Tender Togetherness

Tender Togetherness
Tender Togetherness
Studio album by Stanley Turrentine
Released	April, 1981
Recorded	February - April 1981
Studio	Indigo Ranch, Malibu, California
Genre	Jazz
Label	Elektra
Producer	Larry Dunn
Stanley Turrentine chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

Tender Togetherness is a studio album by tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, released in April 1981 on Elektra Records.^[3] The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.^[4]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hermanos"	Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn	5:37
2.	"I'll Give You My Love"	Roland Bautista, Cavanaugh, Larry Dunn, Stanley Turrentine	4:02
3.	"Tamarac"	Larry Dunn, Steven Dunn	3:56
4.	"After The Love Has Gone (featuring Lynn Davis)"	Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon	5:26

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Cherubim"	Larry Dunn	5:39
6.	"Only You and Me (featuring Dianne Reeves)"	Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn, Roxanne Seeman	4:45
7.	"World Chimes"	Larry Dunn	4:25
8.	"Pure Love (Interlude)"	Larry Dunn, Denzil Miller Jr. Stanley Turrentine	0:43
9.	"Havin' Fun with Mr. T."	Chandler, Larry Dunn, Denzil Miller Jr., Byron Miller	3:44

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

Philip Bailey – Percussion, vocals, background vocals
Roland Bautista - Guitar, electric guitar
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - Drums
Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion
Lynn Davis - Vocals
Rahmlee Michael Davis – Trumpet, flugelhorn
Eduardo del Barrio - Piano, electric piano, Fender Rhodes
David Duke – French horn
Steven Dunn – Percussion, drums, Moog bass
Nathan East - Bass guitar, electric guitar
Mike Harris - Trumpet, flugelhorn
Jerry Hey – Trumpet, flugelhorn
Marlena Jeter - Vocals
Jeff Johnson – Synthesizer
Ralph Johnson - Percussion
Gwen Matthews - Vocals
Byron Miller - Bass guitar
Denzil Miller - Piano, electric piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes
Sidney Muldrow – French horn
Don Myrick - Alto saxophone
Tom Pigott Smith - Synthesizer
Dianne Reeves - Vocals
Bill Reichenbach Jr. - Bass trombone
Louis Satterfield - Trombone
Stanley Turrentine - Tenor saxophone
Fred White - Percussion, drums
Andrew Woolfolk - Tenor saxophone

Production[]

Philip Bailey – Arranger
Roland Bautista - Arranger
George del Barrio – Conductor, string arrangements
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - Arranger, drums
Lynn Davis - Vocal arrangement
Rahmlee Michael Davis – Horn arrangements
Eduardo del Barrio - Arranger
Larry Dunn - Arranger, producer, vocal arrangement
Steven Dunn – Arranger
Mike Harris - Horn arrangements
Denzil Miller - Arranger, vocal arrangement
Don Myrick - Horn arrangements
Louis Satterfield - Horn arrangements

Charts[]

Chart (1981)	Peak position
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[4]	13

References[]

^ Leggett, Steve. "Stanley Turrentine: Tender Togetherness". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Stanley Turrentine: Tender Togetherness. Elektra Records. April 1981.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Top Jazz Albums (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. 93. Billboard. October 24, 1981. p. 39.

[allmusic-1] Leggett, Steve. "Stanley Turrentine: Tender Togetherness". allmusic.com. Allmusic.

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Album-3] Stanley Turrentine: Tender Togetherness. Elektra Records. April 1981.

[BBD-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Top Jazz Albums (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. 93. Billboard. October 24, 1981. p. 39.

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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)