Don't Mess with Mister T.

Album by Stanley Turrentine
Don't Mess With Mister T.
Studio album by
Stanley Turrentine
ReleasedSeptember 1973[1]
RecordedMarch 14, 1973 (#6)
March 15, 1973 (#7-8)
June 7, 1973 (#1, 3, 5)
June 8, 1973 (#2, 4)
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreSoul-jazz
Hard bop
Length32:40
LabelCTI
CTI 6030
ProducerCreed Taylor
Stanley Turrentine chronology
In Concert Volume Two
(1973) 		Don't Mess With Mister T.
(1973) 		Pieces of Dreams
(1974)

Don't Mess With Mister T. is a Stanley Turrentine album produced by Creed Taylor on his label, CTI. It was arranged by Bob James and recorded at Van Gelder Studio in June 1973.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

  1. "Don't Mess With Mister T." (Marvin Gaye) – 9:51
  2. "Two for T." (Turrentine) – 7:06
  3. "Too Blue" (Turrentine) – 7:21
  4. "I Could Never Repay Your Love" (Bruce Hawes) – 8:22

Bonus tracks on CD reissue

  2. "Pieces of Dreams" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) - 7:28
  3. "Don't Mess With Mister T." [Alternate Take] - 7:10
  4. "Mississippi City Strut" - 8:40
  5. "Harlem Dawn" - 7:50

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard Sep 15, 1973
  2. ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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