The Man with the Sad Face

The Man with the Sad Face
The Man with the Sad Face
Studio album by Stanley Turrentine
Released	1976
Recorded	August 25–28 & September 27–28, 1976 at Generation Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:04
Label	Fantasy F-9519
Producer	Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine chronology

The Man with the Sad Face is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Fantasy label in 1976 and featuring performances by Turrentine with an orchestra arranged and conducted by David Van De Pitte.^[1] The album consists of Turrentine's versions of many current pop and disco hits.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine simply stated "Very large group session for Fantasy".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

Track listing[]

"Evil Ways" () - 4:37
"Man with the Sad Face" (Henry) - 4:21
"Ligia" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 5:50
"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) - 5:20
"I Want You" (Arthur Ross, Leon Ware) - 3:39
"Whatever Possessed Me" (Tadd Dameron) - 5:35
"Love Hangover" (Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer) - 3:48
"Mighty High" (David Crawford, Richard Downing) - 0:54

Personnel[]

Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Tommy Turrentine - trumpet, flugelhorn
Wayne Andre, Tom Malone, Barry Rogers - trombone
Peter Phillips - bass trombone
Jim Buffington, Bob Carlisle - French horn
George Young - alto saxophone, flute, bass flute, piccolo
Lew Del Gatto - baritone saxophone, English horn, flute, oboe
Dave Carey - vibraphone (tracks 3, 5 & 7)
Paul Griffin - piano, electric piano
John Miller - piano (tracks 2 & 6)
Richard Trifan - synthesizer (tracks 1, 5 & 7)
Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale - guitar
Ron Carter (tracks 2 & 3), Buster Williams (track 6) - bass
Bob Babbitt - electric bass
Charles Collins - drums
Idris Muhammad - drums (tracks 2 & 6)
Errol "Crusher" Bennett - congas, percussion
Julius Brand, Norman Carr, Peter Dimitriades, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Guy Lumia, Joseph Malignaggi, Gene Orloff, Raoul Poliakin, Tony Posk, Aaron Rosand - violin
La Mar Aslop, Julien Barber, Theodore Israel, Richard Maximoff, Mitsue Takayama - viola
Maurice Bialkin, Ted Hoyle, Jesse Levy, Anthony Sophos - cello
Gene Orloff - concertmaster
David Van De Pitte - arranger, conductor
Vivian Cherry, Lani Groves, Maeretha Stewart, Kenny Williams - backing vocals
Tony May - recording engineer, mixing engineer

References[]

^ Stanley Turrentine discography accessed April 16, 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Erlewine, Michael. The Man with the Sad Face – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[1] Stanley Turrentine discography accessed April 16, 2015.

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Erlewine, Michael. The Man with the Sad Face – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2015.

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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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)