Greatest Hits

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Knock Me a Kiss
recording of:
Knock Me a Kiss
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Mike Jackson (American jazz pianist and composer, 1888-1945)
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:49
2What’s the Use in Gettin’ 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
2:50
3Five Guys Named Moe
recording of:
Five Guys Named Moe
writer:
Jerome Jerry Bresler and Larry Wynn
3:00
4Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1943-10-04)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1943-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1943-10-04)
piano:
Arnold Thomas (on 1943-10-04)
trumpet:
Eddie Roane (on 1943-10-04)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1943-10-04)
recording of:
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? (on 1943-10-04)
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)
52:39
5Buzz Me
recording of:
Buzz Me
writer:
Dave Dexter, Jr. and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Cherio Corp.
2:45
6Caldonia
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-01-19)
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-01-19)
bass, double bass and double bass [bass]:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1945-01-19)
clarinet:
Freddie Simon (jazz sax) (on 1945-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Alex 'Razz' Mitchell (1940s jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-19)
piano:
William Austin (1940s jazz pianist) (on 1945-01-19)
tenor saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-01-19) and Freddie Simon (jazz sax) (on 1945-01-19)
trumpet:
Leonard Graham (on 1945-01-19)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-01-19)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009)
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?) (on 1945-01-19)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
52:42
7Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My 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!)
3:14
8Beware
recording of:
Beware Brother Beware
writer:
Dick Adams (writer of the song "Beware"), Morry Lasco and Fleecie Moore
2:53
9Don’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)
3:01
10Choo Choo Ch’Boogie
recording of:
Choo Choo Ch’Boogie
writer:
Denver Darling, Milt Gabler and Vaughn Horton
publisher:
Rytvoc (ASCAP) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
2:44
11Ain’t That Just Like a Woman
recording of:
Ain’t That Just Like a Woman
writer:
Claude Demetrius and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Cherio Music
3:04
12Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens
writer:
Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney
3:07
13Let 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) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
2:49
14Jack, You’re Dead
recording of:
Jack, You're Dead
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr. and Dick Miles (songwriter, composer)
2:33
15Barnyard Boogie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-04-23)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1947-04-23)
bass and double bass:
Dallas Bartley (on 1947-04-23)
claves and maracas:
The Calypso Boys (on 1947-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1947-04-23)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1947-04-23)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1947-04-23)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Johnson (1940s tenor saxophonist) (on 1947-04-23)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1947-04-23)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1947-04-23)
recording of:
Barnyard Boogie (on 1947-04-23)
writer:
Wilhelmina Gray and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
2:49
16Early in the Morning
recording of:
Early in the Morning
writer:
Dallas Bartley, Leo Hickman and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Cherio Corp.
3:22
17Run Joe
recording of:
Run Joe
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter), Walter Merrick and Joe Willoughby
publisher:
Cherio Music
3:29
18Beans and Cornbread
recording of:
Beans and Corn Bread
writer:
Fred B. Clark (wrote "Beans and Corn Bread") and Fleecie Moore
2:51
19School Days
recording of:
School Days
lyricist:
Will D. Cobb (lyricist and composer) (in 1907)
writer:
Will D. Cobb (lyricist and composer) and Gus Edwards
composer:
Gus Edwards (in 1907)
2:36
20Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2
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.
4:38
21Blue Light Boogie, Parts 1 & 2
3:59