Volume One 1939-1947

~ Release by Louis Jordan (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Toodle-Loo On Down
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1938-12-20)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1938-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1938-12-20)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) (on 1938-12-20)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1938-12-20)
lead vocals:
Rodney Sturgis (on 1938-12-20)
recording of:
Toodle-Loo on Down (on 1938-12-20)
writer:
Rodney Sturgis
3:14
2So Good
recording of:
So Good (on 1938-12-20)
writer:
Rodney Sturgis
3:08
3Away From You
2:48
4Honey In The Bee Ball
3:10
5Barnacle Bill The Sailor
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet and lead vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1938-12-20)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1938-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1938-12-20)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) (on 1938-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
Lemuel Johnson (on 1938-12-20) and Rodney Sturgis (on 1938-12-20)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1938-12-20)
cover recording of:
Barnacle Bill the Sailor (on 1938-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Luther (US country singer) and Carson Robison
arrangement of:
Barnacle Bill the Sailor (Roud 4704)
2:46
6Flat Face
2:44
7Keep-A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In)
2:36
8Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-03-29)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1938-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1939-03-29)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) (on 1939-03-29)
tenor saxophone:
Lemuel Johnson (on 1939-03-29)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1939-03-29)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-03-29)
recording of:
Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On (on 1939-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
2:46
9Swinging On a Cocoanut Tree
2:47
10Doug The Jitterbug
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-03-29)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Lem Johnson (on 1939-03-29)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1939-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1939-03-29)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) (on 1939-03-29)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1939-03-29)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-03-29)
recording of:
Doug the Jitterbug (on 1939-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
2:34
11At The Swing Cat's Ball
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-03-29)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Lem Johnson (on 1939-03-29)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1939-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1939-03-29)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) (on 1939-03-29)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1939-03-29)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-03-29)
recording of:
At the Swing Cat's Ball (on 1939-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
William Campbell (1930s US songwriter)
2:33
12Honeysuckle Rose
3:10
13'Fore Day Blues
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-10-14)
clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone:
Stafford Simon (on 1939-10-14)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1939-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1939-10-14)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) (on 1939-10-14)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1939-10-14)
recording of:
'Fore Day Blues (on 1939-11-14)
writer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford, Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
2:38
14But I'll Be Back
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-10-14)
clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone:
Stafford Simon (on 1939-10-14)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1939-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1939-10-14)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) (on 1939-10-14)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1939-10-14)
recording of:
But I'll Be Back (on 1939-11-14)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
2:38
15You Ain't Nowhere
2:42
16Jake, What A Snake
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-10-14)
clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone:
Stafford Simon (on 1939-10-14)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1939-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1939-10-14)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) (on 1939-10-14)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1939-10-14)
recording of:
Jake, What a Snake (on 1939-11-14)
lyricist and composer:
J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
2:34
17You're My Meat
3:01
18June Tenth Jamboree
recording of:
June Tenth Jamboree
writer:
Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist)
2:43
19You Run Your Mouth And I'll Run My Business
recording of:
You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business
lyricist and composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
2:37
20I'm Alabama Bound
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1940-01-25)
clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone:
Stafford Simon (on 1940-01-25)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1940-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1940-01-25)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) (on 1940-01-25)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1940-01-25)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1940-01-25) and Yack Taylor (on 1940-01-25)
recording of:
I'm Alabama Bound (Mike Jackson version) (on 1940-01-25)
writer:
Mike Jackson (American jazz pianist and composer, 1888-1945)
is based on:
I'm Alabama Bound
2:59
21Hard Lovin' Blues
3:12
22You Got To Go When The Wagon Comes
2:27
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