Thomas Walter Turrentine Jr. (April 22, 1928 – May 13, 1997) was a swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer who was active between the 1940s and the 1960s. He rarely worked as a bandleader, and was known for his work as a sideman with drummer Max Roach and his younger brother, the saxophonist Stanley Turrentine.
Biography
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
As sideman
With Ahmed Abdul-Malik
- The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik (New Jazz, 1961)
- Sounds of Africa (New Jazz, 1961)
With Paul Chambers
- 1st Bassman (VeeJay, 1960)
With Sonny Clark
- Leapin' and Lopin (Blue Note, 1961)
With Lou Donaldson
- The Natural Soul (Blue Note, 1962)
- Signifyin (Argo, 1963)
With Booker Ervin
- The Book Cooks (Bethlehem, 1960)
With Dexter Gordon
- Landslide (Blue Note, 1961-62 [1980])
With Rufus Jones
- Five on Eight (Cameo, 1964)
With Philly Joe Jones
- Mean What You Say (Sonet, 1977)
With Abbey Lincoln
- Abbey Is Blue (Riverside, 1959)
With Jackie McLean
- A Fickle Sonance (Blue Note, 1961)
With Horace Parlan
- Speakin' My Piece (Blue Note, 1960)
- On the Spur of the Moment (Blue Note 1961)
With John Patton
- Blue John (Blue Note, 1963)
With Max Roach
- Quiet as It's Kept (Mercury, 1959)
- Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (Mercury, 1959)
- Long as You're Living (Enja, 1960 [1984])
- Parisian Sketches (Mercury, 1960)
With Archie Shepp
- Mama Too Tight (Impulse!, 1966)
With Sun Ra
- Blue Delight (A&M, 1989)
With Stanley Turrentine
- Comin' Your Way (Blue Note, 1961)
- Jubilee Shout!!! (Blue Note, 1962)
- A Bluish Bag (Blue Note, 1967)
- The Man with the Sad Face (Fantasy, 1976)