Tender Togetherness is a studio album by tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, released in April 1981 on Elektra Records. The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.

Critical reception

With a 3.5 out of 5 star rating, Steve Leggett of Allmusic claimed "Tender Togetherness featured an electric jazz-funk hybrid sound that packed a good deal more punch and brightness than its predecessor, 1979's Betcha. Produced by Earth, Wind & Fire's Larry Dunn (EW&F's "After the Love Has Gone" is given a treatment here), and featuring a subtle, almost Latin feel, the album bounces and bubbles along on an almost continuous joyful light R&B groove."

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Philip Bailey – Percussion, vocals, background vocals

• Roland Bautista – Guitar, electric guitar

• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – Drums

• Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion

• Lynn Davis – Vocals

• Rahmlee Michael Davis – Trumpet, flugelhorn

• Eduardo del Barrio – Piano, electric piano, Fender Rhodes

• David Duke – French horn

• Steven Dunn – Percussion, drums, Moog bass

• Nathan East – Bass guitar, electric guitar

• Mike Harris – Trumpet, flugelhorn

• Jerry Hey – Trumpet, flugelhorn

• Marlena Jeter – Vocals

• Jeff Johnson – Synthesizer

• Ralph Johnson – Percussion

• Gwen Matthews – Vocals

• Byron Miller – Bass guitar

• Denzil Miller – Piano, electric piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes

• Sidney Muldrow – French horn

• Don Myrick – Alto saxophone

• Tom Pigott Smith – Synthesizer

• Dianne Reeves – Vocals

• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – Bass trombone

• Louis Satterfield – Trombone

• Stanley Turrentine – Tenor saxophone

• Fred White – Percussion, drums

• Andrew Woolfolk – Tenor saxophone

Production

• Philip Bailey – Arranger

• Roland Bautista – Arranger

• George del Barrio – Conductor, string arrangements

• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – Arranger, drums

• Lynn Davis – Vocal arrangement

• Rahmlee Michael Davis – Horn arrangements

• Eduardo del Barrio – Arranger

• Larry Dunn – Arranger, producer, vocal arrangement

• Steven Dunn – Arranger

• Mike Harris – Horn arrangements

• Denzil Miller – Arranger, vocal arrangement

• Don Myrick – Horn arrangements

• Louis Satterfield – Horn arrangements

Charts

References