Golden Greats

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

Tracklist

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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
52:42
2Five Guys Named Moe
recording of:
Five Guys Named Moe
writer:
Jerome Jerry Bresler and Larry Wynn
3:04
3Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
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:
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? (on 1943-11-22)
writer:
Bill Austin (in 1944) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (in 1944)
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:46
4Buzz Me
recording of:
Buzz Me
writer:
Dave Dexter, Jr. and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Cherio Corp.
2:49
5G.I. Jive
recording of:
G.I. Jive (on 1944-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
WC Music Corp.
3:04
6Saturday Night Fish Fry
recording of:
Saturday Night Fish Fry
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Ellis Walsh
publisher:
Cherio Corp. and Ocheri Publishing Corp.
4:33
7Early in the Mornin'
3:23
8What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)
recording of:
What’s the Use of Gettin’ Sober (When You’re Gonna Get Drunk Again)?
lyricist and composer:
Busby Meyers
2:59
9Ain'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
53:05
10Let the Good Times Roll
recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll
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)
2:49
11Reet, Petite and Gone
recording of:
Reet Petite and Gone
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Lora Lee
2:48
12Blue Light Boogie
recording of:
Blue Light Boogie
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Ellis Walsh
4:01
13Beware, Brother Beware
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1956-10-22)
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1956-10-22)
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1956-10-22)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1956-10-22)
guitar:
Mickey Baker (on 1956-10-22)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1956-10-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1956-10-22)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (on 1956-10-22)
trumpet:
Ernie Royal (on 1956-10-22)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1956-10-22)
conductor:
Quincy Jones (on 1956-10-22)
arranger:
Quincy Jones (on 1956-10-22)
recording of:
Beware Brother Beware (on 1956-10-22)
writer:
Dick Adams (writer of the song "Beware"), Morry Lasco and Fleecie Moore
2:49
14Schooldays
2:34
15Beans and Cornbread
recording of:
Beans and Corn Bread
writer:
Fred B. Clark (wrote "Beans and Corn Bread") and Fleecie Moore
2:50
16Caldonia
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
writer:
Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
2:39