tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684619848243746562.post2562199474773765770..comments2023-08-12T05:58:11.316-07:00Comments on RIFFS ON JAZZ: In Praise of Mr. TJohn Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098912256240930745noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684619848243746562.post-83860472965508750472010-02-19T09:22:56.683-08:002010-02-19T09:22:56.683-08:00He suffered - at least among jazz cognoscenti - of...He suffered - at least among jazz cognoscenti - of being around too long and compromising his jazz integrity. Yeah, he did a lot of commercial, pop stuff later in his career. But in the sixties, he did some stellar stuff as a sideman and leader. Why dismiss all that for some kind of purity test?John Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098912256240930745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684619848243746562.post-78221625340649624342010-02-19T06:15:23.816-08:002010-02-19T06:15:23.816-08:00Stanley Turrentine is supremely underrated as a te...Stanley Turrentine is supremely underrated as a tenor. He has played on so many great, straight-ahead records. I love his sideman work for Horace Parlan and Ike Quebec, as well as all his recordings with his brother, Tommy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com