Sanctified Shells
1993 studio album by Steve Turre
Sanctified Shells Released February 23, 1993 (1993-02-23 ) Recorded March 11 – June 3, 1992 Studios
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC
East Side Sound, NYC Genres
Length 57 :06 Label Antilles
Right There Sanctified Shells Rhythm Within
Sanctified Shells jazz trombonist Steve Turre , released on February 23, 1993, by Antilles Records .
Background
Working with Rahsaan Roland Kirk , Turre was introduced by Kirk to the seashell (conch) as an instrument. Since then, he has been incorporating seashells into his music, including leading the Sanctified Shells ensemble, a "small orchestra of brass musicians who also play modified seashells", or likewise, a "shell choir", for which the album was based upon.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Steve Turre except where noted.
Title Writer(s) 1. "Exploration" 5:10 2. "Gumbo" 5:39 3. "Africian Shells: First Interlude – Strength" 1:14 4. "Macho (Para Machito)" 7:05 5. "Africian Shells: Second Interlude – The Dream" 4:12 6. "Beautiful India" 11:19 7. "Toreador" 8:22 8. "African Shells: Third Interlude – Happiness" 2:10 9. "Sanctified Shells" 4:27 10. "Spirit Man" 7:28 Total length: 57:06
Tracks 4 & 7 recorded on January 31, 1992, at Clinton Recording Studios, New York City Tracks 1, 2 & 9 recorded on March 11, 1992, tracks 3, 5, 6, 8 & 10 recorded on May 11, 1992, at East Side Sound, New York City All tracks mixed on June 1–3, 1992 at East Side Sound, New York City Mastered at Foothill Digital Productions, Inc., New York City Personnel
Musicians
Steve Turre – trombone (4, 7, 9), horn, kudu horn (8), bells (1, 6), shaker (1), shells , llama hooves [percussion] (1)Charlie Sepúlveda – trumpet (4, 7)
Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet (guest artist) (7)Clifton Anderson – trombone (4, 7)Robin Eubanks – trombone (2, 4, 7), shells (1, 2, 6, 9, 10)Reynaldo Jorge – trombone (4, 7), maracas (1), shells (1, 2, 6, 9, 10)
Douglas Purviance – trombone, bass trombone (4, 7)Andrew González – bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10), claves (4)Carmen Turre – castanets (7)
Herlin Riley – drums (1, 2, 9), cowbell (2), shells, tambourine (9)Ignacio Berroa – drums (4, 7), bells (4), timbales (4)Badal Roy – tabla (6)Claude Thomas – jun-jun (10)
Kimati Dinizulu – djembe (1, 5, 8, 10), gome (1, 3, 5, 8, 10), krin (3, 5, 8, 10), percussion, caxixi (8), sankofa akyene [percussion] (1, 3, 5, 8, 10)Milton Cardona – claves (1), congas (1, 2, 4, 7), güiro (4), guitarrón , shekere (1, 2), shaker, percussionTechnical
Brian Bacchus – executive producer
Billy Banks – producer
Jim Anderson (4, 7), Nick Prout (1–3, 5, 6, 8–10) – recording engineerAngela R. Dryden – assistant recording engineer (1–3, 5, 6, 8–10)
Allan Tucker – mastering
Nate Herr – product manager
Aldo Sampieri – typography
James Browne – liner notes
Patrick Roques – art direction, design
Jules Allen – photography References
1 2 3 Yanow, Scott . "Sanctified Shells – Steve Turre | Album" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 16, 2026 .↑ Watrous, Peter (January 17, 1998). "MUSIC REVIEW; A Jazz Mixed With Caribbean Rhythms" . The New York Times . Retrieved August 16, 2026 . ↑ "Steve Turre" . The Kennedy Center . Retrieved August 16, 2026 .↑ Greenblatt, Mike (August 7, 2024). "The HISTORY of Steve Turre" . The Jersey Sound . Retrieved August 16, 2026 . 
