Jump Jive! The Very Best of Louis Jordan

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Five Guys Named Moe
recording of:
Five Guys Named Moe
writer:
Jerome Jerry Bresler and Larry Wynn
3:07
2Choo 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.)
52:45
3Mop Mop
recording of:
Mop! Mop!
writer:
Claude Demetrius and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
3:08
4If You Are So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich
recording of:
If You're so Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich ?
lyricist and composer:
Walter Bishop, Sr., Billy Friedman and Fred Norman
2:59
5Barnyard Boogie
recording of:
Barnyard Boogie
writer:
Wilhelmina Gray and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
2:52
6Fat Sam From Birmingham
recording of:
Fat Sam From Birmingham
writer:
Bob Astor and George Williams (musician and arranger from the big band era)
3:02
7Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-06-26)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-06-26)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1946-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Byrd (US drummer) (on 1946-06-26)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1946-06-26)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1946-06-26)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1946-06-26)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1946-06-26)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-06-26)
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens (on 1946-06-26)
writer:
Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney
53:07
8Saturday Night Fish Fry
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.
4:35
9Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
alto saxophone and lead vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1943-11-22)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1943-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1943-11-22)
piano:
Arnold Thomas (on 1943-11-22)
trumpet:
Eddie Roane (on 1943-11-22)
recording of:
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? (on 1943-11-22)
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)
2:45
10Open the Door, Richard
recording of:
Open the Door, Richard (1946 song)
lyricist:
Dan Howell and John Mason ("Spider Bruce", vaudeville comedian)
composer:
Jack McVea
3:05
11What's the Use of Getting 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
3:00
12Run 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
3:28
13Chartreuse
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-08-18)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-08-18)
bass and double bass:
Bob Bushnell (on 1950-08-18)
claves and electric guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1950-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1950-08-18)
organ:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1950-08-18)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1950-08-18)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1950-08-18)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1950-08-18)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-08-18)
recording of:
(You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse (on 1950-08-18)
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer) and Billy Moore, Jr. (40s American jazz pianist/arranger/composer)
2:36
14Tamburitza Boogie
recording of:
Tamburitza Boogie
lyricist:
Vaughn Horton
composer:
Steve Crlenica
3:13
15Hog Wash
2:59
16School 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)
2:33