Best known as the alto player Ellington found to replace Johnny Hodges, Norris Turney was sadly under recognized in his lifetime. Originally released in 1995, this album was co-produced by our late Music Director, Larry Willis. He enlisted Walter Booker and Jimmy Cobb to accompany Norris for this session, some consider the resulting album a jazz and audiophile masterpiece. The original unedited analog tapes of this recording session survived the 2007 Mapleshade Studio fire. They were restored, transferred and re-edited by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering to create the new 24/96 digital master for this exceptional album.
1. Blues For Edward (N. Turney)
2. Here's That Rainy Day (J.Van Heusen & J.Burke)
3. Blues In B (N.Turney, L.Willis, W.Booker, J.Cobb)
4. Checkered Hat (N Turney)
5. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (D.Fields, J.McHugh)
6. Streets Of Dreams (V.Young & S.Lewis)
7. In A Mellow Tone (E.K.Ellington)
8. Blood Count (W.Strayhorn)
9. I've Never Been In Love Before (F.Loesser)
10. Come Sunday (E.K.Ellington)
Production Credits
Recorded at the Mapleshade Beechwood Studio in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Produced by Dave Barber, Larry Willis and Pierre Sprey
Recorded by Pierre Sprey
Mastered by Paul Gold, Salt Mastering
A/D transfer using a Telefunken M15 deck and Prism AD2 converter