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Review by Ken Dryden
Stanley Turrentine & the Three Sounds were initially featured together on an album called Blue Hour, which was a very relaxed and bluesy release. The spaciousness of "I Want a Little Girl" makes the listener savor every note, while "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" is played with an almost identical tempo and feeling. Gene Harris' "Blue Riff" picks up the pace a good bit, before "Since I Fell for You" and "Willow Weep for Me" once again slow the proceedings back to a late-night feeling. Turrentine's tenor sax is in top form, while Harris is the consummate blues pianist in his supporting role. After the first CD reissue of Blue Hour went out of print, it was expanded into a two-CD set by Blue Note, with eight new unissued or alternate takes added on the second disc. It is apparent right away that the original producer Alfred Lion was correct in withholding most of these recordings from release. As well as Turrentine plays during "Blues in the Closet," the rhythm section seems a bit stiff. Harris' piano is too much in the background on "Just in Time," while the pianist's composition "Blue Hour" doesn't seem to be fully formed as a blues vehicle. "Strike Up the Band" is the one truly up-tempo recording present on this release, but probably wasn't issued previously because it is faded prematurely and it was so different from the producer's concept for the originally conceived release. Regardless, since both Stanley Turrentine and Gene Harris passed away within a year of each other in 2000, having additional music made available featuring these two fine musicians is most welcome.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/complete-blue-hour-sessions-mw0000069561
Stanley Turrentine & the Three Sounds were initially featured together on an album called Blue Hour, which was a very relaxed and bluesy release. The spaciousness of "I Want a Little Girl" makes the listener savor every note, while "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" is played with an almost identical tempo and feeling. Gene Harris' "Blue Riff" picks up the pace a good bit, before "Since I Fell for You" and "Willow Weep for Me" once again slow the proceedings back to a late-night feeling. Turrentine's tenor sax is in top form, while Harris is the consummate blues pianist in his supporting role. After the first CD reissue of Blue Hour went out of print, it was expanded into a two-CD set by Blue Note, with eight new unissued or alternate takes added on the second disc. It is apparent right away that the original producer Alfred Lion was correct in withholding most of these recordings from release. As well as Turrentine plays during "Blues in the Closet," the rhythm section seems a bit stiff. Harris' piano is too much in the background on "Just in Time," while the pianist's composition "Blue Hour" doesn't seem to be fully formed as a blues vehicle. "Strike Up the Band" is the one truly up-tempo recording present on this release, but probably wasn't issued previously because it is faded prematurely and it was so different from the producer's concept for the originally conceived release. Regardless, since both Stanley Turrentine and Gene Harris passed away within a year of each other in 2000, having additional music made available featuring these two fine musicians is most welcome.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/complete-blue-hour-sessions-mw0000069561
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Reseña de Ken Dryden
Stanley Turrentine & the Three Sounds aparecieron inicialmente juntos en un álbum llamado Blue Hour, que fue un lanzamiento muy relajado y blues. La amplitud de "I Want a Little Girl" hace que el oyente saboree cada nota, mientras que "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" se toca con un tempo y sentimiento casi idénticos. "Blue Riff" de Gene Harris acelera un poco el ritmo, antes de que" Since I Fell for You "y" Willow Weep for Me " ralenticen una vez más los procedimientos de regreso a una sensación nocturna. El saxo tenor de Turrentine está en plena forma, mientras que Harris es el consumado pianista de blues en su papel secundario. Después de que la primera reedición en CD de Blue Hour se agotara, Blue Note la expandió a un conjunto de dos CD, con ocho nuevas tomas sin publicar o alternativas agregadas en el segundo disco. Es evidente de inmediato que el productor original Alfred Lion tenía razón al retener la publicación de la mayoría de estas grabaciones. Además de las interpretaciones de Turrentine durante "Blues in the Closet", la sección rítmica parece un poco rígida. El piano de Harris está demasiado en segundo plano en "Just in Time", mientras que la composición del pianista "Blue Hour" no parece estar completamente formada como un vehículo de blues. "Strike Up the Band" es la grabación verdaderamente acelerada presente en este lanzamiento, pero probablemente no se emitió anteriormente porque se desvaneció prematuramente y era muy diferente del concepto del productor para el lanzamiento concebido originalmente. De todos modos, dado que Stanley Turrentine y Gene Harris fallecieron con un año de diferencia en 2000, es muy bienvenido tener música adicional disponible con estos dos excelentes músicos.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/complete-blue-hour-sessions-mw0000069561
Stanley Turrentine & the Three Sounds aparecieron inicialmente juntos en un álbum llamado Blue Hour, que fue un lanzamiento muy relajado y blues. La amplitud de "I Want a Little Girl" hace que el oyente saboree cada nota, mientras que "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" se toca con un tempo y sentimiento casi idénticos. "Blue Riff" de Gene Harris acelera un poco el ritmo, antes de que" Since I Fell for You "y" Willow Weep for Me " ralenticen una vez más los procedimientos de regreso a una sensación nocturna. El saxo tenor de Turrentine está en plena forma, mientras que Harris es el consumado pianista de blues en su papel secundario. Después de que la primera reedición en CD de Blue Hour se agotara, Blue Note la expandió a un conjunto de dos CD, con ocho nuevas tomas sin publicar o alternativas agregadas en el segundo disco. Es evidente de inmediato que el productor original Alfred Lion tenía razón al retener la publicación de la mayoría de estas grabaciones. Además de las interpretaciones de Turrentine durante "Blues in the Closet", la sección rítmica parece un poco rígida. El piano de Harris está demasiado en segundo plano en "Just in Time", mientras que la composición del pianista "Blue Hour" no parece estar completamente formada como un vehículo de blues. "Strike Up the Band" es la grabación verdaderamente acelerada presente en este lanzamiento, pero probablemente no se emitió anteriormente porque se desvaneció prematuramente y era muy diferente del concepto del productor para el lanzamiento concebido originalmente. De todos modos, dado que Stanley Turrentine y Gene Harris fallecieron con un año de diferencia en 2000, es muy bienvenido tener música adicional disponible con estos dos excelentes músicos.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/complete-blue-hour-sessions-mw0000069561
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