Stanley Turrentine / Z. T. 's Blues

AllMusic Review by Michael Erlewine

An all-star lineup has Turrentine with Grant Green on guitar and Tommy Flanagan on piano. The rhythm section has Paul Chambers on bass and Art Taylor on drums. Green and Turrentine made few albums together, but the combination is a natural -- the two greatest groove masters, bar none. Flanagan seldom appears in this type of setting and his playing is very tasteful. A studio recording by Rudy Van Gelder at Englewood Cliffs, NJ. If you can find a copy of this, it is a keeper.    Read more

ZT's Blues is the fifth album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label in 1961 but not released until 1985 and performed by Turrentine with Tommy Flanagan, Grant Green, Paul Chambers, and Art Taylor.^[2]

Track listing 

1. "Z.T.'s Blues" (Turrentine) – 6:43
2. "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Rose, Youmans) – 6:08
3. "The Lamp Is Low" (DeRose, Parish, Ravel, Shefter) – 6:07
4. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Fields, Kern) – 5:44
5. "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) – 4:44
6. "I Wish I Knew" (Gordon, Warren) – 5:34
7. "Be My Love" (Brodszky, Cahn) – 5:13

Personnel 

• Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Grant Green – guitar
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Art Taylor – drums

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