Виниловая пластинка BIG JOE TURNER - The Boss Of The Blues (Pure Pleasure SD 1234) (LP) (5060149622209)

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 my 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. If I had to compile a list of my 10 favorite albums, Boss of the Blues would be there. Ed Kopp / All About Jazz.


Side A :
1. Cherry Red
2. Roll 'em Pete
3. I Want A Little Girl
4. Low Down Dog
5. Wee Baby Blues
Side B :
1. You're Driving Me Crazy
2. How Long Blues
3. Morning Glories
4. St. Louis Blues
5. Piney Brown Blues