Let It Go is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Impuse! label in 1966 and performed by Turrentine with Shirley Scott, Ron Carter and Mack Simpkins.[2] The CD release added four bonus tracks, three of which originally released on Scott's Everybody Loves a Lover recorded in 1964 and featuring Bob Cranshaw and Otis Finch in place of Carter and Simpkins.[3]
Let It Go | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 1967[1] | |||
Recorded | April 6, 1966 (#1–2, 5, 7) April 15, 1966 (#3–4, 6) September 21, 1964 (#8–11) | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:14 original LP | |||
Label | Impulse! A-9115 | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
Stanley Turrentine chronology | ||||
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4 stars and states "For fans ready to graduate from Stanley Turrentine's many fine Blue Note sets, this excellent mid-'60s date on Impulse should be the perfect option".[5]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Stanley Turrentine except as noted
- "Let It Go" - 5:55
- "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) - 6:58
- "Ciao, Ciao" - 5:54
- "T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)" (Sy Oliver, Trummy Young) - 5:31
- "Good Lookin' Out" - 5:23
- "Sure As You're Born" (Alan Bergman, Johnny Mandel) - 4:44
- "Deep Purple" (Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish) - 4:49
Bonus tracks on CD reissue in 1991:
- "Time After Time" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 9:20
- "Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)" (Count Basie, Eddie Durham, Jimmy Rushing) - 5:42
- "The Lamp Is Low" (DeRose, Parish, Maurice Ravel, Bert Shefter) - 8:07
- "The Feeling of Jazz" (Duke Ellington, George T. Simon, Bobby Troup) - 3:56
Personnel
edit- Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
- Shirley Scott - organ
- Ron Carter - bass (tracks 1–7)
- Mack Simpkins - drums (tracks 1–7)
- Bob Cranshaw - bass (tracks 8–11)
- Otis Finch - drums (tracks 8–11)
Production
editReferences
edit- ^ Billboard Mar 4, 1967
- ^ Stanley Turrentine discography accessed January 15, 2010.
- ^ Stanley Turrentine discography accessed January 15, 2010.
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 15, 2010.