Track Listing
1. Hide and Seek
2. T. V. Momma
3. Corrine, Corrina
4. Cherry Red
5. Shake, Rattle and Roll
6. Since I Fell For You
7. Flip, Flop and Fly
8. Everyday I Have the Blues
9. Good Morning Blues
| Details | | Playing Time: | 44 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Al Grey, Curtis Peagler, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Freddie Green, Jimmy Forrest, John Williams, Pete Minger Quartet | | Distributor: | Fantasy (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Live | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Previously unreleased live recordings from 1972.
Personnel: Joe Turner, Count Basie, Al Grey, Mel Wanzo, Sonny Cohn, Waymon Reed, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Curtis Peagler, Jimmy Forrest, Freddie Green and Sonny Payne.
Full performer name: Joe Turner/Count Basie Orchestra.
Personnel includes: Big Joe Turner (vocals).
Count Basie Orchestra: Count Basie (piano); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Curtis Peagler, Bobby Plater, Eric Dixon, John Williams, Jimmy Forrest (saxophone); Pete Minger, Sonny Cohn , Paul Cohen, Waymon Reed (trumpet); Al Grey, Mel Wanzo, Bill Hughes, Bob Hooks (trombone); Freddie Green (guitar); Norman Keenan (bass); Sonny Payne (drums).
Producer: Norman Granz.
Compilation producer: Eric Miller.
Recorded in Paris, France on April 17, 1972 & Frankfurt, Germany on April 24, 1972. Originally released on Pablo (2310 937). Includes liner notes by John Breckow.
Digitally remastered by Kirk Felton (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
Flip, Flop and Fly is a comprehensive compilation of Big Joe Turner's Atlantic material recorded between 1951 and 1955 which produced 12 Top Ten R&B hits and two chart-toppers, "Honey Hush," and "Shake Rattle and Roll." Rev-Ola's track listing repeats the majority of songs from Atlantic's Big Joe Turner's Greatest Hits, omitting a few exceptions that were released after 1955 and adding two versions of "Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop," one recorded in Chicago, the other in New Orleans, "You Know I Love You So," and the Doc Pomus penned tunes "Don't You Cry," and "Still in Love." Rev-Ola did a great job with both remastering and packaging which includes Dave Penny liner notes and several rare photos. ~ Al Campbell
Big Joe Turner's first of many recordings for Pablo was not initially released until 1989. In the spring of 1972, the 60-year-old blues singer toured Europe with the Count Basie Orchestra and this CD has music from two concerts. Turner's repertoire offered few surprises at that late date (he mostly performs remakes of earlier hits), but his interplay with the Basie big band makes this set somewhat special. Among the soloists heard from are tenors Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Jimmy Forrest, trumpeter Pete Minger, altoist Curtis Peagler, and trombonist Al Grey, along with Basie himself. Easily recommended to Big Joe Turner fans and a rare opportunity for him to be heard fronting a solid big band. ~ Scott Yanow
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