The Complete Recordings 1938-1941

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

Annotation

Packaging: Cardboard outer box with individual jewel cases

Annotation last modified on 2018-03-27 04:57 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Penthouse in the Basement
recording of:
Penthouse in the Basement
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr., Emma P. La Freniere and Lew Lehr
2:39
2After School Swing Session (Swingin with Symphony Sid)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1940-03-13)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1940-03-13)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1940-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1940-03-13)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) (on 1940-03-13)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1940-03-13)
vocals:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1940-03-13), Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) (on 1940-03-13), Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1940-03-13), Mabel Robinson (on 1940-03-13) and Daisy Winchester (on 1940-03-13)
recording of:
After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony, Sid) (on 1940-03-13)
writer:
Buddy Feyne and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
2:41
3Oh Boy, I'm in the Groove
recording of:
Oh Boy, I'm in the Groove
lyricist and composer:
Ella Fitzgerald
2:53
4Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand's Doin'
recording of:
Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand's Doin' (on 1940-04-29)
writer:
Ted Delaney and Georgia South
3:06
5Don't Come Cryin' on My Shoulder
recording of:
Don't Come Cryin' on My Shoulder
writer:
Arthur Altman, Manny Kurtz and Murray Mencher
2:36
6Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1940-04-29)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1940-04-29)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1940-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1940-04-29)
piano:
Arnold Thomas (on 1940-04-29)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1940-04-29)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1940-04-29)
recording of:
Waitin’ for the Robert E. Lee (on 1940-04-29)
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
composer:
Lewis F. Muir
2:34
7A Chicken Ain't Nothin' but a Bird
recording of:
A Chicken Ain’t Nothing but a Bird
lyricist and composer:
Emmett “Babe” Wallace
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
2:39
8Pompton Turnpike
cover recording of:
Pompton Turnpike
writer:
Will Osborne and Dick Rogers (singer, comedian, songwriter & pianist)
3:13
9Do You Call That a Buddy
recording of:
Do You Call That a Buddy? (Dirty Cat)
lyricist and composer:
Wesley Wilson
3:18
10I Know You (I Know What You Wanna Do)
recording of:
I Know You (I Know What You Wanna Do)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
2:35
11Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
cover recording of:
Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie
lyricist and composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
2:59
12The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts to You)
recording of:
The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts to You)
writer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter), Eddie Lane (American songwriter) and Vee Lawnhurst
2:28
13T-Bone Blues
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1941-01-24)
clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1941-01-24) and Stafford Simon (on 1941-01-24)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1941-01-24) and Henry Turner (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1941-01-24)
piano:
Arnold Thomas (on 1941-01-24)
tenor saxophone:
Stafford Simon (on 1941-01-24)
trumpet:
Eddie Roane (on 1941-01-24) and Freddie Webster (on 1941-01-24)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1941-01-24)
recording of:
T-Bone Blues (on 1941-01-24)
writer:
Les Hite and T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910-1975)
3:13
14Pan-Pan
recording of:
Pan Pan
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Daniels
2:56
15St. Vitus Dance
recording of:
Saint Vitus Dance (on 1941-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Jackson (American jazz pianist and composer, 1888-1945)
2:55
16Saxa Woogie
recording of:
Saxa-Woogie
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
2:42
17Brotherly Love
recording of:
Brotherly Love (Wrong Ideas)
writer:
Leonard Feather, Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
3:01
18Boogie Woogie Came to Town
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Came to Town
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr., Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
3:11
19How About That
2:56
20Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues)
recording of:
Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues)
lyricist and composer:
J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
3:10
21Knock Me A Kiss
recording of:
Knock Me a Kiss
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Mike Jackson (American jazz pianist and composer, 1888-1945)
2:50
22The Green Grass Grows All Around
2:54
23Small Town Boy
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1941-11-22)
double bass:
Dallas Bartley (on 1941-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1941-11-22)
piano:
Arnold Thomas (on 1941-11-22)
trumpet:
Eddie Roane (on 1941-11-22)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
recording of:
Small Town Boy (on 1941-11-22)
writer:
Dallas Bartley and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
2:54
24I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
alto saxophone and lead vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1943-11-22)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1943-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1943-11-22)
piano:
Arnold Thomas (on 1943-11-22)
trumpet:
Eddie Roane (on 1943-11-22)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (on 1943-11-22)
writer:
Roy Jordan and William Weldon (blues slide guitar player)
publisher:
MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
2:53