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 Joes 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 Citys finest ever jazzmen and various members of Count Basies 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 my favorite Turner-Johnson collaborations. Both feature some incredible playing by the piano master. Turners versions of I Want a Little Girl, Low Down Dog, Youre Driving Me Crazy, and Morning Glories are definitive. If I had to compile a list of my 10 favorite albums, Boss of the Blues would be there. Ed Kopp/All About Jazz.

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PPAN SD1234 -Artist-Big Joe Turner

• Internal ID: JIT
• Format: Vinyl
• Format Detail: LP Black
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• Genre: Jazz