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When Louis Jordan signed to Mercury in 1956, he tried to revive his struggling record sales by re-recording some of his more celebrated songs from his commercial heyday. That's a strategy usually doomed to commercial and artistic failure, and commercially this album -- including such Jordan standbys as "Caldonia," "Let the Good Times Roll," "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie," "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town," and "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" -- certainly didn't pay big dividends. But while no one would rate this as highly as the original jump blues classics with which Jordan made his mark, actually both he and his band performed pretty admirably given the circumstances, updating the originals only slightly to reflect the emerging rock & roll trends, with a young Quincy Jones acting as musical director. Session ace Mickey Baker was on guitar as well, and reeled off some really hot licks on occasion (especially on "Caldonia"), though he wasn't given as long a leash as he could have been. It's more for the serious Jordan fan, though, than someone who wants just one or a few Jordan records, who would be better off with collections of his earlier material.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Dick Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fleecy Moore, ComposerLyricist - Louis Jordan, Producer, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Smith, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barber, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Halcox, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Wheeler, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Burbidge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dick Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Jordan, Producer, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Smith, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barber, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Austin, ComposerLyricist - Pat Halcox, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Wheeler, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Burbidge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dick Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Jordan, Producer, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Smith, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barber, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Willoughby, ComposerLyricist - Pat Halcox, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Wheeler, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Walt Herrick, ComposerLyricist - Graham Burbidge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dick Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Jordan, Producer, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Smith, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barber, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Dallas Bartley, ComposerLyricist - Leo Hickman, ComposerLyricist - Pat Halcox, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Wheeler, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Burbidge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dick Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Denver Darling, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Gabler, ComposerLyricist - Louis Jordan, Producer, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Smith, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barber, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Vaughn Horton, ComposerLyricist - Pat Halcox, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Wheeler, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Burbidge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dick Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Razaf, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Jordan, Producer, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Smith, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barber, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Pat Halcox, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Wheeler, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Burbidge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dick Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fleecy Moore, ComposerLyricist - Louis Jordan, Producer, Alto Saxophone, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Smith, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barber, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Theard, ComposerLyricist - Pat Halcox, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Wheeler, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Burbidge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dick Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Greene, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Jordan, Producer, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Smith, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barber, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Halcox, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Wheeler, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Burbidge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dick Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fleecy Moore, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Jordan, Producer, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Smith, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barber, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Morry Lasco, ComposerLyricist - Dick Adams, ComposerLyricist - Pat Halcox, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Wheeler, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Burbidge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roy Jordan, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Jordan, MainArtist - William Weldon, ComposerLyricist - Casey Bill Weldon, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dick Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fleecy Moore, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Jordan, Producer, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Smith, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barber, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - William J. Tennyson, ComposerLyricist - Pat Halcox, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Wheeler, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Burbidge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dick Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joan Whitney, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Kramer, ComposerLyricist - Louis Jordan, Producer, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Smith, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barber, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Halcox, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Wheeler, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Burbidge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
When Louis Jordan signed to Mercury in 1956, he tried to revive his struggling record sales by re-recording some of his more celebrated songs from his commercial heyday. That's a strategy usually doomed to commercial and artistic failure, and commercially this album -- including such Jordan standbys as "Caldonia," "Let the Good Times Roll," "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie," "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town," and "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" -- certainly didn't pay big dividends. But while no one would rate this as highly as the original jump blues classics with which Jordan made his mark, actually both he and his band performed pretty admirably given the circumstances, updating the originals only slightly to reflect the emerging rock & roll trends, with a young Quincy Jones acting as musical director. Session ace Mickey Baker was on guitar as well, and reeled off some really hot licks on occasion (especially on "Caldonia"), though he wasn't given as long a leash as he could have been. It's more for the serious Jordan fan, though, than someone who wants just one or a few Jordan records, who would be better off with collections of his earlier material.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:40
- Main artists: Louis Jordan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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