IKE: Album (Sampler)

Trailblazer (1991)

Ike Turner - Trailblazer - Album

Trailblazer is a compilation of songs from 1956 and early 1957, when Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm recorded for the Cincinnati-based Federal label. It includes vocal performances from Jackie Brenston, Billy Gayles and the group The Gardenias, all tracks with Ike Turner’s guitar pyrotechnics.

Producer: Ike Turner
Release: 1991
Label: Charly
Format: CD
Musicians: Baritone Saxophone: Jackie Brenston (Track 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19 to 21) / Bass Guitar: Jesse Knight Jr. / Drums: Eugene Washington (Track 3) / Guitar: Ike Turner / Piano: Annie Mae Wilson (Track 2, 4, 7, 10, 15, 17, 19, 22), Fred Sample / Tenor Saxophone: Eddie Jones (Track 12), Raymond Hill

  1. The Big Question 2:21
    2. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by Kings of Rhythm
  2. Just One More Time 2:53
    3. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by Billy Gayles
  3. The Mistreater 2:15
    4. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by Jackie Brenston
  4. No Coming Back 2:40
    5. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by Billy Gayles
  5. You Found The Time 2:16
    6. Written by L. Witherspoon*, L. Ingram / Vocals by The Gardenias
  6. She Made My Blood Run Cold 2:20
    7. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by Kings of Rhythm
  7. I'm Tore Up 2:22
    8. Written by Ike Turner, Bass / Vocals by Billy Gayles
  8. Trailblazer (Instrumental) 2:35
    9. Written by Ike Turner
  9. You've Changed My Love 2:30
    10. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by Kings of Rhythm
  10. Let's Call It A Day 2:28
    11. Written by Glover / Vocals by Billy Gayles
  11. Much Later 2:14
    12. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by Jackie Brenston
  12. Miserable 2:31
    13. Written by R. Ingram / Vocals by The Gardenias
  13. Do You Mean It 2:17
    14. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by Kings of Rhythm
  14. Gonna Wait For My Chance 2:10
    15. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by Jackie Brenston
  15. If I Never Had Known You 2:31
    16. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by Billy Gayles
  16. Rock-A-Bucket (Instrumental) 2:24
    17. Written by Ike Turner
  17. Sad As A Man Can Be 2:08
    18. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by Billy Gayles
  18. What Can It Be 2:24
    19. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by Jackie Brenston
  19. Do Right Baby 2:08
    20. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by Billy Gayles
  20. You've Changed My Love 2:30
    21. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by Kings of Rhythm
  21. My Baby's Tops 2:20
    22. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by The Gardenias
  22. Take Your Fine Frame Home 2:26
    23. Written by Ike Turner / Vocals by Billy Gayles

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