Jules
Formerly known as "nachoman"
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Solely because he’s not been raised as a topic here before can I shout Stanley Turrentine’s name out very loudly.
I’ve recently rediscovered him and really, and in many respects regard him as a ‘perfect’ tenor player. He’s got the jazz chops- but doesn’t overuse them, he’s got a bluesy swagger- but doesn’t ‘ham it up’, fantastic tone, a good sense of light and shade in his playing & a lyrical (hummable) feel to his solos.
I’ve recently rediscovered him and really, and in many respects regard him as a ‘perfect’ tenor player. He’s got the jazz chops- but doesn’t overuse them, he’s got a bluesy swagger- but doesn’t ‘ham it up’, fantastic tone, a good sense of light and shade in his playing & a lyrical (hummable) feel to his solos.