Five Guys Named Moe: Original Decca Recordings, Volume 2

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Five Guys Named MoeLouis Jordan2:58
2Is 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)
Louis Jordan2:44
3Safe, Sane and Single
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-02-07)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-02-07)
double bass:
Dallas Bartley (on 1949-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1949-02-07)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1949-02-07)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1949-02-07)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Johnson (1940s tenor saxophonist) (on 1949-02-07)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-02-07)
recording of:
Safe, Sane, and Single (on 1949-02-07)
writer:
Hy Heath, Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Johnny Lange
Louis Jordan2:42
4Life Is So Peculiar
recording of:
Life Is So Peculiar
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc.
Louis Jordan feat. Louis Armstrong3:23
5I Know What I've Got
recording of:
I Know What I've Got, Don't Know What I'm Getting
writer:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
Louis Jordan2:51
6Open the Door Richard
recording of:
Open the Door, Richard (1946 song)
lyricist:
Dan Howell and John Mason ("Spider Bruce", vaudeville comedian)
composer:
Jack McVea
Louis Jordan3:03
7Reet, Petite and Gone
recording of:
Reet Petite and Gone
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Lora Lee
Louis Jordan2:44
8Boogie Woogie Blue PlateLouis Jordan2:47
9Pettin' and Pokin'
recording of:
Pettin' and Pokin'
lyricist:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1947-12-01)
Louis Jordan2:33
10(You Dyed Your Hair) Chartruesse
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-08-18)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-08-18)
bass and double bass:
Bob Bushnell (on 1950-08-18)
claves and electric guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1950-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1950-08-18)
organ:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1950-08-18)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1950-08-18)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1950-08-18)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1950-08-18)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-08-18)
recording of:
(You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse (on 1950-08-18)
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer) and Billy Moore, Jr. (40s American jazz pianist/arranger/composer)
Louis Jordan2:36
11Jordan for President
Louis Jordan2:58
12Look Out (Sister, Look Out)
recording of:
Look Out
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
Louis Jordan2:54
13Azure Te
recording of:
Azure-Té (Paris Blues) (in 1952-04)
lyricist:
Donald Wolf (songwriter / composer)
composer:
Wild Bill Davis
publisher:
Gale & Gayles Inc.
Louis Jordan3:09
14G.I. Jive
recording of:
G.I. Jive (on 1944-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
WC Music Corp.
Louis Jordan3:00
15I Like 'em Fat Like That
recording of:
I Like 'em Fat Like That
writer:
Claude Demetrius, Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
Louis Jordan2:37
16Push Ka Pee Shee Pie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-04-12)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-04-12)
double bass:
Billy Hadnott (on 1949-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1949-04-12)
electric guitar:
James Jackson (jazz/jump blues guitarist) (on 1949-04-12)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1949-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1949-04-12)
trumpet:
Bob Mitchell (1940s–50s jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-04-12) and Harold Mitchell (on 1949-04-12)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-04-12)
recording of:
Push-Ka Pee-She Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy) (on 1949-04-12)
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter), Walter Merrick and Joe Willoughby
Louis Jordan2:34
17Jack, You're Dead
recording of:
Jack, You're Dead
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr. and Dick Miles (songwriter, composer)
Louis Jordan2:34
18Texas and PacificLouis Jordan3:02