Norris Turney, Larry Willis, Walter Booker, and Jimmy Cobb - Big Sweet n' blue (Restored) [Remastered 2026] (2026) [Hi-Res]

The 1995 jazz album by alto saxophonist Norris Turney has received a new digital remaster following the successful restoration of the original analog tapes that survived a fire.

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.

Tracklist:
1. Norris Turney, Larry Willis, Walter Booker, and Jimmy Cobb - Blues for Edward (Restored) [Remastered 2026]
2. Norris Turney, Larry Willis, Walter Booker, and Jimmy Cobb - Here's That Rainy Day (Restored) [Remastered 2026]
3. Norris Turney, Larry Willis, Walter Booker, and Jimmy Cobb - Blues in B (Restored) [Remastered 2026]
4. Norris Turney, Larry Willis, Walter Booker, and Jimmy Cobb - Checkered Hat (Restored) [Remastered 2026]
5. Norris Turney, Larry Willis, Walter Booker, and Jimmy Cobb - I Can't Give You Anything but Love (Restored) [Remastered 2026]
6. Norris Turney, Larry Willis, Walter Booker, and Jimmy Cobb - Street of Dreams (Restored) [Remastered 2026]
7. Norris Turney, Larry Willis, Walter Booker, and Jimmy Cobb - In a Mellow Tone (Restored) [Remastered 2026]
8. Norris Turney, Larry Willis, Walter Booker, and Jimmy Cobb - Blood Count (Restored) [Remastered 2026]
9. Norris Turney, Larry Willis, Walter Booker, and Jimmy Cobb - I've Never Been in Love Before (Restored) [Remastered 2026]
10. Norris Turney, Larry Willis, Walter Booker, and Jimmy Cobb - Come Sunday (Restored) [Remastered 2026]