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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]

Straight Ahead
Studio album by
Stanley Turrentine
Released1985
RecordedNovember 24 & December 7, 1984
GenreJazz
LabelBlue Note
ProducerStanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine chronology
Home Again
(1982)
Straight Ahead
(1985)
Wonderland
(1970)

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

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



References


  1. Stanley Turrentine discography accessed January 12, 2010.
  2. Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed January 12, 2010.
  3. Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed January 12, 2010.



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