Anthology

Louis Jordan (1908-1975) was a pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician, songwriter and bandleader who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", Jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era. This new compilation with liner notes by Michael Heatley for One Day Music contains most of the chart topping hits from 1942 to 1951 and runs for a most impressive 148 minutes.
In this period Jordan scored a staggering eighteen number 1 singles and 54 Top Ten placing in the US charts. Louis Jordan still ranks as the top black recording artist of all time in terms of the total number of weeks at number 1. Apparently, from July 1946 through May 1947, Jordan scored five consecutive number 1 songs, holding the top slot for 44 consecutive weeks.
Jordan's popularity was boosted not only by his hit Decca sides, with the addition of other Decca artists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Bing Crosby but also by his prolific recordings for Armed Forces Radio and the V-Disc transcription program, which helped to make him popular with the services personnel. He also starred in a series of short musical films, as well as making numerous "soundies" for his hit songs. These were the ancestor of the modern day music video, "soundies" were short film clips designed for use in audio-visual jukeboxes. Jordan also had a cameo role in the Hollywood wartime musical Follow the Boys. All round he was of his time and was a great influence on the next generation of black performers.
The sound quality on this set is excellent and the new packaging format that will now be used on all future One Day Music releases allows more space for illustrations, liner notes and recording data. This should prove a popular release and an ideal way to obtain the bulk of hits from a legendary performer at a very reasonable price.

CD 1:
1. Choo Choo Ch'boogie/ 2. Five Guys Named Mo/ 3. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens/ 4. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby/ 5. G.I. Jive/ 6. Reet, Petite And Gone/ 7. Ration Blues/ 8. I'm Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts Of Town/ 9. What's The Use Of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again)/ 10. The Chicks I Pick Are Slender And Tender And Tall/ 11. Deacon Jones/ 12. Mop Mop/ 13. You Can't Get That No More/ 14. My Baby Said Yes (With Bing Crosby)/ 15. Buzz Me/ 16. Caldonia/ 17. Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door/ 18. Don't Worry `Bout That Mule/ 19. Texas And Pacific/ 20. Salt Pork, West Virginia/ 21. Reconversion Blues/ 22. Beware (Brother Beware)/ 23. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'/ 24. Stone Cold Dead In The Market Hall (He Had It Coming) (With Ella Fitzgerald)/ 25. Ain't That Just Like A Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)
CD 2:
1. Let The Good Times Roll/ 2. Saturday Night Fish Fry/ 3. Blue Light Boogie/ 4. Patootie Pie (With Ella Fitzgerald)/ 5. That Chick's Too Young To Fry/ 6. I Like `Em Fat Like That/ 7. Open The Door Richard/ 8. Boogie Woogie Blue Plate/ 9. Early In The Mornin'/ 10. Daddy-O (Duet With Martha Davis)/ 11. Barnyard Boogie/ 12. Beans And Corn Bread/ 13. Run Joe/ 14. How Long Must I Wait For You/ 15. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie/ 16. Don't Burn The Candle At Both Ends/ 17. Baby It's Cold Outside (With Ella Fitzgerald)/ 18. School Days/ 19. Lemonade/ 20. Pettin' And Pokin'/ 21. You Broke Your Promise/ 22. Cole Slaw (Sorghum Switch)/ 23. Teardrops From My Eyes/ 24. I'll Never Be Free (With Ella Fitzgerald)/ 25 Weak Minded Blues

*****Great Music*Bouncy & Cheerful*Beautiful Tunes*Excellent Value for Money*Perfect Gift for Whole the Family****
Large Number Of Songs That Will Keep You All Happy & Get Everyone In Upbeat Mood*****