Rough 'n' Tumble

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Rough 'n' Tumble
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1966
RecordedJuly 1, 1966
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length37:09
Label Blue Note
Producer Alfred Lion
Stanley Turrentine chronology
Let It Go
(1966)
Rough 'n' Tumble
(1966)
Easy Walker
(1966)

Rough 'n' Tumble is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine issued in 1966 on Blue Note Records. [1] The album reached No. 20 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Overview

Rough and Tumble was produced by Alfred Lion and arranged by Duke Pearson. Artists such as Blue Mitchell, James Spaulding, Pepper Adams, McCoy Tyner, Grant Green, Bob Cranshaw, and Mickey Roker performed upon the album. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Allmusic review by Jason Elias awarded the album 3 stars and states "the star of the show is Turrentine, and his warmth and playing make this a necessity, especially for fans '60s pre-funk Blue Note jazz". [3]

Track listing

  1. "And Satisfy" (Ronnell Bright) - 6:48
  2. "What Could I Do Without You" (Ray Charles) - 4:35
  3. "Feeling Good" (Newley, Bricusse) - 7:15
  4. "Shake" (Sam Cooke) - 5:55
  5. "Walk On By" (Bacharach, David) - 5:57
  6. "Baptismal" (John Hines) - 6:39

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Rough 'n' Tumble
Chart (2022)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 53

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References

  1. 1 2 Stanley Turrentine: Rough and Tumble. Blue Note Records. 1966.
  2. "Stanley Turrentine: Rough and Tumble (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  3. 1 2 Elias, J. Allmusic Review accessed January 6, 2010.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1424. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Stanley Turrentine – Rough 'n' Tumble" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 4, 2022.