# Milt Turner

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{{short description|American jazz musician}}

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

After graduating from [Pearl High School](/source/Martin_Luther_King_Magnet_at_Pearl_High_School),<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111015193944/http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/afam/2003/features.htm "Pearl High School: Nashville, Tennessee"] [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service). Retrieved 27 June 2013.</ref> he attended [Tennessee State University](/source/Tennessee_State_University), where he coincided with [Hank Crawford](/source/Hank_Crawford),<ref>[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] At Google Books. Retrieved 27 June 2013.</ref> who he later recommended to join him in [Ray Charles](/source/Ray_Charles)' band when he took over from [William Peeples](/source/William_Peeples) in the late 1950s.

In 1962, he was a member of [Phineas Newborn](/source/Phineas_Newborn)'s trio with [Leroy Vinnegar](/source/Leroy_Vinnegar),<ref>[Yanow, Scott](/source/Yanow%2C_Scott) (2003) [https://books.google.com/books?id=zy3XOvATyDcC&dq=milt+turner+drummer&pg=PA782 ''Jazz on Record: The First Sixty Years'', p. 616. Backbeat Books] At Google Books. Retrieved 27 June 2013.</ref> on whose solo albums he would later appear, and in the early 1960s, Turner also recorded with [Teddy Edwards](/source/Teddy_Edwards). He never recorded as a leader.

==Discography==
'''With [Ray Charles](/source/Ray_Charles)'''
*''[What'd I Say](/source/What'd_I_Say_(album))'' (Atlantic, 1959)
*''[The Genius Hits the Road](/source/The_Genius_Hits_the_Road)'' (ABC-Paramount, 1960)
'''With [Hank Crawford](/source/Hank_Crawford)'''
*''[More Soul](/source/More_Soul)'' (Atlantic, 1960)
*''[The Soul Clinic](/source/The_Soul_Clinic)'' (Atlantic, 1962)
*''[True Blue](/source/True_Blue_(Hank_Crawford_album))'' (Atlantic, 1964)
*''[Dig These Blues](/source/Dig_These_Blues)'' (Atlantic, 1966)
*''[After Hours](/source/After_Hours_(Hank_Crawford_album))'' (Atlantic, 1966)
*''[Mr. Blues](/source/Mr._Blues)'' (Atlantic, 1967)
'''With [Teddy Edwards](/source/Teddy_Edwards)'''
*''[Good Gravy!](/source/Good_Gravy!)'' (Contemporary, 1961)
*''[Heart & Soul](/source/Heart_%26_Soul_(Teddy_Edwards_album))'' (Contemporary, 1962)
'''With [Joe Gordon](/source/Joe_Gordon_(musician))'''
*''[Lookin' Good!](/source/Lookin'_Good!)'' (Contempoarary, 1961) 
'''With [Paul Horn](/source/Paul_Horn_(musician))'''
*''[The Sound of Paul Horn](/source/The_Sound_of_Paul_Horn)'' (Columbia, 1961)
*''[Profile of a Jazz Musician](/source/Profile_of_a_Jazz_Musician)'' (Columbia, 1962)
'''With [Charles Kynard](/source/Charles_Kynard)'''
*''[Where It's At!](/source/Where_It's_At!)'' (Pacific Jazz, 1963) 
'''With [Phineas Newborn, Jr.](/source/Phineas_Newborn%2C_Jr.)'''
*''[The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr.](/source/The_Great_Jazz_Piano_of_Phineas_Newborn_Jr.)'' (Contemporary, 1963)
'''With [David "Fathead" Newman](/source/David_%22Fathead%22_Newman)'''
*''[Fathead](/source/Fathead_(album))'' (Atlantic, 1960)
*''[House of David](/source/House_of_David_(album))'' (Atlantic, 1967)
'''With Helyne Stewart'''
*''Love Moods'' (Contemporary, 1961)
'''With [Sarah Vaughan](/source/Sarah_Vaughan)'''
*''[Sarah Sings Soulfully](/source/Sarah_Sings_Soulfully)'' (Roulette, 1963)
'''With [Leroy Vinnegar](/source/Leroy_Vinnegar)'''
*''[Leroy Walks Again!!](/source/Leroy_Walks_Again!!)'' (Contemporary, 1963) 
*''Jazz's Great "Walker"'' (VeeJay, 1964)
'''With [Jimmy Woods](/source/Jimmy_Woods)'''
*''[Awakening!!](/source/Awakening!!)'' (Contemporary, 1962)

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