The Blues Boss

~ Release by Big Joe Turner (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Roll’em Pete
alto saxophone:
Pete Brown (Swing altoist active 40s-60s) (in 1956)
bass:
Walter Page (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (in 1956)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1956)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (in 1956)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Wess (in 1956)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (in 1956)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1956)
recording of:
Roll ’em Pete (in 1956)
writer:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) and Big Joe Turner
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
3:46
2Cherry Red
alto saxophone:
Pete Brown (Swing altoist active 40s-60s) (in 1956)
bass:
Walter Page (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (in 1956)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1956)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (in 1956)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Wess (in 1956)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (in 1956)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1956)
recording of:
Cherry Red (in 1956)
writer:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) and Big Joe Turner
3:26
3Morning Glories
alto saxophone:
Pete Brown (Swing altoist active 40s-60s) (in 1956)
bass:
Walter Page (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (in 1956)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1956)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (in 1956)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (until 1956)
2:14
4How Long Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-03-06)
recording engineer:
Len Frank (on 1956-03-06)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
Pete Brown (Swing altoist active 40s-60s) (on 1956-03-06)
bass:
Walter Page (on 1956-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1956-03-06)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1956-03-06)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1956-03-06)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Wess (on 1956-03-06)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1956-03-06)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-03-06)
vocals:
Joe Turner (on 1956-03-06)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
cover recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues (on 1956-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music, Leeds Music Co. (publisher credit - ASCAP), Leeds Music Corp. and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
5:51
5St. Louis Blues
alto saxophone:
Pete Brown (Swing altoist active 40s-60s) (on 1956-03-07)
bass:
Walter Page (on 1956-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1956-03-07)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1956-03-07)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1956-03-07)
tenor saxophone:
Seldon Powell (on 1956-03-07)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1956-03-07)
trumpet:
Jimmy Nottingham (on 1956-03-07)
cover recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1956-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
4:23
6Piney Brown Blues
alto saxophone:
Pete Brown (Swing altoist active 40s-60s) (in 1956)
bass:
Walter Page (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (in 1956)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1956)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (in 1956)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Wess (in 1956)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (in 1956)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1956)
recording of:
Piney Brown Blues (in 1956)
lyricist:
Big Joe Turner
composer:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
4:56
7Ti-Ri-Lee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1955-01-28)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1955-01-28)
recording of:
Ti‐Ri‐Lee (on 1955-01-28)
writer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer), Big Joe Turner and Jerry Wexler
2:56
8In the Evening
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-15)
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-02-15)
bass:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1954-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1954-02-15)
guitar:
Mickey Baker (on 1954-02-15)
piano:
Jesse Stone (on 1954-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Taylor (US saxophonist & producer from NYC, only active since 2005) (on 1954-02-15)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1954-02-15)
cover recording of:
In the Evening (on 1954-02-15)
lyricist:
Leroy Carr
version of:
In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)
5:04
9Midnight Cannonball
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1953-12-03)
alto saxophone:
Gus Fontenette (on 1953-12-03)
bass:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1953-12-03)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (drummer) (from 1953-01-03 until 1953-12-03)
piano:
Edward Frank (pianist) (on 1953-12-03)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Tillman (on 1953-12-03) and Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-12-03)
trombone:
Worthia Thomas (trombone) (on 1953-12-03)
trumpet:
John Girard (on 1953-12-03)
recording of:
Midnight Cannonball (on 1953-12-03)
writer:
Lou Willie Turner
publisher:
Hill & Range (publisher)
2:31
10Sweet Sixteen
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-01-20)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Herb Abrahmson
alto saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1952-01-20)
baritone saxophone:
Arlem Kareem (on 1952-01-20)
double bass [bass]:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1952-01-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Connie Kay (on 1952-01-20)
guitar:
Rector Bailey (on 1952-01-20)
piano:
Harry Van Walls (R&B pianist) (on 1952-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Freddie Mitchell (on 1952-01-20)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1952-01-20)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1952-01-20)
recording of:
Sweet Sixteen (on 1952-01-20)
lyricist and composer:
A. Nugetre (US songwriter/producer)
publisher:
Hill & Range (publisher) and Progressive Music (publisher)
2:58
11Low Down Dog
alto saxophone:
Pete Brown (Swing altoist active 40s-60s) (in 1956)
bass:
Walter Page (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (in 1956)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1956)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (in 1956)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Wess (in 1956)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (in 1956)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1956)
recording of:
Low Down Dog (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Big Joe Turner
3:41
12Wee Baby Blues
alto saxophone:
Pete Brown (Swing altoist active 40s-60s) (on 1956-03-07)
bass:
Walter Page (on 1956-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1956-03-07)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1956-03-07)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1956-03-07)
tenor saxophone:
Seldon Powell (on 1956-03-07)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1956-03-07)
trumpet:
Jimmy Nottingham (on 1956-03-07)
recording of:
Wee Baby Blues (on 1956-03-07)
writer:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) and Big Joe Turner
publisher:
Leeds Music Ltd.
7:19
13(We’re Gonna) Jump for Joy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-01-22)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1958-01-22)
bass:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-01-22)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1958-01-22)
guitar:
George Barnes (on 1958-01-22) and Billy Mure (on 1958-01-22)
harmonica:
Michael Chimes (on 1958-01-22)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1958-01-22)
recording of:
(We’re Gonna) Jump for Joy (on 1958-01-22)
composer:
Big Joe Turner
2:08
14Poor Lover’s Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-01-20)
alto saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1952-01-20)
baritone saxophone:
Pinky Williams (on 1952-01-20)
bass:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1952-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1952-01-20)
guitar:
Rector Bailey (on 1952-01-20)
piano:
Vann “Piano Man” Walls (R&B pianist) (on 1952-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Freddie Mitchell (on 1952-01-20)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1952-01-20)
recording of:
Poor Lover’s Blues (on 1952-01-20)
writer:
Big Joe Turner
2:40
15The Chill Is On
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-04-19)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Herb Abrahmson
piano:
Harry Van Walls (R&B pianist) (on 1951-04-19)
vocals:
Joe Turner (on 1951-04-19)
recording of:
The Chill Is On (on 1951-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Big Joe Turner
2:46
16TV Mama
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1953-10-07)
baritone saxophone:
Mack Easton (on 1953-10-07)
bass:
Jimmy Richardson (U.S. blues bassist) (on 1953-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Red Saunders (on 1953-10-07)
guitar:
Elmore James (on 1953-10-07)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (on 1953-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Grady Jackson (on 1953-10-07)
trumpet:
Sonny Cohn (on 1953-10-07)
recording of:
TV Mama (on 1953-10-07)
writer:
Big Joe Turner
publisher:
Hill & Range (publisher) and Progressive Music (publisher)
2:48
17Hollywood Bed
bass:
Robert Moore (US bassist, active 1940s) (on 1947-12-09)
drums (drum set):
James Adams (drummer) (on 1947-12-09)
guitar:
Ike Perkins (on 1947-12-09)
piano:
Ellsworth Liggett (on 1947-12-09)
tenor saxophone:
Otis Finch (on 1947-12-09)
trumpet:
Charles Gray (swing trumpeter, in Charles Gray & His Rhumboogie Five) (on 1947-12-09)
2:46
18Miss Brown Blues
alto saxophone, bass, drums (drum set) and guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1946-10-11)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1946-10-11)
tenor saxophone:
Otis Finch (on 1946-10-11)
trumpet:
Charles Gray (swing trumpeter, in Charles Gray & His Rhumboogie Five) (on 1946-10-11)
2:54
19Chains of Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-04-19)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Herb Abrahmson
piano:
Harry Van Walls (R&B pianist) (on 1951-04-19)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1951-04-19)
recording of:
Chains of Love (on 1951-04-19)
writer:
Harry Van Walls (R&B pianist) and Nugetre (US songwriter/producer)
publisher:
Hill & Range (publisher), Progressive (publisher) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:23
20Don’t You Cry
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-01-20)
alto saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1952-01-20)
baritone saxophone:
Pinky Williams (on 1952-01-20)
bass:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1952-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1952-01-20)
guitar:
Rector Bailey (on 1952-01-20)
piano:
Vann “Piano Man” Walls (R&B pianist) (on 1952-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Freddie Mitchell (on 1952-01-20)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1952-01-20)
vocals:
Joe Turner (on 1952-01-20)
recording of:
Don’t You Cry (on 1952-01-20)
writer:
Doc Pomus
2:30
21Married Woman
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1953-12-03)
alto saxophone:
Gus Fontenette (on 1953-12-03)
bass:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1953-12-03)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Moore (drummer) (from 1953-01-03 until 1953-12-03)
piano:
Edward Frank (pianist) (on 1953-12-03)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Tillman (on 1953-12-03) and Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-12-03)
trombone:
Worthia Thomas (trombone) (on 1953-12-03)
trumpet:
John Girard (on 1953-12-03)
recording of:
Married Woman (on 1953-12-03)
writer:
Lou Willie Turner
2:50

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Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:Promo Sound AG (not for release label use - for copyrights, manufacturer only) (in 1996)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8690427 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00002479D [info]