The jump blues that Big Joe helped birth shook up R&B and got the world ready for rock 'n' roll. Here are 16 of his Atlantic essentials: his Top 10s Shake, Rattle and Roll; Honey Hush; Flip Flop and Fly; TV Mama; Hide and Seek; Corrine Corrina; Chains of Love , and more!
A**R
Easy Jazz Easy Blues Joe is Early Rockin'
I purchased The Boss of the Blues - Joe Turner - Sings Kansas City Jazz the same time as VERY BEST OF BIG JOE TURNER. I am a little surprised how quickly I realized enjoying the 1956 Blues - Kansas City Jazz recording better than the BEST OF BIG JOE TURNER. Simply put, the BEST OF just has too much of that same "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" early hit, rock-n-roll, teen anthem song-sound. Heck, it says right in liner notes "Flip, Flop, and Fly" is basically the same song done on purpose to garner another quick-fix-hit. Even the song "Honey Hush" Joe Turner wrote almost a year before "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" sounds similar, especially, when Joe's starts his (still entertaining, smile inducing Hammy vocals) "Hi Ho ... Hi Ho Silver..." repetition. It sure sounds like a "Shake ... Rattle and Roll" precursor to me.But, don't misunderstand. The rhythm and blues roots of jazz to rock-n-roll music are here in force led by Big Joe's easy-wonderful, yet booming voice in synch with solid horn section. There is even an Elmore James guitar riff on Turner's own "TV Mama".These ears could not help but wonder if "Hide and Seek" (1955) inspired Buddy Holly's "Oh Boy".I also love hearing early versions of songs made popular by someone else. Here Big Joe sings a real nice, sad version of "Sweet Sixteen" (Nice piano emphasis) that B.B King would eventually make famous."Midnight Special (Train)" JOE sings with his usual strengths a good decade before John Fogerty displayed his blues-gravelly voice.The 5 plus pages of liner notes are good and historic pointing out that Big Joe's "Tomorrow Night" was a precursor to The Shirelles "Will You Love Me Tomorrow."This is all good for Big Joe Turner fans and history buffs in general. Easy jazz easy blues early rockin'. 4 stars easy.Post script: Of the 46 plus minutes of music (16 songs) on VERY BEST OF BIG JOE TURNER it is the song taken from The Boss of The Blues - Sings Kansas City Jazz "You're Driving Me Crazy" that is actually longer than 3 minutes (oh boy). It runs a 'lengthy' 4 minutes and 10 seconds.
R**N
the blues came falling down on me as it had never done before.” “You just couldn't sit still! You had to move...”
You cant sit still when Big Joe lays it on you. I cant say it any better than Belgian blues fan George Adins(Big Joe recorded some of the songs on this album using "The Broomdusters" as back-up)Muddy Waters took the Belgian blues fan George Adins to see The Broomdusters play in Chicago in 1959, Adins recalled...“Although the place was overcrowded, we managed to find a seat close to the bandstand and the blues came falling down on me as it had never done before.” “You just couldn't sit still! You had to move...”Adins also witnessed The Broomdusters at 'Alex Club' in West Side Chicago where... “they always played for a dance audience and they made the people jump. "Bobby's Rock" was at that time one of the favorite numbers with the crowd and The Broomdusters used to play it for fifteen minutes and more. You just couldn't stand that hysteric sound coming down on you. The place was rocking, swinging!
O**N
If You Dig Old R & B...
...get all of Big Joe's tracks that you ain't yet got! I'm 74 and grew up on all the great R & B artists. Big Joe Turner during that era - the early 50's - was among the 5 greatest, if not the greatest. And the sides on this CD is proof of that statement. Get the Very Best of Big Joe Turner without further delay, and I'm sure you'll understand where I'm comin' from.
Y**N
... mother for a birthday gift and the sound was great and she really liked it
came fast and i got this for my mother for a birthday gift and the sound was great and she really liked it
S**S
Five Stars
love his music
P**W
Five Stars
my favorite from the early 1950s
C**A
One of the best CD's I've ever purchased
One of the best CD's I've ever purchased, I absolutely love it. Big Joe keeps you tapping the whole time.
A**E
Love it
Love it, love it, love it...should have bought it years ago!
M**N
Very Good Introduction To Big Joe Turner At A Reasonable Price
This Rhino compilation of Big Joe Turner material is a very good introduction to one of the great early R&B and rock and roll singers at a reasonable price.Highlights include Shake Rattle & Roll (Bill Haley & the Comets covered Big Joe Turner, not the other way around), Flip Flop & Fly and Honey Hush, all classic 1950s R&B.Rhino compilations typically have decent sound and good liner notes and that's true here.I've given this one four stars instead of five because there's plenty of space left on the CD for more music and there's some very good Big Joe Turner material that hasn't been included here.But this is still a very good introduction to Big Joe Turner as a reasonable price. If you're not familiar with Big Joe Turner, this CD would be a good way of checking out his music without spending a lot of cash.
M**N
Reellement "the very best... "
Un CD reserve a ceux qui aiment le 'rock' derive du blues et du New Orleans. La plupart des titres ont ete enregistres dans les annees 50. (Joe Turner est ne en 1911). Beaucoup ont ete repris par tous, mais Honey Hush, Shake, rattle and roll, et qq autres figurent parmi les meilleures interpretations de tous les temps. Ca swing, ça rock, avec un clin d'oeil au boogie. L'orchestration est parfaite, avec une belle place reservee au Sax, ainsi qu'à la contrebasse toujours presente. Bref à ne pas manquer, à moins que vous ne soyez un inconditionnel du rock derive de la country Honky Tonk.... quoi que !!!
J**S
Five Stars
Great
Y**U
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