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Tommy Turrentine discography

This is a discography of Tommy Turrentine albums and albums by other musicians that feature Tommy Turrentine


Tommy Turrentine: leader or co-leader discography

Tommy Turrentine, Tommy Turrentine, 1960, Time

Tracks : Gunga Din, Webb City, Time's Up, Long As You're Living, Too-Clean, Two, Three, One, Oh!, Blues For J.P.

Musicians : Tommy Turrentine, Julian Priester, Stanley Turrentine, Horace Parlan, Bob Boswell, Max Roach

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Tommy Turrentine: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections

Quiet As It's Kept, Max Roach Plus Four, 1959, Mercury

Tracks : Quiet As It's Kept, To Lady, Lotus Blossom, As Long As You're Living, More I See You, Juliano

Musicians : Max Roach, Tommy Turrentine, Julian Priester, Stanley Turrentine, Robert Boswell

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Abbey Is Blue, Abbey Lincoln, 1959, Riverside RLP 12-308

Tracks : Afro-Blue, Lonely House, Let Up, Thursday's Child, Brother, Where Are You?, Laugh, Clown, Laugh, Come Sunday, Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise, Lost In The Stars, Long As You're Living

Musicians : Abbey Lincoln, Kenny Dorham, Tommy Turrentine, Julian Priester, Stanley Turrentine, Les Spann, Cedar Walton, Phil Wright, Wynton Kelly, Bobby Boswell, Sam Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach

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Rich Versus Roach, Buddy Rich / Max Roach, 1959, Mercury

Tracks : Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing), The Casbah, Sleep, Figure Eights, Yesterdays, Big Foot, Limehouse Blues, Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye

Musicians : Buddy Rich tracks: Buddy Rich, Willie Dennis, Phil Woods, John Bunch, Phil Leshin / Max Roach tracks: Max Roach, Tommy Turrentine, Julian Priester, Stanley Turrentine, Robert Boswell

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Parisian Sketches, Max Roach Quintet, 1960, Mercury

Tracks : Parisian Sketches, Nica, Petit Dejeuner, Un Nouveau Complet, Liberate

Musicians : Max Roach, Tommy Turrentine, Julian Priester, Stanley Turrentine, Robert Boswell

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Moon Faced And Starry Eyed, Max Roach + 4, 1960, Mercury

Tracks : You're Mine, You, Come Rain Or Come Shine, Wild Is The Wind, Speak Low, I Concentrate On You, Moon Faced, Starry Eyed, Never Let Me Go, Namely You, Never Leave Me

Musicians : Max Roach, Tommy Turrentine, Julian Priester, Stanley Turrentine, Ray Bryant, Bobby Boswell, Abbey Lincoln

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Speakin' My Piece, Horace Parlan, 1960, Blue Note 4043

Tracks : Wadin', Up in Cynthia's Room, Borderline, Rastus, Oh So Blue, Speakin' My Piece

Musicians : Horace Parlan, Tommy Turrentine, Stanley Turrentine, George Tucker, Al Harewood

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On The Spur Of The Moment, Horace Parlan, 1961, Blue Note 4074

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A Fickle Sonance, Jackie McLean, 1961, Blue Note 4089

Tracks : Five Will Get You Ten, Subdued, Sundu, A Fickle Sonance, Enitnerrut, Lost

Musicians : Jackie McLean, Tommy Turrentine, Sonny Clark, Butch Warren, Billy Higgins

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Leapin' And Lopin', Sonny Clark, 1961, Blue Note 4091

Tracks : Somethin' Special, Deep in a Dream, Melody for C, Eric Walks, Voodoo, Midnight Mambo

Musicians : Sonny Clark, Tommy Turrentine, Charlie Rouse, Ike Quebec, Butch Warren, Billy Higgins

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The Book Cooks, Booker Ervin, 1961, Bethlehem 6048

Tracks : The Blue Book, Git It, Little Jane, The Book Cooks, Largo, Poor Butterfly

Musicians : Booker Ervin, Tommy Turrentine, Zoot Sims, Tommy Flanagan, George Tucker, Dannie Richmond

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1st Bassman, Paul Chambers, 1961, Vee-Jay 3012

Tracks : Melody, Bass Region, Retrogress, Mopp Shoe Blues, Blessed

Musicians : Paul Chambers, Tommy Turrentine, Curtis Fuller, Yusef Lateef, Wynton Kelly, Lex Humphries

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The Music Of, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, 1961, New Jazz 8266

Tracks : Nights On Saturn, The Hustlers, Oud Blues, La Ibkey, Don't Blame Me, Hannibal's Carnivals

Musicians : Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Tommy Turrentine, Eric Dixon, Bilal Abdurrahman, Calo Scott, Andrew Cyrille

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Sounds Of Africa, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, 1962, New Jazz 8282

Tracks : Wakida Hena, African Bossa Nova, Nadusilma, Out Of Nowhere, Communciation, Suffering

Musicians : Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Richard Williams, Tommy Turrentine, Eric Dixon, Taft Chandler, Edwin Steede, Rupert Alleyne, Bilal Abdurahman, Calo Scott, Andrew Cyrille, Rudy Collins, Chief Bey, Montego Joe

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The Natural Soul, Lou Donaldson, 1962, Blue Note 4108

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Signifyin', Lou Donaldson, 1963, Argo 724

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Five On Eight, Rufus Jones, 1964, Cameo 1076

Tracks : I Long For Your Love, My Special Dream, Theme From The Prize, Ebb Tide, Bird Brain, Just About That Time, A Secret, Rollin', Aluminum Baby

Musicians : Rufus Jones, Tommy Turrentine, Joe Farrell, Seldon Powell, Jaki Byard, Gene Bertoncini, Major Holley, Teddi Smith

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Mama Too Tight, Archie Shepp, 1967, Impulse! 9134

Tracks : A Portrait Of Robert Thompson: Prelude to a Kiss / The Break Strain-King Cotton / Dem Basses, Mama Too Tight, Theme for Ernie, Basheer

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Tommy Turrentine, Grachan Moncur III, Roswell Rudd, Howard Johnson, Perry Robinson Charlie Haden, Beaver Harris

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Ha' Mercy, Lou Donaldson, 1971, Cadet 2CA 160007

Tommy Turrentine plays on 3 tracks of this compilation. See more details

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The Man With The Sad Face, Stanley Turrentine, 1976, Fantasy

Tracks : Evil Ways, The Man With The Sad Face, Ligia, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, I Want You, Whatever Possess'd Me, Love Hangover, Mighty High

Musicians : Stanley Turrentine, Jon Faddis, Lou Soloff, Tommy Turrentine, Barry Rogers, Tom Malone, Wayne Andre, Peter Phillips, George Young, Lou Del Gatto, Bob Carlisle, James Buffington, Paul Griffin, John Miller, Richard Trifan, David Carey, Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale, Bob Babbitt, Ron Carter, Buster Williams, Charles Collins, Idris Muhammad, Crusher Bennett, plus strings and backing vocals on some tracks

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Mean What You Say, Philly Joe Jones, 1977, Sonet

Tracks : Mean What You Say, You Tell Me, D.C Farewell, Jim's Jewel, Gretchen, Ugetsu

Musicians : Philly Joe Jones, Tommy Turrentine, Charles Bowen, Mickey Tucker, Mickey Bass

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Jubilee Shouts, Stanley Turrentine, 1978, BN-LA 883-J2

Tracks : My Girl Is Just Enough, Then I'll Be Tired Of You, Fine L'il Lass, Thomasville, Someone To Watch Over Me, Stolen Sweets, Jubilee Shout, My Ship, You Said It, Brother Tom, Cotton Walk

Musicians : Stanley Turrentine, Tommy Turrentine, Kenny Burrell, Horace Parlan, Sonny Clark, George Tucker, Butch Warren, Al Harewood

Previously unreleased sessions from 1961 and 1962. This double LP collection was part of the Blue Note Jazz Classics Series.

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Introducing, Ted_Harris, 1979, H & D

Tracks : Speakin' 'Bout It, Autumn Leaves, Love Is The Gift I Offer You, Shiny Stockings, Shirley, Sunrise, Sunset, Love Won't Let Me Wait, Tippin'

Musicians include : Ted Harris, Tommy Turrentine, Charles McPherson, Barry Harris, Leroy Williams

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Again, Max Roach, 1979, Affinity

Tracks : This Night Mountain, Ceciliana, Mop Mop, Jordu, Sophisticated Lady, Who Will Buy?, Love For Sale, Long As You're Living, Kardouba, Stop Motion

Musicians : Tracks 1-5: Max Roach, Tommy Turrentine, Julian Priester, Stanley Turrentine, Bob Boswell / Tracks 6-10: Max Roach, Clifford Jordan, Coleridge Parkinson, Eddie Kahn, Abbey Lincoln

Recorded live in Europe in 1960 and 1961.

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Landslide, Dexter Gordon, 1980, Blue Note LT 1051

Tracks from unreleased session in 1961 and 1962.

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Long As You're Living, Max Roach, 1984, Enja 4074

Tracks : Lotus Blossom, Drum Conversation, The Villa, As Long As You're Living, Night In Tunisai

Musicians : Max Roach, Tommy Turrentine, Julian Priester, Stanley Turrentine, Robert Boswell

Recorded in February 1960.

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Jubilee Shout, Stanley Turrentine, 1986, Blue Note

Tracks : Jubilee Shout, My Ship, You Said It, Brother Tom, Cotton Walk Little Girl Blue

Musicians : Stanley Turrentine, Tommy Turrentine, Sonny Clark, Kenny Burrell, Butch Warren, Al Harewood

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Blue John, Big John Patton, 1986?, Blue Note

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Comin' Your Way, Stanley Turrentine, 1987, Blue Note

Tracks : My Girl Is Just Enough Woman for Me, Then I'll Be Tired of You, Fine L'il Lass, Fine L'il Lass (Alt), Thomasville, Someone to Watch Over Me, Stolen Sweets, Just in Time

Musicians : Stanley Turrentine, Tommy Turrentine, Horace Parlan, George Tucker, Al Harewood

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Blue Delight, Sun Ra, 1989, A&M

Tracks : Blue Delight, Out Of Nowhere, Sunrise, They Dwell On Other Planes, Gone With The Wind, Your Guest Is As Good As Mine, Nashira, Days Of Wine And Roses

Musicians : Sun Ra, Akmed Abdullah, Fred Adams, Tommy Turrentine, Al Evans, Julian Priester, Tyrone Hill, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Noel Scott, Elo Omoe, James Jackson, Danny Ray Thompson, Bruce Edwards, Carl LeBlanc, John Ore, Buster Smith, Billy Higgins, Elson Nascimento

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Somewhere Else, Sun Ra, 1998, Rounder

Tracks : Priest, Discipline/Tall Trees in the Sun, 'S Wonderful, Hole in the Sky, Somewhere Else Part 1, Somewhere Else Part 2, Stardust from Tomorrow, Love in Outer Space, Everything Is Space, Tristar

Musicians : Sun Ra, Don Cherry, Fred Adams, Michael Ray, Ahmed Abdullah, Jothan Collins, Al Evans, Tommy Turrentine (tracks 8 and 9), Tyrone Hill, Julian Priester, Reynold Scott, James Spaulding, Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Danny Ray Thompson, El Omoe, James Jackson, Bruce Edwards, Carl LeBlanc, June Tyson, Rollo Radford, John Ore, Jaribu Shahid, Billy Higgins, Thomas Hunter, Buster Smith, Eric Walker, Elson Nascimento, Jorge Silva

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The Complete Blue Note Horace Parlan Sessions, Horace Parlan, 2000, Mosaic

Tommy Turrentine plays on the Speakin' My Piece and On The Spur Of The Moment albums which are both included on this collection.

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A Bluish Bag, Stanley Turrentine, 2007, Blue Note

Tracks : Blues for Del, She's a Carioca, Manhã de Carnaval, Here's That Rainy Day, What Now My Love, Samba de Aviao, Night Song, Days of Wine and Roses, Come Back to Me, Silver Tears, A Bluish Bag, With This Ring

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 7: Stanley Turrentine, Donald Byrd, Julian Priester, Jerry Dodgion, Joe Farrell, Pepper Adams, Kenny Barron, Bucky Pizzarelli, Ron Carter, Mickey Roker / Tracks 8 to 12: Stanley Turrentine, Blue Mitchell, Tommy Turrentine, Julian Priester, Jerry Dodgion, Al Gibbons, Pepper Adams, McCoy Tyner, Walter Booker, Mickey Roker

Sessions from 1967. Tracks 8 to 12 are previously unreleased.

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Possum Head / Signifyin', Lou Donaldson, 2007, Groove Hut

A 2-on-1 release of the albums Possum Head and Signifyin'. Bill Hardman plays on Possum Head.

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Last updated April 2015