Don't Mess with Mister T.

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.

Don't Mess With Mister T.
Studio album by Stanley Turrentine
Released	September 1973[1]
Recorded	March 14, 1973 (#6) March 15, 1973 (#7–8) June 7, 1973 (#1, 3, 5) June 8, 1973 (#2, 4)
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Soul-jazz hard bop
Length	32:40
Label	CTI CTI 6030
Producer	Creed Taylor
Stanley Turrentine chronology
In Concert Volume Two (1973) Don't Mess With Mister T. (1973) Pieces of Dreams (1974)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars.^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

1. "Don't Mess With Mister T." (Marvin Gaye) – 9:51
2. "Two for T." (Turrentine) – 7:06
3. "Too Blue" (Turrentine) – 7:21
4. "I Could Never Repay Your Love" (Bruce Hawes) – 8:22

Bonus tracks on CD reissue

5. "Pieces of Dreams" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) - 7:28
6. "Don't Mess With Mister T." [Alternate Take] - 7:10
7. "Mississippi City Strut" - 8:40 (Billy Cobham)
8. "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