Nightwings (Stanley Turrentine album)

Nightwings is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine.^[1] It was recorded for the Fantasy label in 1977 and features performances by Turrentine with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman.^[2]

Nightwings
Studio album by Stanley Turrentine
Released	1977
Recorded	June–July, 1977 in New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Fantasy F 9534
Producer	Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine chronology
The Man with the Sad Face (1976) Nightwings (1977) West Side Highway (1977)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael Erlewine simply stated: "Large group session for Fantasy".^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

1. "Papa "T"" (Stanley Turrentine) - 7:23
2. "If You Don't Believe" (Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett) - 5:48
3. "Joao" (Tommy Turrentine) - 3:40
4. "Birdland" (Joe Zawinul) - 5:54
5. "There's Music In the Air" (Caiphus Semenya, Will Jennings) - 4:14
6. "Nightwings" (Claus Ogerman) - 3:49
7. "Don't Give Up On Us" (Ogerman) - 5:19

Personnel

• Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
• Randy Brecker, John Faddis, Earl Gardner, Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Paul Faulise, Urbie Green, Dave Taylor - trombone
• Brooks Tillotson - French horn
• Jerome Ashby, Jim Buffington, John Clark, Don Corrado, Joseph De Angelis, Fred Griffen, Margaret Reill - French horn
• Don Butterfield, Tony Price - tuba
• Phil Bodner, Kenneth Harris, Hubert Laws, George Marge - flute
• Paul Griffin - keyboards
• Eric Gale, Lloyd Davis, Cornell Dupree - guitar
• Ron Carter - bass
• Gary King - electric bass
• Charles Collins - drums
• Errol "Crusher" Bennett - percussion
• Unnamed String Section
• Sanford Allen - concertmaster
• Claus Ogerman - arranger, conductor

References

1. Calloway, Earl (14 Sep 2000). "Stanley Turrentine, 66 dies; Tenor saxophone jazz virtuoso". Chicago Defender. No. 92. p. 5.
2. Stanley Turrentine discography accessed April 16, 2015.
3. Erlewine, Michael. Nightwings – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.