Milt Turner Explained

Milton Turner (1930–1993) was a jazz drummer.

After graduating from Pearl High School,^[1] he attended Tennessee State University, where he coincided with Hank Crawford,^[2] who he later recommended to join him in Ray Charles' band when he took over from William Peeples in the late 1950s.

In 1962, he was a member of Phineas Newborn's trio with Leroy Vinnegar,^[3] on whose solo albums he would later appear, and in the early 1960s, Turner also recorded with Teddy Edwards. He never recorded as a leader.

Discography

With Ray Charles

• What'd I Say (Atlantic, 1959)
• The Genius Hits the Road (ABC-Paramount, 1960)

With Hank Crawford

• More Soul (Atlantic, 1960)
• The Soul Clinic (Atlantic, 1962)
• True Blue (Atlantic, 1964)
• Dig These Blues (Atlantic, 1966)
• After Hours (Atlantic, 1966)
• Mr. Blues (Atlantic, 1967)

With Teddy Edwards

• Good Gravy! (Contemporary, 1961)
• Heart & Soul (Contemporary, 1962)

With Joe Gordon

• Lookin' Good! (Contempoarary, 1961)

With Paul Horn

• The Sound of Paul Horn (Columbia, 1961)
• Profile of a Jazz Musician (Columbia, 1962)

With Charles Kynard

• Where It's At! (Pacific Jazz, 1963)

With Phineas Newborn, Jr.

• The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. (Contemporary, 1963)

With David "Fathead" Newman

• Fathead (Atlantic, 1960)
• House of David (Atlantic, 1967)

With Helyne Stewart

• Love Moods (Contemporary, 1961)

With Sarah Vaughan

• Sarah Sings Soulfully (Roulette, 1963)

With Leroy Vinnegar

• Leroy Walks Again!!! (Contemporary, 1963)
• Jazz's Great Walker (VeeJay, 1964)

With Jimmy Woods

• Awakening!! (Contemporary, 1962)

Notes and References

1. http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/afam/2003/features.htm "Pearl High School: Nashville, Tennessee"
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=5v1pSAHAEa0C&dq=milt+turner+drum&pg=PT176 Evans, Mike. (2009) Ray Charles: The Birth of Soul. Music Sales Group
3. [Yanow, Scott]