Boss of the Blues

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Boss of the Blues
Live album by Big Joe Turner

Publication
(s)

1956

admission

1956

Label (s) Atlantic Records

Format (s)

LP, CD

Genre (s)

Blues , rhythm and blues

Title (number)

10

running time

44:49

occupation
  • Big Joe Turner - vocals
  • Pete Johnson - piano
  • Cliff Leeman - drums

production

Jerry Wexler

Studio (s)

Recorded live at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York City

chronology
Joe Turner Sings Kansas City Jazz
1953 		Boss of the Blues Joe Turner
1958

Boss of the Blues is an album by the American singer Big Joe Turner , which he released on Atlantic Records in 1956 . The album was seen as a "nostalgic return to the jump blues " and was reissued several times by Collectables, Rhino and Atlantic on audio cassette and CD.

General

At a time when his songs like " Shake, Rattle & Roll " or "Honey Hush" were hits of rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues , Big Joe Turner often recorded albums that were more oriented towards the jazz idiom . For Boss of the Blues he worked again with his former partner from the 1930s and 1940s, the pianist Pete Johnson . Trumpeter Joe Newman played in the Count Basie Orchestra , and others of the accompanying musicians also played in its big band. So it's not surprising that the band sounds like a Basie combo. The album includes re-recordings of Turner's previous recordings, such as "Cherry Red", "Roll 'Em Pete" and "Wee Baby Blues". In addition, blues standards such as “How Long Blues” by Leroy Carr or WC Cellphones “ St. Louis Blues ” can also be heard . The album was recorded in Carnegie Recital Hall, the second room in Carnegie Hall , New York .

Pieces of the album

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

Criticism

Scott Yanow wrote in Allmusic : Turner is in top form. ... This music should appeal to many listeners. (“Turner is in top form… This music should appeal to many listeners”) For AllAboutJazz , Ed Kopp emphasized in his review that it was Turner's best album and that it contained definitive versions of some of the songs recorded (of “I Want a Little Girl ”,“ Low Down Dog ”,“ You're Driving Me Crazy ”and“ Morning Glories ”). If the reviewer had to compile a list of his ten favorite albums, he would consider Boss of the Blues .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Catalog number SD-8812-2
  2. ↑ a b Ed Kopp review (AllAboutJazz)
  3. ↑ a b c Review (All Music Guide)
  4. ↑ CD Universe product information