BIRTHDAY: Jazz Musician of the Day: Stanley Turrentine

All About Jazz is celebrating Stanley Turrentine’s birthday today! Stanley William Turrentine was one of the most distinctive tenor saxophonists in jazz. Known for his big, warm, sound, “The Sugar Man” or the original “Mr. T” found inspiration in the blues and turned it into a hugely successful career with a #1 hit and four Grammy nominations — first in RandB and then in jazz….