Nightwings (Stanley Turrentine album)
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Nightwings is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Fantasy label in 1977 and featuring performances by Turrentine with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine simply stated "Large group session for Fantasy".[2]
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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
- "Papa "T"" (Stanley Turrentine) - 7:23
- "If You Don't Believe" (Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett) - 5:48
- "Joao" (Tommy Turrentine) - 3:40
- "Birdland" (Joe Zawinul) - 5:54
- "There's Music In the Air" (Caiphus Semenya, Will Jennings) - 4:14
- "Nightwings" (Claus Ogerman) - 3:49
- "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
- ^ Stanley Turrentine discography accessed April 16, 2015.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Michael. Nightwings – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.