Jordan,Louis Roc Doc: Louis Jordan On Mercury 1956-57 CD

2008 collection of tracks from the famed R&B howler recorded for Mercury Records during the early days of Rock 'N' Roll. The legendary Louis Jordan was as vulnerable as anybody else to changing fashions in the '50s. Louis' former manger had founded soon to be major Chicago label Mercury Records, and had the idea of re-recording Louis' greatest songs for the new microgroove album market as this would not only capture a potential new market of youngsters, but recapture older fans who wanted the best of Louis on the new-fangled LP format. The optimism was infectious: Mercury marketed the new recordings in the trade paper ads by billing Jordan as 'The Original Rock And Roller', making an astute reference to his place among the progenitors of R&B and, therefore, Rock 'N' Roll. 28 tracks. Rev-Ola.

1. Big Bess 2. I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town 3. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens 4. Choo Choo Ch'boogie 5. Knock Me a Kiss 6. Caldonia 7. Let the Good Times Roll 8. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby 9. Beware Brother Beware 10. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying 11. Salt Pork West Virginia 12. Run Joe 13. Early in the Morning 14. Cat Scratchin' 15. Rock Doc 16. Ella Mae 17. Fire 18. Saturday Night Fish Fry 19. Jamf 20. Got My Mojo Working 21. I Hadn't Anyone Till You 22. Sweet Lorraine 23. Nearness of You 24. Sunday 25. I've Found My Peace of Mind 26. Man Ain't a Man 27. Route 66 28. Slop