1980 studio album by Stanley Turrentine
Mr. Natural is the twelfth album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine , recorded for the Blue Note label in 1964 but not released until 1980 as LT 1075, and performed by Turrentine with Lee Morgan , McCoy Tyner , Bob Cranshaw , Elvin Jones and Ray Barretto .[ 1]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden stated: "Although long out of print and an unlikely candidate to be reissued on CD , this rewarding session is well worth seeking, even if Blue Note founder Alfred Lion had second thoughts about it and set it aside".[ 4]
Track listing
"Wahoo" [aka "Stanley's Blues"] (Duke Pearson ) - 9:02
"Shirley" (Stanley Turrentine) - 10:46
"Tacos" (Lee Morgan) - 6:32
"My Girl Is Just Enough Woman For Me" (Dorothy Fields , Albert Hague ) - 6:33
"Can't Buy Me Love " (John Lennon , Paul McCartney ) - 6:48
Personnel
Production
Charts
References
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
As leader or co-leader AndShirley Scott WithMax Roach With others
Freedom (Kenny Burrell , 1963–64)
Midnight Blue (Kenny Burrell, 1963)
I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Donald Byrd , 1964)
Up with Donald Byrd (1964)
With the Tenors of Our Time (Roy Hargrove , 1994)
Life Flight (Freddie Hubbard, 1987)
Flight to Jordan (Duke Jordan , 1960)
Only Trust Your Heart (Diana Krall , 1994)
Abbey Is Blue (Abbey Lincoln , 1959)
Les McCann Ltd. in New York (Les McCann , 1961)
Electric Funk (Jimmy McGriff , 1969)
Speakin' My Piece (Horace Parlan , 1960)
On the Spur of the Moment (Horace Parlan, 1961)
The Right Touch (Duke Pearson , 1967)
Easy Living /Congo Lament (Ike Quebec , 1962)
Comin' On! (Dizzy Reece , 1960)
Serenade to a Soul Sister (Horace Silver , 1968)
Back at the Chicken Shack (Jimmy Smith , 1960)
Midnight Special (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
Prayer Meetin' (Jimmy Smith, 1961)
A.T.'s Delight (Art Taylor , 1960)
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
As leader or co-leader WithArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers WithHank Mobley With others
Minor Move (Tina Brooks , 1958)
Blue Train (John Coltrane , 1957)
Intensity (Charles Earland , 1972)
Charles III (Charles Earland, 1972)
Brass Shout (Art Farmer , 1959)
Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller , 1959)
The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959)
Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)
Dizzy in Greece (Dizzy Gillespie , 1957)
Birks' Works (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (Benny Golson , 1958)
A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin , 1957)
Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson , 1966)
Last Chorus (Ernie Henry , 1957)
Grass Roots (Andrew Hill , 1968)
Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969)
Flute-In (Bobbi Humphrey , 1971)
The Prime Element (Elvin Jones , 1969)
Drums Around the World (Philly Joe Jones , 1959)
The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (1959)
Cliff Jordan (Clifford Jordan , 1957)
Kelly Great (Wynton Kelly , 1959)
Greasy Kid Stuff! (Harold Mabern , 1970)
Jacknife (Jackie McLean , 1965)
Consequence (Jackie McLean, 1965)
Evolution (Grachan Moncur , 1963)
Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959)
Night Dreamer (Wayne Shorter , 1964)
House Party (Jimmy Smith , 1957–58)
The Sermon! (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58)
Mr. Natural (Stanley Turrentine , 1964)
Tender Moments (McCoy Tyner , 1967)
Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson , 1967)
Mother Ship (Larry Young , 1969)
Love Bug (Reuben Wilson , 1969)