| Turn It On! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | January 4, 1971 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:32 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR-10012 | |||
| Producer | Bob Porter | |||
| Sonny Stitt chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Turn It On! is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1971 and released on the Prestige label.[3] The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.[4]
Reception
Allmusic reviewed the album stating "Stitt uses an electrical device (a Varitone) on his tenor that waters down his tone a bit. With organist Leon Spencer, guitarist Melvin Sparks and drummer Idris Muhammad setting down unrelenting grooves on most of the five numbers (including the 11-minute title cut), Stitt only seems to be making cameo appearances".[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Leon Spencer except where noted
- "Turn It On" - 11:10
- "The Bar-B-Que Man" - 7:59
- "Miss Riverside" - 9:28
- "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) - 3:54
- "There Are Such Things" (Stanley Adams, Abel Baer, George W. Meyer) - 4:01
Personnel
- Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone, varitone
- Virgil Jones - trumpet (tracks 1-3)
- Leon Spencer Jr. - organ
- Melvin Sparks - guitar
- Idris Muhammad - drums
References
- ↑ Turn It On! Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 185. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Prestige Records Discography accessed January 9, 2013
- ↑ Myers, M. Sonny Stitt: Varitone Redux, All About Jazz, December 20, 2011
- ↑ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013
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