T Time Explained

T Time is an album by saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded in 1995 and released by the MusicMasters label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The newly-recorded small-group set set contains a mix of pieces from throughout the then-61-year-old saxophonist's career:four songs from Turrentine's 1970s days on the CTI label (Don't Mess with Mister T., A Little Sweetness aka Sugar, I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do, and Impressions), a bossa from 1979 (The Island), two songs from his 1989 penultimate major label release La Place (Terrible T. and Touching), and a new original by longtime sideman Dave Stryker (Side Steppin').

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Modern, small-group Turrentine. He plays the horn like few others, but this is not in the style of his vintage soul stuff".

Track listing

1. "Don't Mess With Mister T." (Marvin Gaye) – 6:10
2. "A Little Sweetness" (Stanley Turrentine) – 6:21
3. "I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do" (Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance) – 5:33
4. "Impressions" (John Coltrane) – 7:56
5. "Terrible T." (Turrentine, Bobby Lyle) – 4:40
6. "The Island" (Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins) – 6:03
7. "Touching" (Turrentine, Lyle) – 6:53
8. "Side Steppin'" (Dave Stryker) – 4:51

Personnel

• Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Drew Jr. – piano, B-3 organ, keyboards
• Dave Stryker – guitar
• Dwayne Dolphin – acoustic bass, electric bass
• Mark Johnson – drums
• Alfredo Mojica – percussion (tracks 2 & 6)

Notes and References

1. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/stanley-turrentine-discography/ Encilopedia del Jazz: Stanley Turrentine discography
2. https://www.jazzdisco.org/stanley-turrentine/catalog/#musicmasters-jazz-01612-65124-2 Jazzdisco: Stanley Turrentine catalog
3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Stanley_Turrentine.htm Jazzlists: Stanley Turrentine discography