Big Joe Turner - Boss Blues: Live - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Thurman's debut recording as a composer and band leader originally in 1987. InchFreedom with DisciplineInch has been Thurman's motto for drumming and music. Reissued in 1999 with bonus tracks, one features Bobby Watson and James Carter and another features a live quartet performance with Sam Rivers. Originally released in 1987.

Digitally remastered and expnaded edition of this 1969 album from the Blues legend. Joe Turner' signature vocals were as at home in the Kansas City clubs of the '20s and '30s as on his Rock 'n 'Roll hits of the '50s. He was an established name when he signed to Atlantic in 1951 and scored several big hits, most notably the original version of 'Shake, Rattle And Roll', which turned him into an unlikely pop star at the age of 43. When the hits stopped, Turner returned to the jazz clubs and his celebrity ensured he continued to make albums, one of the finest THE REAL BOSS OF BLUES from 1969, presented here. Recorded in Capitol Studios, LA, with some of the finest session musicians, it carefully updated several of Turner's hits such as 'Shake, Rattle And Roll' and 'Corrine, Corrina', plus the soul number 'Two Loves Have I' and the contemporary blues, 'Plastic Man'.This is the album's first reissue and we have added two bonus cuts from a live concert recorded in 1970 at Carnegie Hall. The audio is taken directly from the original master tapes.

March 5, 1977, at The Palms Café, Big Joe Turner walked onto the small Los Angeles stage with the weight of a legacy and the spark of a showman. Still larger than life at 65, he stepped onto the modest Los Angeles stage and unleashed a storm of blues power that left the walls shaking. Every note carried the weight of a lifetime spent bending music to his will, blending the grit of Kansas City's heyday with the fire of a man who wasn't ready to slow down.