Don't Mess With Mister T. is a Stanley Turrentine album produced by Creed Taylor on his label, CTI. It was arranged by Bob James and recorded at Van Gelder Studio in June 1973.
Reception The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars.Wynn, R. [ Allmusic.] Retrieved 15 January 2010.
Track listing "Don't Mess With Mister T." (Marvin Gaye) – 9:51 "Two for T." (Turrentine) – 7:06 "Too Blue" (Turrentine) – 7:21 "I Could Never Repay Your Love" (Bruce Hawes) – 8:22
Bonus tracks on CD reissue "Pieces of Dreams" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) - 7:28 "Don't Mess With Mister T." [Alternate Take] - 7:10 "Mississippi City Strut" - 8:40 (Billy Cobham) "Harlem Dawn" - 7:50 (Bob James)
Personnel Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone Bob James - piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor Harold Mabern - electric piano Richard Tee - organ Idris Muhammad - drums Billy Cobham - drums on tracks 6,7 & 8 Rubens Bassini - percussion Ron Carter - bass Eric Gale - guitar Randy Brecker - trumpet John Frosk - flugelhorn Alan Raph - bass trombone Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone Jerry Dodgion - alto saxophone Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Guy Lumia, David Nadien, John Pintaualle, Irving Spice - violin Harold Coletta, Emanuel Vardi - viola Seymour Barab, George Ricci - cello
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