Never Let Me Go | ||||
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Released | Late November-early December 1963 [1] | |||
Recorded | January 18, 1963 (#6, 8) February 13, 1963 (#1–5, 7) | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 45:31 | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84129 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Stanley Turrentine chronology | ||||
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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. [2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
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". [5]
All compositions by Stanley Turrentine except where noted.
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