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- Date Released: May 20, 2003
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Jazz Vocal, Soul/R&B
- Label: JSP Records / The Orchard
From the sultry to the swaggering, Big Joe could do it all.
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We Say...
Turner's the ultimate in rock-'em-sock-'em urban blues shouting of the '30s and '40s. Backed by everything from solo boogie woogie pianists (Pete Johnson was his favorite) to r&b and jazz combos, the singing bartender from Kansas City simply reared back and let 'er roar — while maintaining clean phrasing and an exquisite command of melody and rhythm, no less. "Roll 'Em Pete" is the song that launched the boogie woogie craze. Big Joe was unbeatable on sex-with-a-smile romps like "Cherry Red," "My Gal's a Jockey" or "Around the Clock, Parts 1 & 2," but he was also capable of great tenderness on the likes of "Piney Brown Blues" or "Howlin' Wind." There's no such thing as too much Big Joe Turner.
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They Say...
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. While this is a collector's dream, the casual listener would do better with Big, Bad & Blue: The Big Joe Turner Anthology on Rhino.
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| 01. |  |
Goin' Away Blues |
2:40 |
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| 02. | |
Roll 'Em Pete |
2:51 |
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| 03. | |
Cherry Red |
2:56 |
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| 04. | |
Baby, Look At You |
3:03 |
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| 05. | |
Lovin' Mama Blues |
3:16 |
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| 06. | |
Cafe Society Blues |
3:00 |
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| 07. | |
Piney Brown Blues |
3:00 |
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| 08. | |
Doggin' The Dog |
2:46 |
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| 09. | |
Careless Love |
2:50 |
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| 10. | |
Jumpin' Down Blues |
2:37 |
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| 11. | |
Rainy Day Blues |
2:56 |
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| 12. | |
Wee Baby Blues |
2:54 |
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| 13. | |
Last Goodbye Blues |
3:13 |
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| 14. | |
Lucille |
3:24 |
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| 15. | |
Rock Me Mama |
2:57 |
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| 16. | |
Corrine Corrina |
2:28 |
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| 17. | |
Lonesome Graveyard Blues |
3:14 |
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| 18. | |
Nobody In Mind |
2:57 |
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| 19. | |
Somebody's Got To Go |
2:58 |
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| 20. | |
Ice Man |
2:58 |
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| 21. | |
Chewed Up Glass |
2:35 |
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| 22. | |
Rocks In My Bed |
3:15 |
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| 23. | |
Blues On Central Avenue |
2:38 |
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| 24. | |
Goin' To Chicago |
3:00 |
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| 25. | |
Sun Risin' Blues |
2:49 |
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25 Total Tracks, 73:15 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Blues In The Night |
2:29 |
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| 02. | |
Cry Baby Blues |
2:53 |
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| 03. | |
It's The Same Old Story |
3:03 |
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| 04. | |
Rebecca |
3:21 |
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| 05. | |
Little Bittie Gal's Blues |
2:47 |
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| 06. | |
I Got A Gal For Every Day In The Week |
3:02 |
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| 07. | |
S.K. Blues Part 1 |
3:06 |
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| 08. | |
S.K. Blues Part2 |
3:01 |
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| 09. | |
Johnson & Turner Blues |
3:05 |
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| 10. | |
Watch That Jive |
3:02 |
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| 11. | |
Howlin' Winds |
2:56 |
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| 12. | |
Low Down Dog |
3:10 |
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| 13. | |
Miss Brown Blues |
3:08 |
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| 14. | |
I Got My Discharge Papers |
2:46 |
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| 15. | |
My Gal's A Jockey |
3:17 |
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| 16. | |
I'm Still In The Dark |
3:28 |
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| 17. | |
I Got Love For Sale |
2:41 |
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| 18. | |
Sunday Morning Blues |
2:59 |
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| 19. | |
Mad Blues |
2:31 |
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| 20. | |
It's A Low Down Dirty Shame (Playboy Blues) |
2:44 |
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| 21. | |
I'm Still In The Dark |
3:11 |
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| 22. | |
Miss Brown Blues |
2:59 |
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| 23. | |
Sally-Zu-Zazz |
3:00 |
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| 24. | |
Rock Of Gibraltar |
2:43 |
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24 Total Tracks, 71:22 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Milk And Butter BLues |
3:15 |
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| 02. | |
That's When It Really Hurts |
2:55 |
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| 03. | |
I'm In Sharp When I Hit The Coast |
3:01 |
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| 04. | |
New Ooh Wee Baby Blues |
3:09 |
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| 05. | |
Around The Clock Part 1 |
1:48 |
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| 06. | |
Around The Clock Part 2 |
1:44 |
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| 07. | |
I Don't Dig It |
2:18 |
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| 08. | |
Ooo-Ouch-Stop |
2:38 |
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| 09. | |
Battle Of The Blues Part 1 |
2:51 |
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| 10. | |
Battle Of The Blues Part 2 |
2:51 |
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| 11. | |
Going Home |
3:04 |
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| 12. | |
Blues |
2:45 |
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| 13. | |
Morning Glory |
2:28 |
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| 14. | |
Nobody In Mind |
3:12 |
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| 15. | |
Low Down Dog |
2:34 |
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| 16. | |
Back Breaking BLues |
3:03 |
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| 17. | |
Empty Pocket Blues |
2:41 |
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| 18. | |
Roll 'Em Pete |
2:55 |
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| 19. | |
Ice Man Blues |
2:35 |
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| 20. | |
Nobody In Mind |
2:28 |
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| 21. | |
Lucille, Lucille |
3:00 |
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| 22. | |
Rocks In My Bed |
2:42 |
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| 23. | |
Careless Love |
2:54 |
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| 24. | |
Last Goodbye Blues |
3:04 |
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| 25. | |
Whistle Stop |
2:53 |
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25 Total Tracks, 68:48 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Hollywood Bed |
2:47 |
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| 02. | |
Howlin' Winds |
2:32 |
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| 03. | |
Radar Blues |
2:43 |
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| 04. | |
Trouble Blues |
2:36 |
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| 05. | |
Wine-O-Baby Boogie |
2:32 |
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| 06. | |
B & O Blues |
2:16 |
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| 07. | |
Christmas Date Boogie |
2:35 |
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| 08. | |
Tell Me Pretty Baby |
2:46 |
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| 09. | |
Old Piney Brown Is Gone |
2:38 |
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| 10. | |
Baby Won't You Marry Me |
2:39 |
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| 11. | |
I Love Ya, I Love Ya, I Love Ya |
2:41 |
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| 12. | |
Born To Gamble |
3:00 |
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| 13. | |
Messin' Around |
2:45 |
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| 14. | |
Mardi Gras Boogie |
2:36 |
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| 15. | |
My Hearts Belongs To You |
2:38 |
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| 16. | |
So Many Women Blues |
2:32 |
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| 17. | |
I Don't Dig It |
2:40 |
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| 18. | |
Rainy Weather Blues |
2:31 |
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| 19. | |
Feelin' So Sad |
2:33 |
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| 20. | |
Boogie Woogie Blues |
2:46 |
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| 21. | |
Married Woman Blues |
2:33 |
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| 22. | |
Moody Baby |
2:40 |
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| 23. | |
Wish I Had A Dollar |
2:47 |
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| 24. | |
Fuzzy Wuzzy Honey |
2:36 |
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24 Total Tracks, 63:22 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Adam Bit The Apple |
2:50 |
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| 02. | |
Still In the Dark |
2:49 |
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| 03. | |
Life Is Just A Card Game |
3:06 |
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| 04. | |
Jumpin' At The Jubilee |
2:50 |
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| 05. | |
Story To Tell |
2:32 |
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| 06. | |
Jumpin' Tonight |
2:24 |
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| 07. | |
Lucille |
2:31 |
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| 08. | |
Love My Baby |
2:23 |
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| 09. | |
Blues Jumped The Rabbit |
2:33 |
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| 10. | |
The Sun Is Shining |
1:59 |
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| 11. | |
Just A Travelin' Man |
2:20 |
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| 12. | |
After A While You'll Be Sorry |
2:54 |
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| 13. | |
I Want My Baby (When The Rooster Crows) |
3:02 |
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| 14. | |
Midnight Is Here Again |
3:16 |
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| 15. | |
Feelin' Happy |
2:15 |
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| 16. | |
The Chill Is On |
2:47 |
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| 17. | |
After My Laughter Came Tears |
3:14 |
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| 18. | |
Bump Miss Suzie |
2:23 |
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| 19. | |
Chains Of Love |
3:23 |
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| 20. | |
I'll Never Stop Lovin' You |
3:18 |
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| 21. | |
Sweet Sixteen |
2:56 |
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| 22. | |
Don't You Cry |
2:35 |
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| 23. | |
Poor Lover's Blues |
2:45 |
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| 24. | |
Still In Love (With You) |
3:05 |
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| 25. | |
Baby I Still Want You |
2:48 |
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25 Total Tracks, 68:58 Total Length
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- Pee Wee Crayton - Guitar // Big Joe Turner - Main Performer // Big Joe Turner - Main Performer // Bill Martin - Trumpet // Albert Ammons - Piano // Art Farmer - Trumpet // Art Farmer - Trumpet // Art Farmer - Trumpet // Art Farmer - Trumpet // Art Farmer - Trumpet // Art Farmer - Trumpet // Art Farmer - Trumpet // Art Farmer - Trumpet // Budd Johnson - Sax (Tenor) // Budd Johnson - Sax (Tenor) // Pete Johnson - Piano // Tab Smith - Sax (Alto) // Art Tatum - Piano // Art Tatum - Piano // Leonard Gaskin - Bass // Edmond Hall - Clarinet // Russell Jacquet - Trumpet // Taft Jordan - Trumpet // Oscar Moore - Guitar // Frankie Newton - Trumpet // Freddie Slack - Piano // Buster Smith - Sax (Alto) // Dave Bartholomew - Trumpet // Goree Carter - Guitar // Teddy Bunn - Guitar // Connie Kay - Drums // Jack McVea - Sax (Alto) // James Adams - Drums // Ernest Ashley - Guitar // Peter Badie - Bass // Rector Bailey - Guitar // Dallas Bartley - Bass // Vernon Bates - Saxophone // Abe Bolar - Bass // Kirkland Bradford - Sax (Alto) // Robert Brady - Drums // Joe Bridgewater - Trumpet // Warren Brocken - Trumpet // William Burchett - Sax (Alto) // Don Byas - Sax (Tenor) // Don Byas - Sax (Tenor) // Frank Clarke - Bass // John Collins - Guitar // Pluma Davis - Trombone // Salvatore Davis - Trombone // Fats Domino - Piano // Fats Domino - Piano // Eddie Dougherty - Drums // Addison Farmer - Bass // Otis Finch - Sax (Tenor) // A.G. Godley - Drums // Jewell L. Grant - Sax (Baritone) // Charles Grey - Trumpet // Al Hall - Bass // Ralph Hamilton - Bass // Riley Hampton - Sax (Alto) // Herbert Hardesty - Sax (Tenor) // Lloyd Harrison - Sax (Tenor) // Al Hendrickson - Guitar // John Henry - Bass // Sheb Hobbs - Guitar // Camille Howard - Piano // Josh Jackson - Sax (Tenor) // Waldron "Frog" Joseph - Trombone // Alray Kidd - Drums // Meade "Lux" Lewis - Piano // Lawrence Lucie - Guitar // Ernest McLean - Guitar // Dave McRae - Sax (Baritone) // Freddie Mitchell - Sax (Tenor) // Joe Morris - Trumpet // Walter Murden - Drums // Milburn Newman - Sax (Baritone) // Hot Lips Page - Trumpet // Ike Perkins - Guitar // Jesse Sailes - Drums // Red Saunders - Drums // Neil Slaven - Liner Notes // Frank Sleet - Sax (Alto) // Willie "The Lion" Smith - Piano // Rabon Tarrant - Drums // Leonard Ware - Guitar // Harold "Doc" West - Drums // Al Williams - Piano // Pinky Williams - Sax (Baritone) // Walter Williams - Trumpet // Winston Williams - Bass // Clarence Hall - Sax (Tenor) // Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis - Sax (Tenor) // Harry Van Walls - Piano // Pete Peterson - Sax (Tenor) // Billy Taylor, Sr. - Bass // Sam Price - Piano // Joe Thomas - Trumpet // Jud de Naut - Bass // Joe Harris - Sax (Alto) // Sammy Yates - Trumpet // Herman Mitchell - Guitar // Ellsworth Liggett - Bass // Lucky Enois - Guitar // Joe Turner - Vocals // Thomas Moore - Drums // Robert Moore - Bass // James Ross - Trumpet // Flennoy Trio - Performer // Pete Johnson & His Orchestra - Performer
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