Don't Mess with Mister T.
Don't Mess With Mister T. is a Stanley Turrentine album produced by Creed Taylor on his label, CTI. It was arranged by Bob James and recorded at Van Gelder Studio in June 1973.
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| Released | September 1973[1] | |||
| Recorded | March 14, 1973 (#6) March 15, 1973 (#7-8) June 7, 1973 (#1, 3, 5) June 8, 1973 (#2, 4) | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Soul-jazz Hard bop | |||
| Length | 32:40 | |||
| Label | CTI CTI 6030 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars.[2]
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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  |
Track listing
- "Don't Mess With Mister T." (Marvin Gaye) – 9:51
- "Two for T." (Turrentine) – 7:06
- "Too Blue" (Turrentine) – 7:21
- "I Could Never Repay Your Love" (Bruce Hawes) – 8:22
Bonus tracks on CD reissue
- "Pieces of Dreams" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) - 7:28
- "Don't Mess With Mister T." [Alternate Take] - 7:10
- "Mississippi City Strut" - 8:40
- "Harlem Dawn" - 7:50
Personnel
- Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
- Bob James - piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor
- Harold Mabern - electric piano
- Richard Tee - Organ
- Idris Muhammad - Drums
- Rubens Bassini - Percussion
- Ron Carter - Bass
- Eric Gale - Guitar
- Randy Brecker - Trumpet
- John Frosk - Flugelhorn
- Alan Raph - Bass trombone
- Pepper Adams - Baritone saxophone
- Jerry Dodgion - Alto saxophone
- Joe Farrell - Tenor saxophone
- Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Guy Lumia, David Nadien, John Pintaualle, Irving Spice - violin
- Harold Coletta, Emanuel Vardi - viola
- Seymour Barab, George Ricci - cello
References
- Billboard Sep 15, 1973
- Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed January 15, 2010.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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