And the Sax Plays On

So I came acrossed my latest saxophone favorite today.
Stanley Turrentine - The Sugar Man



Stanley Turrentine came from a musically talented family. His father, Thomas Turrentine, Sr., was a saxophonist with Al Cooper's Savoy Saltans, his mother played the stride piano, and his brother, Thomas Turrentine, Jr., was a also a professional trumpet player. His early career was greatly influenced by another saxophone great Illinois Jacquet, and by the 1950's Turrentine was playing with the groups of Lowell Fulson, Earl Bostic, and Max Roach.

During the 1960's, Turrentine started working with organist Jimmy Smith and made many soul jazz recordings. He later got into fusion after divorcing his wife Shirley Scott. But Turrentine was probably best known for his soul jazz and had returned to that style in the 1980's through the 1990's.



Enjoy! :D