Johnny Otis Show - Live In Los Angeles 1970

Size: 117,9 MB
Time: 49:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Westcoast Blues, Blues Soul
Art: Front

01. Shake Rattle & Roll (Feat. Joe Turner) (3:02)
02. Chains of Love (Feat. Joe Turner) (2:47)
03. R.M. Blues (Feat. Roy Milton) (3:14)
04. Baby You Don't Know (Feat. Roy Milton) (2:23)
05. Misery (Feat. Little Esther Phillips) (3:06)
06. Confessin' Blues (Feat. Little Esther Phillips) (2:54)
07. Livin' In Misery (2:26)
08. Willie And The Hand Jive (2:40)
09. Cleanhead Blues (Feat. Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson) (3:50)
10. Kidney Stew Blues (Feat. Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson) (2:19)
11. Driftin' Blues (Feat. Charles Brown) (4:27)
12. Please Don't Drive Me Away (Feat. Charles Brown) (2:16)
13. Reconsider Baby (Feat. Lowell Fulson) (3:50)
14. Tramp (Feat. Lowell Fulson) (2:47)
15. Mistreatin' Blues (Feat. T-Bone Walker & Shuggie Otis) (7:50)

Johnny Otis had a big Band and a radio show on the west coast and made many tours where he presented many guest stars! Here is a live recording from 1970 in Los Angeles. The guests are: Big Joe Turner, Little Ester Phillips, Roy Milton, Charles Brown, Lowell Fulsom, T-Bone Walher and Eddie Cleanhead Vinson! These are the best artists from the West Coast! Enjoy!

Live In Los Angeles 1970

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Big Joe Turner - Life Ain't Easy

Year: 1983/1994
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:01
Size: 92,2 MB
Styles: Jazzy blues
Scans: LP front, back, labels

1. Life Ain't Easy (6:45)
2. Plant Your Garden (8:16)
3. So Long (5:03)
4. For Growin' Up (10:40)
5. Morning Glory (3:00)
6. Kick The Front Door In (6:16)

Big Joe Turner's Pablo recordings of 1974-84 tended to be loose and sometimes a bit sloppy (with some overlong performances) but they were always full of spirit. On this particular CD, Turner's classic singing is matched with a mostly all-star crew including trumpeter Roy Eldridge, trombonist Al Grey, tenor saxophonist Lee Allen, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Earl Palmer (along with guitarist Thomas Gadson and Jimmy Robins on piano and organ). Turner performs Woody Guthrie's "So Long" and five of his recent originals; Eldridge and Grey's occasional competitive solos uplift the music. /Scott Yanow, AllMusic

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Big Joe Turner - San Francisco 1977 (2 CD)

Nicknamed "Boss of the Blues", "Big" Joe Turner's musical appeal spread well beyond his Kansas City roots: he was also a highly regarded jazz singer, as well as a musical godfather to every up and coming rock 'n' roll group worldwide. He was discovered in his native Kansas City in the 1930s by impresario and record producer extraordinaire John Hammond, who brought him to New York for a concert at Carnegie Hall as well as dates at some of New York's most prestigious clubs.

Invited by Duke Ellington to appear in his 1941 revue entitled "Jump For Joy", it opened the door to perform with legendary jazz musicians such as Art Tatum, Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons and others. By the 1950s, Joe had signed with Atlantic Records where he ushered in the rock 'n' roll era, performing such classics as "Shake, Rattle and Roll", "Morning, Noon and Night", "TV Mama" (which featured the slick guitar work of Elmore James), "Chains of Love" and "Honey Hush (Hi Ho Silver)" among others.

This CD, recorded March 5, 1977 at the Palms Cafe in San Francisco, embodies all of Turner's considerable talents and offers 23 tracks on 2 discs.

Personnel: Joe Turner (vocals); Mike Bloomfield (guitar); Mark Naftalin (piano); Pat Campbell (bass); Bob Scott (drums); Unknown (saxophone).

Album: San Francisco 1977
Year: 2017
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:56
Size: 179,6 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

CD 1 (Set 1):
1. The Night Time Is The Right Time (7:19)
2. Flip Flop And Fly (6:15)
3. Honey Hush (Hi Ho Silver) (5:54)
4. T.V. Mama (5:14)
5. Chains Of Love (7:25)
6. Corrine, Corrina (5:42)
7. I Hear You Knocking (8:04)
8. How Long Blues (6:49)
9. Give Me An Hour In Your Garden (11:27)
10. Shoo Shoo Boogie Boo (7:21)
11. Early One Morning (6:22)

CD 2 (Set 2):
1. Everyday I Have The Blues (10:00)
2. Medley: I've Got A Pocketful Of Pencils/I Want My Baby To Write Me (13:16)
3. Ain't Gonna Be Your Lowdown Dog (3:31)
4. Stormy Monday Blues (6:31)
5. When The Sun Goes Down (3:26)
6. Morning, Noon And Night (3:22)
7. Hide And Go Seek (4:42)
8. Shake, Rattle And Roll (3:22)
9. The Things I Used To Do (9:38)
10. Chicken And The Hawk (4:49)
11. On My Way To Denver Blues (11:07)
12. Write Me A Letter (5:47)

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Various - Gaz's Rockin' Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:34
Size: 147.8 MB
Styles: R&B/Blues
Year: 1981/2012
Art: Front

[2:20] 1. Etta James - Good Rockin' Daddy
[2:58] 2. Young Jessie & The Cadets - Mary Lou
[3:00] 3. Richard Berry - Oh! Oh! Get Out Of The Car
[2:12] 4. Richard Berry - Yama Yama Pretty Mama
[2:08] 5. Etta James - Tough Lover
[2:29] 6. Long Tall Marvin - Have Mercy Miss Percy
[2:36] 7. Jimmy Witherspoon - Who's Been Jivin' You
[2:27] 8. B.B. King - She's Dynamite
[2:22] 9. Preacher Stevens - Whoopin' And Hollerin'
[2:32] 10. Elmore James - Strange Kinda Feeling
[3:03] 11. Pee Wee Crayton - Texas Hop
[2:47] 12. Little Johnny Jones & The Chicago Hound Dogs - I May Be Wrong (Boogie Woogie)
[2:59] 13. Little Johnny Jones & The Chicago Hound Dogs - Sweet Little Woman
[2:13] 14. Van Robinson - Come On Let's Dance
[2:34] 15. Robbin Ray - Love My Baby
[2:38] 16. Chuck Higgins Orchestra - The Blacksmith Blues
[2:51] 17. Goree Carter - Bad Feeling
[2:54] 18. Wild Bill Moore With Scatman - Rock And Roll
[2:42] 19. Joe Papoose Fritz - Wrong Doing Woman
[3:07] 20. B.B. King - Whole Lotta' Love
[2:55] 21. Freddie Simmons Quintette - Hollywood Bound
[2:54] 22. Joe Turner & Pete Johnson - Don't Talk Me To Death
[2:26] 23. Joe Hill Louis - Nappy Head Woman
[3:14] 24. Jeanne Demetz With Johnny Alston Orchestra - Calypso Daddy

Gaz's Rockin' Blues is London's longest running one-nighter club. It was founded on the 3rd of July 1980 and was held at Gossip's on Dean Street until november 1995 when it moved to its current venue St Moritz in Wardour Street. The club promotes live bands each week.

Compiled by Gaz Mayall, eldest son of blues legend John Mayall, and owner of the legendary London club Gaz's Rockin' Blues, this CD updates the original LP released in 1981. Gaz's Rockin' Blues celebrates it's 25th anniversary this year. London's hippest club is known worldwide and is especially popular with Japanese visitors. The first 14 tracks replicate the 1981 release, and ten tracks are new to CD. Gaz tells the club's story in his entertaining and lavishly illustrated sleeve notes.

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VA - Christmas 'Round The Jukebox

Size: 170,3 MB
Time: 70:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues, R&B, Xmas
Art: Front

01. Joe Turner - Christmas Date Boogie (2:33)
02. The Five Keys - It's Christmas Time (2:49)
03. Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run (2:43)
04. The Drifters - White Christmas (2:27)
05. Charles Brown - Please Come Home For Christmas (2:40)
06. The Moonglows - Hey Santa Claus (2:22)
07. The Cadillacs - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (2:17)
08. Jimmy McCracklin - Christmas Time (Part 1) (2:06)
09. The Ravens - White Christmas (3:06)
10. The Ravens - Silent Night (2:49)
11. The Falcons - Can This Be Christmas (2:53)
12. Jimmy Liggins - I Want My Baby For Christmas (2:38)
13. Mabel Scott - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus (2:16)
14. Charles Brown - Merry Christmas Baby (2:42)
15. Lowell Fulson - Lonesome Christmas (Part 1) (2:22)
16. Lowell Fulson - Lonesome Christmas (Part 2) (2:09)
17. Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Christmas Eve Baby (2:19)
18. Cecil Gant - Hello Santa Claus (2:49)
19. Jimmy Witherspoon - How I Hate To See Christmas Come Around (2:47)
20. The Harmony Grits - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (2:05)
21. Roy Milton - Christmas Time Blues (3:02)
22. The Dominoes - Christmas In Heaven (2:41)
23. Amos Milburn - Let's Make Christmas Merry Baby (2:52)
24. Louis Jordan - May Every Day Be Christmas (3:12)
25. The Orioles - (It's Gonna Be) Lonely Christmas (3:18)
26. Big John Greer - We Want To See Santa Do The Mambo (2:19)
27. B.B. King - Christmas Celebration (2:27)

Here is a Christmas celebration attended by some of the greatest names in Rhythm and Blues. From the late 40s to the early 50s the biggest names in Blues including B.B. King, Amos Milburn, Charles Brown, Jimmy Witherspoon, Lowell Fulton, Roy Milton. The Drifters, Joe Turner and Chuck Berry sing their Christmas favourites. Being the blues of course many of the songs emphasise how lonely Christmas can be without the one you love whilst others celebrate the holiday season with joyful songs and new versions of standards like, "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town". Many of these records constantly reappeared on the R&B sales charts every year. Some like Charles Brown's original million-selling "Merry Christmas Baby" were still selling well into the soul era. Depending on your mood you can preselect these titles, pour a large Brandy and wallow in the depressive elements of a lonely Christmas or roll back the carpet put another nickel in the jukebox and have a Rockin' Christmas celebration. Either way works.

Christmas 'Round The Jukebox

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Joe Turner - Shake Rattle & Rock (2 parts)

The premier blues shouter of the postwar era, Big Joe Turner's roar could rattle the very foundation of any gin joint he sang within -- and that's without a microphone. Turner was a resilient figure in the history of blues -- he effortlessly spanned boogie-woogie, jump blues, even the first wave of rock & roll, enjoying great success in each genre.

Turner, whose powerful physique certainly matched his vocal might, was a product of the swinging, wide-open Kansas City scene. Even in his teens, the big-boned Turner looked entirely mature enough to gain entry to various K.C. niteries. He ended up simultaneously tending bar and singing the blues before hooking up with boogie piano master Pete Johnson during the early '30s. Theirs was a partnership that would endure for 13 years.

At Turner's first Atlantic date in April of 1951, he imparted a gorgeously world-weary reading to the moving blues ballad "Chains of Love" (co-penned by Ertegun and pianist Harry Van Walls) that restored him to the uppermost reaches of the R&B charts. From there, the hits came in droves: "Chill Is On," "Sweet Sixteen" (yeah, the same downbeat blues B.B. King's usually associated with; Turner did it first), and "Don't You Cry" were all done in New York, and all hit big. Turner had no problem whatsoever adapting his prodigious pipes to whatever regional setting he was in. In 1953, he cut his first R&B chart-topper, the storming rocker "Honey Hush" (later covered by Johnny Burnette and Jerry Lee Lewis), in New Orleans, with trombonist Pluma Davis and tenor saxman Lee Allen in rip-roaring support. Before the year was through, he stopped off in Chicago to record with slide guitarist Elmore James' considerably rougher-edged combo and hit again with the salacious "T.V. Mama."

Although health problems and the size of his humongous frame forced him to sit down during his latter-day performances, Turner continued to tour until shortly before his death in 1985. They called him the Boss of the Blues, and the appellation was truly a fitting one: when Turner shouted a lyric, you were definitely at his beck and call. ~ Bill Dahl

Album: Shake Rattle & Rock Part 1
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 86:28
Size: 198.0 MB
Styles: R&B, Urban blues, Jump blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[2:44] 1. The Chill Is On
[3:13] 2. After My Laughter Came Tears
[2:24] 3. Bump Miss Susie
[3:20] 4. Chains Of Love (With Van Piano Man Walls Orchestra)
[3:16] 5. I'll Never Stop Loving You
[2:53] 6. Sweet Sixteen (With Van Piano Man Walls Orchestra)
[2:28] 7. Don't You Cry
[2:39] 8. Poor Lover's Blues
[2:56] 9. Still In Love
[2:45] 10. Baby I Still Want You
[2:40] 11. Honey Hush
[2:34] 12. Crawdad Hole
[2:53] 13. Ti-Ri-Lee
[3:00] 14. Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop
[2:48] 15. Tv Mama
[2:59] 16. Shake, Rattle And Roll
[3:53] 17. Time After Time
[4:59] 18. In The Evenin' When The Sun Goes Down
[2:26] 19. Well All Right
[3:08] 20. You Know I Love You
[2:50] 21. Married Woman
[2:28] 22. Midnight Cannonball
[2:40] 23. Morning, Noon And Night
[2:40] 24. Hide & Seek
[2:45] 25. Flip Flop And Fly
[2:39] 26. The Chicken And The Hawk (Up, Up, And Away)
[2:55] 27. Boogie Woogie Country Girl
[2:52] 28. Corrine Corrina
[2:27] 29. Lipstick, Powder And Paint
[2:00] 30. Rock A While

Shake Rattle & Rock Part 1

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Album: Shake Rattle & Rock Part 2
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 91:52
Size: 210.3 MB
Styles: R&B, Urban blues, Jump blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:40] 1. Low Down Dog
[3:43] 2. Roll 'em Pete
[2:52] 3. Cherry Red
[5:47] 4. How Long Blues
[4:50] 5. Piney Brown Blues
[2:12] 6. Morning Glories
[4:17] 7. I Want A Little Girl
[4:25] 8. St. Louis Blues
[4:12] 9. You're Driving Me Crazy
[2:18] 10. Wee Baby Blues
[2:38] 11. After A While
[2:37] 12. Midnight Special Train
[2:07] 13. Red Sails In The Sunset
[2:41] 14. Feeling Happy
[2:19] 15. Trouble In Mind
[2:26] 16. World Of Trouble
[1:57] 17. Love Roller Coaster
[1:57] 18. I Need A Girl
[2:28] 19. Teenage Letter
[2:22] 20. Sweet Sue (Single Version)
[2:07] 21. Jump For Joy
[2:20] 22. Blues In The Night
[2:23] 23. My Reason For Living (Single Version)
[2:15] 24. Careless Love
[2:59] 25. Got You On My Mind (Single Version)
[3:39] 26. Nobody In Mind
[7:07] 27. Rebecca
[2:57] 28. Don't You Make Me High
[1:57] 29. My Little Honey Dripper
[2:09] 30. Tomorrow Night

Shake Rattle & Rock Part 2

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Big Joe Turner - Big Joe Turner's Greatest Hits

Year: 1987/1989
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:06
Size: 134,5 MB
Styles: Jump blues, R&B
Scans: Full

1. The Chill Is On (Bonus) (2:46)
2. After My Laughter Came Tears (Bonus) (3:13)
3. Bump Miss Suzie (Bonus) (2:23)
4. Chains Of Love (3:23)
5. I'll Never Stop Loving You (Bonus) (3:18)
6. Sweet Sixteen (2:56)
7. Baby I Still Want You (Bonus) (2:48)
8. Honey Hush (2:40)
9. Crawdad Hole (2:36)
10. Oke-She-Moke-She-Bop (2:47)
11. Shake, Rattle And Roll (3:00)
12. Well All Right (2:29)
13. Hide And Seek (2:43)
14. Flip Flop And Fly (2:48)
15. The Chicken And The Hawk (2:39)
16. Boogie Woogie Country Girl (2:41)
17. Corrine Corrina (2:54)
18. Midnight Special Train (2:40)
19. Red Sails In The Sunset (Bonus) (2:09)
20. Feeling Happy (2:44)
21. Blues In The Night (Bonus) (2:20)

Big Joe Turner's music is the aural equivalent of a rare Porterhouse steak -- oversized, juicy, and a glorious overload for the senses, and if isn't always good for you, that's just part of the fun. Whether what he was singing was billed as jazz, swing, rhythm & blues, or rock & roll, Turner pretty much always did things the same way, rolling with the big beat and shouting with carnal joy on the subjects of wine, women, and song (even his hurtin' songs were pretty lively), and to this day his rollicking Atlantic sides are an ideal way to get the party started.

Big Joe Turner's Greatest Hits pulls together most of Turner's best-known tunes for Atlantic (fleshed out to a full 21 songs on its CD re-release), and while Turner recorded an awful lot of music over the course of a career that spanned five decades, this CD does a surprisingly good job of serving up the best stuff from his most fruitful and satisfying period, and if you can listen to "Shake, Rattle and Roll," "Flip, Flop and Fly," "Honey Hush," "Boogie Woogie Country Girl," or "Well All Right" without getting up to dance (or at least tapping your foot), maybe you shouldn't be bothering with this music stuff in the first place.

Historically invaluable, and more importantly a whole lot of fun, Big Joe Turner's Greatest Hits pretty well lives up to its billing and is a superb place to introduce yourself to the music of one of the great wildmen of the blues. /Mark Deming, AllMusic

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Big Joe Turner - The Real Boss Of The Blues

Year: 1969/2014
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:09
Size: 97,2 MB
Styles: Blues, R&B
Scans: Full

1. Shake, Rattle And Roll (3:04)
2. Lonesome Train (2:43)
3. Corrine, Corrina (3:03)
4. How Long, How Long Blues (3:20)
5. Careless Love (2:57)
6. Two Loves Have I (2:00)
7. Honey Hush (6:36)
8. Plastic Man (10:42)
9. Honey Hush (Live) (Bonus Track) (3:13)
10. Yakety Yak (Live) (Bonus Track) (4:28)

Bob Thiele launched Bluestime in 1969 with the express purpose of recording many of his heroes, including Big Joe Turner, who cut the LP The Real Boss of the Blues that year. Turner was roughly 13 years removed from his peak and certainly willing to do whatever it took to get back in the studio and maybe the charts, so he followed producer Thiele through Gene Page arrangements that updated his classic jumpers of the '50s.

The big band is diminished - there is a horn section but nothing approaching an orchestra - and he's paired with a blues-rock combo whose members love and respect the form but are more than willing to follow the fashion of the time, laying back into the grooves (this isn't music meant for dancing, it's for listening) and allowing plenty of space for solos, including an extended flute fantasia on "Careless Love," a move that dates this record as much as anything else.

If Turner seems indifferent to these extended instrumental sections, blame it on a production where he's placed at the forefront while he's at the microphone and then the band is shoved in front. Perhaps this doesn't give The Real Boss of the Blues the kineticism of his classic Atlantic recordings but it's evenhanded and showcases both sides equally.

Unlike the similar Chess records of the time, there's never the sense that the band overpowers Turner - admittedly, overpowering Big Joe would be a difficult task - and the rock fluidity of his backing band accidentally reveals that he's a subtler singer than often given credit; witness "Two Loves Have I," the rare contemporary piece here that is breezy and engaging, and also shows that he could navigate the waters of post-Motown R&B if he chose. He didn't, of course; he stuck to his shouting and that sounds good with the lively if slightly anonymous outfit he has here. It's not vintage Turner but it's worthy: it's one of the rare late-'60s blues LPs that feels of its time yet is connected to the past.

Ace's 2014 reissue includes live readings of "Honey Hush" and "Yakety Yak," which isn't the Coasters song but a reworking of "Honey Hush"; taken from the Super Black Blues, Vol. 2 LP, both are solid, but not as lively or interesting as the music on the album proper. /Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic

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Big Joe Turner - The Boss Of The Blues

Year: 1956/1981
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s (from Flac)
Time: 44:20
Size: 101,8 MB
Styles: Blues, jazz
Scans: Full

1. Cherry Red (3:26)
2. Roll 'Em Pete (3:47)
3. I Want A Little Girl (4:22)
4. Low Down Dog (3:44)
5. Wee Baby Blues (7:21)
6. You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) (4:16)
7. How Long Blues (5:50)
8. Morning Glories (2:15)
9. St. Louis Blues (4:23)
10. Piney Brown Blues (4:52)

During an era when Big Joe Turner recordings were often surprise hits with rock & roll fans (particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll"), he occasionally recorded no-nonsense blues-oriented jazz dates too. This reissue album matched Turner for one of the last times with the veteran boogie-woogie pianist Pete Johnson and also includes a variety of top swing players: trumpeter Joe Newman, trombonist Lawrence Brown, altoist Pete Brown, tenor saxophonist Frank Wess, guitarist Freddie Green, bassist Walter Page, and drummer Cliff Leeman. It is not surprising, considering the number of Basie-ites on the date, that the band often sounds like a Count Basie combo. Turner is in top form on remakes of some of his early tunes (including "Cherry Red," "Roll 'Em Pete," and "Wee Baby Blues"), a few traditional blues, and a couple of swing standards. This music should appeal to many listeners. /Scott Yanow, AllMusic

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Big Joe Turner - The Very Best Of Big Joe Turner

Year: 1998
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:26
Size: 107,1 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Full

1. Chains Of Love (3:24)
2. Sweet Sixteen (2:58)
3. Honey Hush (2:44)
4. TV Mama (2:50)
5. Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop (3:04)
6. Shake, Rattle And Roll (3:02)
7. Well All Right (2:30)
8. Flip Flop And Fly (2:48)
9. Hide And Seek (2:44)
10. Midnight Cannonball (2:32)
11. The Chicken And The Hawk (Up, Up And Away) (2:41)
12. Boogie Woogie Country Girl (2:59)
13. Corrine Corrina (2:56)
14. You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) (4:15)
15. Midnight Special Train (2:41)
16. Tomorrow Night (2:09)

After Rhino Records began their series of reissues of classic blues and R&B material from the Atlantic Records vaults, they did a snappy edit, shuffle, and augmentation of Atlantic's fine Big Joe Turner's Greatest Hits, and the result was the equally superb The Very Best of Big Joe Turner.

The Very Best of Big Joe Turner features 12 of the tunes which appeared on the earlier album, while adding another four (mostly leaning toward the more rollicking side of Turner's musical personality, including the gloriously lascivious "TV Mama"). While Big Joe Turner's Greatest Hits covered a bit more ground, The Very Best of Big Joe Turner is even more consistent and offers one of the great pioneering shouters of hard-rockin' R&B at his wild and raving best.

Sounding at once loose and thoroughly committed, this collection is a glorious summation of what Turner did best, and these 16 recordings are the soundtrack for a memorable after-hours party just waiting to happen. If you don't already have "Shake, Rattle and Roll", "Flip, Flop and Fly", or "Honey Hush" in your collection, than The Very Best of Big Joe Turner is one disc you need to add to your library posthaste, and the typically excellent remastering and packaging from Rhino only add to the value of this disc. /Mark Deming, AllMusic

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Joe Turner - Big Joe Is Here

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:51
Size: 72.9 MB
Styles: R&B
Year: 1959/2005
Art: Front

[2:15] 1. Wee Baby Blues
[2:00] 2. Rock A While
[2:45] 3. Baby I Still Want You
[2:47] 4. The Chill Is On
[2:38] 5. Poor Lover's Blues
[2:27] 6. Don't You Cry
[2:52] 7. Ti-Ri-Lee
[2:46] 8. Married Woman
[2:30] 9. Midnight Cannonball
[3:16] 10. I'll Never Stop Loving You
[3:10] 11. After My Laughter Came The Tears
[2:20] 12. Bump Miss Susie

The premier blues shouter of the postwar era, Big Joe Turner's roar could rattle the very foundation of any gin joint he sang within -- and that's without a microphone. Turner was a resilient figure in the history of blues -- he effortlessly spanned boogie-woogie, jump blues, even the first wave of rock & roll, enjoying great success in each genre. Turner, whose powerful physique certainly matched his vocal might, was a product of the swinging, wide-open Kansas City scene. Even in his teens, the big-boned Turner looked entirely mature enough to gain entry to various K.C. niteries. He ended up simultaneously tending bar and singing the blues before hooking up with boogie piano master Pete Johnson during the early '30s. Theirs was a partnership that would endure for 13 years. They called him the Boss of the Blues, and the appellation was truly a fitting one: when Turner shouted a lyric, you were definitely at his beck and call. ~ Bill Dahl

Big Joe Is Here

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Joe Turner Meets Jimmy Witherspoon - Patcha, Patcha All Night Long

Size: 98,1 MB
Time: 42:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1985
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Piano Blues, Blues Jazz
Art: Full

01. Patcha, Patcha ( 7:31)
02. Blues Lament (12:07)
03. You Got Me Runnin' ( 3:36)
04. Kansas City On My Mind ( 7:56)
05. The Chicken And The Hawk ( 5:40)
06. I Want A Little Girl ( 5:47)

This CD reissue, which is subtitled "Joe Turner Meets Jimmy Witherspoon," does not quite deliver on its promise. Turner (who would pass away within a year) and Witherspoon only actually meet up on the first two numbers and, other than some interplay on "Patcha, Patcha," the matchup generates few sparks. However the individual features (two songs apiece) are excellent, particularly Witherspoon's "You Got Me Runnin"' and Turner's "The Chicken and the Hawk." In addition there are many fine solos from altoist Red Holloway, Lee Allen on tenor and guitarist Gary Bell. This is a worthwhile and obviously historic set, recommended as much to blues as jazz collectors.

Patcha, Patcha All Night Long

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Big Joe Turner - Rhythm & Blues Years

Year: 1986
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:14
Size: 166,2 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Full

1. Don't You Cry (2:30)
2. Poor Lover's Blues (2:41)
3. Still In Love (2:59)
4. TV Mama (2:48)
5. Married Woman (2:48)
6. You Know I Love You (3:08)
7. Midnight Cannonball (2:30)
8. In The Evening (5:02)
9. Morning Noon And Night (2:41)
10. Ti-Ri-Lee (2:55)
11. Lipstick, Powder & Paint (2:26)
12. Rock A While (2:03)
13. After A While (2:36)
14. Trouble In Mind (2:22)
15. World Of Trouble (2:26)
16. Love Roller Coaster (1:55)
17. I Need A Girl (2:00)
18. Teenage Letter (2:27)
19. Wee Baby Blues (2:18)
20. (We're Gonna) Jump For Joy (2:08)
21. Sweet Sue (2:24)
22. My Reasons For Living (2:23)
23. Love Oh Careless Love (2:17)
24. Got You On My Mind (2:58)
25. Chains Of Love (2:37)
26. My Little Honeydripper (2:00)
27. Tomorrow Night (2:11)
28. Honey, Hush (2:25)

Picks up the rest of the 1950s Atlantic Records motherlode. The Chicago-cut double-entendre gem "TV Mama" (with Elmore James on guitar), the lighthearted rockers "Rock a While", "Morning Noon & Night", and "Lipstick, Powder & Paint", and a rip-snorting remake of Turner's classic "Roll 'Em Pete", here titled "(We're Gonna) Jump for Joy", that in its own way rivals the original (King Curtis' blistering sax solo doesn't hurt), are among the many highlights on the 28-song collection. /Bill Dahl, AllMusic

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Joe Turner - My French Connection

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:58
Size: 167.0 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:11] 1. Some Day
[5:11] 2. Somthing Wrong
[4:53] 3. Beale St Boogie
[3:41] 4. Made A Move On Me
[5:07] 5. Lie To Me
[7:25] 6. My Regrets
[5:41] 7. This Man Of Mine
[8:23] 8. Born With The Blues
[5:43] 9. After Me
[5:48] 10. I Got You
[4:38] 11. Chedigny
[8:40] 12. The Itch
[4:30] 13. Why Now

Joe Turner (bass/vocals), Earl Green (vocals), Dieter Jagiela (guitar), Jens Pedersen (drums), Lionel Haas (keys), Gulliver Allwood (alto sax)

The former Isaac Hayes, Al Green, BB King bass man and band leader who spawned Eugene Bridges, Joe Turner returns to the UK for a long overdue tour in support of his new album "My French Connection". Not to be confused with the late rock & roller Joe Turner, this gentle giant of the blues boasts a forty year career that has seen him play record, arrange and tour with all the greats from BB King and Albert King to Little Milton, Al Green, Isaac Hayes and many more. Big Joe's career though is inextricably tied in with the very best years of BB King. As a core member and band leader of BB 's classic 50's line-ups, Big Joe would think nothing of recording three albums in a day with the same rhythm section, often backing the very best blues artists on his native Beale Street. Joe also appeared in Isaac Hayes' groundbreaking "Wattstax" movie, and appeared on vinyl with Chuck Berry, when it occurred to him that he should step out in his own right.

Having established himself as both a master bass player, band leader and arranger, and talent scout Big Joe has spent the last decade honing his song writing skills. A move to Europe led him to signing to Mystic records with whom he cut three albums with lead vocalist Eugene Bridges. The albums impressed not least because Joe wrote nearly all the material , including the show stopping "Blood On Your Hands"; "Bad Luck"; "Evil"; and the self explanatory "I Am The Blues". Moreover Joe Turner expanded his audience base by heading off to the continent and settling in France.

What you can expect from a Joe Turner concert is the concept of a good time blues show with magnificent playing, great songs, and of course passionate blues. Joe Turner paid his dues for over 4 decades, and his Memphis Blues Caravan joyfully fulfills his potential. The Blues never sounded so good.

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T-Bone Walker, Joe Turner, Otis Spann - Super Black Blues

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 36:57
Size: 84.6 MB
Styles: Urban blues
Year: 1969/2014
Art: Front

[13:59] 1. Paris Blues
[ 3:46] 2. Here I Am Broken Hearted
[ 8:14] 3. Jot's Blues
[10:57] 4. Blues Jam

This is one of the best urban blues album ever recorded. Not only is the music terrific, but also the reunion of such great musicians as Joe Turner, T-Bone Walker, Otis Spann, George "Harmonica" Smith and Ernie Watts, for the first and only time, backed by a brilliant rhythm section, including Ron Brown on bass, Arthur Wright on guitar and Paul Humphrey on drums, made this recording one-off. Last but not least, the producer, Bob Thiele, better known for his work with John Coltrane on Impulse. The session took place in New York, on October 17, 1969. Otis Spann, pianist for Muddy Waters before starting his own solo career, passed away a few months later, in April 1970. George "Harmonica" Smith was also the harp player for Muddy Waters before starting to play and record under his own name.There are only 4 long tracks on this recording, 3 of them penned by T-Bone Walker, but over 40 minutes of fresh raw real blues. Put together the Kansas City singing of Joe Turner, the Texas guitar and singing style of T-Bone Walker, the Chicago piano and singing style of Otis Spann, the unique harp sound and playing of George Smith, the honky tenor saxophone of Ernie Watts, and what you get is this terrific vintage recording. Joe Turner and T-Bone Walker share vocals on most of the tracks. ~ amazon.com

Joe Turner: vocal; T-Bone Walker: vocal and guitar; Otis Span: vocal and piano; George "Harmonica" Smith: harmonica; Ron Brown: bass; Arthur Right: guitar; Ernie Watts: tenor sax; Paul Humphrey: drums. Recorded in the USA, on October 17, 1969

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Various - The Last Shout! Twilight Of The Blues Shouters 1954-1962 (3-CD Set)

The forgotten superheroes of 20th-century black music, the leather-lunged blues shouters, dominated the US nightclub stages and R&B charts for half-a-dozen years or so following World War II, before being side-lined by the bourgeoning rock n roll storm in the early 1950s. Still considered a force with which to be reckoned in the US music industry of the mid-fifties, and still at the height of their vocal prowess, many of the biggest stars were granted one or two final shots to save their flagging recording careers during rock n roll s heyday - their Last Shout.

Compiled and annotated by R&B authority Dave Penny, this 3CD set from Fantastic Voyage endeavours to document the twilight of that proud musical genre and resurrect the ultimate releases from some of the great voices of R&B. The international blues boom of the 1960s - informed by the white Europeans predilection for more unsophisticated rural country blues and urban down-home blues, coupled with black America s progressive, wholesale acceptance of gospel-steeped soul and funk - served to entomb the art of the jump blues shouter further and to remove the memory of an exciting musical form from general consciousness, until it began to be exhumed decades later. Featuring singers famous and obscure, The Last Shout! serves the best of the final commercial recordings issued for the African-American R&B market by the likes of Big Joe Turner, Wynonie Harris, Jimmy Witherspoon and Eddie Cleanhead Vinson. When they no longer sold to their market, some, like Turner and Witherspoon, were able to make a comfortable living on the jazz circuit, others pursued alternative careers in comedy, preaching, composing or acting, yet others remained tragically determined; trying to maintain an ever-dwindling touring schedule on the chittlin circuit and drinking themselves into an early grave.

97 tracks and a 20pp illustrated booklet offer a snapshot of time in the history of black music, when the undiminished power of the classic blues shouters was married to the urgent rhythms of the rock n roll era, resulting in some very special music indeed!

Album: The Last Shout! Twilight Of The Blues Shouters 1954-1962 - CD 1: Big Four Battlin'
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 77:58
Size: 178.5 MB
Styles: R&B, Jump blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:50] 1. Wynonie Harris - Bloodshot Eyes
[2:45] 2. Joe Turner & His Blues Kings - Feeling Happy
[2:22] 3. Jimmy Witherspoon & The Quintones - My Girl Ivy
[2:30] 4. Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson - Hold It Right There
[2:49] 5. Wynonie Harris - A Tale Of Woe
[2:31] 6. Jimmy Witherspoon & The Starlites - Who Baby Who
[2:45] 7. Joe Turner & His Blues Kings - Hide And Seek
[2:58] 8. Eddie Vinson - Old Man Boogie
[2:27] 9. Jimmy Witherspoon - I Gotta Go Home
[3:04] 10. Wynonie Harris - There's No Substitute For Love
[2:43] 11. Eddie Vinson - Suffer Fool
[2:01] 12. Joe Turner & Choker Campbell Orchestra - I Need A Girl
[2:03] 13. Wynonie Harris - That's Me Right Now
[2:34] 14. Jimmy Witherspoon - Teenage Party
[2:52] 15. Eddie Vinson - Old Man Boogie
[2:19] 16. Joe Turner w. Jesse Stone Orchestra - Wee Baby Blues
[2:21] 17. Wynonie Harris - Tell A Whale Of A Tale
[2:30] 18. Eddie Vinson - Anxious Heart
[2:22] 19. Jimmy Witherspoon w. Jesse Stone Orchestra - All Right Miss Moore
[2:03] 20. Joe Turner - Rock A While
[1:53] 21. Wynonie Harris - Destination Love
[2:29] 22. Eddie Vinson - You Can't Have My Love No More
[2:27] 23. Jimmy Witherspoon w. Jesse Stone Orchestra - When I Start To Thinking
[2:48] 24. Wynonie Harris - Big Old Country Fool
[2:31] 25. Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson - That's The Way To Treat Your Woman
[1:56] 26. Joe Turner w. Choker Campbell Orchestra - Love Roller Coaster
[2:29] 27. Jimmy Witherspoon - You Can Make It If You Try
[2:51] 28. Eddie Vinson - Tomorrow May Never Come
[2:28] 29. Joe Turner w. Jesse Stone Orchestra - Teen Age Letter
[2:30] 30. Wynonie Harris - Sweet Lucy Brown
[2:31] 31. Jimmy Witherspoon - Endless Sleep

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Album: The Last Shout! Twilight Of The Blues Shouters 1954-1962 - CD 2: Old School Scufflin'
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 78:24
Size: 179.5 MB
Styles: R&B, Jump blues
Year: 2014
Art: Full

[2:19] 1. The Tibbs Brothers - (Wake Up) Miss Rip Van Winkle
[2:24] 2. Jimmy Rushing - Baby, Don't Tell On Me
[2:15] 3. Grant Jones w. Mike Simpson Orchestra - Soda Pop Rock
[3:05] 4. Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats - I Wanna Hug, Ya, Kiss Ya, Squeeze Ya
[2:53] 5. Teddy (Mr. Bear) McRae & His Orchestra - Hold Out Baby
[2:30] 6. Redd Foxx - The Crazy House
[2:28] 7. Gene Phillips w. Jay McVea Orchestra - I Owe Everybody
[2:23] 8. Doc Pomus All Stars - Work, Little Carrie, Work
[2:17] 9. Big John Greer - Come Back Uncle John
[2:02] 10. Tic & Toc w. Howard Biggs Orchestra - I'm A Big Boy Now
[1:46] 11. Ollie Shepard - My Baby Is Gone
[2:18] 12. Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy Orchestra - Ada From Decatur
[2:44] 13. Bobby 'Mr. Blues' Merrell - I Ain't Mad At You
[2:10] 14. Timmie Rogers - Take Me To Your Leader
[2:47] 15. Function At The Junction
[2:29] 16. H-Bomb Ferguson & His Mad Lads - No-Sackie-Sack
[2:03] 17. Roy Milton - Red Light
[2:27] 18. Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats - If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')
[2:39] 19. Crown Prince Waterford - Driftwood Blues
[2:06] 20. Bull Moose Jackson - Heavyweight Baby
[2:32] 21. Crown Prince Waterford w. Labert Ellis - Get Your Clothes And Let's Go
[2:21] 22. Redd Foxx - Real Pretty Mama
[2:08] 23. Bobby 'Mr. Blues' Merrell - I'm Gonna Set You Free
[2:02] 24. Grant Jones w. Mike Simpson Orchestra - Pinball Machine
[2:31] 25. Teddy (Mr. Bear) McRae & His Orchestra - Hi' Fi' Baby
[2:29] 26. Ollie Shepard - Say Yeah
[2:20] 27. John Greer - Come Back Maybelline
[2:02] 28. Buillmoose Jackson - Watch My Signals
[2:32] 29. Grant Jones w. Mike Simpson Orchestra - Take The Hint
[2:20] 30. H-Bomb Ferguson - Midnight Ramblin' Tonight
[2:10] 31. Doc Pomus All Stars - Bye Baby Bye
[2:14] 32. Knocked Out
[2:22] 33. Jibba Jab

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Album: The Last Shout! Twilight Of The Blues Shouters 1954-1962 - CD 3: New Breed Bawlin'
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 79:54
Size: 183.0 MB
Styles: R&B, Jump blues
Year: 2014
Art: Full

[2:43] 1. Clarence Samuels - Chicken-Hearted Woman
[3:02] 2. Jimmy Nelson - I Sat And Cried
[2:56] 3. The Tone Twins w. Jimmy Lewis Band - Hey Pretty Girl
[2:56] 4. Stomp Gordon & His Orchestra - Ride, Superman, Ride
[2:37] 5. Joe (Mr. 'G') August - Boogie With Calypso
[2:30] 6. Dossie (Thunderbird) Terry - Skinny Ginny
[2:04] 7. Emmet Davis - How About It Baby
[2:20] 8. Titus Turner - Get On The Right Track, Baby
[2:28] 9. Earl Williams & His Quintette - O Baby Please
[2:29] 10. Piney Brown & His Blues Toppers - Sugar In My Tea (Cream In My Coffee)
[2:06] 11. Tommy Brown - Rock Away My Blues
[2:25] 12. Great Gates - Jump, Jump, Jump
[2:16] 13. Little Caesar w. Eddie Beal Orchestra - I'm Reachin'
[2:25] 14. Rudy Green - Teeny Weeny Baby
[2:26] 15. Billy Wright - The Question (Wha'cha Gonna Do)
[2:21] 16. Big Tiny Kennedy & His Orchestra - Country Boy
[2:26] 17. Titus Turner & His Band - Hungry Man
[2:31] 18. Big Tiny Kennedy & His Orchestra - Wild Life
[1:58] 19. Little Caesar w. Eddie Beal Orchestra - Who Slammed The Door
[2:29] 20. Joe (Mr. 'G') August - Strange Things Happening In The Dark
[2:42] 21. Earl Williams & His Quintette - You Ain't Puttin' Out Nothin' But The Lights
[2:33] 22. Jimmie Lewis - Last Night (I Was In Heaven)
[2:21] 23. Rudy Green - My Mumblin' Baby
[2:10] 24. Emmet Davis - You Changed My Night Into Day
[2:13] 25. Dossie (Thunderbird) Terry - Fool Mule
[2:27] 26. Piney Brown & His Blues Toppers - My Love
[2:10] 27. Big Tiny Kennedy & His Orchestra - Strange Kind Of Feeling
[1:51] 28. Tommy Brown - Someday, Somewhere
[2:43] 29. Jimmy Nelson - Unlock The Door
[1:47] 30. Ray Brown - Be My Love Tonight
[2:58] 31. Titus Turner - Have Mercy Baby
[2:00] 32. Ivory Joe Hunter w. Milt Rogers Orchestra - Welcome Home Baby
[2:15] 33. Smiley Lewis - I'm Coming Down With The Blues

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Joe Turner - Things That I Used To Do

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 45:46
Size: 104.8 MB
Styles: Blues-jazz, St. Louis blues
Year: 1977/1995
Art: Full

[5:27] 1. The Things That I Used To Do
[6:22] 2. S.K. Blues
[6:28] 3. Jelly Jelly Blues
[4:36] 4. Hey Little Girl
[6:15] 5. Shake It And Break It
[5:36] 6. St. Louis Blues
[4:01] 7. Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop
[6:58] 8. My Train Rolled Up In Texas

This is one of Big Joe Turner's best albums of his last period. Turner is in fine form and joined by some superb blues and jazz musicians. Altoist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (pity that he didn't have a vocal duet with Turner) and trumpeter Blue Mitchell get some solo space as does the veteran R&B tenor Wild Bill Moore, pianist Lloyd Glenn and guitarist Gary Bell. Mitchell can be heard on many of the tunes setting hot ensemble riffs. There are some loose spots but the spirit is definitely there and Turner's voice can be heard still in its prime on such tunes as "Jelly Jelly Blues," "Shake It and Break It" and "St. Louis Blues." Fun music.

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Various - Dues Paid: The Bluestime Story

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 71:00
Size: 162.6 MB
Styles: Harmonica blues, Piano blues, Chicago blues, Contemporary blues
Year: 2013
Art: Full

[ 4:24] 1. T-Bone Walker - Every Day I Have The Blues
[ 3:12] 2. Otis Spann - I'm A Dues Payin' Man
[ 3:19] 3. Harmonica Slim - Love
[ 2:27] 4. T-Bone Walker - Sail On
[ 2:58] 5. The Plaster Caster Blues Band - Chicago Charmer Chapter
[10:42] 6. Joe Turner - Plastic Man
[ 2:52] 7. Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson - I Need To Be Be'd Wid
[ 3:20] 8. Harmonica Slim - That's Alright
[ 4:34] 9. Malcolm & Chris - Something So Bright
[ 3:20] 10. Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
[ 3:06] 11. Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle And Roll
[ 3:51] 12. T-Bone Walker - For B.B. King
[ 4:23] 13. Otis Spann - I Wonder Why
[14:01] 14. The Super Black Blues Band - Paris Blues
[ 4:25] 15. Leon Thomas - Disillusion Blues

By the late 1960s the blues was no longer the primary music of black America. Following the rise of doo wop, rock’n’roll and soul, blues was increasingly viewed as old people’s music. Fortunately for blues musicians, they maintained a strong following amongst people of their own age and were being lauded by a generation of rock musicians who saw the blues as the well from which their own music had sprung. British bands such as the Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and Cream made their debt to the blues well-known, whilst American acts who did the same also became successful.

With this new spotlight being shone on established blues artists, record companies began to record some of them. One of the most active was ABC’s Bluesway label which was run by producer Bob Thiele. Bluesway’s greatest success was with B.B. King, who became the face and sound of his generation of blues men, while others such as John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker and Otis Spann all made excellent records which updated their sound.

When Bob Thiele started his jazz label Flying Dutchman in 1969, he set up the Bluestime imprint at the same time, bringing with him many of the artists he had worked with at Bluesway. Bluestime was short-lived and most of the releases have been out of print since the 1970s. On discovering the master tapes, we decided to start reissuing them.

We begin with this compilation of tracks from Bluestime LPs. T-Bone Walker’s “Every Day I Have The Blues” album is wonderful, as are his appearances on albums by the Super Black Blues Band supergroup, which also featured Joe Turner and Otis Spann, whose performances are equally adept. Spann’s recordings are historically important as he died soon after they were cut. Of the more unusual material is an ebullient performance from Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson. We have included a track from Malcolm & Chris, a pair of white blues revivalists who were discovered and produced by B.B. King. ~Dean Rudland

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