Don't Mess with Mister T.
Album by Stanley Turrentine
Don't Mess With Mister T. | ||||
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Studio album by Stanley Turrentine | ||||
Released | September 1973[1] | |||
Recorded | March 14, 1973 (#6) March 15, 1973 (#7–8) June 7, 1973 (#1, 3, 5) June 8, 1973 (#2, 4) | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Soul-jazz Hard bop | |||
Length | 32:40 | |||
Label | CTI CTI 6030 | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Don't Mess With Mister T. is a Stanley Turrentine album produced by Creed Taylor on his label, CTI. It was arranged by Bob James and recorded at Van Gelder Studio in June 1973.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars.[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
- "Don't Mess With Mister T." (Marvin Gaye) – 9:51
- "Two for T." (Turrentine) – 7:06
- "Too Blue" (Turrentine) – 7:21
- "I Could Never Repay Your Love" (Bruce Hawes) – 8:22
Bonus tracks on CD reissue
- "Pieces of Dreams" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) - 7:28
- "Don't Mess With Mister T." [Alternate Take] - 7:10
- "Mississippi City Strut" - 8:40 Composed by Billy Cobham
- "Harlem Dawn" - 7:50
Personnel
- Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
- Bob James - piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor
- Harold Mabern - electric piano
- Richard Tee - organ
- Idris Muhammad - drums
- Billy Cobham - drums on tracks 6,7 & 8
- Rubens Bassini - percussion
- Ron Carter - bass
- Eric Gale - guitar
- Randy Brecker - trumpet
- John Frosk - flugelhorn
- Alan Raph - bass trombone
- Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
- Jerry Dodgion - alto saxophone
- Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone
- Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Guy Lumia, David Nadien, John Pintaualle, Irving Spice - violin
- Harold Coletta, Emanuel Vardi - viola
- Seymour Barab, George Ricci - cello
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
or co-leader
- Blue Hour (and The Three Sounds, 1960)
- Look Out! (1960)
- Stan "The Man" Turrentine (1960)
- Comin' Your Way (1961)
- Up at "Minton's" (1961)
- ZT's Blues (1961)
- That's Where It's At (1962)
- Jubilee Shout!!! (1962)
- In Memory Of (1964)
- Mr. Natural (1964)
- Joyride (1965)
- Rough 'n' Tumble (1966)
- Easy Walker (1966–69)
- The Spoiler (1966)
- A Bluish Bag (1967)
- The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)
- The Look of Love (1968)
- Always Something There (1968)
- Another Story (1969)
- Sugar (1970)
- Gilberto with Turrentine (with Astrud Gilberto, 1971)
- Salt Song (1971)
- The Sugar Man (1971)
- Cherry (1972)
- Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One (1973)
- In Concert Volume Two (Freddie Hubbard & Stanley Turrentine album) (and Freddie Hubbard, 1973)
- Don't Mess with Mister T. (1973)
- Pieces of Dreams (1974)
- Have You Ever Seen the Rain (1975)
- In the Pocket (1975)
- Everybody Come On Out (1976)
- The Man with the Sad Face (1976)
- Nightwings (1977)
- Tender Togetherness (1981)
- Straight Ahead (1984)
- Wonderland (1986)
Shirley Scott
- Hip Soul (session led by Scott, 1961)
- Hip Twist (Scott, 1961)
- Dearly Beloved (1962)
- The Soul Is Willing (Scott, 1963)
- A Chip off the Old Block (1963)
- Never Let Me Go (1963)
- Soul Shoutin' (Scott, 1963)
- Blue Flames (joint leaders, 1964)
- Everybody Loves a Lover (Scott, 1964)
- Hustlin' (1964)
- Let It Go (1966)
- Queen of the Organ (Scott, 1966)
- Common Touch (1968)
- Soul Song (1968)
Max Roach
- Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (1959)
- Quiet as It's Kept (1959)
- Long as You're Living (1960)
- Parisian Sketches (1960)
- 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)
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