Straight Ahead (Stanley Turrentine album) explained

Straight Ahead
Type:	Album
Artist:	Stanley Turrentine
Cover:	Straight Ahead (Stanley Turrentine album).jpg
Released:	1985
Recorded:	November 24 & December 7, 1984
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Blue Note
Producer:	Stanley Turrentine
Chronology:	Stanley Turrentine
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Straight Ahead is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, his first recording for the Blue Note label since Another Story in 1969, featuring four performances by Turrentine with Jimmy Smith, George Benson, Ron Carter and Jimmy Madison, and two tracks with Les McCann, Jimmy Ponder, Peter Brown, and Gerrick King.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars and states "Great combination of musicians as on earlier cookers, but time has passed — it does not come off. Pleasant enough though, but lacks high spots".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Stanley Turrentine except as indicated

1. "Plum" (George Benson) - 6:09
2. "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones) - 8:03
3. "Other Side of Time" - 5:25
4. "Straight Ahead" - 6:25
5. "The Longer You Wait" (Les McCann, Jon Hendricks) - 8:58
6. "Ah Rio" (Ron Carter) - 4:54

• Recorded at Power Play Studios, Long Island City, NY on November 24, 1984 (tracks 5 & 6) and Sigma Sound Studios, NYC on December 7, 1984 (tracks 1-4).

Personnel

• Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Smith - organ (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
• George Benson - electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
• Ron Carter - bass (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
• Jimmy Madison - drums (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
• Les McCann - piano, electric piano (tracks 3 & 5)
• Jimmy Ponder - electric guitar (tracks 3 & 5)
• Peter Brown - electric bass (tracks 3 & 5)
• Gerrick King drums (tracks 3 & 5)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/stanley-turrentine/catalog/#blue-note-bt-85105 Stanley Turrentine discography
2. Erlewine, M. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r149179|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed January 12, 2010.