Norris Turney

Norris William Turney (September 8, 1921 – January 17, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist and flautist.

Biography Norris Turney was born in Wilmington, Ohio, on September 8, 1921. Turney began his career in the Midwest, playing in territory bands such as the Jeter–Pillars Orchestra. He performed with Tiny Bradshaw in Chicago before moving to New York City, where he played with the Billy Eckstine Orchestra from 1945 to 1946.

Turney recorded as a leader between 1975 and 1978, and released the CD Big, Sweet 'n Blue in 1993. He died of kidney failure on January 17, 2001, in Kettering, Ohio, at the age of 79.

Discography As leader 1978: I Let a Song with Booty Wood, Aaron Bell, Sam Woodyard, and Raymond Fol 1993: Big, Sweet 'n Blue with Larry Willis, Walter Booker, and Jimmy Cobb (Mapleshade)

As sideman With Jodie Christian Front Line (Delmark, 1996) With Roy Eldridge What It's All About (Pablo, 1976) With Oliver Jackson Billy's Bounce (Black & Blue, 1984) With Red Richards In a Mellow Tone (West 54, 1979) With Randy Weston Tanjah (Polydor, 1973)