#music, Música para la mitad de la semana – Music For the Middle of the Week…

Este gran saxofonista nació en Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (EEUU) el 5 de abril de 1934. Se formó tocando de todo, desde el R&B al Soul a la fusion jazz y el blues. Su estilo, tonos fuertes, profundos lo hicieron un maestro de los blues. Stanley nació en una familia de músicos. Su padre, saxofonista de la orquesta de Al Cooper, su madre pianista y su hermano, Tommy Terrentine, con quien el tocó muchas veces, fue un trompetista jazz. Earl Bostic lo trajo a su grupo en 1953 nada menos que para sustituir a John Coltrane… Turrentine murió jove, a los 66 años de un ictus en el año 2000.

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This great Jazz tenor saxophonist was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (US) on the 5th of April 1934. He played it all, starting with R&B, then Soul, travelling through Jazz Fusion. He was a master of the blues, especially with his sax belting out these distinct earthy, thick tones. Stanley came from a completely musical family. His father was a saxophonist who played with Al Cooper in the 1930’s, his mother a pianist and his brother, Tommy Turrentine (with whom he often played) was a trumpeter. Earl Bostic brought him into his band in 1953 to replace none other than John Coltrane… Turrentine died young, 66 years old, from a stronke in 2000.