In the Pocket (Stanley Turrentine album)

In the Pocket
Studio album by Stanley Turrentine
Released	1975
Recorded	January 1975
Genre	Jazz
Label	Fantasy
Producer	Billy Page, Gene Page, & Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine chronology
Pieces of Dreams (1974) In the Pocket (1975) Have You Ever Seen the Rain (1975)

In the Pocket is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, his second recorded for the Fantasy label after associations with Blue Note Records and CTI, featuring performances by Turrentine with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Gene Page.^[1] The album has yet to be rereleased on CD.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 1 star.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Have It Your Way, Sandy" - 5:00
2. "You Are The Melody Of My Life" - 3:42
3. "Over To Where You Are" - 4:32
4. "Naked As The Day I Was Born" - 4:14
5. "In The Pocket" - 3:34
6. "Spaced" - 5:30
7. "You're My Baby" - 4:52
8. "Black Lassie" - 5:24
9. "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" - 4:16

• Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, January, 1975.

Personnel

• Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
• Gene Page - keyboards, arranger, conductor
• Sylvester Rivers - keyboards
• Ray Parker Jr., Dean Parks, David T. Walker, Melvin Ragin - guitar
• Scott Edwards - bass
• Ed Moore, Ed Greene - drums
• Bobbye Hall - congas
• Gary Coleman - percussion
• Jim Gilstrap, Augie Johnson, John Lehman, Gregory Matta, Jackie Ward, Carolyn Willis, Edna Wright - vocals
• Unidentified strings

References