Let the Good Times Roll (1938-1954)

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

Tracklist

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1Toodle‐Loo on Down
recording of:
Toodle-Loo on Down
writer:
Rodney Sturgis
Louis Jordan3:15
2So Good
Louis Jordan3:09
3Away From You
Louis Jordan2:49
4Honey in the Bee Ball
recording of:
Honey in the Bee Ball
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:10
5Barnacle Bill the Sailor
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet and lead vocals:
Louis Jordan (on 1938-12-20)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (on 1938-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (on 1938-12-20)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (on 1938-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
Lemuel Johnson (on 1938-12-20) and Rodney Sturgis (on 1938-12-20)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (on 1938-12-20)
cover recording of:
Barnacle Bill the Sailor (on 1938-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Luther and Carson Robison
arrangement of:
Barnacle Bill the Sailor (Roud 4704)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:47
6Flat Face
recording of:
Flat Face
lyricist and composer:
Courtney Williams
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:45
7Keep A‐Knockin’ (but You Can’t Come in)
recording of:
Keep A‐Knockin’ (but You Can’t Come In) (Louis Jordan’s version)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford and Bert M. Mays
arranger:
Louis Jordan
version of:
You Can't Come In
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:38
8Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On
recording of:
Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:47
9Swinging in a Cocoanut Tree
recording of:
Swinging in a Coconut Tree
lyricist and composer:
J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:48
10Doug the Jitterbug
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (on 1939-03-29)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Lem Johnson (on 1939-03-29)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (on 1939-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (on 1939-03-29)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (on 1939-03-29)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (on 1939-03-29)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (on 1939-03-29)
recording of:
Doug the Jitterbug (on 1939-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:35
11At the Swing Cat’s Ball
recording of:
At the Swing Cat's Ball
lyricist and composer:
William Campbell
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:34
12Jake, What a Snake
recording of:
Jake, What a Snake
lyricist and composer:
J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:36
13Honeysuckle Rose
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (on 1939-11-14)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (on 1939-11-14)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (on 1939-11-14)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (on 1939-11-14)
tenor saxophone:
Stafford Simon (on 1939-11-14)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (on 1939-11-14)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (on 1939-11-14)
cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1939-11-14)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:11
14’Fore Day Blues
recording of:
'Fore Day Blues
writer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford, Louis Jordan and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:40
15But I’ll Be Back
recording of:
But I'll Be Back
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:40
16You Ain’t Nowhere
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (on 1939-11-14)
clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone:
Stafford Simon (on 1939-11-14)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (on 1939-11-14)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (on 1939-11-14)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (on 1939-11-14)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (on 1939-11-14)
recording of:
You Ain't Nowhere (on 1939-11-14)
writer:
Louis Jordan and Don Redman
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:43
17You’re My Meat
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (on 1939-11-14)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (on 1939-11-14)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (on 1939-11-14)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (on 1939-11-14)
tenor saxophone:
Stafford Simon (on 1939-11-14)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (on 1939-11-14)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (on 1939-11-14)
recording of:
You’re My Meat (on 1939-11-14)
lyricist and composer:
Skeets Tolbert
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:02
18June Tenth Jamboree
recording of:
June Tenth Jamboree
writer:
Price
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:45
19You Run Your Mouth and I’ll Run My Business
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (on 1940-01-25)
clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone:
Stafford Simon (on 1940-01-25)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (on 1940-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (on 1940-01-25)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (on 1940-01-25)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (on 1940-01-25)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (on 1940-01-25) and Yack Taylor (on 1940-01-25)
recording of:
You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business (on 1940-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:39
20I’m Alabama Bound
recording of:
I'm Alabama Bound (Mike Jackson version)
writer:
Mike Jackson
is based on:
I’m Alabama Bound
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:00
21Hard Lovin’ Blues
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:13
22You Got to Go When the Wagon Comes
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:30
23Lovie Joe
recording of:
Lovie Joe
lyricist:
Will Marion Cook
composer:
Joe Jordan
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:47
24Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (on 1940-03-13)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1940-03-13)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (on 1940-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (on 1940-03-13)
piano and spoken vocals:
Clarence Johnson (on 1940-03-13)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (on 1940-03-13)
vocals:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1940-03-13), Clarence Johnson (on 1940-03-13), Louis Jordan (on 1940-03-13), Mabel Robinson (on 1940-03-13) and Daisy Winchester (on 1940-03-13)
recording of:
Somebody Done Hoodoo'd the Hoodoo Man (on 1940-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
Wesley Wilson
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:42
25Bounce the Ball (Do da Dittle Um Day)
recording of:
Bounce the Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Jackson
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:44
26Penthouse in the Basement
recording of:
Penthouse in the Basement
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr., Emma P. La Freniere and Lew Lehr
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:36
27After School Swing Session (Swinging with Symphony Sid)
recording of:
After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony, Sid)
writer:
Buddy Feyne and Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:36
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