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Salt Song Review by Steve Huey

Stanley Turrentine's stint with Creed Taylor's CTI label may not have produced any out-and-out classics on the level of the very best LPs by Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, or George Benson, but the bluesy tenorist's output was consistently strong and worthwhile for all but the most stridently anti-fusion listeners. Salt Song was Turrentine's second album for CTI, and while it's perhaps just a small cut below his debut Sugar, it's another fine, eclectic outing that falls squarely into the signature CTI fusion sound: smooth but not slick, accessible but not simplistic. In general, keyboardist Eumir Deodato's arrangements have plenty of light funk and Brazilian underpinnings, the latter often courtesy of percussionist Airto Moreira. The first three cuts are the most memorable, beginning with a ten-minute exploration of the abrupt time signature shifts of Freddie Hubbard's "Gibraltar." Though a hard bop version might have returned to the theme a little less often, Turrentine's solo sections are full of ideas, befitting one of his favorite pieces of the period; plus, guitarist Eric Gale shines as both a rhythm and lead player. The traditional gospel tune "I Told Jesus" features Turrentine at his bluesiest and earthiest, with snatches of ethereal choir vocals floating up behind him. Milton Nascimento's title track, naturally, has the strongest Brazilian flavor of the program, and Turrentine skillfully negotiates its frequent shifts in and out of double time. All in all, Salt Song has dated well, partly because the arrangements don't overemphasize electric piano, but mostly on the strength of Turrentine's always-soulful playing.

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Stanley Turrentine – Salt Song

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• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
• Published By – Hubtones Music Co.
• Published By – Three Brothers Music
• Published By – Almo Music Corp.
• Published By – Miller Music Corp.
• Published By – Stanshirl Publishing Co.

• Arranged By, Conductor – Eumir Deodato
• Bass – Ron Carter
• Cello – Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken
• Design [Album] – Bob Ciano
• Drums – Airto Moreira, Bill Cobham*
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Guitar – Eric Gale
• Mastered By – Van Gelder*
• Percussion – Airto Moreira
• Photography By [Cover Photograph] – Pete Turner (4)
• Photography By [Liner Photograph] – Chuck Stewart
• Piano, Electric Piano, Organ – Eumir Deodato, Horace Parlan, Richard Tee
• Producer – Creed Taylor
• Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine
• Viola – Harold Coletta
• Violin – Harry Katzman, Joe Malin, Julie Held, Julius Brand, Leo Kahn, Paul Gershman
• Voice [Voices] – Brenda Bryant, Margaret Branch, Patricia Smith*

• Rights Society: BMI
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout (Label side A): RVG 87665 A
• Matrix / Runout (Label side B): RVG 87665 B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A; variant 1): RVG·87665·A-2· VAN GELDER
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B; variant 1): RVG·87665·B-2· VAN GELDER
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A; variant 2): RVG·87665·A· VAN GELDER
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B; variant 2): RVG·87665·B-2· VAN GELDER