Big Joe Turner
Jumpin' The Blues

Listening notes

Big Joe Turner’s Jumpin’ The Blues is documented here as a 1965 vinyl release on Fontana, catalog number 688 802 ZL, filed under the Blues genre. The tracklist is organized over two sides with six titles per side, for a total of twelve selections.

Side A presents: A1 Wine-O-Baby Boogie, A2 B&O Blues, A3 Rocket Boogie “88” Part I, A4 Old Piney Brown’s Gone, A5 Baby, Won’t You Marry Me, and A6 Skid Row Boogie. Side B continues with: B1 Christmas Date Boogie, B2 Radar Blues, B3 Tell Me Pretty Baby, B4 Rocket Boogie “88” Part II, B5 Trouble Blues, and B6 Half Tight Boogie. Track durations are not supplied in the provided data.

The sequence highlights a recurring focus on “boogie” and “blues” in the song titles. Notably, Rocket Boogie “88” appears in two parts split across the sides, with Part I placed at A3 and Part II at B4, an arrangement detail that can assist in verifying side assignments and pressing contents. Additional titles—Old Piney Brown’s Gone, Baby, Won’t You Marry Me, Tell Me Pretty Baby—add variety to the set while remaining within the named Blues genre.

For cataloging and identification, the combination of artist (Big Joe Turner), title (Jumpin’ The Blues), label (Fontana), year (1965), and catalog number (688 802 ZL) should uniquely specify this edition. The even distribution of six tracks per side and the presence of both parts of Rocket Boogie “88” are further identifiers for this configuration. No personnel, recording, or mastering details are included in the information provided, and no timing data are given for individual tracks.

This entry reflects the available factual elements of the release as listed: artist, title, label, catalog number, year, format, genre, and the complete side-by-side track sequence. Additional details—such as credits, recording context, or any evaluation of sound or pressing—are not covered in the supplied data and are therefore not included here.