[.ca] Let the Good Times Roll: The Complete Decca Recordings ...

Can't stop:
It's a low down dirty shame that Louis Jordan doesn't get more credit for the resurgence of swing/jump blues that we are currently experiencing. Everything there is about finger-snapping, toe-tapping rhythms and make-you-laugh-make-you-cry lyrics that permeates pop music today owes something to Jordan. This massive collection takes you through the major portion of Jordan's career and includes all his hits, and while there's some repetition of themes, melodies and even song titles, that only adds to the charm and character of Jordan's musical personality. In this world, men are lovable scoundrels, women want that elusive commitment, and best friends are not to be trusted with your girl. Find yourself a free 10 or hours or so and give these discs a spin. If you don't walk away with a cool, swinging upbeat outlook, jack you're dead!

An incredible cornucopia from the father of rock 'n' roll:
You can keep your Squirrel Nuts zipped up tight -- Louis Jordan was the king of swing. This is where big band jazz began to mutate into rock 'n' roll. There are plenty of single and double discs out there to give you a taste of Jordan, nicknamed "Kind of the Jukeboxes," but this 9-disc blowout from the blessed maniacs at Germany's Bear Family serves up his complete output on Decca/Capitol, his greatest decade-plus. Only box set I ever bought where I finished disc 6 and hurried to cue up disc 7. Steep price, but worth every penny.

A Treasure, An Underappreciated Star:
Somewhere along the way, Louis Jordan went from R & B King to nonentity. When the the Neoswing revival crested, Louis got some props, but not enough. This High Quality German Import, (sadly, it could never come from the U.S.) is a well-deserved monument to a musician who should be as famous as Fats Domino, Nat King Cole, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, and countless other Hall of Famers. This box turns out to be a bargain after all.

• Toodle-Loo on Down - Louis Jordan, Roger Sturgis
• So Good - Louis Jordan, Roger Sturgis
• Away from You - Louis Jordan, Roger Sturgis
• Honey in the Bee Ball
• Barnacle Bill the Sailor
• Flat Face \oInstrumental\c
• Keep a Knockin'
• Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches
• Swingin' in a Coconut Tree \oInstrumental\c
• Doug the Jitterbug
• At the Swing Cat's Ball
• Jake, What a Snake \oInstrumental\c
• Honeysuckle Rose
• 'Fore Day Blues
• But I'll Be Back
• You Ain't Nowhere
• You're My Meat
• Juneteenth Jamboree
• You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business
• I'm Alabama Bound
• Hard Lovin' Blues - Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Yack Taylor
• You Got to Go When the Wagon Comes - Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Daisy Winchester
• Lovie Joe - Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Mabel Robinson
• Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man
• Bounce the Ball (Do da Dittle Um Day)
• Penthouse in the Basement
• After School Swing Session (Swinging With Sympony Sid)
• Oh Boy, I'm in the Groove
• Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand's Doin'
• Don't Come Cryin' on My Shoulder
• Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
• Chicken Ain't Nothin' But a Bird
• Pompton Turnpike
• Do You Call That a Buddy? (Dirty Cat)
• I Know You (I Know What You Wanna Do)
• Pinetop's Boogie Woogie \oInstrumental\c
• Two Little Squirrels (Nuts to You)
• T-Bone Blues
• Pan-Pan
• Saint Vitus Dance
• Saxa-Woogie
• Brotherly Love (Wrong Ideas)
• De Laff's on You
• Boogie Woogie Came to Town
• John, Stop Teasing Me
• How 'Bout That?
• Teacher (How I Love My Teacher)
• Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues)
• Knock Me a Kiss
• Green Grass Grows All Around
• Mister Lovingood
• Small Town Boy
• I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
• What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)?
• Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender and Tall
• I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town
• That'll Just About Knock Me Out
• Dirty Snake
• Five Guys Named Moe
• It's a Low Down Dirty Shame
• De Laff's on You
• Ration Blues
• Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?
• Deacon Jones
• Things I Want I Can't Get at Home
• How High Am I?
• I Like 'Em Fat Like That
• Truth of the Matter
• Hey! Now Let's Live
• Mop! Mop!
• G.I. Jive
• You Can't Get That No More
• Louis' Oldsmobile Song
• Your Socks Don't Match - Bing Crosby, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
• My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip de Hootie) - Bing Crosby, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
• My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip de Hootie) - Bing Crosby, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
• Your Socks Don't Match
• Buzz Me
• They Raided the House
• Caldonia Boogie
• Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door
• How Long Must I Wait for You?
• Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule
• Salt Pork, West Virginia
• Paper Boy
• Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule
• Reconversion Blues
• It's So Easy
• Beware, Brother, Beware
• Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
• Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
• Ain't That Just Like a Woman
• That Chick's Too Young to Fry
• No Sale
• If It's Love You Want Baby, That's Me
• Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
• Let the Good Times Roll
• All for the Love of Lil
• Texas and Pacific
• Jack, You're Dead!
• Reet Petite and Gone
• Sure Had a Wonderful Time
• I Know What You're Putting Down
• Open the Door, Richard
• Friendship
• Open the Door, Richard
• Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
• Barnyard Boogie
• Every Man to His Own Profession
• Early in the Morning
• Run Joe
• Look Out
• Beans and Corn Bread
• Have You Got the Gumpton?
• We Can't Agree
• Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow
• Roamin' Blues
• Inflation Blues
• You're Much Too Fat (And That's That)
• Chug Chug Boogie
• There'll Be No Days Like That
• Pettin' and Pokin'
• You're on the Right Track, Baby
• Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends
• Why'd You Do It Baby?
• Daddy-O - Martha Davis, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
• Safe, Sane and Single
• I Know What I've Got, Don't Know What I'm Getting
• You Broke Your Promise
• Push-Ka Pee-Shee Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy)
• Cole Slaw
• Beans and Corn Bread
• Onion \oInstrumental\c
• Baby's Gonna Go, Bye-Bye
• Heed My Warning
• Psycho-Loco \oInstrumental\c
• School Days (When We Were Kids)
• Hungry Man
• Love You 'Til Your Money's Gone Blues
• Saturday Night Fish Fry, Pts. 1-2
• I Want a Roof Over My Head
• Show Me How (You Milk the Cow)
• Blue Light Boogie, Pt. 1-2
• Tamburitza Boogie
• (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse
• Lemonade
• It's a Great, Great Pleasure
• You Will Always Have a Friend
• Louisville Lodge Meeting
• Trouble Then Satisfaction
• Crazy Baby
• Life Is So Peculiar - Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
• You Rascal You - Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
• Teardrops from My Eyes
• If You've Got Some Place to Go
• Weak Minded Blues
• Is My Pop in There?
• I Can't Give You Anything But Love
• If You're So Smart How Come You Ain't Rich?
• Trust in Me
• Louisville Lodge Meeting
• How Blue Can You Get?
• Happy Birthday Boogie
• May Every Day Be Christmas
• Please Don't Leave Me
• Bone Dry
• I Love That Kinda Carryin' On
• Three Handed Woman
• Fat Sam from Birmingham
• Cock-A-Doodle-Doo
• Garmoochie
• There Must Be a Way
• Come and Get It \oInstrumental\c
• Stop Makin' Music
• Slow Down
• Work, Baby Work
• Never Trust a Woman
• All of Me
• There Goes My Heart
• Lay Something on the Bar (Besides Your Elbow)
• Gimme Gimmie Blues
• Junco Partner
• Time Marches On
• Azure-Te (Paris Blues)
• Oil Well, Texas
• There's Nothing Else That I Can Do
• Jordan For President
• Soon-A-Baby
• There's Nothing Else That I Can Do
• Soon-A-Baby
• You Didn't Want Me Baby
• Man's Best Friend Is a Bed
• I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Louis Jordan, , Nelson Riddle, Orchestra
• It's Better to Wait for Love
• Only Yesterday
• Just Like a Butterfly (That's Caught in the Rain)
• Hog Wash
• House Party
• Everything That's Made of Wood
• I Want You to Be My Baby
• You Know It Too
• Locked Up
• I Gotta Move
• Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
• If It's True
• Wake Up Jacob
• Lollypop
• Perdido \oInstrumental\c
• Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming) - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan
• Petootie Pie - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
• Petootie Pie - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
• Baby, It's Cold Outside - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
• Don't Cry, Cry Baby - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
• Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
• I'll Never Be Free - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5