Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Turn It On!
| Recorded | Jan 4, 1971 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Released | 1971 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 878841 |
The record
Running his tenor through a Gibson Maestro attachment, Stitt trades fours with Virgil Jones over Leon Spencer's organ and Melvin Sparks's scratchy rhythm guitar. Idris Muhammad locks the groove down street-level, early-'70s Prestige funk with a bebop soul underneath.
Session personnel
- Idris Muhammad — drums
- Melvin Sparks — guitar
- Leon Spencer, Jr. — organ
- Sonny Stitt — tenor saxophone [with gibson maestro attachment]
- Virgil Jones — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1971 | Prestige · PR 10012 — Vinyl, LP earliest on file |
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| 1972 | Prestige |
| 1993 | Prestige · P-10012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | Good Time Records (15) · GTRCD1866 — CD, Album |
| — | Prestige · P-10012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Idris Muhammad also plays on
Melvin Sparks also plays on
Leon Spencer, Jr. also plays on