This album features a most unusual session. Veteran blues singer Joe Turner and his usual rhythm section of the mid-'70s (which includes guitarist Pee Wee Crayton) are joined by four notable trumpeters: Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Harry "Sweets" Edison, and Clark Terry. On three blues (including the 15-minute "I Know You Love Me Baby") and "Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do," the group stretches out with each of the trumpeters getting ample solo space. It is not a classic outing (a little more planning and better material might have helped), but it is colorful and unique enough to be easily recommended to straight-ahead jazz and blues fans. Scott Yanow Tracklist + Credits :
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DIZZY GILLESPIE · ROY ELDRIDGE · HARRY "SWEET" EDISON · CLARKE TERRY · JOE TURNER – The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner (1975-2006) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
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JOE TURNER – 1946-1947 | The Classics Chronological Series – 1034 (1998) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
This fine collection captures Turner in his early prime, out on the West Coast and cutting some of the tightest jump blues of the '40s. Part of Classics' chronological series, the disc features such fine support players as pianists Pete Johnson and Albert Ammons, guitarist Teddy Bunn, and alto saxophonist Tab Smith. Among the 23 tracks are fine remakes of earlier Turner gems like "Roll 'em Pete," "Nobody in Mind," and "Ice Man Blues." Other highlights include Turner's initial R&B chart topper "My Gal's a Jockey" and the salaciously swingin' "Around the Clock Blues." A solid bet for fans of vintage jump blues. Stephen Cook
Tracklist :
1 My Gal's a Jockey
Joe Turner
2 I'm Still in the Dark 3:20
Joe Turner
3 I Got Love for Sale 2:32
Joe Turner
4 Sunday Morning Blues 2:52
Big Joe Turner
5 Mad Blues 2:25
Joe Turner
6 It's a Low Down Dirty Shame 2:38
Joe Turner
7 I'm Still in the Dark 3:04
Joe Turner
8 Miss Brown Blues 2:52
Joe Turner
9 Sally Zu-Zazz 2:53
Big Joe Turner
10 Rock O' Gibralter 2:36
Joe Turner
11 Milk and Butter Blues 3:06
Joe Turner
12 That's What Really Hurts 2:48
Joe Turner
13 I'm in Sharp When I Hit the Coast 2:54
Joe Turner
14 New Ooh Wee Baby Blues 3:03
Joe Turner
15 Around the Clock Blues, Pt. 1 1:46
Wynonie Harris
16 Around the Clock Blues, Pt. 2 1:39
Wynonie Harris
17 Morning Glory 2:29
Traditional
18 Nobody in Mind 3:09
Big Joe Turner
19 Low Down Dog 2:31
Leroy Carr / Big Joe Turner
20 Back Breaking Blues 3:04
Joe Turner
21 Empty Pocket Blues 2:40
Joe Turner
22 Roll 'Em Pete 2:51
Pete Johnson / Big Joe Turner
23 Ice Man Blues 2:31
Louis Jordan
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JOACHIM KÜHN — Europeana : Jazzphony No. 1 (Michael Gibbs) (1995) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless
Europeana won the Annual German Record Critics' Award upon its initial CD release in 1995. ACT Tracklist : 1 Castle In Heaven 4:16 Fr...