Louis Jordan - World Broadcast Recordings 1944/45 (2024)

Effervescent saxophonist Louis Jordan was one of the chief architects and prime progenitors of the R&B idiom. His pioneering use of jumping shuffle rhythms in a small combo context was copied far and wide during the 1940s. Jordan's sensational hit-laden run with Decca Records contained a raft of seminal performances, featuring inevitably infectious backing by his band, the Tympany Five, and Jordan's own searing alto sax and street corner jive-loaded sense of humor. Jordan was one of the first Black entertainers to sell appreciably in the pop sector; his Decca duet mates included Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald. The son of a musician, Jordan spent time as a youth with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels and majored in music later on at Arkansas Baptist College. After moving with his family to Philadelphia in 1932, Jordan hooked up with pianist Clarence Williams. He joined the orchestra of drummer Chick Webb in 1936 and remained there until 1938. Having polished up his singing abilities with Webb's outfit, Jordan was ready to strike out on his own.
Tracklist
CD1
01. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
02. A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird
03. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
04. If You Can't Smile And Say Yes, Please Don't Cry And Say No
05. The Chicks I Pick Are Tender, Slender, and Tall
06. Ridin' In An Upper Berth
07. Saxa-Woogie
08. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
09. I Like 'Em Fat Like That
10. The Truth Of The Matter Is
11. Hey Now Let's Live
12. Mop Mop
13. Buzz Me
14. They Raided The House
15. Caldonia Boogie
16. Infantry Blues
17. Ten Gallon Hat
18. I Wonder
19. Whatcha Gonna Do
20. Stretch My Shoes
21. ICU
22. Ridin' In An Upper Berth (Alt)
23. The Truth Of The Matter Is (Alt)
24. Stretch My Shoes (Alt)
25. ICU (Alt)

CD2
01. You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business Brother
02. I Came Back Again
03. My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip de Hootie)
04. That's The Mess You Gotta Stress
05. No Baby, Nobody But You
06. Paper Boy
07. Johnny Hepcat PFC
08. The Willies
09. Don't Worry About That Mule
10. Get Me To Kansas City
11. How Deep Is The Ocean
12. Let's Operate
13. Up Jumped The Devil In A White Night Gown
14. Next Bus Please
15. All For The Love Of Lill
16. Let's Make An Effort
17. Fla Ga La Pa
18. Bo Be Ba Biff
19. Wo-Ho
20. Late For Rehearsal
21. I Came Back Again (alt)
22. No Baby, Nobody But You (alt)
23. The Willies (Alt)