The Sugar Man Explained

The Sugar Man
Type:album
Artist:Stanley Turrentine
Cover:The Sugar Man.jpg
Released:1975
Recorded:February – June 1971
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:Jazz
Length:35:29
Label:CTI Records
Producer:Creed Taylor
Prev Title:Sugar
Prev Year:1971
Next Title:Salt Song
Next Year:1971

The Sugar Man is an album by Stanley Turrentine. The recording is a compilation of four separate dates, each with different conductors, arrangers and other personnel. The album was recorded in 1971 after his successful debut, Sugar for the CTI label, but not released until 1975 after Turrentine had left for Fantasy Records.

Track listing

  1. "Pieces of Dreams" (Michel Legrand) - 6:50 (rec. 6/73)
  2. "The Stretch" (Stanley Turrentine) - 5:56 (rec. 3/71)
  3. "Vera Cruz" (Milton Nascimento) - 5:04 (rec. 4/71)
  4. "More (Theme from Mondo Cane)" (Riz Ortolani) - 6:11 (rec. 2/71)
  5. "Make Me Rainbows (from Fitzwilly)" (John Williams) - 6:03 (rec. 3/71)
  6. "Just As I Am" (Stanley Turrentine) - 5:25 (rec. 2/71)

Personnel

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Production