Stanley Turrentine

• BLUE NOTE TONE POET EDITION

• audiophile vinyl reissues

• MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL ANALOG TAPES

• 180 GRAM VINYL (rti)

What happens when you combine Stanley Turrentine’s blues-drenched tenor saxophone with Les McCann’s soulful and funky piano? You end up with one of both men's best albums, an album considered to be one of the foundational sessions of soul jazz.

Turrentine and McCann are joined by bassist Herbie Lewis (a member of McCann’s group at the time) and drummer Otis “Candy” Finch. Stand out tracks include “Smile, Stacey,” the deep blue groove of “Soft Pedal Blues” and the in-the-pocket soul of “Light Blue

PERSONNEL:

• Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax
• Les McCann, piano
• Herbie Lewis, bass
• Candy Finch, drums

Englewood Cliffs, N.J., January 2, 1962

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Smile, Stacey
• A2. Soft Pedal Blues
• A3. Pia

• SIDE B
• B1. We'll See Yaw'll After While, Ya Heah
• B2. Dorene Don't Cry, I
• B3. Light Blue .