Big Joe Turner

2-LP ON 1 CD Plus 2 BONUS TRACKS

This quintessential release features two of Turner’s most rocking and influential albums: his second long play, Rock & Roll (1957), and its follow-up Rockin’ The Blues (1958), which were originally released by Atlantic Records. Both magnificent and long unavailable LPs have been remastered and packaged together in this very special collector’s edition, which also includes 2 bonus tracks from the same period.

PERSONNEL:

JOE TURNER, lead vocals, plus:

Mickey Baker, Elmore James (guitar), Lloyd Trotman (bass),
Fats Domino, Ernie Hayes (piano),
David “Panama” Francis, Connie Kay (drums),
Sam “The Man” Taylor (tenor saxophone),
Frank “Heywood” Henry (baritone saxophone),
Pluma Davis (trombone), among others.

New York, Houston and New Orleans, between 1950 and 1958.

[1-14] ROCK & ROLL (Atlantic 8005, 1957)
[15-18] ROCKIN’ THE BLUES (Atlantic 8023, 1958)
[29-30] Bonus tracks

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01 SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL
02 FLIP, FLOP & FLY
03 FEELIN’ HAPPY
04 WELL, ALL RIGHT
05 THE CHICKEN AND THE HAWK
06 BOOGIE WOOGIE COUNTRY GIRL
07 HONEY HUSH
08 CORRINE, CORRINA
09 MIDNIGHT SPECIAL TRAIN
10 HIDE AND SEEK
11 OKE-SHE-MOKE-SHE-POP
12 CRAWDAD HOLE
13 SWEET SIXTEEN
14 CHAINS OF LOVE
15 (WE’RE GONNA) JUMP FOR JOY
16 TEEN AGE LETTER
17 LOVE ROLLER COASTER
18 LIPSTICK, POWDER AND PAINT
19 MORNING NOON AND NIGHT
20 I NEED A GIRL
21 RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET
22 BLUES IN THE NIGHT
23 AFTER A WHILE
24 WORLD OF TROUBLE
25 TROUBLE IN MIND
26 TV MAMA
27 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU
28 STILL IN LOVE
29 ROCK A WHILE
30 JUMPIN’ TONIGHT

TOTAL TIME: 78:26 Min.