The Look of Love is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label in 1968 and arranged by Duke Pearson and Thad Jones

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Stephen Cook stating, "With his flexible phrasing and muscular tone, Turrentine dives into the lush arrangements... 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" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u_cB6BnUAs&list=OLAK5uy_nlDBMIeAhRDAuvWygqW2SM7kfJG25I580&index=1

#StanleyTurrentine #BurtBacharach #TheBeatles #BlueNote #DukePearson #ThadJones #KennyBurrell #Jazz #SoulJazz #Music

Sweet Honey Bee is an album by American jazz pianist and composer Duke Pearson, released on the Blue Note label in 1967. The woman on the cover was Pearson's fiancee Betty.

The Penguin Guide review says: "the highlights are the lushly voiced melodies of 'Sudel' and 'Gaslight', the former a tune which Pearson had recorded some years earlier with a different group. Hubbard and Henderson eat up their solo opportunities without sundering the essentially easy-going feel which was [a] Pearson trademark, and while not all the material is up to this standard, as a showcase for the pianist as writer and group-leader, this is surely the best thing available at present [2004].

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Ycbx8TctM&list=OLAK5uy_kfTBlxfhBmplY7x93tmsWLHkwa71EUA0E

#DukePearson #FreddieHubbard #Jazz #BlueNote #SoulJazz #HardBop #Music #RonCarter #JoeHenderson

Prairie Dog is the eighth album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, and his second for the Atlantic label, recorded in 1966.

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars stating "this is Pearson in full soul-jazz mode, driven deeply by the blues, with an all-star band... This is as fine as any date Pearson released for Atlantic, and grooves all the way through, seamlessly"- Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahjJrL7nm_w&list=OLAK5uy_lQYKDBJUUXqou6gh8eAG7R7WX-_HoQyC0

#DukePearson #SoulJazz #HardBop #Jazz #Music

Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band is the eleventh album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, featuring big band performances recorded in 1967 and released on the Blue Note label.

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars stating, "[Pearson's] originals are continually unpredictable and memorable, and his arrangements, especially of the standards, are provocative and intriguing. While it might not appeal to fans of Pearson's wonderful small-group hard bop sessions, it is unquestionably an experiment that works, and one that confirms his remarkable skills and talents." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEqL3Uo1afI&list=OLAK5uy_kdBSxFwNNdRTzc3QqaCB-gFKzwNKLlGfs

#DukePearson #BlueNote #Jazz #BigBand #Music #FrankFoster

Hush! is the fifth album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson recorded in 1962 and released on the short-lived Jazzline label in 1962 as The Duke Pearson Quintet. Hush! features performances by an unusual quintet featuring two trumpeters, Donald Byrd, and Johnny Coles.

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gP3-U_Iuq4&list=PLyHn3f7-9IUIpfwGy5CxqfD9jkH3Spxwj&index=1

#DukePearson #Jazz #Music #DonaldByrd #JohnnyColes

RE: https://mas.to/@dnanian/109887680849788220

Re-listen, but the recent(ish) Tone Poet edition, which is an even better mastering job, and a great pressing from RTI.

#nowplaying #vinyl #DonaldByrd #jazz #PepperAdams #DukePearson #LaymonJackson #LexHumphries

Honeybuns is the seventh album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances by Pearson's nonet recorded in 1965 and released on the Atlantic label in 1966.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Pearson performs music in a style that would have fit in quite well on Blue Note ... This is not an essential date, but it is nice to have this rarity back in print again - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnSdfxBYR9g&list=PL7uuY-WVWs2vwD_URQHmIpiy9leqaOiQ5&index=1

#DukePearson #Jazz #HardBop #SoulJazz #Music #JazzPiano #Flute #LesSpann