Stand by Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)

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 ==References==