Mr. Natural (Stanley Turrentine album)
1980 studio album by Stanley Turrentine
Mr. Natural is the twelfth album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine , recorded for the Blue Note label in 1964 but not released until 1980 as LT 1075, and performed by Turrentine with Lee Morgan , McCoy Tyner , Bob Cranshaw , Elvin Jones and Ray Barretto .[ 1]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden stated: "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".[ 4]
Track listing
"Wahoo" [aka "Stanley's Blues"] (Duke Pearson ) - 9:02
"Shirley" (Stanley Turrentine) - 10:46
"Tacos" (Lee Morgan) - 6:32
"My Girl Is Just Enough Woman For Me" (Dorothy Fields , Albert Hague ) - 6:33
"Can't Buy Me Love " (John Lennon , Paul McCartney ) - 6:48
Personnel
Production
Charts
References
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
As leader or co-leader AndShirley Scott WithMax Roach With others
Freedom (Kenny Burrell , 1963–64)
Midnight Blue (Kenny Burrell, 1963)
I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Donald Byrd , 1964)
Up with Donald Byrd (1964)
With the Tenors of Our Time (Roy Hargrove , 1994)
Life Flight (Freddie Hubbard, 1987)
Flight to Jordan (Duke Jordan , 1960)
Only Trust Your Heart (Diana Krall , 1994)
Abbey Is Blue (Abbey Lincoln , 1959)
Les McCann Ltd. in New York (Les McCann , 1961)
Electric Funk (Jimmy McGriff , 1969)
Speakin' My Piece (Horace Parlan , 1960)
On the Spur of the Moment (Horace Parlan, 1961)
The Right Touch (Duke Pearson , 1967)
Easy Living /Congo Lament (Ike Quebec , 1962)
Comin' On! (Dizzy Reece , 1960)
Serenade to a Soul Sister (Horace Silver , 1968)
Back at the Chicken Shack (Jimmy Smith , 1960)
Midnight Special (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
Prayer Meetin' (Jimmy Smith, 1961)
A.T.'s Delight (Art Taylor , 1960)
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
As leader or co-leader WithArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers WithHank Mobley With others
Minor Move (Tina Brooks , 1958)
Blue Train (John Coltrane , 1957)
Intensity (Charles Earland , 1972)
Charles III (Charles Earland, 1972)
Brass Shout (Art Farmer , 1959)
Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller , 1959)
The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959)
Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)
Dizzy in Greece (Dizzy Gillespie , 1957)
Birks' Works (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (Benny Golson , 1958)
A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin , 1957)
Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson , 1966)
Last Chorus (Ernie Henry , 1957)
Grass Roots (Andrew Hill , 1968)
Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969)
Flute-In (Bobbi Humphrey , 1971)
The Prime Element (Elvin Jones , 1969)
Drums Around the World (Philly Joe Jones , 1959)
The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (1959)
Cliff Jordan (Clifford Jordan , 1957)
Kelly Great (Wynton Kelly , 1959)
Greasy Kid Stuff! (Harold Mabern , 1970)
Jacknife (Jackie McLean , 1965)
Consequence (Jackie McLean, 1965)
Evolution (Grachan Moncur , 1963)
Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959)
Night Dreamer (Wayne Shorter , 1964)
House Party (Jimmy Smith , 1957–58)
The Sermon! (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58)
Mr. Natural (Stanley Turrentine , 1964)
Tender Moments (McCoy Tyner , 1967)
Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson , 1967)
Mother Ship (Larry Young , 1969)
Love Bug (Reuben Wilson , 1969)