Is This Stanley Turrentine?

[JSngry]

Don't jump to any immediate conclusions one way or the other, there's a LOT of factors to consider here, not the least of which is the weirdass tone-color -neutralizing EQin and mix. But a few moments sure sound like they couldn't be anybody else?

and while we're at it, check out that bass player...

[CJ Shearn]

Oh yeah, it's Stanley for sure...  Bassline reminds me of how tight Ron Carter and Airto hook up on "Salt Song"

[JSngry]

It sure sounds like Stanley to me too. BUT - there's another tenor player on a lot the rest of the record that plays great, but is definitely NOT Stanley Turrentine.

Example:

So who is THAT?

This is ca. 1963, so...Seldon Powell? A little early for Harold Vick (or not?). Couldn't be just "anybody", there's a real personality there and just a bit (but just a bit)  of harmonic "quirkiness".

Still, that one solo SURE sounds like Stanley.

[Chuck Nessa]

Bruyninckx says:

-A portrait of Arthur Prysock- : Arthur Prysock (vcl) acc by fl, as, p/org, g, b, d, harp & strings on (1)
or tp's, fl, ts, bar, p, g, b & d on (2). Joe Rene (arr-1,dir-1) Mort Carson (arr,dir)
New York, 1963

[sgcim]

Sounds too much like Bird to be Stanely, but the groove did remind me of Deodato's groove for for Salt Song like CJ mentioned. Genius arrangement and playing on SS by ED and SS.

[JSngry]

I think there's a hoot and a few lean-ins that are distinctively/uniquely Turrentine. But they only happen on that one solo. It seems unlikely that they would contract him just for one solo , at least in 1963. But, that one solo....intriguing.

[Stereojack]

I'm not hearing Turrentine. It seems to me that the most likely candidate would be Red Prysock, Arthur's brother. They worked together a lot.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

I totally get it my guy, he has the turrentine tone with the bird licks, but is it stan?  with all the players out there could another also have that distinctive tone?

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let me look at it from this angle, if it was a player sounding kinda like hank but wasnt hank, i would be very surprised.  maybe its him, i do hear it-

Edited February 28, 2020 by chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez