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Other than a few short spots, Stanley Turrentine is the only significant soloist on this CD reissue, which features a diverse program including When the Sun Comes Out, Maybe September, You're Gonna Hear from Me, and a bonus track of Max Roach's jazz waltz Lonesome Lover, which was included in the previous CD edition from 1996 but not on the original vinyl LP. Although he is accompanied by an all-star group that includes trumpeter Blue Mitchell, altoist James Spaulding, baritonist Pepper Adams, and pianist McCoy Tyner, Turrentine's sidemen could almost have been anonymous studio players, for the tenor is the dominant voice throughout. It is surprising that arranger Duke Pearson did not make more extensive use of the other musicians' unique talents, particularly Tyner. However, despite some potentially indifferent material, Turrentine is in fine form throughout the date, even finding something to say on Sunny. La Fiesta (no relation to the later Chick Corea tune) is the high point of a largely enjoyable set. [In 2007 Blue Note reissued The Spoiler in a remastered Rudy Van Gelder edition.] ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi