A Bluish Bag

A Bluish Bag
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 5, 2007
RecordedFebruary 17, 1967 (#1–7)
June 9, 1967 (#8–12)
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length62:41
LabelBlue Note
Blue Note 85193
ProducerAlfred Lion
Stanley Turrentine chronology
The Spoiler
(1966)
A Bluish Bag
(2007)
The Return of the Prodigal Son
(1967)

A Bluish Bag is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine consisting of two sessions recorded for the Blue Note label in 1967 and arranged by Duke Pearson, the first featuring Donald Byrd and the second McCoy Tyner, among others.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 3½ stars and states:

A Bluish Bag doesn't rewrite the book on Turrentine, but it shows that, whether large ensemble or small, he always brought his game.[4]

— Steve Leggett, Allmusic

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blues for Del"Stanley Turrentine4:14
2."She's a Carioca"Vinicius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim6:31
3."Manhã de Carnaval"Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria5:53
4."Here's That Rainy Day"Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke5:32
5."What Now My Love"Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Carl Sigman4:38
6."Samba do Avião"Jobim5:12
7."Night Song"Lee Adams, Charles Strouse6:33
8."Days of Wine and Roses"Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer6:05
9."Come Back to Me"Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner5:55
10."Silver Tears"Mancini5:07
11."A Bluish Bag"Mancini7:17
12."With This Ring"Luther Dixon, Anthony Hester, Richard "Popcorn" Wylie5:49

Personnel

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Tracks 1–7

Tracks 8–12

Production

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References

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  1. ^ "Stanley Turrentine discography". Retrieved 21 Feb 2011.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1425. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "Leggett, S. Allmusic Review". Retrieved 21 Feb 2011.