The Essential Collection

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Choo 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 (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
52:42
2Five Guys Named Mo
recording of:
Five Guys Named Moe
writer:
Jerome Jerry Bresler and Larry Wynn
3:06
3Saturday Night Fish Fry
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-08-09)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-08-09)
double bass:
Billy Hadnott (on 1949-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1949-08-09)
electric guitar:
James Jackson (jazz/jump blues guitarist) (on 1949-08-09)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1949-08-09)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1949-08-09) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-08-09)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1949-08-09), Bob Mitchell (1940s–50s jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-08-09) and Harold Mitchell (on 1949-08-09)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-08-09)
edit of:
Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2 by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Saturday Night Fish Fry (on 1949-08-09)
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Ellis Walsh
publisher:
Cherio Corp. and Ocheri Publishing Corp.
5:22
4Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens
writer:
Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney
3:03
5Blue Light Boogie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1950-06-26)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-06-26)
double bass:
Bob Bushnell (on 1950-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1950-06-26)
electric guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1950-06-26)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1950-06-26)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1950-06-26) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-06-26)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1950-06-26)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-06-26)
recording of:
Blue Light Boogie (on 1950-06-26)
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Ellis Walsh
5:09
6Beware, Brother Beware
recording of:
Beware Brother Beware
writer:
Dick Adams (writer of the song "Beware"), Morry Lasco and Fleecie Moore
2:48
7Never Trust a Woman
2:54
8Let the Good Times Roll (Spo-De-Ode)
2:47
9Open the Door Richard
recording of:
Open the Door, Richard (1946 song)
lyricist:
Dan Howell and John Mason ("Spider Bruce", vaudeville comedian)
composer:
Jack McVea
3:01
10Somebody 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!)
3:15
11Fat Sam From Birmingham
recording of:
Fat Sam From Birmingham
writer:
Bob Astor and George Williams (musician and arranger from the big band era)
2:59
12I Want You to Be My Baby
recording of:
I Want You to Be My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Jon Hendricks (until 1953-05-28)
2:57
13Buzz Me
recording of:
Buzz Me
writer:
Dave Dexter, Jr. and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Cherio Corp.
2:49
14Three Handed Woman
recording of:
Three Handed Woman
writer:
Ben Raleigh and Hilda Taylor
2:45
15Come and Get It
2:52
16Caldonia
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)
52:40
17Reet Petite and Gone
recording of:
Reet Petite and Gone
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Lora Lee
2:43

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