The Sugar Man

The Sugar Man
The Sugar Man
Studio album by Stanley Turrentine
Released	1975
Recorded	February – June 1971
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:29
Label	CTI Records
Producer	Creed Taylor
Stanley Turrentine chronology

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

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

Personnel

Stanley Turrentine - tenor sax (all tracks)
Harold Mabern - piano (track 1)
Eumir Deodato - electric piano (track 3)
Butch Cornell - organ (tracks 2,4,5 & 6)
Ron Carter - bass (all tracks)
Russell George - additional bass (track 3)
Idris Muhammad - drums (track 1)
Billy Cobham - drums (tracks 2,4,5 & 6)
Joao Palma - drums (track 3)
Airto Moreira - percussion (track 3)
Dom Um Romão - percussion (track 3)
Eric Gale - guitar (track 1)
Kenny Burrell - guitar (tracks 2 & 5)
Sivuca - acoustic guitar (track 3)
George Benson - guitar (tracks 4 & 6)
Rubens Bassini - conga (track 1)
Ray Barretto - conga (tracks 2,4,5 & 6)
Dave Friedman - vibraphone (tracks 4 & 6)
Blue Mitchell - trumpet (tracks 4 & 6)
Curtis Fuller - trombone (tracks 4 & 6)
Jerome Richardson - tenor sax, flute (tracks 4 & 6)

Flutes on track 3:

Hubert Laws, George Marge, Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson

Production

Creed Taylor - Producer
Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer
Don Sebesky - Arranger (tracks 4 & 6)
Chico O'Farrill - Brass Arranger (tracks 4 & 6)
Bob James - Arranger & Conductor (track 1)
Eumir Deodato - Arranger & Conductor (track 3)
Alen MacWeeney - Cover Photography
Bob Ciano - Album Design

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Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Blue Hour (and The Three Sounds, 1960) Look Out! (1960) Stan "The Man" Turrentine (1960) Comin' Your Way (1961) Up at "Minton's" (1961) ZT's Blues (1961) That's Where It's At (1962) Jubilee Shout!!! (1962) In Memory Of (1964) Mr. Natural (1964) Joyride (1965) Rough 'n' Tumble (1966) Easy Walker (1966–69) The Spoiler (1966) A Bluish Bag (1967) The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967) The Look of Love (1968) Always Something There (1968) Another Story (1969) Sugar (1970) Gilberto with Turrentine (with Astrud Gilberto, 1971) Salt Song (1971) The Sugar Man (1971) Cherry (1972) Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One (1973) In Concert Volume Two (Freddie Hubbard & Stanley Turrentine album) (and Freddie Hubbard, 1973) Don't Mess with Mister T. (1973) Pieces of Dreams (1974) Have You Ever Seen the Rain (1975) In the Pocket (1975) Everybody Come On Out (1976) The Man with the Sad Face (1976) Nightwings (1977) Tender Togetherness (1981) Straight Ahead (1984) Wonderland (1986)
And Shirley Scott	Hip Soul (session led by Scott, 1961) Hip Twist (Scott, 1961) Dearly Beloved (1962) The Soul Is Willing (Scott, 1963) A Chip off the Old Block (1963) Never Let Me Go (1963) Soul Shoutin' (Scott, 1963) Blue Flames (joint leaders, 1964) Everybody Loves a Lover (Scott, 1964) Hustlin' (1964) Let It Go (1966) Queen of the Organ (Scott, 1966) Common Touch (1968) Soul Song (1968)
With Max Roach	Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (1959) Quiet as It's Kept (1959) Long as You're Living (1960) Parisian Sketches (1960)
With others	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)

The Sugar Man

Track listing

Personnel

Production

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