Louis Jordan - The Rock'n'Roll Years / 2CD set

2011 two CD compilation from one of the most influential R&B artists of the 20th Century. This collection brings together all of his late '50s attempts to compete in the Rock 'n' Roll era and features some of the earliest productions by Quincy Jones. Exciting '50s Rock versions of many of his greatest recordings of the 1940s, including: "Saturday Night Fish Fry", "Caledonia" and "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie". Contains two complete original albums - "Somebody Up There Digs Me" and "Man, We're Wailin'". Fully detailed liner notes cover this period of Louis' career.

disc 1
    1 It's Been Said
    2 Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)
    3 Bananas
    4 Baby Let's Do It Up
    5 Where Can I Go
    6 Chicken Back
    7 Baby You're Just Too Much
    8 Rock and Roll Cal
    9 Slo Smooth and Easy
    10 A Man Ain't a Man
    11 Texas Stew
    12 Hard Head
    13 Big Bess
    14 Cat Scratchin
    15 Rock Doc
    16 Morning Light
    17 Fire
    18 Ella Mae
    19 Sweet Hunk of Junk
    20 Wish I Could Make Some Money
    21 I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
    22 A Day Away from You
    23 I Want to Know
    24 I Found My Peace of Mind
    25 Because of You
    26 I Cried for You
    27 I Love You So
    28 That's What True Love Can Do

disc 2
    29 Caldonia
    30 Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
    31 Run Joe
    32 Early in the Morning
    33 Choo Choo CH Boogie
    34 Knock Me a Kiss
    35 Let the Good Time Roll
    36 Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
    37 Beware Brother Beware
    38 I'm Gonna Move to the Ourskirts of Town
    39 Salt Pork West Virginia
    40 Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
    41 Saturday Night Fish Fry
    42 Sunday
    43 The Nearness of You
    44 I've Found My Peace of Mind
    45 I Never Had a Chance
    46 Got My Mojo Working
    47 A Man Ain't a Man
    48 The Slop
    49 Sweet Lorraine
    50 Route 66
    51 The Jamf
    52 I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You