The Look of Love (Stanley Turrentine album)

1968 studio album by Stanley Turrentine

The Look of Love

Studio album by Stanley Turrentine

Released

Mid August 1968

Recorded

April 15, May 2, 13 & 27, 1968

Studio

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Genre

Jazz

Length

37:12

Label

Blue Note
BST 84286

Producer

Duke Pearson

Stanley Turrentine chronology

The Return of the Prodigal Son
(1967)

The Look of Love
(1968)

Common Touch
(1968)

The Look of Love is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label in 1968 and arranged by Duke Pearson and Thad Jones.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Stephen Cook stating, "With his flexible phrasing and muscular tone, Turrentine dives into the lush arrangements... Purists who usually cringe at late-'60s jazz dates like this (yes, there is a Beatles cover here) might be pleasantly surprised. For those who feel Bacharach and Jimmy Webb provide fine material for jazz, then The Look of Love is a must".

Track listing

"The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 4:23
"Here, There and Everywhere" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:26
"A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) - 3:22
"Blues for Stan" (Turrentine) - 6:01
"This Guy's in Love With You" (Bacharach, David) - 2:34
"MacArthur Park" (Jimmy Webb) - 4:41
"I'm Always Drunk in San Francisco" (Tommy Wolf) - 2:25
"Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) - 3:14
"Cabin in the Sky" (Vernon Duke, John La Touche) - 3:43
"Smile" (Charlie Chaplin) - 3:23

Recorded on April 15, 1968 (1, 4, 10), May 2, 1968 (3, 5, 7-8) and May 13, 1968 (2, 6, 9), with string section overdubbed on May 27, 1968.

Personnel

Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
Jimmy Nottingham, Snooky Young - flugelhorn
Benny Powell - bass trombone
Jim Buffington - French horn
Hank Jones - piano (tracks 3–5, 7, 8 & 10)
Duke Pearson - piano (track 1), arranger (track 1-3 & 5–9)
Roland Hanna - piano (tracks 2, 6 & 9)
Kenny Burrell - guitar
George Duvivier - bass
Grady Tate - drums (tracks 1, 3–5, 7, 8 & 10)
Mickey Roker - drums (tracks 2, 6 & 9)
Thad Jones - arranger (tracks 4 & 10)

References

Billboard Aug 10, 1968
Stanley Turrentine discography accessed January 7, 2010.
Allmusic Review
Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 7, 2010.

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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)

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