The respected jazz saxophonist, whose hit "Sugar" established his mainstream credentials, died Tuesday following a stroke. Turrentine, who played tenor sax, mixed jazz with blues, rock, R&B and pop and influenced musicians in all those genres. Turrentine, born into a musical family in Pittsburgh, began his career playing alongside Ray Charles and Max Roach. He wrote "Sugar" in 1970.
Passage: Stanley Turrentine, 66
The respected jazz saxophonist, whose hit "Sugar" established his mainstream credentials, died Tuesday following a stroke. Turrentine, who played tenor sax, mixed jazz with blues, rock, R&B and pop and influenced musicians in all those genres. Turrentine, born into a musical family in Pittsburgh, began his career playing alongside Ray Charles and Max Roach. He wrote "Sugar" in 1970.
