More than a Mood

More than a Mood
Studio album by
Stanley Turrentine
Released1992
RecordedFebruary 13, 1992
StudioThe Hit Factory, NYC
Sound on Sound, NYC
GenreJazz
Length55:26
LabelMusicMasters
65079-2
ProducerJoe Delia
Stanley Turrentine chronology
La Place
(1989) 		More than a Mood
(1992) 		If I Could
(1993)

More than a Mood is an album by American jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded in 1992 and released by the MusicMasters label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Turrentine is in top form on a variety of standards ... A fine session".[4]

The Sun-Sentinel's Matt Schudel wrote, "The album never lags—it is both hot and cool, smooth and spirited, all the way through".[5]

Track listing

  1. "Thomasville" (Tommy Turrentine) – 5:26
  2. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 8:57
  3. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) – 7:28
  4. "Easy Walker" (Billy Taylor) – 5:57
  5. "Triste" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 5:45
  6. "Pieces of Dreams" (Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 5:19
  7. "Spirits Up Above" (Rahsaan Roland Kirk) – 9:19
  8. "More than a Mood" (Bill Simon, Frank Marino) – 6:58

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Encilopedia del Jazz: Stanley Turrentine discography, accessed June 10, 2019
  2. ^ Jazzdisco: Stanley Turrentine catalog, accessed June 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Stanley Turrentine discography, accessed June 10, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Stanley Turrentine: More Than a Mood – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Schudel, M. Turrentine Sets 'Mood' at a Modest Price, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, accessed June 10, 2019