Never Let Me Go (album)

Never Let Me Go is the eighth album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Turrentine with Shirley Scott, Major Holley, Ray Barretto and Al Harewood, with Sam Jones and Clarence Johnston replacing Holley, Barretto and Harewood on two tracks.

Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and calls it "massive and bright, saturated in deep soul and blues... It's a stunner".

Track listing

 * All compositions by Stanley Turrentine except as indicated.


 * 1) "Trouble" (Harold Logan, Lloyd Price) - 5:58
 * 2) "God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog, Billie Holiday) - 3:56
 * 3) "Sara's Dance" - 6:14
 * 4) "Without a Song" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) - 5:28
 * 5) "Major's Minor" (Shirley Scott, Turrentine) - 6:21
 * 6) "Never Let Me Go" (Scott) - 4:55
 * 7) "You'll Never Get Away from Me" (Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne) - 6:08
 * 8) "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:31 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

 * Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
 * Shirley Scott - organ
 * Major Holley (tracks 1-5 & 7), Sam Jones (tracks 6 & 8) - bass
 * Al Harewood (tracks 1-5 & 7), Clarence Johnston (tracks 6 & 8) - drums
 * Ray Baretto - Congas

Production

 * Alfred Lion - producer
 * Reid Miles - design
 * Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
 * Francis Wolff - photography