The Chronological Classics: Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1934-1940

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1I Can't Dance (I Got Ants in My Pants)
recording of:
I Can't Dance, I Got Ants in My Pants (on 1934-03-23)
lyricist:
Lee Gaines
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Clarence Williams and His Orchestra3:03
2Gee! But You're Swell
alto saxophone:
Edgar Sampson (on 1937-01-15)
double bass:
Bill Thomas (bass, jazz) (on 1937-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-01-15)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1937-01-15)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-01-15) and Don Kirkpatrick (jazz pianist) (on 1937-01-15)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-01-15) and Teddy McRae (on 1937-01-15)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1937-01-15) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-01-15)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-01-15), Taft Jordan (on 1937-01-15) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-01-15)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-01-15)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-01-15)
recording of:
Gee! But You're Swell (on 1937-01-15)
writer:
Abel Baer and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:37
3Rusty Hinge
alto saxophone:
Edgar Sampson (on 1937-03-24)
double bass:
Bill Thomas (bass, jazz) (on 1937-03-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-03-24)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1937-03-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-03-24) and Don Kirkpatrick (jazz pianist) (on 1937-03-24)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-03-24) and Teddy McRae (on 1937-03-24)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1937-03-24) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-03-24)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-03-24), Taft Jordan (on 1937-03-24) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-03-24)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-03-24)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-03-24)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:07
4It's Swell of You
alto saxophone:
Edgar Sampson (on 1937-03-24)
double bass:
Bill Thomas (bass, jazz) (on 1937-03-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-03-24)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1937-03-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-03-24) and Don Kirkpatrick (jazz pianist) (on 1937-03-24)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-03-24) and Teddy McRae (on 1937-03-24)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1937-03-24) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-03-24)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-03-24), Taft Jordan (on 1937-03-24) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-03-24)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-03-24)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-03-24)
recording of:
It's Swell of You (on 1937-03-24)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:12
5Toodle 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
Rodney Sturgis with Louis Jordan’s Elks Rendezvous Band3:12
6So Good
recording of:
So Good (on 1938-12-20)
writer:
Rodney Sturgis
Rodney Sturgis with Louis Jordan’s Elks Rendezvous Band3:07
7Away From You
Rodney Sturgis with Louis Jordan’s Elks Rendezvous Band2:49
8Honey in the Bee Ball
recording of:
Honey in the Bee Ball (on 1938-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
Louis Jordan’s Elks Rendezvous Band3:09
9Barnacle Bill the Sailor
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)
Louis Jordan’s Elks Rendezvous Band2:45
10Flat Face
recording of:
Flat Face (on 1939-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:44
11Keep a Knockin'
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
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:36
12Sam 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
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:44
13Swingin' in the Cocoanut Trees
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
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:47
14Doug 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)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:34
15At 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)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:31
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
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:33
17Honeysuckle Rose
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-10-14, on 1939-11-14)
bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1939-11-14)
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, on 1939-11-14)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) (on 1939-10-14, on 1939-11-14)
tenor saxophone:
Stafford Simon (on 1939-11-14)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1939-10-14, on 1939-11-14)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-11-14)
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1939-10-14)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1939-11-14)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1939-11-14)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:08
18'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
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:38
19But 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)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:38
20You 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
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:42
21You'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
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:01
22June Tenth Jamboree
recording of:
June Tenth Jamboree (on 1940-01-25)
writer:
Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:44
23You 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
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:38
24I'm Alabama Bound
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
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:00
25Hard Lovin' Blues
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:10

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Release

ASIN:FR: B0000280YS [info]

Release group

part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 636) (order: 145)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/2802911 [info]