Stand by Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get) explained

Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)
Type:	Album
Artist:	Pretty Purdie and The Playboys
Cover:	Stand By Me (Watcha See Is Watcha Get).jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	1971
Recorded:	August 12 & 13, 1971
Studio:	Atlantic, New York City
Genre:	Soul jazz
Length:	34:21
Label:	Mega/Flying Dutchman M51-5001
Producer:	Bob Thiele
Chronology:	Bernard Purdie
Prev Title:	Purdie Good!
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	Shaft
Next Year:	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

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

• Bernard Purdie – drums
• Snooky Young, Gerry Thomas – trumpet
• Billy Mitchell, Donald Ashworth, Lou Delgatto, Seldon Powell, Warren Daniels – reeds
• Harold Wheeler – piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor
  • Neal Rosengarden – harpsichord, tambourine Billy Nichols, Cornell Dupree – guitar
• Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Norman Pride – congas, bongos Carl Hall, Hilda Harris, Norma Jenkins, Tasha Thomas – vocals

Production

• Bob Thiele – producer
• Gene Paul – engineer

Notes and References

1. https://www.bsnpubs.com/new/reggae.pdf Both Sides Now: Mega Records produced under the Flying Dutchman Productions banner
2. https://www.bsnpubs.com/tennessee/mega/mega.html Both Sides Now: Mega Album Discography
3. Watts, R., Callahan, M., Edwards, D. and Eyries, P. Mega Album Discography accessed July 3, 2013
4. http://www.bernardpurdie.com/discography.htm Bernard Purdie discography
5. Valdivia, V. W. Allmusic listing accessed July 1, 2013.