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.Stanley Turrentine discography accessed January 5, 2010.
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".Jurek, T. [ Allmusic Review] accessed January 5, 2010.
Track listing All compositions by Stanley Turrentine except where noted. "Trouble" (Harold Logan, Lloyd Price) - 5:58 "God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog, Billie Holiday) - 3:56 "Sara's Dance" - 6:14 "Without a Song" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) - 5:28 "Major's Minor" (Shirley Scott, Turrentine) - 6:21 "Never Let Me Go" (Scott) - 4:55 "You'll Never Get Away from Me" (Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne) - 6:08 "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:31 Bonus track on CD
Personnel Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone Shirley Scott - organ Major Holley (tracks 1–5 & 7), Sam Jones (tracks 6 & 8) - bass Al Harewood (tracks 1–5 & 7), Clarence Johnston (tracks 6 & 8) - drums Ray Baretto - Congas
Production Alfred Lion - producer Reid Miles - design Rudy Van Gelder - engineer Francis Wolff - photography
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