Let the Good Times Roll: The Anthology (1938-1953)

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Barnacle 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)
Louis Jordan2:46
2Doug 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 Jordan2:33
3At 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 Jordan2:29
4Honeysuckle 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 Jordan3:07
5The 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
Louis Jordan2:27
6Pan Pan
recording of:
Pan Pan
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Daniels
Louis Jordan2:54
7Saxa‐Woogie
recording of:
Saxa-Woogie
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
Louis Jordan2:37
8Boogie 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
Louis Jordan3:04
9Rusty Dusty Blues (Mama Mama Blues)
recording of:
Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues)
lyricist and composer:
J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
Louis Jordan3:08
10I’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)
Louis Jordan2:53
11What’s the Use of Gettin’ Sober
recording of:
What’s the Use of Gettin’ Sober (When You’re Gonna Get Drunk Again)?
lyricist and composer:
Busby Meyers
Louis Jordan2:49
12I’m Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town
Louis Jordan2:56
13Five Guys Named Moe
recording of:
Five Guys Named Moe
writer:
Jerome Jerry Bresler and Larry Wynn
Louis Jordan2:59
14Ration Blues
recording of:
Ration Blues
writer:
Collenane Clark, Antonio Cosey and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
Louis Jordan3:10
15Is 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 Jordan2:43
16Mop – Mop
recording of:
Mop! Mop!
writer:
Claude Demetrius and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
Louis Jordan2:57
17G.I. Jive
recording of:
G.I. Jive (on 1944-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
WC Music Corp.
Louis Jordan3:01
18Buzz Me Blues
recording of:
Buzz Me
writer:
Dave Dexter, Jr. and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Cherio Corp.
Louis Jordan2:51
19Caldonia
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)
Louis Jordan2:41
20Salt Pork, W. VA
recording of:
Salt Pork, West Virginia
writer:
Fleecie Moore and William J. Tennyson, Jr.
Louis Jordan3:00
21Don’t Worry ’Bout That Mule
recording of:
Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule
writer:
Wild Bill Davis, Duke Groaner, Fleecie Moore and Charlie Stewart
Louis Jordan2:10
22Stone Cold Dead in the Market
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-10-08)
bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1945-10-08)
claves:
Vic Lourie (on 1945-10-08)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1945-10-08)
maracas:
Harry Dial (on 1945-10-08)
membranophone:
Eddie Byrd (US drummer) (on 1945-10-08)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1945-10-08)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1945-10-08)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1945-10-08)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1945-10-08) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-10-08)
arranger:
Wild Bill Davis
cover recording of:
Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming)
lyricist and composer:
Houdini (Calypso artist Wilmoth Hendricks aka Edgar Leon Sinclair)
Louis Jordan & Ella Fitzgerald2:43
23Beware
recording of:
Beware Brother Beware
writer:
Dick Adams (writer of the song "Beware"), Morry Lasco and Fleecie Moore
Louis Jordan2:52
24Choo 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
Louis Jordan52:42
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ASIN:US: B000VHIW2K [info]