Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five were the tightest, hippest, most fun-to-be-with outfit on the whole of the club and ball-room circuit during the 1940s. Jordan was known as “The King Of The Jukebox” and was popular with both black and white audiences. They topped the black charts with release after release, but also frequently went top 10 in the white dominated pop charts. Here we present 60 slices showcasing the talents of this pioneering musician, songwriter and bandleader.

• - 1 -

  • 1. G.I. Jive
  • 2. Is You is or is You Ain't My Baby?
  • 3. Five Guys Named Moe
  • 4. Keep-A-Knockin'
  • 5. Honey In the Bee Ball
  • 6. At the Swing Cat's Ball
  • 7. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
  • 8. I'm Gonna Leave You On the Outskirts of Town
  • 9. What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Ag
  • 10. The Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender and Tall
  • 11. That'll Just 'Bout Knock Me Out
  • 12. Deacon Jones
  • 13. Mop-Mop
  • 14. You Can't Get That No More
  • 15. Somebody Done Changed the Lock On My Door
  • 16. Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule
  • 17. Salt Pork, West Virginia
  • 18. Reconversion Blues
  • 19. Beware (Brother, Beware)
  • 20. My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip De Hootie) (With Bing Crosby)

• - 2 -

  • 1. Caldonia Boogie
  • 2. Ration Blues
  • 3. Baby, It's Cold Outside (With Ella Fitzgerald)
  • 4. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
  • 5. Let the Good Times Roll (Spo-De-Ode)
  • 6. Stone Cold Dead In the Market (With Ella Fitzgerald)
  • 7. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'
  • 8. That Chick's Too Young To Fry
  • 9. Texas and Pacific
  • 10. I Like 'Em Fat Like That
  • 11. Jack, You're Dead
  • 12. I Know What You're Puttin' Down
  • 13. Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
  • 14. Look Out
  • 15. Early In the Mornin'
  • 16. Barnyard Boogie
  • 17. How Long Must I Wait For You?
  • 18. Reet, Petite, and Gone
  • 19. All For the Love of Lil
  • 20. Don't Burn the Candle At Both Ends

• - 3 -

  • 1. Choo Choo Ch' Boogie
  • 2. Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts 1 & 2)
  • 3. Open the Door, Richard
  • 4. Buzz Me
  • 5. Ain't That Just Like a Woman? (They'll Do It Every Time)
  • 6. Run, Joe
  • 7. We Can't Agree
  • 8. Daddy-O
  • 9. Pettin' and Pokin'
  • 10. Roamin' Blues
  • 11. You Broke Your Promise
  • 12. Cole Slaw (Sorghum Switch)
  • 13. Every Man To His Own Profession
  • 14. Beans and Cornbread
  • 15. School Days
  • 16. Blue Light Boogie (Parts 1 & 2)
  • 17. Tamburitza Boogie
  • 18. Lemonade
  • 19. Teardrops From My Eyes
  • 20. Weak Minded Blues