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Effervescent saxophonist Louis Jordan was one of the chief architects and prime progenitors of the R&B idiom. His pioneering use of jumping shuffle rhythms in a small combo context was copied far and wide during the 1940s. Jordan's sensational hit-laden run with Decca Records contained a raft of seminal performances, featuring inevitably infectious backing by his band, the Tympany Five, and Jordan's own searing alto sax and street corner jive-loaded sense of humor. Jordan was one of the first black entertainers to sell appreciably in the pop sector; his Decca duet mates included Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald. His profile continues to rise posthumously, in large part due to the recent acclaimed Broadway musical Five Guys Named Moe, based on Jordan's bubbly, romping repertoire and charismatic persona. (Biography by Bill Dahl, AMG)

Songs include:

1. Mama Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues) (1941)
2. Mister Lovinghood (1941)
3. Ration Blues (1943)
4. The Things I Want I Can't Get at Home (1943)
5. I'm Gonna Move to The Outskirts of Town (1943)
6. Do You Call That a Buddy? (1940)
7. T-Bone Blues (1941)
8. Paper Boy (1945)
9. Reconversion Blues (1945)
10. Choo-Choo-Ch'Boogie (1946)
11. Let The Good Times Roll (1946)
12. 'Fore Day Blues (1939)
13. Hard Lovin' Blues (1940)
14. Buzz Me (1945)
15. Early in the Morning (1947)
16. Daddy-O (1947)
17. Lemonade (1950)
18. Caldonia (1945)

    Includes detailed notes.