Stanley Turrentine, The Three Sounds

2024 press.
Stanley Turrentine with The Three Sounds Blue Hour is pure smoky perfection. Soul-jazz at its most effortless, the kind of record that feels like it’s been playing in the background of every classy bar scene ever filmed. Turrentine’s tenor sax just glides through The Three Sounds’ laid-back groove — bluesy, unhurried, and full of feeling. It’s the musical equivalent of low lighting and good bourbon. FFO: Jimmy Smith, Grant Green, Horace Silver, Lou Donaldson