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Never Let Me Go (Stanley Turrentine album)

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.

Reception

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".

Track listing

All compositions by Stanley Turrentine except where noted.

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

Personnel

Production

References