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The Best of Louis Jordan |
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| Styles: |
Blues - Jump Blues - Jazz - Swing - R&B and Soul - Classic R&B & Soul |
| Media: |
Audio CD |
| Release Date: |
26 July 1989 |
| Label: |
Mca |
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| UPC Catalogue No: |
076732407929 |
| Amazon Sales Ranking: |
12510 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Description |
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With 20 originals from Louis Jordan's 1940s and early '50s heyday at Decca Records, Best Of is the definitive collection of the blues-jazz bandleader-singer's work. Most of the cuts are up-tempo jumpers with lyrics that tell sly tales of the black experience in mid-century: the house-partiers in "Saturday Night Fish Fry" end up in the slam, while the institution of marriage occasions a warning in "Beware". Jordan also dabbled in Latin and Brazilian rhythms on "Run Joe" and "Early in the Morning", and even added a major ballad, "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'", to the standard repertoire. A major influence on Ray Charles, James Brown and Chuck Berry, Jordan is a must-hear. --Rickey Wright |
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Tracks |
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| 1 |
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie |
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Let the Good Times Roll |
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Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens |
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Saturday Night Fish Fry |
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Beware, Brother, Beware |
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Caldonia |
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Knock Me a Kiss |
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Run Joe |
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School Days (When We Were Kids) |
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Blue Light Boogie |
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Five Guys Named Moe |
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What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)? |
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Buzz Me Again |
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Beans and Corn Bread |
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Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying |
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Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door |
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Barnyard Boogie |
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Early in the Morning |
| 19 |
I Want You to Be My Baby |
| 20 |
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out |
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