Stanley Turrentine “Rough & Tumble” (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) LP

Rough & Tumble puts the focus on big-toned tenor saxophone, blues, hard bop, and soul-jazz groove.

• Turrentine's thick tenor sound is placed in a larger soul-jazz setting with arranged horns and a rhythm section built for groove.
• The record leans into R&B and blues language more heavily than a straight hard-bop date, making the saxophone feel almost like a lead vocalist.
• It captures the accessible, groove-driven side of Turrentine's Blue Note period.

For fans of Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott, and Grant Green.

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