 He also toured Europe with Count Basie and his orchestra.He won the "Esquire" magazine award for male vocalist in 1945, the "Melody Maker" award for best "new" vocalist of 1956, and the British "Jazz Journal" award as top male singer of 1965.In 1977, Turner recorded "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" for Spivey Records, with Lloyd Glenn on piano.