Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. It's All Right Baby - Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner
2. Goin' Away Blues - Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner
3. Roll 'Em Pete - Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner
4. Cherry Red - Pete Johnson & His Boogie Woogie Boys, Big Joe Turner
5. Lovin' Mama Blues - Pete Johnson & His Boogie Woogie Boys, Big Joe Turner
6. Café Society Rag - Meade, Pete & Their Three Pianos Albert, Big Joe Turner
7. How Long How Long Blues - Big Joe Turner, Varsity Seven
8. Shake It and Break It - Big Joe Turner, Varsity Seven
9. Low Down Dirty Shame - Joe Sullivan, Big Joe Turner
10. I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Joe Sullivan, Big Joe Turner
11. Joe Turner Blues - Benny Carter, Big Joe Turner
12. Piney Brown Blues
13. Lucille - Art Tatum, Big Joe Turner
14. Rock Me Mama - Art Tatum, Big Joe Turner
15. Rocks in My Bed
16. Goin' to Chicago (Blues)
17. Sun Risin' Blues
18. Blues in the Night
19. Cry Baby Blues
20. I Got a Gal (For Every Day of the Week)
21. Little Bittie Gal's Blues
22. Rebecca
23. It's the Same Old Story
24. S.K. Blues, Pt. 1 - Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner
25. S. K. Blues, Pt. 2 - Pete Johnson All-Stars, Big Joe Turner

Disc 2:

1. Johnson & Turner Blues - Pete Johnson All-Stars, Big Joe Turner
2. Watch That Jive - Pete Johnson All-Stars, Big Joe Turner
3. S.K. Blues - Johnny Otis & His Orchestra, Big Joe Turner
4. My Gal's a Jockey - Bill Moore Lucky Seven Band, Big Joe Turner
5. I Got Love for Sale - Bill Moore Lucky Seven Band, Big Joe Turner
6. Sunday Morning Blues
7. Mad Blues
8. It's a Low Down Dirty Shame (Playboy Blues)
9. I'm Still in the Dark
10. Sally Zu-Zazz
11. Rock of Gibraltar Blues
12. That's When It Really Hurts
13. I'm in Sharp When I Hit the Coast
14. New Wee Baby Blues
15. Around the Clock, Pt. 1 - Big Vernon, Big Joe Turner
16. Around the Clock, Pt. 2 - Big Vernon, Big Joe Turner
17. Battle of the Blues, Pt. 1 - Wynonie Harris, Big Joe Turner
18. Battle of the Blues, Pt. 2 - Wynonie Harris, Big Joe Turner
19. Morning Glory
20. Low Down Dog
21. Empty Pocket Blues
22. Back Breaking Blues
23. Nobody in Mind
24. Rocks in My Bed
25. Whistle Stop Blues - Pete Johnson & His Boogie Woogie Boys, Big Joe Turner

Disc 3:

1. Hollywood Bed - Pete Johnson & His Boogie Woogie Boys, Big Joe Turner
2. Howlin' Winds - Pete Johnson & His Boogie Woogie Boys, Big Joe Turner
3. Radar Blues - Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner
4. Wine-O-Baby Blues - Pete Johnson & His Boogie Woogie Boys, Big Joe Turner
5. Christmas Date Boogie - Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner
6. Tell Me Pretty Baby (How D'Ya Want Your Rollin' Done) - Pete Johnson & His Boogie Woogie Boys, Big Joe Turner
7. Old Piney Brown's Gone - Pete Johnson & His Boogie Woogie Boys, Big Joe Turner
8. My Heart Belongs to You
9. I Don't Dig It (1)
10. Rainy Weather Blues
11. Boogie Woogie Baby
12. I Love Ya I Love Ya I Love Ya - Big Joe Turner, Dootsie Williams & His Orchestra
13. Born to Gamble - Big Joe Turner, Dootsie Williams & His Orchestra
14. I Don't Dig It (2) - Flennoy Trio, Big Joe Turner
15. Ooo-Ouch Stop - Flennoy Trio, Big Joe Turner
16. Wish I Had a Dollar
17. Fuzzy Wuzzy Honey
18. Adam Bit the Apple
19. Still in the Dark
20. Just a Travelin' Man
21. Life Is Just a Card Game
22. Feeling Happy
23. After a While
24. When the Rooster Crows
25. Dawn Is Breaking Through

Disc 4:

1. Jumpin' at the Jubilee
2. Story to Tell - Dave Bartholomew & His Orchestra, Big Joe Turner
3. Jumpin' Tonight (Midnight Rockin') - Dave Bartholomew & His Orchestra, Big Joe Turner
4. Lucille - Dave Bartholomew & His Orchestra, Big Joe Turner
5. Love My Baby (Little Bitty Baby) - Dave Bartholomew & His Orchestra, Big Joe Turner
6. After My Laughter Came Tears - Harry Van Walls & His Orchestra, Big Joe Turner
7. Chains of Love - Harry Van Walls & His Orchestra, Big Joe Turner
8. Chill Is On - Harry Van Walls & His Orchestra, Big Joe Turner
9. Bump Miss Suzie - Harry Van Walls & His Orchestra, Big Joe Turner
10. I'll Never Stop Loving You
11. Sweet Sixteen
12. Don't You Cry
13. Poor Lover's Blues
14. Baby I Still Want You
15. Still in Love (With You)
16. Honey Hush - Pluma Davis Orchestra, Big Joe Turner
17. Crawdad Hole - Pluma Davis Orchestra, Big Joe Turner
18. Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop
19. TV Mama
20. You Know I Love You
21. Married Woman
22. Midnight Cannonball
23. Shake Rattle and Roll
24. Well All Right
25. In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28120 in Music
• Released on: 2005-07-18
• Number of discs: 4
• Formats: Box set, Import
• Dimensions: .50 pounds

Customer Reviews

BIG JOE TURNER: SHOUT,RATTLE AND ROLL
Four discs-74,67,67,71 minutes each approximately. Digitally remastered-the sound is good considering the age of the masters. There is a bit of distortion on a few of the earliest tracks,however,it's well in the background,and does not ruin the music. This music can be enjoyed on several levels: as historic music from an age now long passed,as the beginnings of what became rock and roll,and as plain good music that ensures the listener a good time. A number of tracks are in the mid-tempo range to insure the listener will tap his foot. This is music that must have sounded great blasting out of a jukebox or over a tinny car radio. The time period covered is from 1938 to 1954. Turner's big voice(he wasn't called that simply because of his size) can be heard over pretty much the same backing and arrangements. His band(except in the beginning of this set with the great Pete Johnson,whose solo tracks should be heard elsewhere)usually consisted of the usual bass,drums,piano,guitar backing,with a saxophone or two honking in complimentary fashion. Jazz listeners will note that Art Farmer turns up in Turner's band in 1948,playing trumpet with several other horns. Solos are either horn(s)or piano,and are short in duration. The slower numbers here are in more of a big city blues style,and serve as a good counterpoint to the faster tracks. Turner's style,while never really changing,can be heard from his rougher beginnings to a much smoother,sophisticated style. Quite a few of the tracks were written by Turner,which shows his skill at writing good unpretentious songs with good arrangements. The booklet is up to the usual Proper Records standards-plenty of photos and information about Turner and his life. Each disc is inside a cardboard(unlined) holder,with everything inside a stiff outer cardboard box. This is one of those instances when I'm glad I write reviews on Amazon-to be able to let others know about this,(and other good music)so that others might be enticed to take a listen to some great music. Music that,somehow,got lost in the shuffle-which is a crime. This belongs on the shelf of everyone who likes good music,the voice of a great r&b/blues shouter,and/or the beginnings of rock and roll.