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{{Infobox album
| name       = The Purity of the Turf
| type       = Album
| artist     = [[Ethan Iverson]]
| cover      = The Purity of the Turf (album).jpg
| released   = September 16, 2016
| recorded   = February 22, 2016
| studio     = Systems Two Recording Studios, Brooklyn, NY
| genre      = [[Jazz]]
| length     = 58:40
| label      = [[Criss Cross Jazz]]<small><br>Criss 1391 CD</small>
| producer   = Gerry Teekens
| chronology = [[Ethan Iverson]]
| prev_title = [[Costumes Are Mandatory]]
| prev_year  = 2013
| next_title = [[Temporary Kings (album)|Temporary Kings]]
| next_year  = 2017
}}
'''''The Purity of the Turf''''' is a studio album led by American jazz pianist [[Ethan Iverson]]. The album was recorded in 2016 and released by the [[Criss Cross Jazz]] label on September 16, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Purity of Turf - Ethan Iverson, Ron Carter, Nasheet Waits {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-purity-of-turf-mw0002964736 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=6 February 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Purity of the Turf |url=https://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1391.html |publisher=[[Criss Cross Jazz]] |accessdate=6 February 2020}}</ref>
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Guardian"/>
| rev2 = ''[[DownBeat]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="DownBeat"/>
}}
''[[The Guardian]]'''s [[John Fordham (jazz critic)|John Fordham]] called it "An album of delightfully rugged character, as might be expected from the lineup".<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web |last1=Fordham |first1=John |title=Ethan Iverson: The Purity of the Turf review – like a time-travelling Monk trio |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/01/ethan-iverson-purity-turf-criss-cross-trio |website=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=6 February 2020 |date=1 December 2016}}</ref> ''[[DownBeat]]'' reviewer Bob Doerschuk said "all three musicians conspire to create a landmark session, one that targets both the visceral pleasures of swing and more cerebral levels of appreciation".<ref name="DownBeat">{{cite web |last1=Doerschuk |first1=Bob |title=Ethan Iverson The Purity Of The Turf (Criss Cross Jazz 1391) |url=http://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/the-purity-of-the-turf |website=[[DownBeat]] |accessdate=6 February 2020 |date=January 2017}}</ref> In his article for ''[[JazzTimes]]'', Michael J. West wrote, "the fun of listening to The ''Purity of the Turf'' is in the anticipation of Iverson throwing such wrenches into the works ... The album’s repertoire of standards and how he reorients them toward his own twisty concept comprise its considerable pleasure".<ref>West, M. J. [https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/ethan-iverson-purity-turf-criss-cross/ JazzTimes Review], accessed May 6, 2019</ref>
==Track listing==
# "The Purity of the Turf" (Ethan Iverson) – 4:31
# "[[Song for My Father (song)|Song for My Father]]" ([[Horace Silver]]) – 5:19
# "[[Darn That Dream]]" ([[Jimmy Van Heusen]], [[Eddie DeLange]]) – 4:43
# "Along Came Betty" ([[Benny Golson]]) – 5:45
# "Graduation Day" (Iverson) – 3:33
# "[[Confirmation (composition)|Confirmation]]" ([[Charlie Parker]]) – 6:14
# "Kush" (Nasheet Waits) – 5:35
# "Sent for You Yesterday" ([[Count Basie]], [[Eddie Durham]]) – 4:55
# "Strange Serenade" ([[Andrew Hill (jazz musician)|Andrew Hill]]) – 4:23
# "Little Waltz" (Ron Carter) – 5:01
# "Einbahnstrasse" (Carter) – 5:10
# "So Hard It Hurts" ([[Annette Peacock]]) – 3:18
==Personnel==
*[[Ethan Iverson]] − [[piano]]
*[[Ron Carter]] − [[double bass|bass]]
*[[Nasheet Waits]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
==References==
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