This album features a most unusual session. Veteran blues singer Joe Turner and his usual rhythm section of the mid-'70s (which includes guitarist Pee Wee Crayton) are joined by four notable trumpeters: Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Harry "Sweets" Edison, and Clark Terry. On three blues (including the 15-minute "I Know You Love Me Baby") and "Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do," the group stretches out with each of the trumpeters getting ample solo space. It is not a classic outing (a little more planning and better material might have helped), but it is colorful and unique enough to be easily recommended to straight-ahead jazz and blues fans.
The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner
Harry "Sweets" Edison / Roy Eldridge / Dizzy Gillespie / Clark Terry / Big Joe Turner
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The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner Review
by Scott Yanow
Track Listing
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry "Sweets" Edison / Roy Eldridge / Dizzy Gillespie / Clark Terry / Big Joe Turner | 04:17 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 2 | Harry "Sweets" Edison / Roy Eldridge / Dizzy Gillespie / Clark Terry / Big Joe Turner | 15:51 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 3 | Harry "Sweets" Edison / Roy Eldridge / Dizzy Gillespie / Clark Terry / Big Joe Turner | 14:01 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 4 | Harry "Sweets" Edison / Roy Eldridge / Dizzy Gillespie / Clark Terry / Big Joe Turner | 07:37 | SpotifyAmazon |
