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Louis Jordan - Best Of Louis Jordan (1975)

Track listing:
  1. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie 2:40
  2. Let The Good Times Roll 2:45
  3. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chick 3:01
  4. Saturday Night Fish Fry 5:20
  5. Beware 2:48
  6. Caldonia 2:40
  7. Knock Me A Kiss 2:46
  8. Run Joe 3:24
  9. School Days (When We Were Kids 2:32
  10. Blue Light Boogie 5:08
  11. Five Guys Named Moe 3:04
  12. What's The Use Of Getting Sobe 2:54
  13. Buzz Me Blues 2:47
  14. Beans And Corn Bread 2:47
  15. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cr 2:56
  16. Somebody Done Changed The Lock 3:13
  17. Barnyard Boogie 2:48
  18. Early In The Mornin' 3:22
  19. I Want You To Be My Baby 2:56
  20. Nobody Knows You When You Are 2:57

Notes

This is a best-of CD collection that actually lives up to its name. Virtually all of Louis Jordan's hits, which musically bridged the gap between small-group swing, R&B, and rock & roll, are on this single CD, including "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie," "Let the Good Times Roll," "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens," "Saturday Night Fish Fry," "Caldonia," "Five Guys Named Moe," and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying." Serious collectors will want to explore a more complete series, particularly the one put out by Classics, but for a single acquisition, this is the Louis Jordan set to get. Jordan's very likable and good-humored vocals and his hot alto, as well as the playing of the Tympani Five, belong in everyone's music collection.