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Louis Jordan

Geoffrey Smith invites you to party with the joyful jump band of saxophonist-singer Louis Jordan (1908-75). Immortalized in the West End hit Five Guys Named Moe, Jordan was the king of American jive.

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Sun 30 Dec 2018 00:00
成人快手 Radio 3

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  • CHICK WEBB & CHICK WEBB

    Rusty Hinge

    • AT THE SWING CATS' BALL - THE EARLY YEARS.
    • JSP.
    • 2.

  • Louis Jordan & Louis Jordan

    Honey In The Bee Ball

    • Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five.
    • JSP.
    • 1.

  • Louis Jordan & Louis Jordan

    Keep A-Knockin

    • Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five.
    • JSP.
    • 4.

  • Louis Jordan & Louis Jordan

    You Run Your Mouth And I'll Run My Business

    • Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five.
    • JSP.
    • 16.

  • Louis Jordan & Louis Jordan

    A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird

    • Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five.
    • JSP.
    • 26.

  • Louis Jordan & Louis Jordan

    Knock Me A Kiss

    • Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five.
    • JSP Records.
    • 11.

  • Louis Jordan & Louis Jordan

    I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town

    • Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five.
    • JSP Records.
    • 14.

  • Louis Jordan & Louis Jordan

    Five Guys Named Moe

    • Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five.
    • JSP Records.
    • 19.

  • Louis Jordan & Louis Jordan

    Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby

    • Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five.
    • JSP Records.
    • 22.

  • Louis Jordan & Louis Jordan

    G I Jive

    • Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five.
    • JSP Records.
    • 26.

  • Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

    Ration Blues

    • Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
    • JSP Records.
    • 21.

  • Louis Jordan & Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

    Buzz Me

    • Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five.
    • JSP Records.
    • 3.

  • Louis Jordan & Louis Jordan

    Caldonia

    • Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five.
    • JSP Records.
    • 4.

  • Louis Jordan & Louis Jordan

    Petootie Pie

    • Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
    • JSP Records.
    • 10.

  • Louis Jordan & Louis Jordan

    Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

    • Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
    • JSP Records.
    • 15.

  • Louis Jordan

    Let The Good Times Roll

    • Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five.
    • JSP.
    • 21.

  • Louis Jordan

    Saturday Night Fish Fry

    • Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
    • JSP Records.
    • 9.

Louis Jordan

聽聽Title:聽聽Rusty Hinge 聽
聽 Artist:聽Chick Webb聽
聽 Composers:聽Lew Brown/La Fremiere聽
聽 Album Title:聽At The Swing Cat鈥檚 Ball 聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP聽Catalogue No:聽JSPCD-330聽
聽 Duration:聽03:04聽
聽 Performers:聽Chick Webb, drums; Mario Bauza, Bobby Stark, Taft Jordan, trumpets; Sandy Williams & Nat Story, trombones; Pete Clark, clarinet; Louis Jordan, alto saxophone; Ted McRae, tenor saxophone; Wayman Carver, tenor saxophone; Tommy Fulford, piano; John Trueheart, guitar; Beverley Peer, string bass.

聽聽Title:聽聽Honey in the Bee Ball 聽
聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan聽
聽 Composers:聽Louis Jordan
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP聽Catalogue No:聽JSPCD905A聽
聽 Duration:聽03:02聽
聽 Performers:聽Louis Jordan, vocals, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Courtney Williams, trumpet; Lem Johnson, clarinet, tenor saxophone; Clarence Johnson, piano; Charlie Drayton, bass; Walter Martin, drums.

聽聽Title: 聽Keep A-Knockin 聽
聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan聽
聽 Composers:聽Mays/Bradford聽
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP聽Catalogue No:聽JSPCD905A聽
聽 Duration: 聽02:34
聽 Performers:聽Louis Jordan, vocals, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Courtney Williams, trumpet; Lem Johnson, clarinet, tenor saxophone; Clarence Johnson, piano; Charlie Drayton, bass; Walter Martin, drums.

聽聽Title:聽聽You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business 聽
聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan聽
聽 Composers:聽Lillian Armstrong聽
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP聽Catalogue No:聽JSPCD905A聽
聽 Duration: 聽02:34聽
聽 Performers: 聽鈥榊ack鈥� Taylor, vocals; Louis Jordan, vocals, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Courtney Williams, trumpet; Stafford Simon, clarinet, tenor saxophone; Clarence Johnson, piano; Charlie Drayton, bass; Walter Martin, drums.

聽 Title: 聽A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird 聽
聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan聽
聽 Composers:聽Wallace聽
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP聽Catalogue No:聽JSPCD905A聽
聽 Duration:聽02:34聽
聽聽Performers:聽Louis Jordan, vocals, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Courtney Williams, trumpet; Kenneth Hollon, clarinet, tenor sax; Arnold Thomas, piano; Charlie Drayton, bass; Walter Martin, drums.

聽聽Title: 聽Knock Me A Kiss 聽
聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan聽
聽 Composers:聽Jackson
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP Records聽Catalogue No:聽CD-905B聽
聽 Duration:聽02:45聽
聽 Performers:聽Louis Jordan, vocals, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Eddie Roane, trumpet; Stafford Simon, clarinet, tenor saxophone; Arnold Thomas, piano; Dallas Bartley, bass; Walter Martin, drums.

聽聽Title:聽聽I鈥檓 Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town 聽
聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan聽
聽 Composers:聽Weldon聽
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP Records聽Catalogue No:聽CD-905B聽
聽 Duration:聽02:49聽
聽 Performers:聽Louis Jordan, vocals, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Eddie Roane, trumpet; Arnold Thomas, piano; Dallas Bartley, bass; Walter Martin, drums

聽聽Title:聽聽Five Guys Named Moe 聽
聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan
聽 Composers:聽Bresler/Wynn
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP Records聽Catalogue No:聽CD-905B聽
聽 Duration:聽02:58聽
聽 Performers:聽Louis Jordan, vocals, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Eddie Roane, trumpet; Arnold Thomas, piano; Dallas Bartley, bass; Walter Martin, drums

聽聽Title:聽聽Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby 聽
聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan聽
聽 Composers:聽Louis Jordan/Billy Austin
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP Records聽Catalogue No:聽CD-905B聽
聽 Duration: 聽02:42
聽 Performers:聽Louis Jordan, vocals, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Eddie Roane, trumpet; Arnold Thomas, piano; Jesse Simpkins, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.

聽聽Title: 聽GI Jive聽聽
聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan
聽 Composers:聽Mercer聽
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP Records聽Catalogue No:聽CD-905B聽
聽 Duration: 聽02:56
聽 Performers:聽Louis Jordan, vocals, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone; Eddie Roane, trumpet; Arnold Thomas, piano; Al Morgan, bass; Wilmore Jones, drums.

聽聽Title:聽聽Ration Blues 聽
聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan
聽 Composers:聽Jordan/Casey/Clark聽
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP Records 聽Catalogue No:聽CD 905 聽
聽 Duration: 聽03:05
聽 Performers:聽Louis Jordan, vocals, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Eddie Roane, trumpet; Arnold Thomas, piano; Jesse Simpkins, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.

聽聽Title: 聽Buzz Me 聽
聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan
聽 Composers:聽Louis Jordan聽
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP Records聽Catalogue No:聽CD905C聽
聽 Duration:聽02:49聽
聽 Performers: 聽Louis Jordan, vocals, alto saxophone; Leonard Graham, trumpet; Freddie Simon, clarinet, tenor saxophone; William Austin, piano; Al Morgan, bass; Alex Mitchell, drums

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聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan聽
聽 Composers:聽Fleecie Moore聽
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP Records聽Catalogue No:聽CD905C聽
聽 Duration:聽02:40聽
聽 Performers:聽Louis Jordan, vocals, alto saxophone; Leonard Graham, trumpet; Freddie Simon, clarinet, tenor saxophone; William Austin, piano; Al Morgan, bass; Alex Mitchell, drums

聽聽Title:聽聽Petootie Pie 聽
聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan聽
聽 Composers:聽Pack, Frank Paparelli, Levine聽
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP Records 聽Catalogue No:聽CD 905C聽
聽 Duration:聽02:34聽
聽 Performers:聽Ella Fitzagerald, vocals; Louis Jordan, vocals, alto saxophone; Aaron Izenhall, trumpet; Josh Jackson, tenor saxophone; Wild Bill Davis, piano; Carl Hogan, electric guitar; Jesse Simpkins, bass; Eddie Boyd, drums; Herry Dial, maracas; Vic Lourie, claves.

聽聽Title:聽聽Choo Choo Ch鈥橞oogie 聽
聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan聽
聽 Composers:聽Horton/Darling/Gabler聽
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP Records 聽Catalogue No:聽CD 905C
聽 Duration:聽02:41
聽 Performers:聽Louis Jordan, vocals, alto saxophone; Aaron Izenhall, trumpet; Josh Jackson, tenor saxophone; Wild Bill Davis, piano; Carl Hogan, electric guitar; Jesse Simpkins, bass; Eddie Boyd, drums

聽聽Title:聽聽Let the Good Times Roll 聽
聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan聽
聽 Composers:聽Moore聽
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽JSP聽Catalogue No:聽JSPCD905A聽
聽 Duration:聽02:45聽
聽 Performers:聽Louis Jordan, vocals, alto saxophone; Aaron Izenhall, trumpet; Josh Jackson, tenor saxophone; Wild Bill Davis, piano; Carl Hogan, electric guitar; Jesse Simpkins, bass; Eddie Boyd, drums

聽聽Title:聽聽Saturday Night Fish Fry 聽
聽 Artist:聽Louis Jordan聽
聽 Composers:聽Jordan/Walsh
聽 Album Title:聽Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five聽
聽 Label:聽聽JSP Records 聽Catalogue No:聽CD 905E 聽
聽 Duration: 聽05:21
聽 Performers:聽Louis Jordan, vocals, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone; Aaron Izenhall, Bob Mitchell, Harold Mitchell, trumpets; Josh Jackson, tenor saxophone; Bill Dogget, piano; James Jackson, electric guitar; Billy Hadnott, bass; Joe Morris, drums

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