Bonnie – Tommy Turrentine
A beautiful Tommy Turrentine ballad with a gorgeous contour to the melody.
- Recording: Lou Donaldson - Hot Dog
- Recorded on: April 25, 1969
- Label: Blue Note (BST 84318)
- Concert Key: E-flat
- Vocal Range: , to
- Style: Ballad
- Trumpet - Eddie Williams
- Alto Sax - Lou Donaldson
- Organ - Charles Earland
- Guitar - Melvin Sparks
- Drums - Leo Morris
- Description
- Historical Notes
- Solos
- Piano Corner
- Bass Corner
- Drum Corner
- Guitar Corner
- Inside & Beyond
- Minus You
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Tommy Turrentine
April 22, 1928 – May 13, 1997
Trumpeter Tommy Turrentine, brother of saxophonist Stanley, started his performing career with the band of Earl Bostic. He often played and recorded with Max Roach during the 1950s and 60s. During this time, Tommy collaborated with Julian Priester to write the hit song As Long As You're Living, to which Oscar Brown soon wrote a lyric (titled Long As You're Living). The vocal version was first recorded by Abbey Lincoln in 1959 and has gone on to be recorded by several other major jazz vocalists like Karrin Allyson, Claudia Acuña, and more recently, Cyrilee Aimèe. This composition is available in Second Floor Music's Sing JAZZ! Read more...