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The Spoiler (album)

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The Spoiler
Studio album by
ReleasedEnd of September 1967[1]
RecordedSeptember 22, 1966
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length39:19
LabelBlue Note
BST 84256
ProducerAlfred Lion
Stanley Turrentine chronology
Easy Walker
(1966)
The Spoiler
(1967)
A Bluish Bag
(1967)

The Spoiler is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label in 1966 and performed by Turrentine with Blue Mitchell, James Spaulding, Pepper Adams, McCoy Tyner, Julian Priester, Bob Cranshaw, and Mickey Roker with arrangements by Duke Pearson.[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and states "despite some potentially indifferent material, Turrentine is in fine form throughout the date".[5]

Track listing

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  1. "The Magilla" (Duke Pearson) – 6:06
  2. "When the Sun Comes Out" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 6:00
  3. "La Fiesta" (Armando Boza) – 5:05
  4. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 7:23
  5. "Maybe September (Theme from the Oscar)" (Ray Evans, Percy Faith, Jay Livingston) – 4:46
  6. "You're Gonna Hear From Me" (André Previn, Dory Previn) – 5:21
  7. "Lonesome Lover" (Billy Eckstine, Max Roach) – 4:38 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

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Production

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Sep 16, 1967
  2. ^ Stanley Turrentine discography accessed January 6, 2010.
  3. ^ Allmusic Review
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1424. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 6, 2010.