Review
by Stephen Cook
With its mix of pop covers and jazz material, The Look of Love could be considered a typical Turrentine album from the late '60s. What sets this and a few other of his Blue Note titles apart, though, are the full yet tasteful string and band arrangements by jazz flügelhorn player and composer Thad Jones. With his flexible phrasing and muscular tone, Turrentine dives into the lush arrangements, especially on the sweeping rendition of Burt Bacharach's "Look of Love." Other pop selections bring mixed results: The plodding arrangement on "McArthur Park" garners a lukewarm response from Turrentine, while the tender settings for "Emily" and another Bacharach number, "This Guy's in Love With You," elicit the kind of velvety vaporous tone and sincere romantic phrasing Turrentine usually killed with on ballads. More upbeat, straight-ahead material like "A Beautiful Friendship" and the blues swinger "Blues for Stan" keep the date well balanced and set the table for some masterful Turrentine solos. Again, special mention should be made of Thad Jones who, along with Oliver Nelson (Nancy Wilson's Welcome to My Love in particular) and Duke Pearson, supplanted the usual syrupy arrangements found on "cross-over" dates with intelligent, complimentary charts. Turrentine certainly appreciated it, as evidenced by his strong work here. Purists who usually cringe at late-'60s jazz dates like this (yes, there is a Beatles cover here) might be pleasantly surprised. For those who feel Bacharach and Jimmy Webb provide fine material for jazz, then The Look of Love is a must.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/look-of-love-mw0000899764
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Reseña
por Stephen Cook
Con su mezcla de versiones pop y material de jazz, The Look of Love podría considerarse un típico álbum de Turrentine de finales de los 60. Sin embargo, lo que diferencia a éste y a algunos otros de sus títulos de Blue Note son los arreglos de cuerda y banda, completos pero de buen gusto, del compositor y flautista de jazz Thad Jones. Con su fraseo flexible y su tono musculoso, Turrentine se sumerge en los exuberantes arreglos, especialmente en la arrebatadora interpretación de "Look of Love" de Burt Bacharach. Otras selecciones pop ofrecen resultados dispares: El lento arreglo de "McArthur Park" obtiene una tibia respuesta de Turrentine, mientras que los tiernos arreglos de "Emily" y otro número de Bacharach, "This Guy's in Love With You", provocan el tipo de tono aterciopelado y vaporoso y el sincero fraseo romántico con el que Turrentine suele matar en las baladas. Material más optimista y directo como "A Beautiful Friendship" y el blues swinger "Blues for Stan" mantienen la cita bien equilibrada y preparan la mesa para algunos solos magistrales de Turrentine. Una vez más, hay que hacer una mención especial a Thad Jones, quien, junto con Oliver Nelson (Welcome to My Love, de Nancy Wilson, en particular) y Duke Pearson, suplantó los arreglos almibarados habituales de las fechas "cross-over" con unos arreglos inteligentes y complementarios. Turrentine sin duda lo apreció, como demuestra su gran trabajo aquí. Los puristas que suelen acobardarse ante citas jazzísticas de finales de los 60 como ésta (sí, aquí hay una versión de los Beatles) podrían verse gratamente sorprendidos. Para los que piensen que Bacharach y Jimmy Webb proporcionan un buen material para el jazz, The Look of Love es imprescindible.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/look-of-love-mw0000899764
1 - The Look Of Love
2 - Here, There, And Everywhere
3 - A Beautiful Friendship
4 - Blues For Stan
5 - This Guy's In Love With You
6 - MacArthur Park
7 - I'm Always Drunk In San Francisco
8 - Emily
9 - Cabin In The Sky
10 - Smile
Credits:
Arranged By – Duke Pearson, Thad Jones
Bass – George Duvivier
Bass Trombone – Benny Powell
Design – Forlenza Venosa Associates
Drums – Grady Tate (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 7, 8, 10), Mickey Roker (tracks: 2, 6, 9)
Flugelhorn – Jimmy Nottingham, Snooky Young
French Horn – Jim Buffington
Guitar – Kenny Burrell (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 10)
Photography By – Joel Brodsky
Piano – Duke Pearson (tracks: 1), Hank Jones (tracks: 3 to 5, 7, 8, 10), Roland Hanna (tracks: 2, 6, 9)
Producer – Duke Pearson
Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine
Recorded on April 15 (1, 4, 10), May 2 (3, 5, 7, 8) and May 13 (2, 6, 9), 1968.
Strings (14 pieces) overdubbed on all titles on May 27, 1968.
Label: Blue Note – BST 84286
Country: US
Released: 1968
Genre: Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/2197776-Stanley-Turrentine-The-Look-Of-Love
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