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The Best of Louis Jordan by: Louis Jordan List Price: $9.98 CD-Charts Price: $7.97 You Save: $2.01 (20%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0076732407929 Label: Mca Manufacturer: Mca Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Mca Release Date: July 26, 1989 Studio: Mca Sales Rank: 5805 MPN: 4079 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: With 20 originals from Louis Jordan's '40s and early '50s heyday at Decca Records, Best Of is the definitive collection of the blues-jazz bandleader-singer's work. Most of the cuts are up-tempo jumpers with lyrics that tell sly tales of the black experience in midcentury: the house-partiers in "Saturday Night Fish Fry" end up in the slam, while the institution of marriage occasions a warning in "Beware." Jordan also dabbled in Latin and Brazilian rhythms on "Run Joe" and "Early in the Morning," and even added a major ballad, "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'," to the standard repertoire. A major influence on Ray Charles, James Brown, and Chuck Berry, Jordan is a must-hear. --Rickey Wright Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Missing a SongThe CD doesn't include, "Is you is or is you ain't". An essensial Louis Jordan song. Rating: - Great budget intro to JordanismJORDANISM (jor-den-ism) adj. Joyful and happy music predating rock and roll, Rhythm and Blues, and Rap, created by one super-lunatic madman supreme of jazz comedy and sultan of saxophone named Louis Thomas Jordan (1908-1975) accompanied varying musical aggregations collectively known as the Tympani Five. Guaranteed to induce tapping of toes, jitterbug dancing, intense laughter accompanied by the slapping of one's knees and/or pounding of the floors, and general good feelings overall. If you want a sample of the above, this is a good place to start. Essentially a budget "best of" collection, it has most of the better known good stuff and a few rarities. Tunes like "Caldonia" (a major influence on Little Richard, the ... Read More: Rating: - A true Must BuyFantastic. Anyone deciding whether or not to buy this- just do it. As good as the best of Cab Calloway or Bill Haley, etc. Rating: - As hip today as it was thenThis collection truly gives insight into the beginnings of Rock 'N Roll. Sassy, big grooves, rockin' and swingin'. Great sax solos. A must-have for a true collection. Rating: - The Best of Louis JordanNo wonder he influenced a lot of musicians; Ray Charles, James Brown, Little Richard and many more. Not only is the man a excellent musician, he's also an excellent entertainer. His music is rocking and has a story line. |
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