Louis Jordan - Let The Good Times Roll: The Complete Decca Recordings 1938-1954 (9CD Box Set) (1992)

Look out! as the man himself said, 'This is it!' Throw away those old bootlegs, sell the other albums and pick up these nine little boogie woogie blue plates. This is everything Louis Jordan recorded for Decca - in other words nine CDs of the most influential, and purely enjoyable R&B ever cut. Truly Reet Petite And Gone! Here are just a few of the memorable jump 'n' jive hits: Outskirts Of Town, What's The Use Of Gettin' Sober, Five Guys Named Moe, GI Jive, Caldonia, Buzz Me, Salt Pork West Virginia, Beware, Stone Cold Dead In The Market (with Ella Fitzgerald), Choo-Choo Ch'Boogie, Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens, Open The Door Richard, Boogie Woogie Blue Plate, Run Joe, Baby It's Cold Outside (with Ella Fitzgerald), Beans And Cornbread, Saturday Night Fish Fry and Blue Light Boogie. It's no exaggeration to say that R&B starts here. This is also the only set carefully re-engineered from the original metal parts.

Tracklist:

CD 1

01. Toodle-loo On Down (3:15)
02. So Good (3:09)
03. Away from You (with Rodney Sturgis vocal) (2:49)
04. Honey in the Bee Ball (3:10)
05. Barnacle Bill the Sailor (2:46)
06. Flat Face (2:44)
07. Keep a-knockin' (But You Can't Come In) (2:37)
08. Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On (2:47)
09. Swinging in a Cocoanut Tree (2:48)
10. Doug the Jitterbug (2:35)
11. At the Swing Cat's Ball (2:33)
12. Jake, What a Snake (2:36)
13. Honeysuckle Rose (3:11)
14. 'Fore day blues (2:39)
15. But I'll Be Back (2:40)
16. You Ain't Nowhere (2:43)
17. You're My Meat (3:02)
18. June Tenth Jambouree (2:45)
19. You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business (2:39)
20. I'm Alabama Bound (3:00)
21. Hard Lovin' Blues (with Yack Taylor vocal) (3:13)
22. You Got to Go When the Wagon Comes (with Daisy Winchester vocal) (2:30)
23. Lovie Joe (2:47)
24. Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man (2:42)
25. Bounce the Ball (2:44)
26. Penthouse in the Basement (2:36)
27. After school swinging session (Swinging With Symphony Sid) (2:35)

CD 2

01. Oh Boy, I'm In The Groove (2:50)
02. Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand's Doin' (3:05)
03. Don't Come Crying On My Shoulder (2:32)
04. Waitin' For The Robert E. Lee (2:33)
05. A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird (2:37)
06. Pompton Turnpike (3:10)
07. Do You Call That A Buddy (Dirty Cat) (3:16)
08. I Know You, I Know What You Wanna Do (2:32)
09. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie (Instrumental) (2:57)
10. The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts To You) (2:28)
11. T-Bone Blues (3:10)
12. Pan Pan (2:54)
13. Saint Vitus Dance (2:52)
14. Saxa-Woogie (2:40)
15. Brotherly Love (3:00)
16. De Laff's On You (2:53)
17. Boogie Woogie Came To Town (3:09)
18. John, Stop Teasing Me (3:03)
19. How 'bout That (2:55)
20. Teacher (How I Love My Teacher) (2:42)
21. Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues) (3:05)
22. Knock Me A Kiss (2:49)
23. The Green Grass Grows All Around (2:54)
24. Mister Lovingood (2:48)
25. Small Town Boy (2:49)
26. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town (2:50)

CD 3

01. What's The Use Of Getting Sober (2:52)
02. The Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender And Tall (2:29)
03. I'm Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts Of Town (3:06)
04. That'll Just 'bout Knock Me Out (3:10)
05. Dirty Snake (2:27)
06. Five Guys Named Moe (3:02)
07. It's A Low-Down Dirty Shame (2:49)
08. De Laff's On You (2:50)
09. Ration Blues (3:09)
10. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby (2:45)
11. Deacon Jones (2:58)
12. The Things I Want I Can't Get At Home (2:56)
13. How High Am I? (2:56)
14. I Like 'em Fat Like That (2:40)
15. The Truth Of The Matter (2:44)
16. Hey! Now Let's Live (2:32)
17. Mop-Mop (2:57)
18. G.I. Jive (3:00)
19. You Can't Get That No More (3:21)
20. Louis' Oldsmobile Song (1:51)
21. Your Socks Don't Match (3:03)
22. My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip De Hootie) (& Bing Crosby) (2:48)
23. My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip De Hootie) (& Bing Crosby) (2:58)
24. Your Socks Don't Match (2:58)

CD 4

01. Buzz Me (2:52)
02. They Raided The House (2:53)
03. Caldonia Boogie (2:44)
04. Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door (3:16)
05. How Long Must I Wait For You? (2:37)
06. Don't Worry 'bout That Mule (2:19)
07. Salt Pork, West Virginia (3:02)
08. Paper Boy (3:07)
09. Don't Worry 'bout That Mule (2:31)
10. Reconversion Blues (2:23)
11. It's So Easy (2:53)
12. Beware (2:53)
13. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin' (2:59)
14. Choo-Choo Ch' Boogie (2:44)
15. Ain't That Just Like A Woman (2:53)
16. That Chick's Too Young To Fry (2:26)
17. No Sale (2:54)
18. If It's Love You Want Baby, That's Me (2:50)
19. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens (3:05)
20. Let The Good Times Roll (2:49)
21. All For The Love Of Lil (2:52)
22. Texas And Pacific (3:05)
23. Jack, You're Dead (2:34)
24. Reet Petite And Gone (2:44)
25. Sure, Had A Wonderful Time (3:01)
26. I Know What You're Puttin' Down (3:07)
27. Open The Door Richard (2:30)

CD 5

01. Friendship (2:24)
02. Open The Door Richard (3:03)
03. Boogie Woogie Blue Plate (2:48)
04. Barnyard Boogie (2:48)
05. Every Man To His Own Profession (3:19)
006. Early In The Morning (3:23)
07. Run Joe (3:23)
08. Look Out (2:54)
09. Beans And Corn Bread (3:00)
10. Have You Got The Gumption (3:05)
11. We Can't Agree (2:50)
12. Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow (2:31)
13. Roamin' Blues (2:56)
14. Inflation Blues (3:00)
15. You're Much Too Fat (And That's That) (2:43)
16. Chug Chug Boogie (2:56)
17. There'll Be No Days Like That (2:50)
18. Pettin' An Pokin' (2:34)
19. You're On The Right Track, Baby (3:03)
20. Don't Burn The Candle At Both Ends (2:45)
21. Why'd You Do It, Baby (3:20)
22. Daddy-O (3:19)
23. Safe, Sane And Single (2:42)
24. I Know What I've Got, Don't Know What I'm Getting (2:54)
25. You Broke Your Promise (2:51)
26. Push-Ka-Pee She Pie (The Saga Of Saga Boy) (2:33)

CD 6

01. Cole Slaw (2:45)
02. Beans And Corn Bread (2:52)
03. Onion (Instrumental) (2:55)
04. Baby's Gonna Go, Bye Bye (2:49)
05. Heed My Warning (3:22)
06. Psycho-Loco (Instrumental) (3:03)
07. School Days (2:36)
08. Hungry Man (3:08)
09. Love You 'til Your Money's Gone Blues (2:22)
10. Saturday Night Fish Fry, Part 1 & 2 (5:25)
11. I Want A Roof Over My Head (2:41)
12. Show Me How (You Milk The Cow) (2:53)
13. Blue Light Boogie, Part 1 & 2 (5:11)
14. Tamburitza Boogie (3:13)
15. (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse (2:36)
16. Lemonade (3:17)
17. It's A Great, Great Pleasure (3:09)
18. You Will Always Have A Friend (3:03)
19. Louisville Lodge Meeting (3:26)
20. Trouble Then Satisfaction (3:23)
21. Crazy Baby (2:58)
22. Life Is So Peculiar (& Louis Armstrong) (3:22)
23. I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You, Rascal You (& Louis Armstrong) (3:07)
24. Teardrops From My Eyes (2:59)

CD 7

01. If You've Got Someplace To Go (3:13)
02. Weak Minded Blues (2:31)
03. Is My Pop In There? (2:30)
04. I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (2:31)
05. If You So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich? (2:59)
06. Trust In Me (3:31)
07. Louisville Lodge Meeting (3:32)
08. How Blue Can You Get? (2:46)
09. Happy Birthday Boogie (2:11)
10. May Every Day Be Christmas (3:12)
11. Please Don't Leave Me (3:16)
12. Bone Dry (3:03)
13. I Love That Kinda Carryin' On (2:36)
14. Three Handed Woman (2:47)
15. Fat Sam From Birmingham (3:01)
16. Cock-A-Doodle-Doo (2:13)
17. Garmoochie (3:17)
18. There Must Be A Way (3:12)
19. Come And Get It (Instrumental) (2:54)
20. Stop Makin' Music (2:32)
21. Slow Down (2:40)
22. Work, Baby Work (2:47)
23. Never Trust A Woman (2:56)
24. All Of Me (& Valli Ford) (2:28)
25. There Goes My Heart (2:55)
26. Lay Something On The Bar (Besides Your Elbow) (2:41)
27. Gimme Gimme Blues (2:57)

CD 8

01. Junco Partner (2:46)
02. Time Marches On (2:29)
03. Azure-Te (Paris Blues) (3:09)
04. Oil Well, Texas (2:29)
05. There's Nothing Else That I Can Do (3:10)
06. Jordan For President (2:59)
07. The Soon-A-Baby (2:38)
08. There's Nothing Else That I Can Do (2:38)
09. The Soon-A-Baby (2:25)
10. You Didn't Want Me Baby (2:46)
11. A Man's Best Friend Is A Bed (3:12)
12. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (3:23)
13. It's Better To Wait For Love (2:41)
14. Only Yesterday (3:08)
15. Just Like A Butterfly (That's Caught In The Rain) (3:17)
16. Hog Wash (2:59)
17. House Party (2:51)
18. Everything That's Made Of Wood (2:44)
19. I Want You To Be My Baby (3:00)
20. You Know It Too (2:54)
21. Locked Up (2:42)
22. I Gotta Move (2:32)
23. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (3:01)
24. If It's True (2:43)
25. Wake Up Jacob (2:56)
26. Lollypop (2:30)
27. Perdido (Instrumental) (2:56)

CD 9

1. Stone Cold Dead In The Market (2:43)
2. Petootie Pie (2:36)
3. Petootie Pie (2:31)
4. Baby, It's Cold Outside (2:46)
5. Don't Cry, Cry Baby (3:00)
6. Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own (3:15)
7. I'll Never Be Free (3:09)