Twenty-Four Years in the Vault
Turrentine locked in a classic funky soul-jazz groove that waited decades to see the light.
Jubilee Shout!!! arrived in 1986 as a ghost from the past—recorded in 1962 but shelved for a quarter century. When it finally surfaced, AllMusic reviewers Ron Wynn and Michael Erlewine called it a classic funky soul-jazz groove, 4 stars, which says something: this wasn't a relic or a curiosity. It was a fully formed performance that had only been waiting for an audience.
The delay matters. Turrentine was already established by 1962, a reliable Blue Note session player with his own voice—grounded, soulful, never flashy. This session captures him exactly in that wheelhouse: organ-based grooves, blues feeling, the kind of playing that sounds effortless but requires real taste. The material sits between hard bop and soul-jazz, closer to what would dominate mid-60s soul-funk records than to the experimental sound of the moment. It's working music, made to swing and to breathe, not to announce anything new.
For collectors and completists, this album fills a gap in Turrentine's early discography. It's not essential—start with his solid early Blue Note recordings if you're new to him—but it's proof that great sessions don't always get released on schedule. Sometimes they just wait for the right moment, or for reissue culture to find them. This one was worth the wait.
Who's playing
Butch Warrenbass
Sonny Clarkpiano
Kenny Burrellguitar
Stanley Turrentinetenor saxophone
Tommy Turrentinetrumpet
Al Harewooddrums
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