Number Ones

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Tracklist

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1What’s the Use of Gettin’ Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1942-07-21)
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1942-07-21)
double bass:
Dallas Bartley (on 1942-07-21)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1942-07-21)
piano:
Arnold Thomas (on 1942-07-21)
trumpet:
Eddie Roane (on 1942-07-21)
vocals:
Eddie Roane (?) (on 1942-07-21) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1942-07-21)
recording of:
What’s the Use of Gettin’ Sober (When You’re Gonna Get Drunk Again)? (on 1942-07-21)
lyricist and composer:
Busby Meyers
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:49
2Ration Blues
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:
Ration Blues (on 1943-10-04)
writer:
Collenane Clark, Antonio Cosey and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:10
3G.I. Jive
alto saxophone, saxophone, tenor saxophone and lead vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1944-03-15)
bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1944-03-15)
double bass:
Billy Hadnott (on 1944-03-15) and Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1944-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Wilmore Jones (on 1944-03-15)
piano:
Arnold Thomas (on 1944-03-15)
trumpet:
Eddie Roane (on 1944-03-15) and Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1944-03-15)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1944-03-15)
recording of:
G.I. Jive (on 1944-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
WC Music Corp.
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:00
4Mop! Mop!
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-03-15)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1944-03-15)
bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1944-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Wilmore "Slick" Jones (on 1944-03-15)
piano:
Arnold Thomas (on 1944-03-15)
trumpet:
Eddie Roane (on 1944-03-15)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1944-03-15)
recording of:
Mop! Mop! (on 1944-03-15)
writer:
Claude Demetrius and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:57
5Caldonia
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)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five52:41
6Buzz Me
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-01-19)
bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (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:
Freddie Simon (jazz sax) (on 1945-01-19)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (on 1945-01-19)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-01-19)
recording of:
Buzz Me (on 1945-01-19)
writer:
Dave Dexter, Jr. and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Cherio Corp.
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:51
7Don’t Worry ’Bout That Mule
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-07-18)
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-07-18)
bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1945-07-18)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1945-07-18)
membranophone:
Eddie Byrd (US drummer) (on 1945-07-18)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1945-07-18)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1945-07-18)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1945-07-18)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-07-18)
arranger:
Wild Bill Davis
recording of:
Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule (on 1945-07-18)
writer:
Wild Bill Davis, Duke Groaner, Fleecie Moore and Charlie Stewart
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:09
8Stone Cold Dead in the Market
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-10-08)
bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1945-10-08)
claves:
Vic Lourie (on 1945-10-08)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1945-10-08)
maracas:
Harry Dial (on 1945-10-08)
membranophone:
Eddie Byrd (US drummer) (on 1945-10-08)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1945-10-08)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1945-10-08)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1945-10-08)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1945-10-08) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-10-08)
arranger:
Wild Bill Davis
cover recording of:
Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming)
lyricist and composer:
Houdini (Calypso artist Wilmoth Hendricks aka Edgar Leon Sinclair)
Louis Jordan & Ella Fitzgerald2:43
9Choo 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.)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five52:44
10Ain’t That Just Like a Woman
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-01-23) and New York, New York, United States (on 1946-01-23)
producer:
Milt Gabler
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)
recording of:
Ain’t That Just Like a Woman (on 1946-01-23)
writer:
Claude Demetrius and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Cherio Music
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:52
11Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-06-26)
bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1946-06-26)
claves:
Vic Lourie (on 1946-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Byrd (US drummer) (on 1946-06-26)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1946-06-26)
maracas:
Harry Dial (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
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:07
12Texas and Pacific
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-10-10)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-10-10)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1946-10-10)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1946-10-10)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1946-10-10)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1946-10-10)
tenor saxophone:
James Wright (1940s tenor saxophonist) (on 1946-10-10)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1946-10-10)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-10-10)
recording of:
Texas and Pacific (on 1946-10-10)
writer:
Jack Wolf Fine and Joseph E. Hirsch
publisher:
MPL UK Publishing
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:06
13Jack, You’re Dead!
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-10-10)
bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1946-10-10)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1946-10-10)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1946-10-10)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1946-10-10)
tenor saxophone:
James Wright (1940s tenor saxophonist) (on 1946-10-10)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1946-10-10)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-10-10)
recording of:
Jack, You're Dead (on 1946-10-10)
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr. and Dick Miles (songwriter, composer)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:35
14Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1947-04-23)
bass:
Dallas Bartley (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:
Boogie Woogie Blue Plate (on 1947-04-23)
writer:
Joe Bushkin and John DeVries
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:47
15Run Joe
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1947-04-23)
claves and maracas and background vocals and choir vocals:
The Calypso Boys (on 1947-04-23)
double bass:
Dallas Bartley (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:
Run Joe (on 1947-04-23)
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter), Walter Merrick and Joe Willoughby
publisher:
Cherio Music
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:22
16Beans and Corn Bread
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-04-12)
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-04-12)
double bass:
Billy Hadnott (on 1949-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1949-04-12)
electric guitar:
James Jackson (jazz/jump blues guitarist) (on 1949-04-12)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1949-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1949-04-12)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1949-04-12), Bob Mitchell (1940s–50s jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-04-12) and Harold Mitchell (on 1949-04-12)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-04-12)
recording of:
Beans and Corn Bread (on 1949-04-12)
writer:
Fred B. Clark (wrote "Beans and Corn Bread") and Fleecie Moore
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:48
17Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-08-09)
producer:
Milt Gabler
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 'Ham' 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)
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)
arranger:
Bill Doggett
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.
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five5:34
18Blue Light Boogie, Parts 1 & 2
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1950-06-26)
bass:
Bob Bushnell (on 1950-06-26)
electric guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1950-06-26)
membranophone:
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1950-06-26)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1950-06-26)
vocals:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1950-06-26) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-06-26)
arranger:
Bill Doggett
recording of:
Blue Light Boogie (on 1950-06-26)
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Ellis Walsh
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five5:31

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Release

art direction:Vartan (art direction)
design/illustration:Rebecca Meek
producer:Andy McKaie
ASIN:US: B000A0GOSM [info]