The Chronological Classics: Joe Turner 1941-1946

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Tracklist

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1Nobody in Mind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-07-17)
bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1941-07-17)
guitar:
Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer) (on 1941-07-17)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1941-07-17)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1941-07-17)
recording of:
Nobody in Mind (on 1941-07-17)
writer:
Big Joe Turner
2:57
2Somebody’s Got to Go
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-07-17)
bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1941-07-17)
guitar:
Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer) (on 1941-07-17)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1941-07-17)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1941-07-17)
recording of:
Somebody's Got to Go (on 1941-07-17)
writer:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician)
2:58
3Ice Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-07-17)
bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1941-07-17)
guitar:
Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer) (on 1941-07-17)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1941-07-17)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1941-07-17)
recording of:
Ice Man (on 1941-07-17)
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
2:58
4Chewed Up Grass
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-07-17)
bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1941-07-17)
guitar:
Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer) (on 1941-07-17)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1941-07-17)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1941-07-17)
recording of:
Chewed Up Grass (on 1941-07-17)
writer:
J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
2:36
5Rocks in My Bed
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-09-08)
bass:
Jud DeNaut (on 1941-09-08)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1941-09-08)
piano:
Freddie Slack (on 1941-09-08)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1941-09-08)
cover recording of:
Rocks in My Bed (on 1941-09-08)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
3:17
6Blues on Central Avenue
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-09-08)
bass:
Jud DeNaut (on 1941-09-08)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1941-09-08)
piano:
Freddie Slack (on 1941-09-08)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1941-09-08)
recording of:
Blues on Central Avenue (on 1941-09-08)
writer:
Big Joe Turner
2:40
7Goin’ to Chicago Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-09-08)
bass:
Jud DeNaut (on 1941-09-08)
piano:
Freddie Slack (on 1941-09-08)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1941-09-08)
recording of:
Goin’ to Chicago (on 1941-09-08)
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Jimmy Rushing
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:03
8Sun Risin’ Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-09-08)
bass:
Jud DeNaut (on 1941-09-08)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1941-09-08)
piano:
Freddie Slack (on 1941-09-08)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1941-09-08)
recording of:
Sun Risin’ Blues (on 1941-09-08)
writer:
Big Joe Turner
2:50
9Blues in the Night
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-01-28)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1942-01-28)
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) (on 1942-01-28)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
writer:
Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer (songwriting duo, teaming up in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
2:28
10Cry Baby Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-01-28)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1942-01-28)
recording of:
Cry-Baby Blues (on 1942-01-28)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
2:53
11It’s the Same Old Story
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1944-10-30)
bass:
Dallas Bartley (on 1944-10-30)
guitar:
Ernest Ashley (on 1944-10-30)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1944-10-30)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1944-10-30)
recording of:
It's the Same Old Story (on 1944-10-30)
writer:
Big Joe Turner
2:58
12Rebecca
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1944-10-30)
bass:
Dallas Bartley (on 1944-10-30)
guitar:
Ernest Ashley (on 1944-10-30)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1944-10-30)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1944-10-30)
recording of:
Rebecca (on 1944-10-30)
writer:
Big Joe Turner
2:45
13Little Bitty Gal’s Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1944-10-30)
bass:
Dallas Bartley (on 1944-10-30)
guitar:
Ernest Ashley (on 1944-10-30)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1944-10-30)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1944-10-30)
recording of:
Little Bittie Gal's Blues (on 1944-10-30)
writer:
Big Joe Turner
3:23
14I Got a Gal (For Every Day in the Week)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1944-10-30)
bass:
Dallas Bartley (on 1944-10-30)
guitar:
Ernest Ashley (on 1944-10-30)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1944-10-30)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1944-10-30)
recording of:
I Got a Gal for Every Day in the Week (on 1944-10-30)
writer:
Big Joe Turner
3:05
15S.K. Blues, Part 1
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-02-02)
producer:
Herb Abramson and Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1945-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Harold "Doc" West (on 1945-02-02)
guitar:
Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer) (on 1945-02-02)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1945-02-02)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-02-02)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1945-02-02)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1945-02-02)
recording of:
S.K. Blues (on 1945-02-02)
composer:
Saunders King
publisher:
Cireco Music, Inc.
3:03
16S.K. Blues, Part 2
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-02-02)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1945-02-02)
drums (drum set):
‘Doc’ West (on 1945-02-02)
guitar:
Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer) (on 1945-02-02)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1945-02-02)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-02-02)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1945-02-02)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1945-02-02)
recording of:
S.K. Blues (on 1945-02-02)
composer:
Saunders King
publisher:
Cireco Music, Inc.
3:00
17Johnson and Turner Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-02-02)
producer:
Herb Abramson and Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1945-02-02)
drums (drum set):
‘Doc’ West (on 1945-02-02)
guitar:
Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer) (on 1945-02-02)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1945-02-02)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-02-02)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1945-02-02)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1945-02-02)
recording of:
Johnson and Turner Blues (on 1945-02-02)
composer:
Joseph Turner Henderson and Pete KH Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist)
publisher:
Universal Music Corporation (France)
33:01
18Watch That Jive
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-02-02)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1945-02-02)
drums (drum set):
‘Doc’ West (on 1945-02-02)
guitar:
Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer) (on 1945-02-02)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1945-02-02)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-02-02)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1945-02-02)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1945-02-02)
recording of:
Watch That Jive (on 1945-02-02)
composer:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) and Big Joe Turner
3:00
19Howlin’ Winds
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-05-10)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1945-05-10)
recording of:
Howlin' Winds (on 1945-05-10)
writer:
Big Joe Turner
2:55
20Doggin’ the Blues (Low Dog Blues)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-05-10)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1945-05-10)
recording of:
Doggin' the Dog (on 1945-05-10)
writer:
Big Joe Turner and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
3:08
21Miss Brown Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-01-23)
bass:
John ‘Shifty’ Henry (on 1946-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Alray Kidd (on 1946-01-23)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1946-01-23)
piano:
Al Williams (piano) (on 1946-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Lloyd Harrison (on 1946-01-23) and Wild Bill Moore (jazz and R&B saxophonist) (on 1946-01-23)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1946-01-23)
recording of:
Miss Brown Blues (on 1946-01-23)
writer:
Big Joe Turner
3:06
22I Got My Discharge Papers
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-01-23)
bass:
John ‘Shifty’ Henry (on 1946-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Alray Kidd (on 1946-01-23)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1946-01-23)
piano:
Al Williams (piano) (on 1946-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Lloyd Harrison (on 1946-01-23) and Wild Bill Moore (jazz and R&B saxophonist) (on 1946-01-23)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1946-01-23)
recording of:
I Got My Discharge Papers (on 1946-01-23)
writer:
Big Joe Turner
2:41

Credits

Release

manufactured in:France
liner notes:Anatol Schenker (liner notes, Classics Records related) (in 1997-03)
distributed by:Mélodie (original & reissue production, for distribution use Mélodie Distribution)
copyrighted (©) by:Classics Records (French jazz reissue label) (in 1997)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/12467540 [info]
ASIN:FR: B00007GX8N [info]

Release group

part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 940) (order: 449)