music.wikisort.org - CompositionStraight 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]
1985 studio album by Stanley Turrentine
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Released | 1985 |
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Recorded | November 24 & December 7, 1984 |
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Genre | Jazz |
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Label | Blue Note |
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Producer | Stanley Turrentine |
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Home Again (1982) |
Straight Ahead (1985) |
Wonderland (1970) |
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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]
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Allmusic |     [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Stanley Turrentine except as indicated
- "Plum" (George Benson) - 6:09
- "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones) - 8:03
- "Other Side of Time" - 5:25
- "Straight Ahead" - 6:25
- "The Longer You Wait" (Les McCann, Jon Hendricks) - 8:58
- "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)
References
Stanley Turrentine |
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And Shirley Scott | |
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With Max Roach | |
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- Freedom (Kenny Burrell, 1963–64)
- Midnight Blue (Kenny Burrell, 1963)
- I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Donald Byrd, 1964)
- Up with Donald Byrd (1964)
- With the Tenors of Our Time (Roy Hargrove, 1994)
- Life Flight (Freddie Hubbard, 1987)
- Flight to Jordan (Duke Jordan, 1960)
- Only Trust Your Heart (Diana Krall, 1994)
- Abbey Is Blue (Abbey Lincoln, 1959)
- Les McCann Ltd. in New York (Les McCann, 1961)
- Electric Funk (Jimmy McGriff, 1969)
- Speakin' My Piece (Horace Parlan, 1960)
- On the Spur of the Moment (Horace Parlan, 1961)
- The Right Touch (Duke Pearson, 1967)
- Easy Living/Congo Lament (Ike Quebec, 1962)
- Comin' On! (Dizzy Reece, 1960)
- Serenade to a Soul Sister (Horace Silver, 1968)
- Back at the Chicken Shack (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
- Midnight Special (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
- Prayer Meetin' (Jimmy Smith, 1961)
- A.T.'s Delight (Art Taylor, 1960)
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Les McCann |
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted. As Les McCann Ltd is often used in the titles for the albums up to 1964, this has been omitted. |
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Jimmy Smith |
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Verve albums | |
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