Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five [Box set]

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Think five discs and 131 songs is too much Louis Jordan? Not a chance. Not for a man who so consistently and so definitively achieved the elusive and delicate combination of musicianship and accessibility. Not for a man who paved new and vital musical roads without ever losing his sense of style or his appetite for fun. Covering Jordan's historic (not to mention commercially successful) Decca tenure (1938 to 1950), this amazing collection finds the alto sax player, songwriter, and singer building blues and swing into a hot mix that came to be known as R&B, producing hit after hit with topnotch bands behind him, streamlining the big-band concept without diminishing the music's force. Much has been made of his role in the development of R&B--and as a result, rock & roll--and his importance as a musical pioneer can't be underestimated. But all ideas about "historical importance" fade away as these vibrant, insistent, irresistible tracks roll by. --Marc Greilsamer

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The Best of Louis Jordan
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • As hip today as it was then
  • The Best of Louis Jordan
  • The Best of Loius Jordan
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 The Best of Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan
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ASIN: B000002O17
Release Date: 1989-07-26

Tracks:

  1. Choo Choo Ch'boogie
  2. Let The Good Times Roll
  3. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
  4. Saturday Night Fish Fry
  5. Beware
  6. Caldonia
  7. Knock Me A Kiss
  8. Run Joe
  9. School Days (When We Were Kids)
  10. Blue Light Boogie
  11. Five Guys Named Moe
  12. What's The Use Of Getting Sober
  13. Buzz Me Blues
  14. Beans And Corn Bread
  15. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
  16. Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door
  17. Barnyard Boogie
  18. Early in The Mornin'
  19. I Want You To Be My Baby
  20. Nobody Knows You When You Are Down And Out

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With 20 originals from Louis Jordan's '40s and early '50s heyday at Decca Records, Best Of is the definitive collection of the blues-jazz bandleader-singer's work. Most of the cuts are up-tempo jumpers with lyrics that tell sly tales of the black experience in midcentury: the house-partiers in "Saturday Night Fish Fry" end up in the slam, while the institution of marriage occasions a warning in "Beware." Jordan also dabbled in Latin and Brazilian rhythms on "Run Joe" and "Early in the Morning," and even added a major ballad, "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'," to the standard repertoire. A major influence on Ray Charles, James Brown, and Chuck Berry, Jordan is a must-hear. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars As hip today as it was then.......2007-05-13

This collection truly gives insight into the beginnings of Rock 'N Roll. Sassy, big grooves, rockin' and swingin'. Great sax solos. A must-have for a true collection.

5 out of 5 stars The Best of Louis Jordan.......2007-03-28

No wonder he influenced a lot of musicians; Ray Charles, James Brown, Little Richard and many more. Not only is the man a excellent musician, he's also an excellent entertainer. His music is rocking and has a story line.

5 out of 5 stars The Best of Loius Jordan.......2007-01-12

I bought this as a gift for my Dad. He's been looking for the song "Beans and Cornbread" for as far back as I can remember. He loves this CD and keeps it in his shop to listen to whenever he's out there.

5 out of 5 stars Over The Legal Limit For Fun.......2006-04-28

Just do yourself a favor and get it. With 20 stone-cold winners lined up shoulder-to-shoulder, this is not just the best Louis Jordan anthology available, it delivers more jubilation for the buck than just about anything in the Amazon jungle.

"Serious" students of pop music use the word "important" when describing Jordan, a word that always makes me think I am about to encounter something boring that will remind me of medicine. Yes, he was one of the originators of rock & roll. Yes, he was a breakthrough crossover artist who appealed to black and white audiences alike. Yes, he created a distinctive style that used singing/talking in place of an instrument, influencing ersatz practitioners to come. And yes, he used "coded" lyrics that were extremely funny, and salty at times, to cover material that simply never got aired in those days. All well and good. But the net on Louis Jordan is that he is a party waiting to happen; put this CD on and in no time at all you'll find yourself laughing, dancing, and feeling better about life.

Whether on sax, vocals, as a writer, or bandleader, Louis Jordan cooks. Saturday Night Fish Fry is a rockin' classic with a story to tell, as are Beans and Cornbread, Five Guys Named Moe, and Choo Choo Ch'Boogie. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens is a riot, a splendid piece of political incorrectness that uses code to have a little fun (a lot of fun) at the white man's expense. The source is a very old, racist joke that Jordan simply turns on its head and returns with a smile. Caledonia, another foot stomper, is equally irreverent and delightful.

Jordan also shows off his smooth, lady-killer crooning chops on tracks like Blue Light Boogie and Early In The Mornin' - nice. So jump on in, the water's fine. If you want to be wowed by what a pioneering influence he was, that's great. But don't miss out on the real point of Louis Jordan - this cat is over the legal limit for fun.

5 out of 5 stars not a loser in the bunch.......2006-02-08

from the 1st to the last song; all are tremendous...this is the way to make a CD...and that was the way to be an entertainer...
Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • Five Guys Named Moe - bad transfer!
 Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five
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ASIN: B00005KFUG
Release Date: 2001-07-10

Tracks:

  1. Honey In The Bee Ball
  2. Barnacle Bill The Sailor
  3. Flat Face
  4. Keep A Knockin' But You Can't Come In
  5. Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On
  6. Swinging In A Coconut Tree
  7. Doug The Jitterbug
  8. At The Swing Cat's Ball
  9. Jake, What A Snake
  10. Honeysuckle Rose
  11. 'Fore Day Blues
  12. But I'll Be Back
  13. You Ain't Nowhere
  14. You're My Meat
  15. June Tenth Jamboree
  16. You Run Your Mouth And I'll Run My Business
  17. I'm Alabama Bound
  18. Somebody Done Hoodoo'd The Hoodoo Man
  19. Bounce The Ball (Doo Dah Diddle Dum Day)
  20. Penthouse In The Basement
  21. After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony Sid)
  22. Oh Boy, I'm In The Groove
  23. Never Let Your Left Hand Know What The Right Hand's Doin'
  24. Don't Come Cryin' On My Shoulder
  25. Waiting For The Robert E. Lee
  26. A Chicken Ain't Nothing But A Bird
  27. Pompton Turnpike
  28. Do You Call That A Buddy? (Dirty Cat)
  29. I Know. I Know What You Wanna Do

Tracks:

  1. Pinetop's Boogie
  2. The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts To You)
  3. T-Bone Blues
  4. Pan Pan
  5. St Vitus Dance
  6. Saxa Woogie
  7. Brotherly Love
  8. Boogie Woogie Came To Town
  9. How 'Bout That
  10. Mama, Mama Bues (Rusty, Dusty Blues)
  11. Knock Me A Kiss
  12. The Green Grass Grows All Around
  13. Small Town Boy
  14. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
  15. What's The Use Of Getting Sober
  16. The Chicks I Pick Are Slender Tender And Tall
  17. I'm Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts Of Town
  18. That'll Just 'Bout Knock Me Out
  19. Five Guys Named Moe
  20. It's A Low Down Dirty Shame
  21. Ration Blues
  22. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
  23. Deacon Jones
  24. I Like 'Em Fat Like That
  25. Mop! Mop!
  26. G.I. Jive
  27. You Can't Get That No More

Tracks:

  1. My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip De Hootie)
  2. Your Socks Don't Match
  3. Buzz Me
  4. Caldonia Boogie
  5. Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door
  6. How Long Must I Wait For You?
  7. Salt Pork, West Virginia
  8. Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule
  9. Stone Cold Dead In The Market
  10. Petootie Pie
  11. Reconversion Blues
  12. It's So Easy
  13. Beware
  14. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
  15. Choo Choo Ch' Boogie
  16. Ain't That Just Like A Woman
  17. That Chick's Too Young To Fry
  18. No Sale
  19. If It's Love You Want, Baby That's Me
  20. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
  21. Let The Good Times Roll
  22. All For The Love Of Lil
  23. Texas And Pacific
  24. Jack, You're Dead
  25. Reet, Petite And Gone
  26. Sure Had A Wonderful Time
  27. I Know What You're Putting Down

Tracks:

  1. Friendship
  2. Open The Door, Richard
  3. Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
  4. Barnyard Boogie
  5. Every Man To His Own Profession
  6. Early In The Morning
  7. Run, Joe
  8. Look Out
  9. Have You Got The Gumption?
  10. We Can't Agree
  11. Chicky-Mo, Craney Crow
  12. Roamin' Blues
  13. Inflation Blues
  14. You're Much Too Fat (And That's That)
  15. Pettin' And Pokin'
  16. You're On The Right Track, Baby
  17. Don't Burn The Candle At Both Ends
  18. Why'd You Do It, Baby?
  19. Daddy-O
  20. Safe, Sane And Single
  21. I Know What I've Got, Don't Know What I'm Getting
  22. You Broke Your Promise
  23. Push-Ka Pee-Shee Pie (The Saga Of Saga Boy)
  24. Coleslaw
  25. Beans And Corn Bread

Tracks:

  1. Onion
  2. Baby's Gonna Go, Bye-Bye
  3. Heed My Warning
  4. Psycho Loco
  5. Baby, It's Cold Outside
  6. Don't Cry, Cry-Baby
  7. School Days
  8. Hungry Man
  9. Saturday Night Fish Fry
  10. I Want A Roof Over My Head
  11. Show Me How (You Milk The Cow)
  12. Blue Light Boogie
  13. Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own
  14. I'll Never Be Free
  15. Tamburitza Boogie
  16. You Dyed Your Hair Chartreuse
  17. Lemonade
  18. It's A Great, Great Pleasure
  19. You Will Always Have A Friend
  20. Trouble Then Satisfaction
  21. Life Is So Peculiar
  22. I'll Be Glad When You're Dead (You Rascal, You)
  23. Tear Drops From My Eyes

Amazon.com

Think five discs and 131 songs is too much Louis Jordan? Not a chance. Not for a man who so consistently and so definitively achieved the elusive and delicate combination of musicianship and accessibility. Not for a man who paved new and vital musical roads without ever losing his sense of style or his appetite for fun. Covering Jordan's historic (not to mention commercially successful) Decca tenure (1938 to 1950), this amazing collection finds the alto sax player, songwriter, and singer building blues and swing into a hot mix that came to be known as R&B, producing hit after hit with topnotch bands behind him, streamlining the big-band concept without diminishing the music's force. Much has been made of his role in the development of R&B--and as a result, rock & roll--and his importance as a musical pioneer can't be underestimated. But all ideas about "historical importance" fade away as these vibrant, insistent, irresistible tracks roll by. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The foundation set of R&B.......2007-01-10

Simply put, for its value this is one of the greatest collections of CD's of utter joy and happiness around.

This multivolume set covers the early music and musical peak of the musical and comical link between Bert Williams and Louis Armstrong (LJ's dad was a friend of Bert's and used his records to inspire his son, and Satch was a mentor and occasional collaborator with LJ) and the first generation of R&B rockers (Ray Chalres, the Godfather, B.B. King, and Little Richard have all sang their praises to LJ).

Some of his really rare early music is found on the early discs. It took him a while to find his style of humorous stories told to a beat and inspired sax playing, but there are still some diamonds in the rough here. "Swinging in the Coconut Trees" is an amusing and atmospheric instrumental, "Keep a Knockin" was later covered by Little Richard, "Do You Call That a Buddy" is a good comical blues with some nice background singing by the T-5, "June Teenth Jamboree" is probably the first record to deal with this early black holiday (LJ was astudent of Black folklore, and incorporated it into his music), and "What's the Use of Gettin' Sober" is the kind of wild, authentic black humor that would put Amos & Andy's "PseudoNegro" antics to shame.

Later on, we get into the familiar bits of inspired nuttiness and great musicianship. "Caldonia," "Sat Nite Fish Fry," "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie," "Beware" (and its sequel "Look Out Sister" which has some hilarious early rapping), and what is to me the funniest R&B record of all time, the knee-slapping floor-pounding classic BEANS & CORNBREAD.

We also get some of the calypso tunes with Jordan's expertly delivered "Jafakean" accent such as "Run Joe," "Early in the morning," "Stone Cold dead in the Market," and "Push Ka peesh Kee Pie." The West Indians were flattered by these tunes and LJ made succesful tours of the West Indies.

However, the set ends at about 1950, just before our man's career peaked. But his later material is available elsewhere on Amazon. In either case, whenver you come home from a hard day at work, put this set on your CD player. It'll put your psychologist out of work!

5 out of 5 stars Great Listening.......2006-08-14

I wandered into this CD while checking out the many great boxed sets that JSP Records has to offer. I knew very little about Louis Jordan before hearing this, and now I'm hooked! For anybody whole loves to hear the building blocks of modern music, this is for you. If you like to hear things like Bob Wills, Milton Brown, Louis Armstrong, This is for you.

4 out of 5 stars Lloyd Brown St Louis, MO.......2006-04-17

Wolf Shadow, great review. Louis Jordan was my uncle and I have almost all of these great cuts on original 33 1/3s and even 45s and 78s. I will buy this CD to preserve my Louis collection which I hardly ever played in the past 40 years.

I give it four stars instead of five because his grearest blues hit "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" is not included in over 130 cuts.

There are others I would have liked to have seen included like 'School Days', which we loved as kids years ago. Plus more of his blues solos. Lots of people did not consider my uncle a "serious" musician, which he surely was.

All in all, a great box set well worth the price.

5 out of 5 stars A Whole Lotta Music For Not Much Dough.......2006-03-07

Don't think twice-- buy it! Great collection goes on and on, and never runs out of steam. Louis Jordan was at his peak when these were recorded. I repeat: buy!

4 out of 5 stars Five Guys Named Moe - bad transfer!.......2005-03-21

The sound quality on this set is great with one exception: "Five Guys Named Moe" sounds horrible! It sounds like it was dubbed from an out-of-round record! What's most puzzling is that this is the only track that sounds bad, and that this was one of Louis Jordan's biggest hits, with many superior transfers available. JSP usually does a stellar job with sound - what happened here?! Luckily, I still have my LP version. Otherwise I'd give this set 5 stars.
Let The Good Times Roll: The Anthology 1938-1953
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ASIN: B00000I5M5
Release Date: 1999-02-23

Tracks:

  1. Barnacle Bill The Sailor
  2. Doug The Jitterbug
  3. At The Swing Cat's Ball
  4. Honeysuckle Rose
  5. The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts To You)
  6. Pan Pan
  7. Saxa - Woogie
  8. Boogie Woogie Came To Town
  9. Rusty Dusty Blues (Mama Mama Blues)
  10. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
  11. What's The Use Of Gettin' Sober
  12. I'm Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts Of Town
  13. Five Guys Named Moe
  14. Ration Blues
  15. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)
  16. Mop -Mop
  17. G.I. Jive
  18. Buzz Me Blues
  19. Caldonia
  20. Salt Pork, W. Va.
  21. Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule
  22. Stone Cold Dead In The Market
  23. Beware
  24. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

Tracks:

  1. Ain't That Just Like A Woman
  2. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
  3. Let The Good Times Roll
  4. Texas And Pacific
  5. Jack You're Dead!
  6. Open The Door, Richard
  7. Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
  8. Run Joe
  9. Beans And Cornbread
  10. Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1&2
  11. Blue Light Boogie Parts 1&2
  12. (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse
  13. Life Is So Peculiar
  14. Teardrops From My Eyes
  15. Louisville Lodge Meeting
  16. Bone Dry
  17. Fat Sam From Birmingham
  18. Cock-A-Doodle-Doo
  19. Slow Down
  20. Never Trust A Woman
  21. Junco Partner
  22. I Want You To Be My Baby

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The two-disc, 46-cut Good Times does a great job of demonstrating how singer and saxophonist Louis Jordan's music evolved from the fairly straight swing of his early Decca sides to the jump blues that made him a father of rock & roll and soul. "Ain't That Just Like a Woman," for instance, features guitarist Carl Hogan giving birth to one of Chuck Berry's signature licks, while the likes of "Beware" and "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie" balance punch and elegance like the work of few bandleaders before or since. It would've been nice to see the mightily syncopated "Early in the Morning" (later covered by both Ray Charles and Harry Nilsson) taking the place of, say, "The Two Little Squirrels," but there really are few complaints to be made about this collection. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Man Who Invented Little Richard.......2006-04-01

If i hear Little Richard Pop Off One More Time About How He Invented Rock & Roll( "i'm the the ayatolla of Rock & Rolla"!),i'll throw the cd and vid of "Caldonia" at him and tell him to SHUT UP!! The Imodest and Full Of Themselves always Steal and appropriate from others.Jelly Roll Morton also claimed he invented Jazz,and great though he was- he,Like Richard,was more concerned with self promotion and personal myth making.The Boastfull are never the first string artists.That takes sincerity and humility.And p.s. Jerry Lee Lewis(entertaining and raw as he is)got much of his deal from the Boogie Woogie piano playing-singing of Harry "The Hipster" Gibson-also from jordan's era.Why do these guys egos prevent them for giving credit to their progenitors.

5 out of 5 stars The #1 R&B Artist Of The 1940's.......2004-06-29

This genius was the #1 selling African American artist of the 1940's. No one else sold more records or had more hits. He out sold The Mills Bros.,Nat Cole,Duke,Ella,Buddy and Ella Johnson,Satchmo, and Count Basie.He was the #1 R&B artist of the 40's with more top 10 hits and more #1's on the r&b charts than any other Black act of that period. Louis also had a total of 9 top 10 pop hits between 1944 and 1950 and he is the only r&b based artist to have 2 #1 hits on the country music charts(an astonishing feat back then). Those two songs are Jordan classics-1943's and early 44's classic "Ration Blues" and 1944's "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't Ma Baby".Both songs are included on this wonderful cd.The great Nat "King"Cole hit #1 on the Country charts in the mid 40's with his "Straighten up and fly right" but Nat was more of a pop singer than r&b singer. 'G.I.Jive" was a massive hit for him in 1944.It was #1 on both the r&b and pop charts that year. Some may think of Louis Jordan as a clown and that's a monumental tragedy-this cat was a musical genius and an incredible composer,bandleader,and saxophonist. The clown moniker could be easily applied to Charlie Chaplin,Jerry Lewis,Laurel and Hardy,and Harold Lloyd,but they were genuises as well. This cd is a must for any music lovers collection.

4 out of 5 stars Great Compact Jive Package!.......2003-09-02

Starting as a member of the Count Basie band in the 1930s, Louis Jordan soon became known as sax player, vocalist, and jive man extraordinaire on his many solo recordings from the late 1930s until his death in the mid-1970s. This package focuses only on the years 1938 thru 1953, which is admittedly most of his best work, but it would be nice to hear some of his later recordings as well. In particular, two recordings of the classic "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens", cut in the 50s and 70s, improve by being taken at a faster tempo. Louis practically invented jump blues, and no less a giant than BB King has paid tribute with an album of all Jordan material. (Let the Good Times Roll). Building on Cab Calloway's earlier reputation as the king of jive language and music, Jordan creates an evocative, often hilarious picture of the trials and tribulations of the black performer of his day. His takes on trains ("Texas and Pacific", "Choo Choo, Ch'Boogie," and "Salt Pork, West Virginia"), drinking ("What's the Use of Being Sober?"), waitresses ("Boogie Woogie Blue Plate"), and life itself (the wonderful "Life is So Peculiar" duet with Louis Armstrong) still delight after all these years due to his irrepresible humor and jive language. So, if your budget only allows for a two-CD set, spring for this edition by one of the most upbeat, positive, and all around funny cats ever, and run, don't walk, to the nearest Saturday night fish fry.

4 out of 5 stars great stuff - what a great discovery.......2002-05-14

I first heard this in a bar in New York as my wife and I were celebrating our wedding anniversary. The barman had a whole load of old music that he was playing - he was a real expert
Anyway every time we heard a tune that we really liked it turned out to be a Louis Jordan number so we went home and ordered this CD

We play it all the time: its very varied, there's some really neat period pieces which initially sound a little silly but they really grow on you - I find myself singing "barnacle bill" all the time. Great fun and a lovely change from the normal fare- try it

5 out of 5 stars The True King of R&b -Essential!.......2001-06-30

DAMN Chuck Berry! LATER for Little Richard (he could just SHUT UP!) LOUIE JORDAN was the TRUE King of Rock and Roll and R&B! Listen to the wild preaching in "Beans and Cornbread" and try not to roll on the floor laughing. Dig "Open the Door Richard" and I DARE you not to sing along. Try keeping your feet still through "Salt Pork West Virginia" or "Don't Worry Bout That Mule." Trying to find a bad Louis Jordan record is like finding green snow and chicken's teeth! They don't exist!
Five Guys Named Moe: (1992) Original Broadway Cast Recording
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Five Guys Named Moe: (1992) Original Broadway Cast Recording
Louis Jordan
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ASIN: B0000028SQ
Release Date: 1992-10-13

Tracks:

  1. Early In The Mornin'
  2. Five Guys Named Moe
  3. Beware, Bother, Beware
  4. I Like 'Em Fat Like That
  5. Messy Bessy
  6. Pettin' And Pokin'
  7. Life Is So Peculiar - Original Broadway Cast O
  8. I Know What I've Got
  9. Azure Te
  10. Safe, Sane And Single
  11. Push Ka Pi Shi Pie
  12. Saturday Night Fish Fry
  13. What's The Use Of Gettin' Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)
  14. If I Had Any Sense
  15. Dad Gum Ya Hide Boy
  16. The Cabaret: Five Guys Named Moe
  17. The Cabaret: Let The Good Times Roll
  18. The Cabaret: Reet, Petite And Gone
  19. The Cabaret: Caldonia
  20. The Cabaret: Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
  21. The Cabaret: Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
  22. The Cabaret: Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
  23. The Cabaret: Look Out
  24. Medley: Hurry Home
  25. Medley: Is You Is Or Is You Ain't Ma Baby?
  26. Medley: Five Guys Named Moe
  27. Medley: Band Play Out

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars saw the play, love the music.......2006-07-22

The music is great. This CD recording of the Broadway cast has all the zeal and energy the music had in the play.

5 out of 5 stars Fun, Fun, Fun.......2005-10-10

I really enjoyed this CD. If you enjoy jazz style music, you're sure to like this disc. I want to see the show now.

5 out of 5 stars Five Guys Named Moe.......2005-09-18

Amazing vocals and some really fun songs by an American master who, unfortunately, has slipped into obscurity. Good stuff!

5 out of 5 stars Awesome!.......2005-03-27

I love this soundtrack and I've never even seen the show! Can't wait until it's revived in my area!

5 out of 5 stars A 27 song rollick! .......2004-11-14

Hope that I get to see the play sometime. The music is excellent. Got turned onto Louis Jordan quite by accident this Veteran's Day when our local NPR affiliate played "GI Jive" on the radio. I looked the song up at the first opportunity and now I'm hooked on Louie Jordan. This collection is one of the most positive, fun-loving CD's I've heard since Keb' Mo'. It's a sure fire mood lifter!
Number Ones
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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Manufacturer: Geffen Records
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ASIN: B000A0GOSM
Release Date: 2005-07-19

Tracks:

  1. What's the Use of Gettin' Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again)
  2. Ration Blues
  3. G.I. Jive
  4. Mop! Mop! (aka Mop-Mop)
  5. Caldonia
  6. Buzz Me (aka Buzz Me Blues)
  7. Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule
  8. Stone Cold Dead in the Market - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan, Tympany Five
  9. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
  10. Ain't That Just Like a Woman
  11. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
  12. Texas and Pacific
  13. Jack, You're Dead!
  14. Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
  15. Run Joe - Calypso Boys, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
  16. Beans and Corn Bread
  17. Saturday Night Fish Fry, Pts. 1-2
  18. Blue Light Boogie, Pts. 1-2

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Jordan for beginners.......2006-01-04

This is an excellent way to familiarize yourself with Louis Jordan, the clown prince of jaz and r&b in the 40s and 50s. This is filled with some of Jordan's best (and funnniest) story songs mixed with LJ's wailing sax and the jumping jive of the Tympany Five.

This includes fall-down on the floor funny classics such as "Beans and Cornbread", Jordan's wildly hilarious sermon on friendship. If you can listen to this without falling down the floor in uncontrollable laughter, something is seriously WRONG with you! We also have the dancing laugh-riot "Saturday Night Fuish Fry," a jiving farce about a police raid at a ghetto party. "Jack You're Dead" is a clever double-entendre about impotence and one could see the roots of Little Richard's scream in "Caldonia." Jordan and his former bandmate Ella Fitzgerald have their "Jafakean" accents intact for "Stone Cold Dead in the Market." Apparently, the West Indians were not offended as Jordan was VERY popular in the West Indies and many calypso singers would copy "Run Joe" in later years.

Louis Jordan was heavily influenced by Bert Williams, the foundation of modern American comedy and the father of the funny story-song. Listen to this and pick up other Jordan box sets and anthologies and keep them around for when you come home after a bad day. Good for what ails you.

5 out of 5 stars What IS the use in getting sober?.......2005-12-14

A dose of Louis Jordan's music is like a little sunshine in your day. Great, jumpin' stuff...don't be sucked in my lame cover versions..this collection covers all the must have items in LJ's repertoire, from Saturday Night Fish Fry to Jack, You're Dead.

Get it in time for your next party!
Saturday Night Fish Fry: The Original & Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Man is ROCKIN!
 Saturday Night Fish Fry: The Original & Greatest Hits
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ASIN: B00004RBUC
Release Date: 2000-04-18

Tracks:

  1. Ain't That Just Like A Woman
  2. Knock Me A Kiss
  3. Ration Blues
  4. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
  5. G.I. Jive
  6. You Can't Get That No More
  7. Caldonia Boogie
  8. Let The Good Times Roll
  9. Buzz Me
  10. Beware, Brother, Beware
  11. Stone Cold Dead In De Market
  12. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
  13. Early In The Morning
  14. Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door
  15. What's The Use Of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again)
  16. Five Guys Named Moe
  17. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
  18. Texas And Pacific
  19. Open The Door, Richard
  20. Jack, You're Dead
  21. Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
  22. That Chick's Too Young To Fry
  23. Friendship
  24. Saturday Night Fish Fry

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Man is ROCKIN!.......2006-11-12

For those who know about Louis Jordan, well, they already know. For everyone else, Louis Jordan is an absolute master. You will be amazed. So much of the music of the sixties and seventies is a pale reflection of the genius of Louis Jordan. Take the plunge, you'll be very happy.
Jivin With Jordan
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Best economy priced LJ out there!
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 Jivin With Jordan
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ASIN: B000069DWY
Release Date: 2002-07-15

Tracks:

  1. Honey In The Bee Ball
  2. Keep-A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In)
  3. Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On
  4. Doug The Jitterbug
  5. At The Swing Cats Ball
  6. Honeysuckle Rose
  7. But I'll Be Back
  8. You're My Meat
  9. June Tenth Jamboree
  10. You Run Your Mouth And I'll Run My Business
  11. Somebody Done Hoodooed The Hoodoo Man
  12. Oh Boy, I'm In The Groove
  13. Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hands Doin'
  14. A Chicken Ain't Nothin But A Bird
  15. Pinetop's Boogie Woodie
  16. Saint Vitus Dance
  17. Saxa-Woogie
  18. Boogie Woogie Came To Town
  19. How 'Bout That?
  20. Knock Me A Kiss
  21. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
  22. What's The Use Of Gettin' Sober
  23. The Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender And Tall
  24. I'm Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts Of Town
  25. That'll Just About Knock Me Out
  26. Five Guys Named Joe
  27. Ration Blues

Tracks:

  1. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby?
  2. Deacon Jones
  3. I Like 'Em Fat Like That
  4. Mop-Mop
  5. G.I. Jive
  6. You Can't Get That No More
  7. My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip De Hootie)
  8. Buzz Me
  9. Caldonia Boogie
  10. Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door
  11. How Long Must I Wait For You?
  12. Salt Pork, West Virginia
  13. Don't Worry 'bout That Mule
  14. Stone Cold Dead In The Market
  15. Reconversion Blues
  16. Beware
  17. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
  18. Choo Choo Ch' Boogie
  19. Ain't That Just Like A Woman
  20. That Chick's Too Young To Fry
  21. No Sail
  22. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
  23. Let The Good Times Roll
  24. All For The Love Of Lil
  25. Texas And Pacific
  26. Jack, You're Dead

Tracks:

  1. Reet, Petite, And Gone
  2. Sure Had A Wonderful Time
  3. I Know What You're Puttin' Down
  4. Open The Door Richard
  5. Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
  6. Barnyard Boogie
  7. Every Man To His Own Profession
  8. Early In The Morning
  9. Run Joe
  10. Look Out
  11. Have You Got The Gumption?
  12. We Can't Agree
  13. Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow
  14. Roamin' Blues
  15. You're Much Too Fat (And That's That)
  16. Pettin' And Pokin'
  17. You're On The Right Track Baby
  18. Don't Burn The Candle At Both Ends
  19. Daddy-O
  20. You Broke Your Promise
  21. Cole Slaw
  22. Beans And Cornbread
  23. Onions
  24. Baby's Gonna Go, Bye-Bye
  25. Psycho-Loco

Tracks:

  1. Baby, It's Cold Outside
  2. School Days
  3. Hungry Man
  4. Saturday Night Fish Fry-Pts. 1& 2
  5. I Want A Roof Over My Head
  6. Show Me How (You Milk The Cow)
  7. Blue Light Boogie - Pts. 1 & 2
  8. Tamburitza Boogie
  9. (You Died Your Hair) Chartreuse
  10. Lemonade
  11. It's A Great, Great Pleasure
  12. Teardrops From My Eyes
  13. Weak Minded Blues
  14. Is My Pop In There?
  15. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  16. If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich?
  17. Louisville Lodge Meeting
  18. How Blue Can You Get?
  19. Please Don't Leave Me
  20. Bone Dry
  21. Three Handed Woman
  22. Fat Sam From Birmingham
  23. Cock-A-Doodle-Doo
  24. Lay Something On The Bar (Besides Your Elbow)

Album Description

102 slices of prime Jordan are included in this 4 CD set and the 40 page booklet tells the story and provides session detail along with many rare photographs. 4 standard jewel cases in a hardcover slipcase. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Best economy priced LJ out there!.......2007-01-14

This set is a requirement for Jordanites. The overall majority of the good stuff and then some for a very economical price. Of course one is tempted to compare this with the 5 disc-set "Louis Jordan and the Tympani 5"- so here goes: That set tends to concentrate more on the early stuff up to about 1950. This set has some of the early stuff (from the late 30s and early 40s) concentrating on LJ's peak years (mid to late 40s) and his big band and later work of the early 50s. In either case, anyone who is fond of good jumping, jazzy blues and floor-pounding funny stories (like his comedy ancestor and father's friend Bert Williams, Jordan was a master of the comic story-song), will do well to get this set.

5 out of 5 stars My most prized possesion.......2005-10-05

This box set is hands down the best set out there. It has all the classics; sax a woogie, Caldonia etc and tons of great songs you have never heard. The sound quality is just as good as any of Jordan's other albums. On top of all that it is dirt cheap. i feel bad for you if you don't buy this box set.
Five Guys Named Moe (1990 Original London Cast)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B000003BWB
Release Date: 1991-12-10

Tracks:

  1. Five Guys Named Moe
  2. Early In The Morning
  3. Brother Beware
  4. I Like Em Fat Like That
  5. Messy Bessy
  6. Pettin And Pokin
  7. Life Is So Spectacular
  8. I Know What I've Got
  9. Azure Te
  10. Safe, Sane And Single
  11. Push Ka Pi Shee Pie
  12. Saturday Night Fish Fry
  13. What's The Use Of Gettin Sober
  14. If I Had Sense I'd Go Back Home
  15. Dad Gum Your Hide Boy
  16. Five Guys Named moe/Let The Good Times Roll/Reet Petite And Gone
  17. Cal'Donia
  18. There Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
  19. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
  20. Look Out Sister
  21. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
  22. Hurry Home/I Know What I've Got/Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
  23. Five Guys Named Moe
  24. Band Play Out

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Love the Moes'.......2001-03-29

Great show and great CD. Michelle Perrot you should buy it.

5 out of 5 stars Five Guys Named Moe.......2000-01-29

It is always a joy to listen to this toe-tapper of a cd. I always end up singing along, since it's such a fun recording. I would recommend this to everyone who enjoy's good music.
Hey Mr. Producer!: The Musical World of Cameron MacKintosh
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • The best!
 Hey Mr. Producer!: The Musical World of Cameron MacKintosh

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ASIN: B00000AE2Z
Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

  1. We Said We Wouldn't Look Back
  2. Cats Overture
  3. Food Glorious Food
  4. Wouldn't It be Loverly?
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  6. The Rain In Spain
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  11. Little Shop Of Horrors
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  13. Suddenly Seymour
  14. Day By Day
  15. I Get A Kick Out Of You
  16. Variations
  17. Unexpected Song
  18. Nicer In Nice
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  22. As Long As He Needs Me
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  24. I'm Martin Guerre
  25. How Many Tears?
  26. The Heat Is On In Saigon
  27. The Wedding
  28. Last Night Of The World
  29. This Is The Hour
  30. American Dream

Tracks:

  1. The Phantom Of The Opera
  2. Music Of The Night
  3. Broadway Baby
  4. Oh, What A Beautiful Ornin'
  5. Carousel Waltz/Ballet
  6. Porch Scene
  7. You'll Never Walk Alone
  8. Introduction (Ned Sherrin)
  9. Side By Side
  10. You Could Drive A Person Crazy
  11. Send In The Clowns
  12. Losing My Mind
  13. Being Alive
  14. You've Gotta Have A Gimmick
  15. Introduction (Stephen Sondheim)
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  19. Memory
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  23. On My Own
  24. Bring Him Home
  25. One Day More
  26. We Said We Wouldn't Look Back

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Can't say it enough..........2004-10-23

the best musical theater concert in history!

From classic musicals such as My Fair Lady to mega-productions such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, and Miss Saigon, this star-studded musical event showacses the best of musical theater history. A definite must-have for lovers of musical theater!

5 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING RECORDING!.......2004-04-30

Probably the greatest musical theater album ever released! Where else can you find the best and brightest theater stars?

Lea Salonga's voice and Bernadette Peters' presence alone are enough reason to get this recording (but you'll get more!)

5 out of 5 stars Magnificent!.......2004-02-26

This is perhaps the best musical theater CD ever produced! The biggest theater stars of this day are here: Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga (very beautiful and powerful performances!), Colm Wilkinson, and many, many more.

Get the CD now; better yet, get the video, so you can watch this wonderful extravaganza!

5 out of 5 stars Wow!.......2004-01-30

Where else can you find the most memorable musicals performed on stage in one night? This is probably THE best musical theater album ever recorded. Topnotch performers (esp. Ms. Salonga and Ms. Peters), wonderful songs, brilliant staging -- it's breathtaking!

Get both the video and the CD.

5 out of 5 stars The best!.......2004-01-22

Lea Salonga, Bernadette Peters, Jonathan Price, Ruthie Henshall, and many more brilliant actors performing all the wonderful songs from different musicals in one recording - nothing beats this!
Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • ****3/4 - very entertaining, very enjoyable. Very good!
  • Blues Sunnyside Up!
  • Get the real thing
  • Just great!
  • Excellent Tribute
 Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
B.B. King
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ASIN: B00001WROG
Release Date: 1999-10-05

Tracks:

  1. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
  2. Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)
  3. Beware, Brother, Beware
  4. Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door
  5. Ain't That Just Like A Woman
  6. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
  7. Buzz Me
  8. Early In The Mornin'
  9. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
  10. Jack, You're Dead
  11. Knock Me A Kiss
  12. Let The Good Times Roll
  13. Caldonia
  14. It's A Great, Great Pleasure
  15. Rusty Dusty Blues (Mama Mama Blues)
  16. Sure Had A Wonderful Time Last Night
  17. Saturday Night Fish Fry
  18. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

Amazon.com

Albums consisting entirely of one artist paying tribute to another are commonplace, especially in the blues world where a particular artist's musical heritage is easy to trace. It's rare, though, for an artist of B.B. King's caliber to do such a tribute, and we're all lucky that the artist he chose to honor is Louis Jordan--the King of the Blues saluting the King of Swing. King's clean, expressive guitar style and rough-hewn voice are so distinctive that there's no mistaking them for anyone else's, and hearing them applied to Jordan's classic songs--including "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens," "Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door," "Saturday Night Fish Fry," and "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"--demonstrates both King's considerable skill and the great versatility of Jordan's songwriting. That makes this record more than a mere curiosity, as does the stellar piano work from another living legend, Dr. John. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars ****3/4 - very entertaining, very enjoyable. Very good!.......2006-05-21

One of B.B. King's best latter-day albums, "Let the Good Times Roll" is a terrific collection of 18 songs usually associated with jump blues master Louis Jordan.
His take on classics like "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" and "Let the Good Times Roll" are less boisterous and more laid-back than Jordan's, but he sings each and every song so well, with impeccable timing and phrasing, and the stellar combo never ever sets a finger wrong.

B.B. King's take on the sexist (and funny) "Ain't That Just Like A Woman" is pure delight, a joyously swaggering, swinging rendition which I listened to three or four times in a row the first time I played the CD (in my car on my way to work). Nero didn't _really_ fiddle while Rome burned, but it's still funny!

King also does a stylish, personal interpretation of Jimmy Cox's "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out", and lays down a great "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" with a wonderful old-timey big band feel, a jazzy "Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door", and a super-cool finger-snapping "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?". You just can't sit still to that one.

Lesser-known songs like the hilarious "Saturday Night Fish Fry" are often quite as good as the recognized classics, and the band, which features Dr John on piano and the near-legendary R&B drummer Earl Jones, creates a subtle, seductive background for King to paint on.
Jones was 74 at the time of recording, by the way. King was only 73, a regular spring chicken.
Get this CD. It is one of the best, most mature albums of King's 55-year career.

5 out of 5 stars Blues Sunnyside Up!.......2003-02-25

Quite simply, this is my favorite B.B. King album. Rollicking songs, great recorded sound, an outstanding rhythm section backing up B.B.'s fine vocals (now with a touch of gravel in them). I was toe-tapping from beginning to end. Who says you can't have your blues sunnyside up?

2 out of 5 stars Get the real thing.......2002-11-29

BB is a great blues performer, but his jump blues doesn't jump. Buy some actual Louis Jordan recordings, and really go for it!

5 out of 5 stars Just great!.......2002-06-17

I first heard this recording in London, at a small restaurant that was playing a series of great CDs. I asked the manager to give me the name, and when I returned home I picked up the recording. Since then I've probably listened to it 20 or 30 times. It is simply a great recording--funny, lively, high-spirited. My entire family loves it and we play it in the car all the time. Our favorite is "There ain't nobody here but us chickens," which never fails to get us all in a good mood. If you love B.B. King or Louis Jordan, get this CD.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Tribute.......2002-01-06

I would highly recommend this cd to anyone who is a fan of Louis Jordan or B.B. King. B.B. does the original songs justice, and it's a great tribute to the late great Louis Jordan. From listening to this cd I have become a big fan of Louis Jordan, and appreciate him tremendously. When ya pick up this cd be sure to pick up a Louis Jordan cd also.

Music:

  1. Man in the Air
  2. Maria Rita [Enhanced]
  3. New Moon Daughter
  4. Peter Cincotti
  5. Piano Bar
  6. Rachelle Ferrell
  7. Red Hot + Rio: Pure Listening Pleasure
  8. Reflections [Import]
  9. Return to Me: Music from the MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]
  10. Room With A View (Chambre Avec Vue)

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