Big Joe Turner – Turns On The Blues (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1970

Turns On The Blues is an LP by Big Joe Turner from 1970 released on the Kent label.

About this album

Turns On The Blues presents Big Joe Turner in full command of the big-voiced, swinging blues style that made him a major bridge between jump blues and rock and roll. Issued in 1970, the album draws on standards such as Everyday I Have the Blues, St. Louis Blues and Kansas City Blues, reframing them with Turner’s deep, booming delivery and easy authority. Best known for landmarks like Shake, Rattle and Roll, Turner was one of the great blues shouters, and this set underlines why his phrasing, humour and power remained so influential. It is a vivid late-career showcase for a foundational figure in modern popular music.

Genre: Jazz