Big Joe Turner – My Gal’s A Jockey – 1946-1950

BIG JOE TURNER was a force of nature, the greatest, most original and influential of all the Blues shouters.

He and Boogie-Woogie pianist Pete Johnson had famously pioneered Jump-Blues after teaming up in the mid-1930s.

And for more than five decades, from Kansas City bars to the Carnegie Hall, taking in Swing, Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll and even early Soul, Big Joe hollered and roared.

He was comfortable singing in all venues and circumstances; and over the decades, small bands, big bands, trios, pianists, rock groups, choirs, all styles of accompaniment rocked to his rhythm.

This compilation picks Big Joe's recording career up in January 1946 and takes it to the Spring of 1950.

It features essential sides like 'My Gal's A Jockey', 'Battle Of The Blues (Parts 1 & 2)', 'Fuzzy Wuzzy Honey' and 'Still In The Dark'.

Track Listing
1. MY GAL'S A JOCKEY
2. IT'S A LOW DOWN DIRTY SHAME (Playboy Blues)
3. SALLY-ZU-ZASS
4. I'M IN SHARP WHEN I HIT THE COAST
5. THAT'S WHEN IT REALLY HURTS
6. BATTLE OF THE BLUES (Part 1)
7. BATTLE OF THE BLUES (Part 2)
8. AROUND THE CLOCK (Part 1)
9. I DON'T DIG IT
10. OO-OUCH-STOP
11. TROUBLE BLUES
12. WINE-O-BABY BOOGIE
13. MESSIN' AROUND
14. MARDI GRAS BOOGIE
15. RAINY WEATHER BLUES
16. BORN TO GAMBLE (Gamblin' Blues)
17. MARRIED WOMAN BLUES
18. FUZZY WUZZY HONEY
19. STILL IN THE DARK
20. ADAM BIT THE APPLE
21. LIFE IS JUST LIKE A CARD GAME
22. JUST A TRAVELIN' MAN
23. I WANT MY BABY (When The Rooster Crows)
24. FEELIN' HAPPY
25. JUMPIN' AT THE JUBILEE
26. STORY TO TELL
27. JUMPIN' TONIGHT
28. LUCILLE
29. LOVE MY BABY