The Best of Louis Jordan

~ Release by Louis Jordan (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-01-23)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-01-23)
claves:
Vic Lourie (on 1946-01-23)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1946-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Byrd (US drummer) (on 1946-01-23)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1946-01-23)
maracas:
Harry Dial (on 1946-01-23)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1946-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1946-01-23)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1946-01-23)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-01-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1946)
recording of:
Choo Choo Ch’Boogie (on 1946-01-23)
writer:
Denver Darling, Milt Gabler and Vaughn Horton
publisher:
Rytvoc (ASCAP) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
52:44
2Let the Good Times Roll
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-06-26)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-06-26)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1946-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Byrd (US drummer) (on 1946-06-26)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1946-06-26)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1946-06-26)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1946-06-26)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1946-06-26)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-06-26)
recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll (on 1946-06-26)
writer:
Fleecie Moore (in 1946) and Sam Theard (in 1946)
publisher:
Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP), Theard Swanson Publishing and Warock Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
2:47
3Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-06-26)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-06-26)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1946-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Byrd (US drummer) (on 1946-06-26)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1946-06-26)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1946-06-26)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1946-06-26)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1946-06-26)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-06-26)
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens (on 1946-06-26)
writer:
Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney
53:04
4Saturday Night Fish Fry
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-08-09)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-08-09)
double bass:
Billy Hadnott (on 1949-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1949-08-09)
electric guitar:
James Jackson (jazz/jump blues guitarist) (on 1949-08-09)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1949-08-09)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1949-08-09) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-08-09)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1949-08-09), Bob Mitchell (1940s–50s jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-08-09) and Harold Mitchell (on 1949-08-09)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-08-09)
edit of:
Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2 by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Saturday Night Fish Fry (on 1949-08-09)
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Ellis Walsh
publisher:
Cherio Corp. and Ocheri Publishing Corp.
5:23
5Beware
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-01-23)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-01-23)
bass and double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1946-01-23)
claves:
Vic Lourie (on 1946-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Byrd (US drummer) (on 1946-01-23)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1946-01-23)
maracas:
Harry Dial (on 1946-01-23)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1946-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1946-01-23)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1946-01-23)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-01-23)
recording of:
Beware Brother Beware (on 1946-01-23)
writer:
Dick Adams (writer of the song "Beware"), Morry Lasco and Fleecie Moore
2:50
6Caldonia
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
2:41
7Knock Me a Kiss
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, saxophone and lead vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1941-11-15)
clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1941-11-15) and Stafford Simon (on 1941-11-15)
double bass:
Dallas Bartley (on 1941-11-15)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1941-11-15)
piano:
Arnold Thomas (on 1941-11-15)
tenor saxophone:
Stafford Simon (on 1941-11-15)
trumpet:
Eddie Roane (on 1941-11-15)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1941-11-15)
recording of:
Knock Me a Kiss (on 1941-11-15)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Mike Jackson (American jazz pianist and composer, 1888-1945)
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:48
8Run Joe
3:25
9School Days (When We Were Kids)
2:34
10Blue Light Boogie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1950-06-26)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-06-26)
double bass:
Bob Bushnell (on 1950-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1950-06-26)
electric guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1950-06-26)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1950-06-26)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1950-06-26) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-06-26)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1950-06-26)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-06-26)
recording of:
Blue Light Boogie (on 1950-06-26)
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Ellis Walsh
5:08
11Five Guys Named Moe
3:06
12What's the Use of Getting Sober
recording of:
What’s the Use of Gettin’ Sober (When You’re Gonna Get Drunk Again)?
lyricist and composer:
Busby Meyers
2:56
13Buzz Me Blues
recording of:
Buzz Me
writer:
Dave Dexter, Jr. and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Cherio Corp.
2:49
14Beans and Corn Bread
recording of:
Beans and Corn Bread
writer:
Fred B. Clark (wrote "Beans and Corn Bread") and Fleecie Moore
2:49
15Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'
recording of:
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:58
16Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door
recording of:
Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door
lyricist and composer:
Casey Bill Weldon (blues slide guitar player)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3:15
17Barnyard Boogie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-04-23)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1947-04-23)
bass and double bass:
Dallas Bartley (on 1947-04-23)
claves and maracas:
The Calypso Boys (on 1947-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1947-04-23)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1947-04-23)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1947-04-23)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Johnson (1940s tenor saxophonist) (on 1947-04-23)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1947-04-23)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1947-04-23)
recording of:
Barnyard Boogie (on 1947-04-23)
writer:
Wilhelmina Gray and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
2:50
18Early in the Mornin'
3:22
19I Want You to Be My Baby
recording of:
I Want You to Be My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Jon Hendricks (until 1953-05-28)
2:58
20Nobody Knows You When You Are Down and Out
32:59