Stand by Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)

Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get) is an album led by jazz drummer Bernard Purdie which was recorded for the Mega label in 1971 and released on their Flying Dutchman Series.^[1][2][3][4]

Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)
Studio album by Pretty Purdie and The Playboys
Released	1971
Recorded	August 12 & 13, 1971
Studio	Atlantic, New York City
Genre	Soul jazz
Length	34:21
Label	Mega/Flying Dutchman M51-5001
Producer	Bob Thiele
Bernard Purdie chronology
Purdie Good! (1971) Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get) (1971) Shaft (1971)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

Victor W. Valdivia of Allmusic writes, "Stand by Me is a frustrating album. Bernard "Pretty" Purdie was always an extraordinarily talented musician, but as a bandleader and songwriter, he was inconsistent at best... Stand by Me has some high points, but is not the place for newcomers to discover Purdie's talents".^[5]

Track listing

1. "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 4:55
2. "Modern Jive" (Bernard Purdie, Richard Tee) – 3:18
3. "Spanish Harlem" (Mike Leiber, Phil Spector) – 3:29
4. "Artificialness" (Purdie, Gil Scott-Heron) – 3:05
5. "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) – 3:00
6. "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" (Tony Hester) – 5:13
7. "It's Too Late" (Carole King, Toni Stern) – 4:30
8. "Funky Mozart" (Purdie, Harold Wheeler, Mort Goode) – 3:00
9. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) – 3:51

Personnel

• Bernard Purdie – drums
• Snooky Young, Gerry Thomas – trumpet
• Billy Mitchell, Donald Ashworth, Lou Delgatto, Seldon Powell, Warren Daniels – reeds
• Harold Wheeler – piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor
• Neal Rosengarden – harpsichord, tambourine
• Billy Nichols, Cornell Dupree – guitar
• Chuck Rainey – electric bass
• Norman Pride – congas, bongos
• Carl Hall, Hilda Harris, Norma Jenkins, Tasha Thomas – vocals

Production

• Bob Thiele – producer
• Gene Paul – engineer

References

1. Both Sides Now: Mega Records produced under the Flying Dutchman Productions banner, accessed November 11, 2019
2. Both Sides Now: Mega Album Discography, accessed November 11, 2019
3. Watts, R., Callahan, M., Edwards, D. and Eyries, P. Mega Album Discography accessed July 3, 2013
4. Bernard Purdie discography accessed July 3, 2013
5. Valdivia, V. W. Allmusic listing accessed July 1, 2013.