Celebrating the sound of the great Stanley Turrentine on his birthday (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000). Born in Pittsburgh's Hill District into a musical family; his father, Thomas Turrentine, Sr., was a saxophonist with Al Cooper's Savoy Sultans, his mother played stride piano, and his older brother #TommyTurrentine became a professional trumpet player. He began his prolific career with blues and rhythm and blues bands, and was at first greatly influenced by Illinois Jacquet. In the 1950s,