Don't Mess with Mister T.
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Released | September 1973[1] | |||
Recorded | March 14, 1973 (#6) March 15, 1973 (#7–8) June 7, 1973 (#1, 3, 5) June 8, 1973 (#2, 4) | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Soul-jazz Hard bop | |||
Length | 32:40 | |||
Label | CTI CTI 6030 | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Don't Mess With Mister T. is a Stanley Turrentine album produced by Creed Taylor on his label, CTI. It was arranged by Bob James and recorded at Van Gelder Studio in June 1973.
Reception
[edit]The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars.[2]
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Track listing
[edit]- "Don't Mess With Mister T." (Marvin Gaye) – 9:51
- "Two for T." (Turrentine) – 7:06
- "Too Blue" (Turrentine) – 7:21
- "I Could Never Repay Your Love" (Bruce Hawes) – 8:22
Bonus tracks on CD reissue
- "Pieces of Dreams" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) - 7:28
- "Don't Mess With Mister T." [Alternate Take] - 7:10
- "Mississippi City Strut" - 8:40 Composed by Billy Cobham
- "Harlem Dawn" - 7:50
Personnel
[edit]- Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
- Bob James - piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor
- Harold Mabern - electric piano
- Richard Tee - organ
- Idris Muhammad - drums
- Billy Cobham - drums on tracks 6,7 & 8
- Rubens Bassini - percussion
- Ron Carter - bass
- Eric Gale - guitar
- Randy Brecker - trumpet
- John Frosk - flugelhorn
- Alan Raph - bass trombone
- Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
- Jerry Dodgion - alto saxophone
- Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone
- Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Guy Lumia, David Nadien, John Pintaualle, Irving Spice - violin
- Harold Coletta, Emanuel Vardi - viola
- Seymour Barab, George Ricci - cello
References
[edit]- ^ Billboard Sep 15, 1973
- ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.