Louis Jordan - Let the Good Times Roll

Louis Jordan has enjoyed a significant resurgence of interest in recent times through his music appearing in show like Five Guys Named Moe and the Blues Brothers, and this collection takes a further look at his significance in the development of R&B and the roots of rock 'n' roll. Compiled by the eminent broadcaster and writer. Michael Pointon, this CD traces his career from his earliest appearances on record, and includes many of his classic hits. It features him with a variety of lineups on tracks recorded between 1936 and 1950, and includes vocal contributions from Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong.

    1 Let the Good Times Roll
    2 I Can't Dance, I Got Ants in My Pants
    3 Rusty Hinge
    4 Toodle-Loo on Down
    5 Keep A-Knockin (But You Can't Come in)
    6 You Run Your Mouth and Ill Run My Business
    7 Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hands Doing
    8 A Chicken Ain't Nothin But a Bird
    9 I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
    10 Five Guys Named Moe
    11 It's a Low Down Dirty Shame
    12 Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
    13 Your Socks Don't Match (Vocal: Bing Crosby)
    14 Caldonia Boogie
    15 Beware, Brother, Beware
    16 Choo Choo Ch-Boogie
    17 Ain't That Just Like a Woman
    18 That Chicks Too Young to Fry
    19 Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
    20 Jack You're Dead
    21 Friendship
    22 Open the Door, Richard
    23 Cole Slaw
    24 Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts 1 & 2)
    25 Baby, It's Cold Outside (Vocal: Ella Fitzgerald)
    26 I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You