The Sugar Man

The Sugar Man is an album by Stanley Turrentine. The recording is a compilation of four separate dates, each with different conductors, arrangers and other personnel. The album was recorded in 1971 after his successful debut, "Sugar" for the CTI label, but not released until 1975 after Turrentine had left for Fantasy Records.

Track listing

1. "Pieces of Dreams" (Michel Legrand) - 6:50
2. "The Stretch" (Stanley Turrentine) - 5:56
3. "Vera Cruz" (Milton Nascimento) - 5:04
4. "More (Theme from Mondo Cane)" (Riz Ortolani) - 6:11
5. "Make Me Rainbows (from Fitzwilly)" - (John Williams) - 6:03
6. "Just As I Am" (Stanley Turrentine) - 5:25

Personnel

• Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone - all tracks
• Eumir Deodato - electric piano - track 3
• Harold Mabern - piano - track 1
• Butch Cornell - organ - tracks 2,4,5 & 6
• Ron Carter - bass - all tracks
• Russell George - bass - track 3
• Billy Cobham - drums - tracks 2,4,5 & 6
• Idris Muhammad - drums - track 1
• Airto Moreira - percussion - track 3, also with Joao Palma & Dom Um Romao
• George Benson - guitar - tracks 4 & 6
• Kenny Burrell - guitar - tracks 2 & 5
• Sivuca - guitar - track 3
• Eric Gale - guitar - track 1
• Ray Barretto - conga - tracks 2,4,5 & 6
• Dave Friedman - vibes - tracks 4 & 6
• Curtis Fuller - trombone - tracks 4 & 6
• Blue Mitchell - trumpet - tracks 4 & 6
• Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone/flute - tracks 4 & 6

Flutes on track 3:

• Hubert Laws
• George Marge
• Romeo Penque
• Jerome Richardson

Production

• Creed Taylor - Producer
• Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer
• Don Sebesky - Arranger - tracks 4 & 6
• Chico O'Farrill - Brass Arranger - tracks 4 & 6
• Bob James - Arranger & Conductor - track 1
• Eumir Deodato - Aranger & Conductor - track 3
• Alen MacWeeney - Cover Photography
• Bob Ciano - Album Design