Stand by Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)

Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)
Studio album by
Pretty Purdie and The Playboys
Released1971
RecordedAugust 12 & 13, 1971
StudioAtlantic, New York City
GenreSoul jazz
Length34:21
LabelMega/Flying Dutchman
M51-5001
ProducerBob Thiele
Bernard Purdie chronology
Purdie Good!
(1971) 		Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)
(1971) 		Shaft
(1971)

Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get) is an album led by jazz drummer Bernard Purdie which was recorded for the Mega label in 1971 and released on their Flying Dutchman Series.[1][2][3][4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]

Victor W. Valdivia of Allmusic writes, "Stand by Me is a frustrating album. Bernard "Pretty" Purdie was always an extraordinarily talented musician, but as a bandleader and songwriter, he was inconsistent at best... Stand by Me has some high points, but is not the place for newcomers to discover Purdie's talents".[5]

Track listing

  1. "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 4:55
  2. "Modern Jive" (Bernard Purdie, Richard Tee) – 3:18
  3. "Spanish Harlem" (Mike Leiber, Phil Spector) – 3:29
  4. "Artificialness" (Purdie, Gil Scott-Heron) – 3:05
  5. "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) – 3:00
  6. "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" (Tony Hester) – 5:13
  7. "It's Too Late" (Carole King, Toni Stern) – 4:30
  8. "Funky Mozart" (Purdie, Harold Wheeler, Mort Goode) – 3:00
  9. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) – 3:51

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ^ Both Sides Now: Mega Records produced under the Flying Dutchman Productions banner, accessed November 11, 2019
  2. ^ Both Sides Now: Mega Album Discography, accessed November 11, 2019
  3. ^ Watts, R., Callahan, M., Edwards, D. and Eyries, P. Mega Album Discography accessed July 3, 2013
  4. ^ Bernard Purdie discography accessed July 3, 2013
  5. ^ a b Valdivia, V. W. Allmusic listing accessed July 1, 2013.