Louis Jordan Jump Blues

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Artist Overview
The most successful and influential purveyor of saxophone-driven jump blues, Louis Jordan was also one of the crucial transitional figures between the swing era and R&B. Although he started out mainly as a saxophonist with bandleaders such as Bessie Smith, Chick Webb, and Louis Armstrong, he found a niche singing blues and novelty tunes. After a string of hits throughout the 1940s, Jordan eventually found himself outpaced by the very rock & roll he had helped inspire.

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Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five [JSP] [Box] - CD
Louis Jordan
Release Date: 07/10/2001
Personnel includes: Louis Jordan (vocals, clarinet, alto, tenor & baritone saxophones); Yack Taylor, Daisy Winchester, Mabel Robinson,... [ 424692_CD ]
 
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I Believe In Music - CD
Louis Jordan
Release Date: 06/05/1992
Personnel: Louis Jordan (vocals, alto saxophone); Louis Myers (guitar); Irv Cox (tenor saxophone); Duke Burrell (piano); Dave Meyers,... [ 115002_CD ]
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Number Ones - CD
Louis Jordan
Release Date: 07/19/2005
Personnel: Louis Jordan (vocals, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Eddie Roane (vocals, trumpet); Aaron Izenhall (vocals); Freddie Simon... [ 594842_CD ]
 
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Saturday Night Fish Fry: The Original & Greatest Hits - CD
Louis Jordan
Release Date: 04/18/2000
Personnel includes: Louis Jordan, Ella Fitzgerald. Includes liner notes by Arthur Braine. Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald... [ 366947_CD ]
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Jivin' with Jordan [Proper Box] [Box] - CD
Louis Jordan
Release Date: 07/25/2002
Contains 102 tracks. This whopping 81-cut, four-disc box collects the vast majority of master takes Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five... [ 464979_CD ]
 
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No Moe! The Greatest Hits [Verve] - CD
Louis Jordan
Release Date: 07/28/1992
Personnel includes: Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Royal, Budd Johnson. These are not the original tracks Jordan cut for Decca in the '40s, but... [ 115005_CD ]
 
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World Transcriptions - CD
Louis Jordan
Release Date: 09/03/2002
Personnel includes: Louis Jordan (vocals, alto saxophone). Recorded between 1940 & 1946. This single CD features Louis Jordan & His... [ 461733_CD ]
 
Essential Collection [West End] - CD
Louis Jordan
Release Date: 04/17/2007
Additional personnel: The Calypso Boys, Ella Fitzgerald, His Tympany Five, Martha Davis, Bing Crosby. When you look for truly essential... [ 979759_CD ]
 
Jumpin' and Jivin' - CD
Louis Jordan
Release Date: 03/08/2005
Louis Jordan's use of uptempo jump shuffle rhythms and his jivin' persona and loose, almost calypso approach created a template for R&B... [ 547198_CD ]
 
Jukebox Hits, Vol. 1: 1942-1947 - CD
Louis Jordan
Release Date: 06/21/2005
Recording information: 10/03/1942-06/05/1947. It's true that there are so many Louis Jordan collections it's intimidating. Who knows... [ 594183_CD ]
 
The Best of Louis Jordan [MCA] - CD
Louis Jordan
Release Date: 04/09/1996
Personnel: Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five; The Calypso Boys. Recorded between 1941 & 1954. Includes liner notes by Dave Dexter,... [ 115008_CD ]
 
The Later Years 1953-1957 - CD
Louis Jordan
Release Date: 11/11/2008
Personnel: Louis Jordan (vocals, alto saxophone); Dorothy Smith (vocals); Bert Payne, Irving Ashby, Mickey Baker (guitar); Lowell... [ 1047010_CD ]
 
Louis Jordan on Film 1942-1945 - CD
Louis Jordan
Release Date: 05/21/1996
The young art forms of film and jazz became almost inextricably entwined as soon as sound pictures came on the scene in the late '20s.... [ 243703_CD ]