Stan "The Man" Turrentine

Stan "The Man" Turrentine is the debut album recorded in 1960 by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine originally released on the Time label in 1962, and subsequently re-released on Mainstream as Tiger Tail.^[1][2]

Stan "The Man" Turrentine
Studio album by Stanley Turrentine
Released	1962
Recorded	January 1960 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:17
Label	Time Time 52086
Stanley Turrentine chronology
Stan "The Man" Turrentine (1962) Look Out! (1960)
Tiger Tail Cover

Reception

Professional ratings

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

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine states "This tends to be uptempo and mainstream. It lacks the distinctive Turrentine sound that later albums show.".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Stanley Turrentine except as indicated

1. "Let's Groove" - 6:01
2. "Sheri" - 4:49
3. "Stolen Sweets" (Wild Bill Davis) - 5:20
4. "Mild Is the Mood" - 4:59
5. "Minor Mood" - 5:10
6. "Time After Time" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 3:17
7. "My Girl Is Just Enough Woman for Me" (Dorothy Fields, Al Hague) - 4:41

Personnel

• Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
• Sonny Clark (tracks 2, 4 & 7), Tommy Flanagan (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6) - piano
• George Duvivier - bass
• Max Roach - drums

References

1. Stanley Turrentine discography accessed April 15, 2015.
2. Discography of the Time label accessed April 15, 2015.
3. Erlewine, Michael. Stan "The Man" Turrentine – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.