{"product_id":"stanley-turrentine-mr-natural-tone-poet-series","title":"Stanley Turrentine – Mr. Natural | Tone Poet Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough it wouldn’t first be released until 1980 as part of the LT Series, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStanley Turrentine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMr. Natural\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a standout recording in the soulful tenor saxophonist’s immense 1960s Blue Note catalog. Turrentine had already led 12 dates for the label from his hard bop debut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLook Ou\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003et! in 1960 to the soul jazz workout Hustlin’ recorded in January 1964. That Fall the saxophonist was back in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRudy Van Gelder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s Englewood Cliffs studio at the helm of a cutting-edge modern jazz group with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLee Morgan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on trumpet, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMcCoy Tyner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on piano, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob Cranshaw\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on bass, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElvin Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on drums with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRay Barretto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e joining on congas for several songs. The band stretches out across Side 1 on the opener “Wahoo” (aka “Stanley’s Blues”), penned by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuke Pearson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as Turrentine’s loving piece “Shirley” dedicated to his then-wife \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShirley Scott\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Side 2 leads off with Morgan’s jaunty tune “Tacos” before Turrentine delivers a brightly swinging quartet version of the standard “My Girl Is Just Enough Woman For Me.” The album closes with a memorable take on The Beatles’ “Can’t Buy Me Love.” - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.bluenote.com\/collections\/tone-poet-series\/products\/stanley-turrentine-mr-natural-lp-blue-note-tone-poet-series\"\u003eBlue Note\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5aE4QCWao1Ybotpeci7Ifm?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table_1fWaB\" border=\"1\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLabel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eBlue Note\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– B0034170-01,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBlue Note\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– BST 1075,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBlue Note\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– ST-1075,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBlue Note\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– 1075\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeries:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eBlue Note Tone Poet Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"format_item_3SAJn\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eVinyl,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e180g, Gatefold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCountry:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWorldwide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eReleased:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"2023-04-07\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e7 Apr 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/time\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eStyle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eHard Bop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Blue Note Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42581477523614,"sku":"602438371013","price":70.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/e404b097-075b-45b1-91d0-678064b29e8d.jpg?v=1683722004","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/stanley-turrentine-mr-natural-tone-poet-series","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}