Big Joe Turner - All The Classic Hits: 1938-1952 (2003) (5CD BoxSet)

Big
Joe Turner (born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., May 18, 1911 � November 24,
1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri.
According to the songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock
and roll would have never happened without him". Although he came to
his greatest fame in the 1950s with his pioneering rock and roll
recordings, particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll", Turner's career as a
performer stretched from the 1920s into the 1980s. "Classic Hits:
1938-52" is a five-discs, 123-track package of Big Joe Turner's earliest
recording sessions before finding stardom with his mid-'50s R&B
sides, and it's quite a luxury to have Turner's sides for National,
Aladdin, Freedom, MGM, and Imperial remastered and together in one
collection.

Classic Hits 1938-52 is a five-disc, 123-track
collection of Big Joe Turner's earliest recording sessions before
finding stardom with his mid-'50s R&B sides. While this JSP set
isn't extravagant, it's a luxury to have Turner's sides for National,
Aladdin, Freedom, MGM, and Imperial remastered and together in one
collection. The final disc also includes the Boss of the Blues' first
recordings for Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun of Atlantic Records: "Chains of
Love," "Sweet Sixteen," "Poor Lover's Blues," and "Still in Love (With
You)." Turner tackles blues, swing, and fiery up-tempo jump blues,
assisted by Pete Johnson, Wynonie Harris, Pee Wee Crayton, Budd Johnson,
Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino, Joe Houstin, Albert Ammons, Don Byas,
Art Tatum, and Hot Lips Page.

Tracklist:

Disc One:

01. Goin' Away Blues
02. Roll 'Em Pete
03. Cherry Red
04. Baby, Look At You
05. Lovin' Mama Blues
06. Cafe Society Rag
07. Piney Brown Blues
08. Doggin' The Dog
09. Careless Love
10. Jumpin' Down Blues
11. Rainy Day Blues
12. Wee Baby Blues
13. Last Goodbye Blues
14. Lucille
15. Rock Me Mama
16. Corrine Corrina
17. Lonesome Graveyard Blues
18. Nobody In Mind
19. Somebody's Got To Go
20. Ice Man
21. Chewed Up Glass
22. Rocks In My Bed
23. Blues On Central Avenue
24. Goin' To Chicago
25. Sun Risin' Blues

Disc Two:

01. Blues In The Night
02. Cry Baby Blues
03. It's The Same Old Story
04. Rebecca
05. Little Bittie Gal's Blues
06. I Got A Gal For Every Day Of The Week
07. S.K. Blues Part 1
08. S.K. Blues Part 2
09. Johnson & Turner Blues
10. Watch That Jive
11. Howlin' Winds
12. Low Down Dog
13. Miss Brown Blues
14. I Got My Discharge Papers
15. My Gal's A Jockey
16. I'm Still In The Dark
17. I Got Love For Sale
18. Sunday Morning Blues
19. Mad Blues
20. It's A Low Down Dirty Shame (Playboy Blues)
21. I'm Still In The Dark
22. Miss Brown Blues
23. Sally-Zu-Zazz
24. Rock Of Gibraltar

Disc Three:

01. Milk And Butter Blues
02. That's When It Really Hurts
03. I'm In Sharp When I Hit The Coast
04. New Ooh Wee Baby Blues
05. Around The Clock Part 1
06. Around The Clock Part 2
07. I Don't Dig It
08. Ooo-Ouch-Stop
09. Battle Of The Blues Part 1
10. Battle Of The Blues Part 2
11. Going Home
12. Blues
13. Morning Glory
14. Nobody In Mind
15. Low Down Dog
16. Back Breaking Blues
17. Empty Pocket Blues
18. Roll 'Em Pete
19. Ice Man Blues
20. Nobody In Mind
21. Lucille, Lucille
22. Rocks In My Bed
23. Careless Love
24. Last Goodbye Blues
25. Whistle Stop

Disc Four:

01. Hollywood Bed
02. Howlin' Winds
03. Radar Blues
04. Trouble Blues
05. Wine-O-Baby Boogie
06. B & O Blues
07. Christmas Date Boogie
08. Tell Me Pretty Baby
09. Old Piney Brown Is Gone
10. Baby Won't You Marry Me
11. I Love Ya, I Love Ya, I Love Ya
12. Born To Gamble
13. Messin' Around
14. Mardi Gras Boogie
15. My Heart Belongs To You
16. So Many Women Blues
17. I Don't Dig It
18. Rainy Weather Blues
19. Feelin' So Sad
20. Boogie Woogie Baby
21. Married Woman Blues
22. Moody Baby
23. Wish I Had A Dollar
24. Fuzzy Wuzzy Honey

Disc Five:

01. Adam Bit The Apple
02. Still In The Dark
03. Life Is Just A Card Game
04. Jumpin' At The Jubilee
05. Story To Tell
06. Jumpin' Tonight
07. Lucille
08. Love My Baby
09. Blues Jumped The Rabbit
10. The Sun Is Shining
11. Just A Travelin' Man
12. After A While You'll Be Sorry
13. I Want My Baby (When The Rooster Crows)
14. Midnight Is Here Again
15. Feelin' Happy
16. The Chill Is On
17. After My Laughter Came Tears
18. Bump Miss Suzie
19. Chains Of Love
20. I'll Never Stop Lovin' You
21. Sweet Sixteen
22. Don't You Cry
23. Poor Lover's Blues
24. Still In Love (With You)
25. Baby I Still Want You