"If ever there were a record that both fit perfectly and stood outside the CTI Records' stable sound, it was Sugar by Stanley Turrentine. Turrentine, a veteran of the soul-jazz scene since the '50s was accompanied by a who's who of groove players, including guitarist George Benson, Lonnie Liston Smith on electric piano, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, bassist Ron Carter, organist Butch Cornell, and drummer Billy Kaye, among others." - All Music Guide