The Boss of the Blues

by Big Joe Turner

Overview

During an era when Big Joe Turner recordings were often surprise hits with rock & roll fans (particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll"), he occasionally recorded no-nonsense blues-oriented jazz dates too. This reissue album matched Turner for one of the last times with the veteran boogie-woogie pianist Pete Johnson and also includes a variety of top swing players: trumpeter Joe Newman, trombonist Lawrence Brown, altoist Pete Brown, tenor saxophonist Frank Wess, guitarist Freddie Green, bassist Walter Page, and drummer Cliff Leeman. It is not surprising, considering the number of Basie-ites on the date, that the band often sounds like a Count Basie combo. Turner is in top form on remakes of some of his early tunes (including "Cherry Red," "Roll 'Em Pete," and "Wee Baby Blues"), a few traditional blues, and a couple of swing standards. This music should appeal to many listeners. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	08/07/2015
Label:	Pure Pleasure Records
UPC:	5060149622209
Rank:	105566

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Big Joe Turner   Primary Artist,Vocals
Pete Johnson   Primary Artist,Piano
Pete Brown   Sax (Alto)
Lawrence Brown   Trombone
Seldon Powell   Sax (Tenor)
Frank Wess   Sax (Tenor)
Freddie Green   Guitar
Cliff Leeman   Drums
Walter Page   Bass
Joe Newman   Trumpet
Jimmy Nottingham   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Leroy Carr   Composer
Pete Johnson   Composer
Nesuhi Ertegun   Producer,Supervisor
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Jerry Wexler   Producer,Supervisor
Mike Stoller   Composer
C. E. Calhoun   Composer
Bo Chatmon   Composer
Billy Moll   Composer
Lou Willie Turner   Composer
H.Williams   Composer
Michael Parish   Composer
Ahmet Nugetre   Composer
Murray Mencher   Composer
A Johnston   Composer
B Moll   Composer
E. Byrd   Composer
P. Johnson   Composer
P. Winley   Composer
R. Ashby   Composer
Risher-Rose   Composer
Mencher   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Marvin Israel   Artwork
Whitney Balliett   Liner Notes
Bob Defrin   Design,Art Direction
Curtice Taylor   Hand Coloring
Len Frank   Engineer
Traditional   Composer
Big Joe Turner   Composer
Billy Nightingale   Composer
J. Mayo Williams   Composer
J. Kennedy   Composer
J. Gerald   Composer
J. Stone   Composer
J. Turner   Composer
Doc Pomus   Composer
Walter Donaldson   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Ernie Wilkins   Arranger
Charles E. Calhoun   Composer