Never Let Me Go (Stanley Turrentine album)

Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go
Studio album by Stanley Turrentine
Released	Late November-early December 1963
Recorded	January 18, 1963 (#6, 8); February 13, 1963 (#1-5, 7)
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:31
Label	Blue Note; BST 84129
Producer	Alfred Lion
Stanley Turrentine chronology

Never Let Me Go is the eighth album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Turrentine with Shirley Scott, Major Holley, Ray Barretto and Al Harewood, with Sam Jones and Clarence Johnston replacing Holley, Barretto and Harewood on two tracks.^[2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and calls it "massive and bright, saturated in deep soul and blues... It's a stunner".^[5]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Stanley Turrentine except where noted.

"Trouble" (Harold Logan, Lloyd Price) - 5:58
"God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog, Billie Holiday) - 3:56
"Sara's Dance" - 6:14
"Without a Song" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) - 5:28
"Major's Minor" (Shirley Scott, Turrentine) - 6:21
"Never Let Me Go" (Scott) - 4:55
"You'll Never Get Away from Me" (Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne) - 6:08
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:31 Bonus track on CD

Personnel[edit]

Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
Shirley Scott - organ
Major Holley (tracks 1-5 & 7), Sam Jones (tracks 6 & 8) - bass
Al Harewood (tracks 1-5 & 7), Clarence Johnston (tracks 6 & 8) - drums
Ray Baretto - Congas

Production[edit]

References[edit]

^ Billboard Dec 7, 1963
^ Stanley Turrentine discography accessed January 5, 2010.
^ Allmusic Review
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1424. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed January 5, 2010.

[1] Billboard Dec 7, 1963

[2] Stanley Turrentine discography accessed January 5, 2010.

[3] Allmusic Review

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1424. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[5] Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed January 5, 2010.

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v t e Stanley Turrentine
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Blue Hour (and The Three Sounds, 1960) Look Out! (1960) Stan "The Man" Turrentine (1960) Comin' Your Way (1961) Up at "Minton's" (1961) ZT's Blues (1961) That's Where It's At (1962) Jubilee Shout!!! (1962) In Memory Of (1964) Mr. Natural (1964) Joyride (1965) Rough 'n' Tumble (1966) Easy Walker (1966–69) The Spoiler (1966) A Bluish Bag (1967) The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967) The Look of Love (1968) Always Something There (1968) Another Story (1969) Sugar (1970) Gilberto with Turrentine (with Astrud Gilberto, 1971) Salt Song (1971) The Sugar Man (1971) Cherry (1972) Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One (1973) In Concert Volume Two (Freddie Hubbard & Stanley Turrentine album) (and Freddie Hubbard, 1973) Don't Mess with Mister T. (1973) Pieces of Dreams (1974) Have You Ever Seen the Rain (1975) In the Pocket (1975) Everybody Come On Out (1976) The Man with the Sad Face (1976) Nightwings (1977) Tender Togetherness (1981) Straight Ahead (1984) Wonderland (1986)
And Shirley Scott	Hip Soul (session led by Scott, 1961) Hip Twist (Scott, 1961) Dearly Beloved (1962) The Soul Is Willing (Scott, 1963) A Chip off the Old Block (1963) Never Let Me Go (1963) Soul Shoutin' (Scott, 1963) Blue Flames (joint leaders, 1964) Everybody Loves a Lover (Scott, 1964) Hustlin' (1964) Let It Go (1966) Queen of the Organ (Scott, 1966) Common Touch (1968) Soul Song (1968)
With Max Roach	Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (1959) Quiet as It's Kept (1959) Long as You're Living (1960) Parisian Sketches (1960)
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)

v t e Shirley Scott
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Great Scott! (Prestige, 1958) Scottie (1958) Shirley's Sounds (1958–60) The Shirley Scott Trio (1958–60) Now's the Time (1958–64) Workin' (1958–61) Scottie Plays the Duke (1959) Soul Searching (1959) Like Cozy (1960) Mucho, Mucho (1960) Soul Sister (1960) Stompin' (1960–61) Blue Seven (1961) Satin Doll (1961) Shirley Scott Plays Horace Silver (1961) Happy Talk (1962) Drag 'em Out (1963) For Members Only (1963) Great Scott!! (Impulse!, 1964) Travelin' Light (with Kenny Burrell, 1964) Latin Shadows (1965) On a Clear Day (1966) Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (1966) Soul Duo (and Clark Terry, 1966) Girl Talk (1967) Soul Song (1968) Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes (1968–69) Something (1970) Mystical Lady (1971) Lean on Me (1972) Superstition (1973) One for Me (1974) Oasis (1989) Blues Everywhere (1991) Skylark (1991) A Walkin' Thing (1992)
With Stanley Turrentine	Hip Soul (1961) Hip Twist (1961) Dearly Beloved (session led by Turrentine, 1962) A Chip off the Old Block (Turrentine, 1963) Never Let Me Go (Turrentine, 1963) Soul Shoutin' (1963) The Soul Is Willing (1963) Blue Flames (joint leaders, 1964) Everybody Loves a Lover (1964) Hustlin' (Turrentine, 1964) Let It Go (Turrentine, 1964–66) Queen of the Organ (1964) Common Touch (Turrentine, 1968)
With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis	Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio + Joe Newman (1958) Eddie Davis Trio Featuring Shirley Scott, Organ (Roulette, 1958) Jaws (1958) Smokin' (1958) The Eddie Davis Trio Featuring Shirley Scott (Roulette Roost series, 1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook (1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3 (1958) Bacalao (1959) Jaws in Orbit (1959) Misty (1959–60) Very Saxy (and Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins, Arnett Cobb, 1959) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott (1960)
With others	Hear My Blues (Al Smith, 1959) Person to Person (Mildred Anderson, 1960) Soft Swingin' Jazz (Joe Newman, 1958)