Louis Jordan

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Toodle-oo 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
3:06
3Honey in the Bee Ball
recording of:
Honey in the Bee Ball (in 1938-12)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
3:14
4Barnacle 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)
2:51
5Flat Face
recording of:
Flat Face
lyricist and composer:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter)
2:49
6Keep A-Knocking
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:
Keep A‐Knockin’ (but You Can’t Come In) (Louis Jordan’s version) (on 1939-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford and Bert M. Mays
arranger:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
version of:
You Can't Come In
2:35
7Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches
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
2:44
8Swingin’ in a Coconut Tree
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:
Swinging in a Coconut Tree (on 1939-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
2:47
9Doug 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)
2:36
10At 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)
2:32
11Jake, 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
12’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
2:39
13But 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)
2:37
14You Ain’t Nowhere
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:
You Ain't Nowhere (on 1939-11-14)
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Don Redman
2:43
15You’re My Meat
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-11-14)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1939-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1939-11-14)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) (on 1939-11-14)
tenor saxophone:
Stafford Simon (on 1939-11-14)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1939-11-14)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-11-14)
recording of:
You’re My Meat (on 1939-11-14)
lyricist and composer:
Skeets Tolbert
3:02
16June Tenth Jamboree
recording of:
June Tenth Jamboree
writer:
Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist)
2:41
17You Run Your Mouth and I’ll Run My Business
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:
You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business (on 1940-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
2:41
18I’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
3:04
19Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man
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 and spoken vocals:
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:
Somebody Done Hoodoo'd the Hoodoo Man (on 1940-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
Wesley Wilson
2:47
20Bounce the Ball (Do da Dittee Um Day)
recording of:
Bounce the Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Jackson (American jazz pianist and composer, 1888-1945)
2:47

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Release

rights society:MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:MCM (in 1994)
part of:Platinum Collection (MCM Media Control Marketing reissue series) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/15539121 [info]
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