| The Return of the Prodigal Son | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Stanley Turrentine |
| Cover: | The Return of the Prodigal Son (album).jpg |
| Released: | May 13, 2008 |
| Recorded: | June 23, 1967 (#1–6) July 28, 1967 (#7–10) |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 58:50 |
| Label: | Blue Note Blue Note 17462 |
| Producer: | Alfred Lion |
| Chronology: | Stanley Turrentine |
| Prev Title: | A Bluish Bag |
| Prev Year: | 1967 |
| Next Title: | The Look of Love |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
The Return of the Prodigal Son is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine consisting of two sessions recorded for the Blue Note label in 1967 and arranged by Duke Pearson featuring McCoy Tyner.[1]
Tracks 1, 4, 6 were originally issued on New Time Shuffle (1979, LT 993), along with tracks 1 and 3–5 from A Bluish Bag. Tracks 2–3 and 5 had previously been issued on the collection Stanley Turrentine (1975, BN-LA 394-2), whilst track 9 was released in 1995 on The Lost Grooves.
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars and states "While hitting up a handful of the pop tunes of the day, Turrentine shows he is interested in and capable of tackling more modern compositions... this represents a prelude to the success that would deservedly come his way".[2]