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Product Summary
Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie ~ Louis Jordan
2. Let The Good Times Roll ~ Louis Jordan
3. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens ~ Louis Jordan
4. Saturday Night Fish Fry ~ Louis Jordan
5. Beware ~ Louis Jordan
6. Caldonia ~ Louis Jordan
7. Knock Me A Kiss ~ Louis Jordan
8. Run Joe ~ Louis Jordan
9. School Days (When We Were Kids) ~ Louis Jordan
10. Blue Light Boogie ~ Louis Jordan
11. Five Guys Named Moe ~ Louis Jordan
12. What's The Use Of Getting Sober ~ Louis Jordan
13. Buzz Me Blues ~ Louis Jordan
14. Beans And Corn Bread ~ Louis Jordan
15. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin' ~ Louis Jordan
16. Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door ~ Louis Jordan
17. Barnyard Boogie ~ Louis Jordan
18. Early In The Mornin' ~ Louis Jordan
19. I Want You To Be My Baby ~ Louis Jordan
20. Nobody Knows You When You Are Down And Out ~ Louis Jordan
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Personnel: Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five; The Calypso Boys. |
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Recorded between 1941 & 1954. Includes liner notes by Dave Dexter, Jr. |
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Personnel: Louis Jordan (vocals, alto saxophone). |
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Liner Note Author: Dave Dexter, Jr. |
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This is a best-of CD collection that actually lives up to its name. Virtually all of Louis Jordan's hits, which musically bridged the gap between small-group swing, R&B, and rock & roll, are on this single CD, including "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie," "Let the Good Times Roll," "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens," "Saturday Night Fish Fry," "Caldonia," "Five Guys Named Moe," and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying." Serious collectors will want to explore a more complete series, particularly the one put out by Classics, but for a single acquisition, this is the Louis Jordan set to get. Jordan's very likable and good-humored vocals and his hot alto, as well as the playing of the Tympani Five, belong in everyone's music collection. ~ Scott Yanow |
Producer: J. Mayo Williams; Milt Gabler |
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Artist Overview
The most successful and influential purveyor of saxophone-driven jump blues, Louis Jordan was also one of the crucial transitional figures between the swing era and R&B. Although he started out mainly as a saxophonist with bandleaders such as Bessie Smith, Chick Webb, and Louis Armstrong, he found a niche singing blues and novelty tunes. After a string of hits throughout the 1940s, Jordan eventually found himself outpaced by the very rock & roll he had helped inspire.
Artist Influences
Bessie Smith | Chick Webb | Ida Cox | Jimmy Rushing | Louis Armstrong | Ma Rainey | T-Bone Walker
Bessie Smith | Chick Webb | Ida Cox | Jimmy Rushing | Louis Armstrong | Ma Rainey | T-Bone Walker
Artist Contemporaries
Al Sears | Amos Milburn | Big Jay McNeely | Big Joe Turner | Bill Doggett | Cab Calloway | Calvin Boze | Cecil Gant | Charlie Singleton (Sax) | Count Basie | Dinah Washington | Earl Bostic | Ike Quebec | Jack McVea | Jimmy Liggins | Joe Liggins | Johnny Mercer | Johnny Otis | King Pleasure | Louis Armstrong | Louis Prima | Lowell Fulson | Lucky Millinder | Maxwell Davis | Peppermint Harris | Rosco Gordon | Roy Brown | Slim & Slam | Slim Gaillard | The Treniers | Wynonie Harris
Al Sears | Amos Milburn | Big Jay McNeely | Big Joe Turner | Bill Doggett | Cab Calloway | Calvin Boze | Cecil Gant | Charlie Singleton (Sax) | Count Basie | Dinah Washington | Earl Bostic | Ike Quebec | Jack McVea | Jimmy Liggins | Joe Liggins | Johnny Mercer | Johnny Otis | King Pleasure | Louis Armstrong | Louis Prima | Lowell Fulson | Lucky Millinder | Maxwell Davis | Peppermint Harris | Rosco Gordon | Roy Brown | Slim & Slam | Slim Gaillard | The Treniers | Wynonie Harris
Artist Followers
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Bill Haley | Brian Setzer | Cherry Poppin' Daddies | Chuck Berry | Joe Jackson | King Curtis | Little Richard | Roomful of Blues | Royal Crown Revue | Squirrel Nut Zippers | The Love Dogs
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Bill Haley | Brian Setzer | Cherry Poppin' Daddies | Chuck Berry | Joe Jackson | King Curtis | Little Richard | Roomful of Blues | Royal Crown Revue | Squirrel Nut Zippers | The Love Dogs
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
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Armstrong, Louis |
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Jumping Jivers |
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Jumping Jivers (The) |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 04/09/1996 |
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Original Release Date : 1977 |
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Catalog ID : MCAD-4079 |
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Label : MCA (USA) |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Mono |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00076732407929 |
