180g High Quality Pressing! Pressed at Pallas in Germany! Re-mastering by Ray Staff at Air Mastering!
Besides helping to invent rock 'n roll with his hit "Shake, Rattle and Roll," Big Joe Turner was one of the most soulful blues shouters of all time. His best albums married the boogie-woogie piano stylings of the great Pete Johnson with a jazzy jumpin' horn section. "Boss Of The Blues" is arguably Joe's best recording, in part because he sang with particular gusto during these 1956 sessions. At the time, "Boss Of The Blues" marked a nostalgic return to the jump-blues style that Turner helped pioneer in the '40s.
Besides Johnson, Boss featured some of Kansas City's finest ever jazzmen and various members of Count Basie's band, including Joe Newman (trumpet), Pete Brown (alto sax), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Frank Wess (tenor sax) and Freddie Green (guitar). The bawdy "Cherry Red" and the rollicking "Roll 'Em Pete" are favorite Turner-Johnson collaborations. Both feature some incredible playing by the piano master. Turner's versions of "I Want A Little Girl," "Low Down Dog," "You're Driving Me Crazy," and "Morning Glories" are definitive.
"Turner is in top form...This music should appeal to many listeners." -Scott Yanow, allmusic.com
Features:
180g Vinyl
Pressed at Pallas in Germany
Re-mastering by: Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London
Selections:
Side One:
1. Cherry Red
2. Roll 'em Pete
3. I Want A Little Girl
4. Low Down Dog
5. Wee Baby Blues
Side Two:
1. You're Driving Me Crazy
2. How Long Blues
3. Morning Glories
4. St. Louis Blues
5. Piney Brown Blues
Besides helping to invent rock 'n roll with his hit "Shake, Rattle and Roll," Big Joe Turner was one of the most soulful blues shouters of all time. His best albums married the boogie-woogie piano stylings of the great Pete Johnson with a jazzy jumpin' horn section. "Boss Of The Blues" is arguably Joe's best recording, in part because he sang with particular gusto during these 1956 sessions. At the time, "Boss Of The Blues" marked a nostalgic return to the jump-blues style that Turner helped pioneer in the '40s.
Besides Johnson, Boss featured some of Kansas City's finest ever jazzmen and various members of Count Basie's band, including Joe Newman (trumpet), Pete Brown (alto sax), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Frank Wess (tenor sax) and Freddie Green (guitar). The bawdy "Cherry Red" and the rollicking "Roll 'Em Pete" are favorite Turner-Johnson collaborations. Both feature some incredible playing by the piano master. Turner's versions of "I Want A Little Girl," "Low Down Dog," "You're Driving Me Crazy," and "Morning Glories" are definitive.
"Turner is in top form...This music should appeal to many listeners." -Scott Yanow, allmusic.com
Features:
180g Vinyl
Pressed at Pallas in Germany
Re-mastering by: Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London
Selections:
Side One:
1. Cherry Red
2. Roll 'em Pete
3. I Want A Little Girl
4. Low Down Dog
5. Wee Baby Blues
Side Two:
1. You're Driving Me Crazy
2. How Long Blues
3. Morning Glories
4. St. Louis Blues
5. Piney Brown Blues
