Saturday Night Fish Fry: The Original & Greatest Hits

Performer: Louis Jordan
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Producer: Paul Pelletier (Compilation)
Distributor: City Hall

Notes: Personnel includes: Louis Jordan, Ella Fitzgerald. Includes liner notes by Arthur Braine. Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals). Subtitled "The Original & Greatest Hits," this 24-track package is exactly that, a really great one stop for those of you wanting to get into the music of this jump blues pioneer. With biggies aboard like "Caldonia Boogie," "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby," "Let the Good Times Roll," "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie," and "Five Guys Named Moe," this makes a perfect starting point for any Louis Jordan collection you might want to amass. Excellent transfers and well-written liners by Arthur Braine make this a collection well worth hunting down. ~ Cub Koda

Q (Summer/01, p.115) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Pure fun. This portable party ranges from established faves to local heroes to ace rarities..."

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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