A Bluish Bag

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]

A Bluish Bag
Studio album by Stanley Turrentine
Released	June 5, 2007
Recorded	February 17, 1967 (#1–7) June 9, 1967 (#8–12)
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:41
Label	Blue Note Blue Note 85193
Producer	Alfred Lion
Stanley Turrentine chronology
The Spoiler (1966) A Bluish Bag (2007) The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

Personnel

Tracks 1–7

• Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
• Donald Byrd – trumpet
• Julian Priester – trombone
• Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, flute, alto flute
• Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone, flute
• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone, clarinet
• Kenny Barron – piano
• Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
• Ron Carter – bass
• Mickey Roker – drums
• Duke Pearson – arranger

Tracks 8–12

• Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
• Blue Mitchell, Tommy Turrentine – trumpet
• Julian Priester – trombone
• Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, flute
• Al Gibbons – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone, clarinet
• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Walter Booker – bass
• Mickey Roker – drums
• Duke Pearson – arranger

Production

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

References

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.