Let the Good Times Roll (1938-1954)
Compilation by Louis Jordan
Released 1992
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 13:15
- 23:09
- 32:49
- 4Honey in the Bee BallLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:10
- 5Barnacle Bill the SailorLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:46
- 6Flat FaceLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:44
- 7Keep A‐Knockin’ (but You Can’t Come in)Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:37
- 8Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches OnLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:47
- 9Swinging in a Cocoanut TreeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:48
- 10Doug the JitterbugLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:35
- 11At the Swing Cat’s BallLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:33
- 12Jake, What a SnakeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:36
- 13Honeysuckle RoseLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:11
- 14’Fore Day BluesLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:39
- 15But I’ll Be BackLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:40
- 16You Ain’t NowhereLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:43
- 17You’re My MeatLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:02
- 18June Tenth JamboreeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:45
- 19You Run Your Mouth and I’ll Run My BusinessLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:39
- 20I’m Alabama BoundLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:00
- 21Hard Lovin’ BluesLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:13
- 22You Got to Go When the Wagon ComesLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:30
- 23Lovie JoeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:47
- 24Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo ManLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:42
- 25Bounce the Ball (Do da Dittle Um Day)Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:44
- 26Penthouse in the BasementLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:36
- 27After School Swing Session (Swinging with Symphony Sid)Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:35
- CD 2
- 1Oh Boy, I’m in the GrooveLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:50
- 2Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your RightLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:05
- 3Don’t Come Crying on My ShoulderLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:32
- 4Waitin’ for the Robert E. LeeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:33
- 5A Chicken Ain’t Nothin’ but a BirdLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:37
- 6Pompton TurnpikeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:10
- 7Do You Call That a Buddy (Dirty Cat)Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:16
- 8I Know You, I Know What You Wanna DoLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:32
- 9Pinetop’s Boogie WoogieLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:57
- 10The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts to You)Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:28
- 11T‐Bone BluesLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:10
- 12Pan PanLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:54
- 13Saint Vitus DanceLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:52
- 14Saxa‐WoogieLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:40
- 15Brotherly LoveLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:00
- 16De Laff’s on YouLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:53
- 17Boogie Woogie Came to TownLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:09
- 18John, Stop Teasing MeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:03
- 19How ’bout ThatLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:55
- 20Teacher (How I Love My Teacher)Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:42
- 21Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues)Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:05
- 22Knock Me a KissLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:49
- 23The Green Grass Grows All AroundLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:54
- 24Mister LovingoodLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:48
- 25Small Town BoyLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:49
- 26I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of TownLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:50
- CD 3
- 1What’s the Use of Gettin’ SoberLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:52
- 2The Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender, and TallLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:29
- 3I’m Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of TownLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:06
- 4That’ll Just ’Bout Knock Me OutLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:10
- 5Dirty SnakeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:27
- 6Five Guys Named MoeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:02
- 7It’s a Low‐Down Dirty ShameLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:49
- 8De Laff’s on YouLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:50
- 9Ration BluesLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:09
- 10Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My BabyLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:45
- 11Deacon JonesLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:58
- 12The Things I Want I Can’t Get at HomeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:56
- 13How High Am I?Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:56
- 14I Like ’em Fat Like ThatLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:40
- 15The Truth of the MatterLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:44
- 16Hey! Now Let’s LiveLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:32
- 17Mop‐MopLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:57
- 18G.I. JiveLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:00
- 19You Can’t Get That No MoreLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:21
- 20Louis’ Oldsmobile SongLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five1:51
- 21Your Socks Don’t MatchBing Crosby with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:03
- 22My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip de Hootie)Bing Crosby with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:48
- 23My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip de Hootie)Bing Crosby with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:58
- 24Your Socks Don’t MatchBing Crosby with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:58
- CD 4
- 1Buzz MeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:52
- 2They Raided the HouseLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:53
- 3Caledonia BoogieLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:44
- 4Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My DoorLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:16
- 5How Long Must I Wait for You?Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:37
- 6Don’t Worry ’Bout That MuleLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:19
- 7Salt Pork, West VirginiaLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:02
- 8Paper BoyLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:07
- 9Don’t Worry ’bout That MuleLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:31
- 10Reconversion BluesLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:23
- 11It’s So EasyLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:53
- 12BewareLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:53
- 13Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:59
- 14Choo‐Choo Ch’ BoogieLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:445.0 ★
- 15Ain’t That Just Like a WomanLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:53
- 16That Chick’s Too Young to FryLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:26
- 17No SaleLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:54
- 18If It’s Love You Want Baby, That’s MeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:50
- 19Ain’t Nobody Here but Us ChickensLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:055.0 ★
- 20Let the Good Times RollLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:49
- 21All for the Love of LilLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:52
- 22Texas and PacificLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:05
- 23Jack, You’re DeadLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:34
- 24Reet Petite and GoneLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:44
- 25Sure, Had a Wonderful TimeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:01
- 26I Know What You’re Puttin’ DownLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:07
- 27Open the Door RichardLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:30
- CD 5
- 1FriendshipLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:24
- 2Open the Door RichardLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:03
- 3Boogie Woogie Blue PlateLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:48
- 4Barnyard BoogieLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:48
- 5Every Man to His Own ProfessionLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:19
- 6Early in the MorningLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:23
- 7Run JoeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:23
- 8Look OutLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:54
- 9Beans and Corn BreadLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:00
- 10Have You Got the GumptionLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:05
- 11We Can’t AgreeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:50
- 12Chicky‐Mo, Craney‐CrowLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:31
- 13Roamin’ BluesLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:56
- 14Inflation BluesLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:00
- 15You’re Much Too Fat (and That’s That)Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:43
- 16Chug Chug BoogieLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:56
- 17There’ll Be No Days Like ThatLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:50
- 18Pettin’ an Pokin’Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:34
- 19You’re on the Right Track, BabyLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:03
- 20Don’t Burn the Candle at Both EndsLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:45
- 21Why’d You Do It, BabyLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:20
- 22Daddy‐OLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:19
- 23Safe, Sane, and SingleLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:42
- 24I Know What I’ve Got, Don’t Know What I’m GettingLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:54
- 25You Broke Your PromiseLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:51
- 26Push‐Ka‐Pee She Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy)Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:33
- CD 6
- 1Cole SlawLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:45
- 2Beans and Corn BreadLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:52
- 3OnionLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:55
- 4Baby’s Gonna Go, Bye ByeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:49
- 5Heed My WarningLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:22
- 6Psycho‐LocoLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:03
- 7School DaysLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:36
- 8Hungry ManLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:08
- 9Love You ’til Your Money’s Gone BluesLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:22
- 10Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five5:25
- 11I Want a Roof Over My HeadLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:41
- 12Show Me How (You Milk the Cow)Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:53
- 13Blue Light Boogie, Parts 1 & 2Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five5:11
- 14Tamburitza BoogieLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:13
- 15(You Dyed Your Hair) ChartreuseLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:36
- 16LemonadeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:17
- 17It’s a Great, Great PleasureLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:09
- 18You Will Always Have a FriendLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:03
- 19Louisville Lodge MeetingLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:26
- 20Trouble Then SatisfactionLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:23
- 21Crazy BabyLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:58
- 22Life Is So PeculiarLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five feat. Louis Armstrong3:22
- 23(I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead) You, Rascal YouLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five feat. Louis Armstrong3:07
- 24Teardrops From My EyesLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:59
- CD 7
- 1If You’ve Got Someplace to GoLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:13
- 2Weak Minded BluesLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:31
- 3Is My Pop in There?Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:30
- 4I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, BabyLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:31
- 5If You So Smart, How Come You Ain’t Rich?Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:59
- 6Trust in MeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:31
- 7Louisville Lodge MeetingLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:32
- 8How Blue Can You Get?Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:46
- 9Happy Birthday BoogieLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:11
- 10May Every Day Be ChristmasLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:12
- 11Please Don’t Leave MeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:16
- 12Bone DryLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:03
- 13I Love That Kinda Carryin’ OnLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:36
- 14Three Handed WomanLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:47
- 15Fat Sam From BirminghamLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:01
- 16Cock‐A‐Doodle‐DooLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:13
- 17GarmoochieLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:17
- 18There Must Be a WayLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:12
- 19Come and Get ItLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:54
- 20Stop Makin’ MusicLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:32
- 21Slow DownLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:40
- 22Work, Baby WorkLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:47
- 23Never Trust a WomanLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:56
- 24All of MeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:28
- 25There Goes My HeartLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:55
- 26Lay Something on the Bar (Besides Your Elbow)Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:41
- 27Gimme Gimme BluesLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:57
- CD 8
- 1Junco PartnerLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:46
- 2Time Marches OnLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:29
- 3Azure‐Te (Paris Blues)Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:09
- 4Oil Well, TexasLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:29
- 5There’s Nothing Else That I Can Do 1992aLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:10
- 6Jordan for PresidentLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:59
- 7The Soon‐A Baby 1992Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:38
- 8There’s Nothing Else That I Can Do 1992bLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:38
- 9The Soon‐A Baby 1953Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:25
- 10You Didn’t Want Me BabyLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:46
- 11A Man’s Best Friend Is a BedLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:12
- 12I Didn’t Know What Time It WasLouis Jordan and The Nelson Riddle Orchestra3:23
- 13It’s Better to Wait for LoveLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:41
- 14Only YesterdayLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:08
- 15Just Like a Butterfly (That’s Caught in the Rain)Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:17
- 16Hog WashLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:59
- 17House PartyLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:51
- 18Everything That’s Made of WoodLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:44
- 19I Want You to Be My BabyLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:00
- 20You Know It TooLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:54
- 21Locked UpLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:42
- 22I Gotta MoveLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:32
- 23Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and OutLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:01
- 24If It’s TrueLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:43
- 25Wake Up JacobLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:56
- 26LollypopLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:30
- 27Perdido (instrumental)Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:56
- CD 9
- 1Stone Cold Dead in the MarketLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five & Ella Fitzgerald2:43
- 2Petootie PieLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five & Ella Fitzgerald2:36
- 3Petootie PieLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five & Ella Fitzgerald2:31
- 4Baby, It’s Cold OutsideLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five & Ella Fitzgerald2:46
- 5Don’t Cry, Cry BabyLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five & Ella Fitzgerald3:00
- 6Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My OwnLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five & Ella Fitzgerald3:15
- 7I’ll Never Be FreeLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five & Ella Fitzgerald3:09
More by Louis Jordan
Release credits
- trumpet [9.1-3, 9.6, 6.3, 6.5, 6.10, 6.13, 6.15, 4.14, 4.19, 5.4, 5.14]
- piano [2.22, 2.26, 3.7, 3.10]
- piano [6.3, 6.5, 6.10, 6.13, 6.15, 5.14, 5.26, 9.6]
- claves [15], electric guitar [7.26, 9.6, 6.13, 6.15]
- double bass [5.26, 6.3, 6.5, 6.10]
- vocal [24]
- bass [7.26, 6.15], double bass [9.6, 6.13, 6.15]
- trumpet [7.26, 5.26, 6.3, 6.5, 6.10]
- electric guitar [5.4, 5.14, 5.23, 9.1-3, 4.14, 4.19]
- double bass [5, 10, 13, 16-17, 19, 24]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- piano [5, 10, 13, 16-17, 19, 24], spoken vocals [24], vocal [24]
- trumpet [5, 10, 13, 16-17, 19, 24]
- vocal [24]
- bass [5.4, 3.7], double bass [2.22, 5.4, 5.14, 5.23]
- drums (drum set) [4.14, 4.19, 9.2-3], membranophone [1]
- tenor saxophone [4, 14, 23]
- trumpet [2.22, 2.26, 3.7, 3.10]
- vocal [1-3, 6-7]
- piano [7]
- trumpet [5.26, 6.3, 6.5, 6.10]
- maracas [9.1-3, 4.14]
- electric guitar [6.3, 6.5, 6.10, 5.26]
- bass [1], double bass [2.26, 3.10, 9.2-3, 4.14, 4.19]
- drums (drum set) [5.4, 5.14, 5.23, 5.26, 7.26, 9.6, 6.3, 6.5, 6.10, 6.13, 6.15]
- electric guitar [7]
- piano [26]
- tenor saxophone [9.1-3, 9.6, 4.14, 4.19, 6.3, 6.5, 6.10, 6.13, 6.15, 5.26]
- clarinet [24], tenor saxophone [24], vocal [24]
- clarinet [10], tenor saxophone [5, 10]
- alto saxophone [2.22, 2.26, 7.26, 3.10, 1.5, 1.10, 1.13, 1.16-17, 1.19, 1.24, 6.3, 6.5, 6.10, 6.13, 6.15, 9.1-3, 9.6-7, 4.14, 4.19, 5.4, 5.14, 5.23, 5.26], baritone saxophone [1.5, 1.10, 1.13, 1.16-17, 1.19, 1.24, 2.22], clarinet [2.22, 1.5, 1.10, 1.13, 1.16-17, 1.19, 1.24], conductor [24], lead vocals [2.22, 2.26, 3.10, 1.5], saxophone [22], tenor saxophone [3, 5, 10, 13], vocal [7.26, 6.3, 6.5, 6.10, 6.13, 6.15, 3.7, 3.24, 2.22, 4.14, 4.19, 5.4, 5.14, 5.23, 5.26, 1.10, 1.13, 1.17, 1.19, 1.24, 9.1-3, 9.6-7]
- performer [7], performing orchestra [24]
- vocal [24]
- producer [1]
- double bass [7]
- tenor saxophone [5]
- drums (drum set) [2.26, 3.10]
- clarinet [1.16, 1.19, 2.22], flute [16, 19], tenor saxophone [2.22, 1.13, 1.16-17, 1.19]
- claves [4], maracas [4]
- claves [4.14, 9.1-3]
- drums (drum set) [3.7, 1.5, 1.10, 1.13, 1.16-17, 1.19, 1.24, 2.22]
- arranger [1], organ [15], piano [4.14, 4.19, 9.1-3, 5.4, 5.23]
- vocal [19]
Issues
L1992