Volume One 1939-1947

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

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
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1Toodle-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
3:14
2So Good
recording of:
So Good (on 1938-12-20)
writer:
Rodney Sturgis
3:08
3Away From You
2:48
4Honey In The Bee Ball
3:10
5Barnacle 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)
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)
cover recording of:
Barnacle Bill the Sailor (in 1938-12)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Luther (US country singer) and Carson Robison
arrangement of:
Barnacle Bill the Sailor (Roud 4704)
2:46
6Flat Face
2:44
7Keep-A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In)
2:36
8Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On
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
2:46
9Swinging On a Cocoanut Tree
2:47
10Doug 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)
2:34
11At 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)
2:33
12Honeysuckle Rose
3:10
13'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
2:38
14But 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)
2:38
15You Ain't Nowhere
2:42
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
2:34
17You're My Meat
3:01
18June Tenth Jamboree
recording of:
June Tenth Jamboree
writer:
Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist)
2:43
19You Run Your Mouth And I'll Run My Business
recording of:
You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business
lyricist and composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
2:37
20I'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
2:59
21Hard Lovin' Blues
3:12
22You Got To Go When The Wagon Comes
2:27
▼CD 2
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1Lovie Joe
2:46
2Somebody Done Hoodooed The Hoodoo Man
recording of:
Somebody Done Hoodoo'd the Hoodoo Man
lyricist and composer:
Wesley Wilson
2:41
3Bounce the Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day)
recording of:
Bounce the Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Jackson (American jazz pianist and composer, 1888-1945)
2:43
4Penthouse In The Basement
2:35
5After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony Sid)
recording of:
After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony, Sid)
writer:
Buddy Feyne and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
2:37
6Oh Boy, I'm In The Groove
2:49
7Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand's Doin'
3:04
8Don't Come Crying On My Shoulder
2:31
9Waitin' For The Robert E. Lee
2:32
10A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird
recording of:
A Chicken Ain’t Nothing but a Bird
lyricist and composer:
Emmett “Babe” Wallace
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
2:37
11Pompton Turnpike
3:10
12Do You Call That A Buddy (Dirty Cat)
3:15
13I Know You, I Know What You Wanna Do
2:31
14Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
2:57
15The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts To You)
2:27
16T-Bone Blues
3:10
17Pan Pan
2:53
18Saint Vitus Dance
2:51
19Saxa Woogie
2:39
20Brotherly Love
2:59
21Boogie Woogie Came To Town
3:06
▼CD 3
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1How 'Bout That
2:57
2Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues)
3:07
3Knock Me A Kiss
2:49
4The Green Grass Grows All Around
2:53
5Small Town Boy
2:50
6I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
2:54
7What'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
2:53
8The Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender And Tall
2:30
9I'm Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts Of Town
3:08
10That'll Just 'Bout Knock Me Out
recording of:
That'll Just 'Bout Knock Me Out
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Casey Bill Weldon (blues slide guitar player)
3:11
11It's A Low Down Dirty Shame
2:50
12Five Guys Named Moe
3:03
13Ration Blues
recording of:
Ration Blues
writer:
Collenane Clark, Antonio Cosey and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
3:10
14Is You Or Is You Ain't My Baby
2:46
15Deacon Jones
2:58
16Mop-Mop
2:58
17G.I. Jive
3:01
18You Can't Get That No More
3:21
19My Baby Said Yes (Yip Yip De Hoodie)
2:50
20Your Socks Don't Match
recording of:
Your Socks Don't Match
lyricist:
Leo Corday
composer:
Leon Carr
3:01
21Buzz Me
recording of:
Buzz Me
writer:
Dave Dexter, Jr. and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Cherio Corp.
2:52
22Caldonia Boogie
2:41
▼CD 4
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1Somebody Done Changed That Lock On Your Door
recording of:
Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door
lyricist and composer:
Casey Bill Weldon (blues slide guitar player)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3:15
2Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule
2:30
3Salt Pork, West Virginia
recording of:
Salt Pork, West Virginia
writer:
Fleecie Moore and William J. Tennyson, Jr.
3:01
4Reconversion Blues
2:22
5Beware
2:52
6Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
recording of:
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:59
7Choo-Choo Ch Boogie
2:44
8Ain't That Just Like a Woman
2:53
9That Chick's Too Young To Fry
recording of:
That Chick's Too Young to Fry
writer:
Tommy Edwards and Jimmy Hilliard
2:25
10If It's Love You Want Baby, That's Me
2:49
11Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens
writer:
Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney
3:05
12Stone Cold Dead In The Market
2:41
13Petootie Pie
2:36
14I Like 'Em Fat Like That
2:40
15It's So Easy
2:52
16Texas And Pacific
3:04
17Jack, You're Dead
2:34
18Sure Had A Wonderful Time
3:00
19I Know What You're Puttin' Down
3:06
20Open The Door Richard
3:03
21Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
2:47
22Early In The Morning
3:22
23Look Out
2:51