STANLEY TURRENTINE – PIECES OF DREAMS LP – EXC/VG+ 1975 QUADROPHONIC JAZZ

Stanley Turrentine – Pieces Of Dreams
(Fantasy Records  1975  FPM4002   US Press)
Quadrophonic

Gatefold Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– some marks/rubbing around edges and back has sellotape discolouration along left edge

Vinyl in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
Side 1 is close to Nr MINT but side 2 has some nasty looking surface marks which do give some crackles

Stanley William Turrentine, also known as “Mr. T” or “The Sugar Man”, (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

Pieces of Dreams is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, his first recording for the Fantasy label after associations with Blue Note Records and CTI, featuring performances by Turrentine with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Gene Page.

1. “Pieces of Dreams” (Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 4:37
2. “I Know It’s You” (Leon Ware) – 6:25
3. “Deep in Love” (Johannes Brahms) – 4:04
4. “Midnight and You” (Billy Page, Gene Page) – 4:38
5. “Evil” (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 4:11
6. “Blanket on the Beach” (Page, Page) – 4:30
7. “I’m in Love” (Bobby Womack) – 4:01

• Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA on May 30 & 31, 1974

• Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
• Gene Page – keyboards, arranger, conductor
• Sonny Burke, John Miller – keyboards
• Ray Parker Jr., Dean Parks, David T. Walker – guitar
• Ron Brown – bass
• Ed Moore, Ed Greene – drums
• Joe Clayton – congas
• Gary Coleman – percussion
• Myrna Matthews, Carolyn Willis, Edna Wright – vocals
• Unidentified strings