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==History==
==History==
From the 1920s through the 1930s, Turner and [[boogie-woogie]] [[piano|pianist]] [[Pete Johnson]] enjoyed a successful and highly influential collaboration that, following their appearance at [[Carnegie Hall]] on December 23, 1938, helped launch a craze for boogie-woogie in the [[United States]].<ref name="rs">McGee, David. [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bigjoeturner/biography Big Joe Turner] ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Reproduced from [[Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide#Fourth_edition|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]. Accessed October 22, 2007.</ref><ref name="amg1">{{Allmusicguide |id=11:kiftxq95ldae~T1|label=Big Joe Turner}}</ref> After the pair separated, Turner continued to experience cross-genre musical success, establishing himself as one of the founders of [[rock and roll]] with such smash hits as "[[Shake, Rattle and Roll]]", but he did not turn his back on his roots.<ref name="amg1"/> ''The Boss of the Blues'' marks one of the last reunions Turner would have with Johnson,<ref name="amg">{{Allmusicguide |id=10:d9fpxqualdje |label=Boss of the Blues}}</ref> as, supported by a number of [[swing music|swing's]] best performers,<ref name="amg"/> they re-created a number of the classic tracks that had helped lay the groundwork for [[rhythm and blues]].<ref name="rs"/>
From the 1920s through the 1930s, Turner and [[boogie-woogie]] [[piano|pianist]] [[Pete Johnson]] enjoyed a successful and highly influential collaboration that, following their appearance at [[Carnegie Hall]] on December 23, 1938, helped launch a craze for boogie-woogie in the [[United States]].<ref name="rs">McGee, David. [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bigjoeturner/biography Big Joe Turner] ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Reproduced from [[Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide#Fourth_edition|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]. Accessed October 22, 2007.</ref><ref name="amg1">{{Allmusicguide |id=11:kiftxq95ldae~T1|label=Big Joe Turner}}</ref> After the pair separated, Turner continued to experience cross-genre musical success, establishing himself as one of the founders of [[rock and roll]] with such smash hits as "[[Shake, Rattle and Roll]]", but he did not turn his back on his roots.<ref name="amg1"/> ''The Boss of the Blues'' marks one of the last reunions Turner would have with Johnson,<ref name="amg">{{Allmusicguide |id=10:d9fpxqualdje |label=Boss of the Blues}}</ref> as, supported by a number of [[swing music|swing's]] best performers,<ref name="amg"/> they re-created a number of the classic tracks that had helped lay the groundwork for [[rhythm and blues]].<ref name="rs"/>
A distinguished presenter of jazz on Australian Broadcasting Commission radio said of this record, "When someone asks you 'What is Jazz?', just play the opening bars of 'Roll 'Em Pete'".
A distinguished presenter of jazz on Australian Broadcasting Commission radio said of this record, "When someone asks you 'What is Jazz?', just play the opening bars of 'Roll 'Em Pete'". The bold, vigorous arrangements by the veteran Ernie Wilkins fully represent the traditions of Kansas City music, while also giving a 'mainstream' platform to the musicians, not all of whom e.g. Brown, had K.C. backgrounds.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 15:07, 29 October 2010

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The Boss of the Blues is a 1956 album, by the American blues shouter Big Joe Turner. Originally released on the Atlantic label, the album has been reissued many times on cassette and CD by Atlantic, Rhino and Collectables.

History

From the 1920s through the 1930s, Turner and boogie-woogie pianist Pete Johnson enjoyed a successful and highly influential collaboration that, following their appearance at Carnegie Hall on December 23, 1938, helped launch a craze for boogie-woogie in the United States.[1][2] After the pair separated, Turner continued to experience cross-genre musical success, establishing himself as one of the founders of rock and roll with such smash hits as "Shake, Rattle and Roll", but he did not turn his back on his roots.[2] The Boss of the Blues marks one of the last reunions Turner would have with Johnson,[3] as, supported by a number of swing's best performers,[3] they re-created a number of the classic tracks that had helped lay the groundwork for rhythm and blues.[1] A distinguished presenter of jazz on Australian Broadcasting Commission radio said of this record, "When someone asks you 'What is Jazz?', just play the opening bars of 'Roll 'Em Pete'". The bold, vigorous arrangements by the veteran Ernie Wilkins fully represent the traditions of Kansas City music, while also giving a 'mainstream' platform to the musicians, not all of whom e.g. Brown, had K.C. backgrounds.

Track listing

Except where otherwise indicated, all tracks composed by Pete Johnson and Big Joe Turner.

  1. "Cherry Red" – 3:21
  2. "Roll 'Em Pete" – 3:41
  3. "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 4:16
  4. "Low Down Dog" (Turner) – 3:38
  5. "Wee Baby Blues" – 7:15
  6. "You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?)" (Walter Donaldson) – 4:10
  7. "How Long Blues" (traditional) – 5:43
  8. "Morning Glories" (traditional) – 3:39
  9. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 4:17
  10. "Piney Brown Blues" – 4:49

Personnel

Performance

Production

References

  1. ^ a b McGee, David. Big Joe Turner Rolling Stone. Reproduced from The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Accessed October 22, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Big Joe Turner at AllMusic
  3. ^ a b Boss of the Blues at AllMusic
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