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Big Joe Turner - Jumpin' with Joe: The Complete Aladdin & Imperial Recordings (1950)

Track listing:
  1. Battle Of The Blues, Part 1 (Alt. Take) 2:49
  2. Battle Of The Blues, Part 2 2:50
  3. Coming Home 3:04
  4. Blues 2:44
  5. Roll 'em Pete 2:55
  6. Ice Man Blues 2:34
  7. Morning Glory 2:28
  8. Nobody In Mind 3:12
  9. Low Down Dog 2:34
  10. Back Breaking Blues 3:03
  11. Empty Pocket Blues 2:41
  12. Story To Tell 2:32
  13. Jumpin' Tonight (Midnight Rockin') 2:23
  14. Lucille 2:32
  15. Love My Baby (Little Bitty Baby) 2:23
  16. Blues Jump The Rabbit 2:33
  17. The Sun Is Shining 1:59
  18. Battle Of The Blues, Part 1 2:51

Notes

Big Joe Turner's remarkable recordings for Atlantic and Decca have been frequently reissued and evaluated. But his singles for other labels haven't gotten similar treatment, which makes this 18-cut single-disc anthology of Aladdin and Imperial material so welcome. These were recorded in the late '40s and early '50s and were closer to the Kansas City swing Turner had done earlier in his career; there was more emphasis on lyric interpretation, swing, and timing than sheer volume and volcanic, non-stop hollering. Although these songs aren't remembered as fondly as the landmark Atlantic numbers, they're just as important a part of Turner's legacy.