The Look of Love (Stanley Turrentine album) explained

The Look of Love
Type:studio
Artist:Stanley Turrentine
Cover:The Look f Love (Stanley Turrentine album).jpg
Released:Mid August 1968[1]
Recorded:April 15, May 2, 13 & 27, 1968
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:Jazz
Length:37:12
Label:Blue Note
BST 84286
Producer:Duke Pearson
Chronology:Stanley Turrentine
Prev Title:The Return of the Prodigal Son
Prev Year:1967
Next Title:Common Touch
Next Year:1968

The Look of Love is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label in 1968 and arranged by Duke Pearson and Thad Jones.[2]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Stephen Cook stating, "With his flexible phrasing and muscular tone, Turrentine dives into the lush arrangements... Purists who usually cringe at late-'60s jazz dates like this (yes, there is a Beatles cover here) might be pleasantly surprised. For those who feel Bacharach and Jimmy Webb provide fine material for jazz, then The Look of Love is a must".[3]

Track listing

  1. "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 4:23
  2. "Here, There and Everywhere" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:26
  3. "A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) - 3:22
  4. "Blues for Stan" (Turrentine) - 6:01
  5. "This Guy's in Love With You" (Bacharach, David) - 2:34
  6. "MacArthur Park" (Jimmy Webb) - 4:41
  7. "I'm Always Drunk in San Francisco" (Tommy Wolf) - 2:25
  8. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) - 3:14
  9. "Cabin in the Sky" (Vernon Duke, John La Touche) - 3:43
  10. "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin) - 3:23

Recorded on April 15, 1968 (1, 4, 10), May 2, 1968 (3, 5, 7-8) and May 13, 1968 (2, 6, 9), with string section overdubbed on May 27, 1968.

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=xAoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=turrentine+Look+of+Love&pg=PA62 Billboard Aug 10, 1968
  2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/stanley-turrentine/catalog/#blue-note-bst-84286 Stanley Turrentine discography
  3. Cook, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r149167|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed January 7, 2010.