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Portrait of Norris Turney (Podcast #23-007)
Manage episode 375605201 series 1431136
https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/portrait-of-norris-turney.mp3
Norris Turney (Photo by Jan Persson)
The recordings heard on this podcast episode:
Checkered Hat (CD: “Togo Brava Suite” Storyville Records STCD 8323)
Recorded 3 February 1971, New York City
Cootie Williams, Eddie Preston, Harold “Money” Johnson, Mercer Ellington – trumpet; Booty Wood, Malcolm Taylor, Chuck Connors – trombone; Russell Procope, Norris Turney, Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Wild Bill Davis – organ; Duke Ellington – piano; Joe Benjamin – bass; Rufus Jones – drums.
Checkered Hat (CD: “Duke Ellington in Sweden 1973” Caprice Records CAP 21599)
Recorded 25 October 1973, Malmo, Sweden
Rolf Ericson, Mercer Ellington, Harold “Money” Johnson, Barrie Lee Hall, Johnny Coles – trumpet; Vincente Prudente, Art Baron, Ake Persson – trombone; Chuck Connors – trombone; Russell Procope, Harold Minerve, Harold Ashby, Percy Marion, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Joe Benjamin – bass; Quentin “Rocky” White – drums; Alice Babs – vocal.
Fife (CD: “Uppsala 1971” Storyville Records 101 8482)
Recorded 9 November 1971, Uppsala, Sweden
Cootie Williams, Harold “Money” Johnson, Johnny Coles, Eddie Preston, Mercer Ellington – trumpet; Booty Wood, Malcolm Taylor, Chuck Connors – trombone; Russell Procope, Norris Turney, Harold Minerve, Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Joe Benjamin – bass; Rufus Jones – drums.
B. P. Blues (CD: “Just a-sittin’ and a-rockin’” Black Lion Records – BLCD760148)
Recorded 28 August 1970, New York City
Ray Nance – cornet; Norris Turney – alto saxophone; Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone; Hank Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.
Soul Flute (CD: “Togo Brava Suite” Blue Note Records 7243 8 30082)
Recorded 22 October 1971, Bristol, UK
Cootie Williams, Johnny Coles, Harold “Money” Johnson, Eddie Preston, Mercer Ellington – trumpet; Booty Wood, Malcolm Taylor, Chuck Connors – trombone; Russell Procope, Norris Turney, Harold Minerve, Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds ; Duke Ellington – piano; Joe Benjamin – bass; Rufus Jones – drums.
![51KH0zlM8+L._SX355_](https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/51kh0zlm8l-_sx355_.jpg?w=300&h=299)
Bourbon Street Jingling Jollies (CD: “Never Before Released Recordings (1965-1972),” Music Masters 5041-2-C)
Recorded 23 July 1970, Milan
Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Fred Stone, Nelson Williams – trumpets; Booty Wood, Chuck Connors, Malcolm Taylor – trombones; Russell Procope, Norris Turney, Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Joe Benjamin – bass; Rufus Jones – drums.
Black Swan (CD: “Duke Ellington’s 70th Birthday Concert” Solid State SS 19000)
Recorded 26 November 1969, Manchester, England
Norris Turney – flute; Wild Bill Davis – organ; Duke Ellington – piano; Victor Gaskin – bass; Rufus Jones – drums.
Hard Way (CD: “The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse” Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 645)
Recorded 17 February 1971, New York City
Cootie Williams, Eddie Preston, Harold “Money” Johnson, Mercer Ellington – trumpet; Booty Wood, Malcolm Taylor, Chuck Connors – trombone; Russell Procope,
Norris Turney, Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Joe Benjamin – bass; Rufus Jones – drums.
— Our closing music—-
![0000120517](https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/0000120517.jpg?w=300&h=299)
It’s Something You Ought To Know (Paul Gonsalves – “Ellingtonia Moods and Blues,” RCA Victor / RCA63562)
Recorded 29 February 1960, New York City
Paul Gonsalves- tenor sax; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Ray Nance – cornet; Mitchell “Booty” Wood – trombone; Jimmy Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.
98 episodes
Manage episode 375605201 series 1431136
https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/portrait-of-norris-turney.mp3
Norris Turney (Photo by Jan Persson)
The recordings heard on this podcast episode:
Checkered Hat (CD: “Togo Brava Suite” Storyville Records STCD 8323)
Recorded 3 February 1971, New York City
Cootie Williams, Eddie Preston, Harold “Money” Johnson, Mercer Ellington – trumpet; Booty Wood, Malcolm Taylor, Chuck Connors – trombone; Russell Procope, Norris Turney, Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Wild Bill Davis – organ; Duke Ellington – piano; Joe Benjamin – bass; Rufus Jones – drums.
Checkered Hat (CD: “Duke Ellington in Sweden 1973” Caprice Records CAP 21599)
Recorded 25 October 1973, Malmo, Sweden
Rolf Ericson, Mercer Ellington, Harold “Money” Johnson, Barrie Lee Hall, Johnny Coles – trumpet; Vincente Prudente, Art Baron, Ake Persson – trombone; Chuck Connors – trombone; Russell Procope, Harold Minerve, Harold Ashby, Percy Marion, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Joe Benjamin – bass; Quentin “Rocky” White – drums; Alice Babs – vocal.
Fife (CD: “Uppsala 1971” Storyville Records 101 8482)
Recorded 9 November 1971, Uppsala, Sweden
Cootie Williams, Harold “Money” Johnson, Johnny Coles, Eddie Preston, Mercer Ellington – trumpet; Booty Wood, Malcolm Taylor, Chuck Connors – trombone; Russell Procope, Norris Turney, Harold Minerve, Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Joe Benjamin – bass; Rufus Jones – drums.
B. P. Blues (CD: “Just a-sittin’ and a-rockin’” Black Lion Records – BLCD760148)
Recorded 28 August 1970, New York City
Ray Nance – cornet; Norris Turney – alto saxophone; Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone; Hank Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.
Soul Flute (CD: “Togo Brava Suite” Blue Note Records 7243 8 30082)
Recorded 22 October 1971, Bristol, UK
Cootie Williams, Johnny Coles, Harold “Money” Johnson, Eddie Preston, Mercer Ellington – trumpet; Booty Wood, Malcolm Taylor, Chuck Connors – trombone; Russell Procope, Norris Turney, Harold Minerve, Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds ; Duke Ellington – piano; Joe Benjamin – bass; Rufus Jones – drums.
![51KH0zlM8+L._SX355_](https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/51kh0zlm8l-_sx355_.jpg?w=300&h=299)
Bourbon Street Jingling Jollies (CD: “Never Before Released Recordings (1965-1972),” Music Masters 5041-2-C)
Recorded 23 July 1970, Milan
Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Fred Stone, Nelson Williams – trumpets; Booty Wood, Chuck Connors, Malcolm Taylor – trombones; Russell Procope, Norris Turney, Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Joe Benjamin – bass; Rufus Jones – drums.
Black Swan (CD: “Duke Ellington’s 70th Birthday Concert” Solid State SS 19000)
Recorded 26 November 1969, Manchester, England
Norris Turney – flute; Wild Bill Davis – organ; Duke Ellington – piano; Victor Gaskin – bass; Rufus Jones – drums.
Hard Way (CD: “The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse” Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 645)
Recorded 17 February 1971, New York City
Cootie Williams, Eddie Preston, Harold “Money” Johnson, Mercer Ellington – trumpet; Booty Wood, Malcolm Taylor, Chuck Connors – trombone; Russell Procope,
Norris Turney, Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Joe Benjamin – bass; Rufus Jones – drums.
— Our closing music—-
![0000120517](https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/0000120517.jpg?w=300&h=299)
It’s Something You Ought To Know (Paul Gonsalves – “Ellingtonia Moods and Blues,” RCA Victor / RCA63562)
Recorded 29 February 1960, New York City
Paul Gonsalves- tenor sax; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Ray Nance – cornet; Mitchell “Booty” Wood – trombone; Jimmy Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.
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