On January 10, 1963, a mere 10 days after performing on Kenny Burrell's classic Midnight Blue, Stanley Turrentine returned to the Van Gelder Studio with his wife, the organist Shirley Scott, to record her LP, The Soul Is Willing. Even though it was engineered by Rudy Van Gelder and recorded at his Englewood Cliffs, NJ studio, the album was released on the Prestige label, not by Blue Note.
In addition to Stanley (tenor sax) and Shirley (Hammond B-3), Major Holley was on bass and Grassella Oliphant was the drummer.
The album includes two original Turrentine compositions, the titular track and I Feel All Right. The rest of the tracks are the usual combination of standards and popular show tunes.
Overall, the album is a pretty swinging affair, with Shirley and Stanley really working the grooves. While falling somewhat short of the "masterpiece" level, it's probably as good an example of the sax/organ soul-jazz sound as anything. If you like this kind of thing, you'll probably love this album. If you're not yet a fan, this album probably won't convince you.
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