Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get) is an album led by jazz drummer Bernard Purdie which was recorded for the Mega label in 1971 and released on their Flying Dutchman Series.
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Reception
Victor W. Valdivia of Allmusic writes, "Stand by Me is a frustrating album. Bernard "Pretty" Purdie was always an extraordinarily talented musician, but as a bandleader and songwriter, he was inconsistent at best... Stand by Me has some high points, but is not the place for newcomers to discover Purdie's talents".
Track listing
"Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 4:55
"Modern Jive" (Bernard Purdie, Richard Tee) – 3:18
"Spanish Harlem" (Mike Leiber, Phil Spector) – 3:29
"Artificialness" (Purdie, Gil Scott-Heron) – 3:05
"Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) – 3:00
"Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" (Tony Hester) – 5:13
"It's Too Late" (Carole King, Toni Stern) – 4:30
"Funky Mozart" (Purdie, Harold Wheeler, Mort Goode) – 3:00
"You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) – 3:51
Personnel
Bernard Purdie – drums
Snooky Young, Gerry Thomas – trumpet
Billy Mitchell, Donald Ashworth, Lou Delgatto, Seldon Powell, Warren Daniels – reeds
Harold Wheeler – piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor
Neal Rosengarden – harpsichord, tambourine
Billy Nichols, Cornell Dupree – guitar
Chuck Rainey – electric bass
Norman Pride – congas, bongos
Carl Hall, Hilda Harris, Norma Jenkins, Tasha Thomas – vocals
Production
Bob Thiele – producer
Gene Paul – engineer