Thomas Turrentine, Sr., was a saxophonist with Al Cooper's Savoy Sultans, his mother played stride piano, and his older brother Tommy Turrentine became a professional trumpet player.
He began his prolific career with blues and rhythm and blues bands, and was at first greatly influenced by Illinois Jacquet. In the 1950s, he went on to play with the groups of Lowell Fulson, Earl Bostic, and at the turn of the decade, Max Roach.
Turrentine received his only formal musical training during his military stint in the mid-'50s. In 1959, he jumped from the frying pan into the fire when he left the military and went straight into the band of the great drummer Max Roach.
He married the organist Shirley Scott in 1960 and the two frequently played and recorded together. In the 1960s, he started working with organist Jimmy Smith, and made many soul jazz recordings both with Smith and as a leader.
In the 1970s, after his professional split and divorce from Scott, Turrentine turned to jazz fusion and signed for Creed Taylor's CTI label. His first album for CTI, Sugar proved one of his biggest successes and a seminal recording for the label. He worked with Freddie Hubbard, Milt Jackson, George Benson, Bob James, Richard Tee, Idris Muhammad, Ron Carter, Grant Green and Eric Gale, to name a few. He returned to soul jazz in the 1980s and into the 1990s.
Turrentine lived in Fort Washington, Maryland from the early 90s until his death.
He died of a stroke in New York City on September 12, 2000 and is buried in Pittsburgh's Allegheny Cemetery
Turrentine was born in Pittsburgh's Hill District into a musical family. His father, Thomas Turrentine, Sr., was a saxophonist with Al Cooper's Savoy Sultans, his mother played stride piano, and his older brother Tommy Turrentine became a professional trumpet player.
He began his prolific career with blues and rhythm and blues bands, and was at first greatly influenced by Illinois Jacquet. In the 1950s, he went on to play with the groups of Lowell Fulson, Earl Bostic, and at the turn of the decade, Max Roach.
Turrentine received his only formal musical training during his military stint in the mid-'50s. In 1959, he jumped from the frying pan into the fire when he left the military and went straight into the band of the great drummer Max Roach.
He married the organist Shirley Scott in 1960 and the two frequently played and recorded together. In the 1960s, he started working with organist Jimmy Smith, and made many soul jazz recordings both with Smith and as a leader.
In the 1970s, after his professional split and divorce from Scott, Turrentine turned to jazz fusion and signed for Creed Taylor's CTI label. His first album for CTI, Sugar proved one of his biggest successes and a seminal recording for the label. He worked with Freddie Hubbard, Milt Jackson, George Benson, Bob James, Richard Tee, Idris Muhammad, Ron Carter, Grant Green and Eric Gale, to name a few. He returned to soul jazz in the 1980s and into the 1990s.
Turrentine lived in Fort Washington, Maryland from the early 90s until his death.
He died of a stroke in New York City on September 12, 2000 and is buried in Pittsburgh's Allegheny Cemetery
Impressions
Stanley Turrentine Lyrics
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Box Dreams My friends Although we aren't near As I sit with isolation B…
Carpool Tunnel I'm falling down, without you girl And just dance with me…
Couch Prints When it's over Broken It's Broken The patterns we had woven…
CTI All-Stars This my impression of you Can’t have enough of you…
Descendents That could be me, that could be me Walking down…
Eartha Every time I wake each morning Just to see a…
Eloy Scintillated sequence, Diamond covered tree, Misty morning m…
En Voice Daß uns nach all’ der heißen Tagesglut Nicht eine Nacht geh…
Frank Dean & Sammy When somebody loves you It's no good unless he loves you,…
J.Coltrane-The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings(Disc 3&4)[FLAC] First impressions is everythang Travie J I been same Past ch…
Joel Holmes The most beautiful sound I ever heard Maria, Maria, Maria, …
Lowey I Set myself right On the search for my gravity But when…
Milo & Moses That could be me That could be me Walking along the Seine Wh…
Napalm Death A shroud of insecurity Surrounds me every move Actions refle…
Neil Finn Truth will rise in the morning Is this crime really happenin…
Poema Arcanus Lyrics & music: Michel Leroy Between my death and infini…
r.mut See Look Ain't the type to play around With your emotions I'…
Ritual This one is for the boys in my back We…
Rorschach We try to hide Afraid to admit Subconsciously A crime we com…
Sammy Davis Jr. When somebody loves you It's no good unless he loves you,…
Set To Reflect Stand on the water or sink This society's fleeing again The…
The Movement I said I woke up hung over on the weekend Slept…
The Orchestra feat. Trentemøller My first impression of you Was like the sight of flowers…
Wild Painting ?????????? 10 in the morning Talk for all afternoon Late nig…
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A Foggy Day I was a stranger in the city Out of town were…
Ain Listen baby, ain't no mountain high, Ain't no valley low,…
Better Luck Next Time "Better luck next time." That could never be Because there …
Boogie on Reggae Woman I like to see you boogie Right across the floor I like…
Brown Eyed Woman You look at me and baby, all you see are…
But Not For Me Old man sunshine listen you Never tell me dreams come true J…
Can Can't buy me love, love Can't buy me love I'll…
Can't Buy Me Love Can't buy me love, love Can't buy me love I'll…
Can't Hide Love Can't buy me love, love Can't buy me love I'll…
Caravan Night and stars above that shine so bright The myst'ry…
Creepin I can hear you sighin' Sayin' you'll stay beside me Why must…
Dearly Beloved Tell me that it's true, tell me you agree, I was…
Deep Purple Woo, Wo-o-oo-wo-wo, Wo-o-oo-wo-wo, Wo-o-oo-wo-wo When the…
Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing Everybody's got a thing But some don't know how to…
Dr. Feelgood I don't want nobody Always sittin' around me and my man I…
Fool On The Hill Day after day Alone on a hill The man with the foolish…
God Bless the Child Them that′s got shall get* Them that's not shall lose So the…
Hey Jude Hey Jude, don't make it bad Take a sad song and…
Hope That We Can Be Together Soon When I'm away from you, boy All I seem to do…
I Remember You Here we are on earth together It's you and I God has…
I'm Not In Love I'm not in love So don't forget it It's just a silly…
In A Sentimental Mood In A Sentimental Mood I can see the stars come…
Journey Into Melody Hello, we got a journey into melody Its now time for…
Let It Be When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary…
Little Green Apples And I wake up in the mornin' With my hair…
Love Hangover Ah If there's a cure for this I don't want it Don't want…
Ma Cherie Amour La la la la la la, la la la la…
More Than A Mood Whether you are here or yonder, Whether you are false…
More Than You Know Whether you are here or yonder, Whether you are false…
My Cherie Amour La la la la la la, la la la la…
My Ship My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Pieces of Dream Little boy lost in search of little boy found You go…
Since I Fell for You When you just give love And never get love You'd better let…
Sir Duke Music is a world within itself With a language we…
Someone to Watch over Me There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most Once I was a sentimental thing Throw my heart away each…
Stairway To Heaven Here we go Climbing the stairway to heaven Here we go Wal…
The Lamp Is Low Dream beside me in the midnight glow, the lamp Is…
The Look Of Love The look of love Is in your eyes A look your smile…
Then I You look at me and wonder, you look at me…
There Is A Place There is no greater love Than what I feel for you No…
Wedding Bell Blues Bill I love you so I always will I look at you…
What The World Needs Now Is Love What the world needs now is love, sweet love It's the…
What Would I Do Without You Don′t Deceive Me Please Don't Leave Me What Would I Do Witho…
Where or When It seems we stood and talked like this before We looked…
Yester Me What happened to the world we knew When we would dream…
Yesterday What happened to the world we knew, when we would dream…
You & I Here we are on earth together It's you and I God has…
You're Gonna Hear from Me Move over, sun, and give me some sky I got me…
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Diatonic5th
Freddie Hubbard's solo is pure badass... love this album.
Benet Rutenberg
Found this in 1975, still the best version of this tune. So much character it sings.
culturalreference1968
Worthy of note. Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone Freddie Hubbard - trumpet George Benson - guitar Ron Carter - bass Billy Kaye - drums Butch Cornell - organ Richard "Pablo" Landrum - congas Airto Moreira - percussion
Dylan Gatenby
Turrentine was a genius.
His version has a deeper sax tone than Coltrane's.
Edward B Morgan
This is classic jazz with an all star cast playing at their best.
Penison Burton
Edward B Morgan so very true .
Dylan Gatenby
Very true! Hubbard, Carter etc.
Ronald Rogers
Non stop groove !! This cut right here is a BURNER !!
Pepe Le Jazz
A mighty "Mighty Burner"!! (refer to Charles Earland)
Penison Burton
This is when everybody played on each others album . It was nothing to have George Benson , BobJames , milt Jacksoon. ,Billy Cobham , Charles Earland and Stanley all on one record !!!!