In June 1956, “Atlantic” label released “The Boss of the Blues”, the fourth Big Joe Turner album. It was recorded in 1956 and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler.
Personnel:
- Big Joe Turner– vocals
- Freddie Green– guitar
- Pete Johnson– piano
- Walter Page– double bass
- Cliff Leeman– drums
- Pete Brown– alto saxophone
- Seldon Powell– tenor saxophone
- Frank Wess– tenor saxophone
- Joe Newman– trumpet
- Jimmy Nottingham– trumpet
- Lawrence Brown– trombone
- Ernie Wilkins– arrangements
- Len Frank – engineer
- Bob Defrin – art direction, design
- Marvin Israel – artwork
- Curtice Taylor – hand coloring
- Nesuhi Ertegun– supervision
- Jerry Wexler– supervision
- Whitney Balliett– liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Pete Johnson and Big Joe Turner, except where noted.
- Cherry Red
- Roll ‘Em Pete
- I Want a Little Girl – Murray Mencher, Billy Moll
- Low Down Dog – Big Joe Turner
- Wee Baby Blues
- You’re Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) – Walter Donaldson
- How Long Blues – traditional
- Morning Glories – traditional
- Louis Blues – W. C. Handy
- Piney Brown Blues
musicalphabet 