Tender Togetherness

Tender Togetherness is a studio album by tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, released in April 1981 on Elektra Records.[3] The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[4]

Tender Togetherness
Studio album by
ReleasedApril, 1981
RecordedFebruary - April 1981
StudioIndigo Ranch, Malibu, California
GenreJazz
LabelElektra
ProducerLarry Dunn
Stanley Turrentine chronology
Use the Stairs
(1980)
Tender Togetherness
(1981)
Home Again
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hermanos"Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn5:37
2."I'll Give You My Love"Roland Bautista, Cavanaugh, Larry Dunn, Stanley Turrentine4:02
3."Tamarac"Larry Dunn, Steven Dunn3:56
4."After The Love Has Gone (featuring Lynn Davis)"Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon5:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Cherubim"Larry Dunn5:39
6."Only You and Me (featuring Dianne Reeves)"Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn, Roxanne Seeman4:45
7."World Chimes"Larry Dunn4:25
8."Pure Love (Interlude)"Larry Dunn, Denzil Miller Jr. Stanley Turrentine0:43
9."Havin' Fun with Mr. T."Chandler, Larry Dunn, Denzil Miller Jr., Byron Miller3:44

Personnel

Musicians

  • Philip Bailey – Percussion, vocals, background vocals
  • Roland Bautista - Guitar, electric guitar
  • Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - Drums
  • Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion
  • Lynn Davis - Vocals
  • Rahmlee Michael Davis – Trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Eduardo del Barrio - Piano, electric piano, Fender Rhodes
  • David Duke – French horn
  • Steven Dunn – Percussion, drums, Moog bass
  • Nathan East - Bass guitar, electric guitar
  • Mike Harris - Trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Jerry Hey – Trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Marlena Jeter - Vocals
  • Jeff Johnson – Synthesizer
  • Ralph Johnson - Percussion
  • Gwen Matthews - Vocals
  • Byron Miller - Bass guitar
  • Denzil Miller - Piano, electric piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes
  • Sidney Muldrow – French horn
  • Don Myrick - Alto saxophone
  • Tom Pigott Smith - Synthesizer
  • Dianne Reeves - Vocals
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. - Bass trombone
  • Louis Satterfield - Trombone
  • Stanley Turrentine - Tenor saxophone
  • Fred White - Percussion, drums
  • Andrew Woolfolk - Tenor saxophone

Production

  • Philip Bailey – Arranger
  • Roland Bautista - Arranger
  • George del Barrio – Conductor, string arrangements
  • Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - Arranger, drums
  • Lynn Davis - Vocal arrangement
  • Rahmlee Michael Davis – Horn arrangements
  • Eduardo del Barrio - Arranger
  • Larry Dunn - Arranger, producer, vocal arrangement
  • Steven Dunn – Arranger
  • Mike Harris - Horn arrangements
  • Denzil Miller - Arranger, vocal arrangement
  • Don Myrick - Horn arrangements
  • Louis Satterfield - Horn arrangements

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[4] 13
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References

  1. Leggett, Steve. "Stanley Turrentine: Tender Togetherness". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. Stanley Turrentine: Tender Togetherness. Elektra Records. April 1981.
  4. Top Jazz Albums (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. 93. Billboard. October 24, 1981. p. 39.
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