Bosses of the Blues, Vol. 1

• Artist: Big Joe Turner/T-Bone Walker
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• Release Date: 1969 08 18-1969 08 19
• Total Time: 66:03
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

Two BluesWay albums recorded on consecutive days are reissued in full on this single CD. Big Joe Turner sings eight numbers while T-Bone Walker stretches out on seven; both mix together remakes of earlier hits with some newer material. While Turner is accompanied by an orchestra, Walker is joined by a crack studio group with some space allocated to the young tenor Tom Scott. Although not essential, this CD finds the two bluesmen in excellent form; pity that they did not record together. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Shake, Rattle & Roll	Charles E. Calhoun	Big Joe Turner	(3:02)
Lonesome Train	Traditional	Big Joe Turner	(2:40)
Corrine, Corrina	Mitchell Parish	Big Joe Turner	(3:01)
How Long, How Long Blues	Leroy Carr	Big Joe Turner	(3:19)
Careless Love	W.C. Handy, Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams	Big Joe Turner	(2:55)
Two Loves Have I		Big Joe Turner	(1:58)
Honey Hush	Big Joe Turner	Big Joe Turner	(6:32)
Plastic Man	Len Chandler	Big Joe Turner	(10:58)
Every Day I Have the Blues	Memphis Slim	T-Bone Walker	(4:19)
Vietnam	Bob Thiele	T-Bone Walker	(5:02)
Shake It Baby	John Lee Hooker	T-Bone Walker	(3:05)
Cold, Cold Feeling	Jessie Mae Robinson	T-Bone Walker	(3:14)
T-Bone Blues Special	T-Bone Walker	T-Bone Walker	(8:50)
For B.B. King	Louie Shelton	T-Bone Walker	(3:47)
Sail On	T-Bone Walker	T-Bone Walker	(3:21)

Credits

Big Joe Turner (Main Performer), Tom Scott (Sax (Tenor)), Paul Humphrey (Drums), Gene Page (Conductor), Louie Shelton (Guitar), T-Bone Walker (Guitar), T-Bone Walker (Vocals), T-Bone Walker (Main Performer), T-Bone Walker (Performer), Steve Backer (Executive Producer), Max Bennett (Bass), Eddie Brackett (Engineer), Artie Butler (Organ), Artie Butler (Piano), Stanley Dance (Liner Notes), George "Harmonica" Smith (Harmonica), Bob Thiele (Producer), Joe Lopes (Digital Engineer), Ria Lewerke (Art Direction), Ria Lewerke (Design), Nancy Stahl (?), Nancy Stahl (Illustrations)