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| Nightwings | ||||
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| Studio album by Stanley Turrentine | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | June–July, 1977 in New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Fantasy F 9534 | |||
| Producer | Stanley Turrentine | |||
| Stanley Turrentine chronology | ||||
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Nightwings is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine. It was recorded for the Fantasy label in 1977 and features performances by Turrentine with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Michael Erlewine simply stated: "Large group session for Fantasy".
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
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
- Calloway, Earl (14 Sep 2000). "Stanley Turrentine, 66 dies; Tenor saxophone jazz virtuoso". Chicago Defender. No. 92. p. 5.
- Stanley Turrentine discography accessed April 16, 2015.
- ^ 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.