Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

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Louis Jordan (American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter) vocal, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, tenor saxophone 'Fore Day Blues, (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse, A Chicken Ain't Nothin' but a Bird, After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony, Sid), Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens, Ain't That Just Like a Woman, Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time), All for the Love of Lil, At the Swing Cat's Ball, Baby's Gonna Go, Bye Bye, Barnacle Bill the Sailor, Barnyard Boogie, Beans and Corn Bread, Beans and Cornbread, Beware, Beware, Brother, Beware, Big Bess, Blue Light Boogie, Blue Light Boogie, Parts 1 & 2, Boogie Woogie Blue Plate, Boogie Woogie Came to Town, Bounce the Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day), Brotherly Love (Wrong Ideas), But I'll Be Back, Buzz Me, Caldonia, Caldonia Boogie, Cat Scratchin', Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, Cole Slaw, Daddy-O, Deacon Jones, Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends, Don't Come Cryin' on My Shoulder, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin', Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule, Doug the Jitterbug, Early in the Morning, Every Man to His Own Profession, Fat Back & Corn Liquor, Fire, Five Guys Named Moe, Flat Face, Friendship, G.I. Jive, Have You Got the Gumption?, Heed My Warning, Honey in the Bee Ball, Honeysuckle Rose, How 'Bout That, How 'Bout That?, How Long Must I Wait for You, How Long Must I Wait for You?, Hungry Man, I Can't Give You Anything but Love, I Know What I've Got, Don't Know What I'm Getting, I Know What You're Puttin' Down, I Like 'em Fat Like That, I Seen What'cha Done, I Want a Roof Over My Head, I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You, I'm Alabama Bound, I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town, I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, If It's Love You Want Baby, That's Me, Inflation Blues, Is My Pop in There?, Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?, It's So Easy, It's a Great, Great Pleasure, It's a Low-Down Dirty Shame, Jack, You're Dead, Jake, What a Snake, June Tenth Jamboree, Keep A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In), Knock Me a Kiss, Lay Something on the Bar (Besides Your Elbow), Lemonade, Let the Good Times Roll, Life Is So Peculiar, Look Out, Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues), Mop! Mop!, Mop-Mop, Morning Light, My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip De Hootie), Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand's Doin', No Sale, Oh Boy, I'm in the Groove, Onion, Onions, Open the Door Richard, Open the Door, Richard, Pan Pan, Penthouse in the Basement, Pettin' and Pokin', Pinetop's Boogie Woogie, Psycho-Loco, Push-Ka Pee-She Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy), Ration Blues, Reconversion Blues, Reet Petite and Gone, Reet, Petite, and Gone, Roamin' Blues, Rock 'n' Roll Call, Run Joe, Safe, Sane and Single, Saint Vitus Dance, Salt Pork, West Virginia, Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2, Saxa-Woogie, School Days, School Days (When We Were Kids), Show Me How (You Milk the Cow), Small Town Boy, Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door, Somebody Done Hoodoo'd the Hoodoo Man, Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man, Sure Had a Wonderful Time, Swinging in a Coconut Tree, T-Bone Blues, Tamburitza Boogie, Teardrops From My Eyes, Texas and Pacific, That Chick's Too Young to Fry, That'll Just 'bout Knock Me Out, That'll Just About Knock Me Out, The Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender and Tall, The Dripper, The Green Grass Grows All Around, The JAMF, The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts to You), Trouble Then Satisfaction, Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee, We Can't Agree, Weak Minded Blues, What's the Use of Gettin' Sober, What's the Use of Gettin' Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)?, What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again), Whatever Lola Wants (Lola gets), Why'd You Do It, Baby?, You Ain't Nowhere, You Broke Your Promise, You Can't Get That No More, You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business, You Will Always Have a Friend, You're Much Too Fat (And That's That), You're My Meat, You're on the Right Track, Baby, Your Socks Don't Match
Aaron Izenhall vocal, trumpet (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse, Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens, Ain't That Just Like a Woman, All for the Love of Lil, Baby's Gonna Go, Bye Bye, Barnyard Boogie, Beans and Cornbread, Beware, Beware, Brother, Beware, Blue Light Boogie, Blue Light Boogie, Parts 1 & 2, Boogie Woogie Blue Plate, Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, Cole Slaw, Daddy-O, Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin', Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule, Early in the Morning, Every Man to His Own Profession, Friendship, Have You Got the Gumption?, Heed My Warning, How Long Must I Wait for You, How Long Must I Wait for You?, Hungry Man, I Can't Give You Anything but Love, I Know What You're Puttin' Down, I Want a Roof Over My Head, I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You, If It's Love You Want Baby, That's Me, Inflation Blues, Is My Pop in There?, It's So Easy, It's a Great, Great Pleasure, Jack, You're Dead, Lemonade, Let the Good Times Roll, Life Is So Peculiar, Look Out, No Sale, Onion, Onions, Open the Door Richard, Open the Door, Richard, Pettin' and Pokin', Psycho-Loco, Reconversion Blues, Reet, Petite, and Gone, Roamin' Blues, Run Joe, Salt Pork, West Virginia, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2, School Days, School Days (When We Were Kids), Show Me How (You Milk the Cow), Sure Had a Wonderful Time, Tamburitza Boogie, Teardrops From My Eyes, Texas and Pacific, That Chick's Too Young to Fry, Trouble Then Satisfaction, We Can't Agree, Weak Minded Blues, Why'd You Do It, Baby?, You Broke Your Promise, You Will Always Have a Friend, You're Much Too Fat (And That's That), You're on the Right Track, Baby
Joe Morris (40-50s jazz drummer) drums (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse, All for the Love of Lil, Baby's Gonna Go, Bye Bye, Barnyard Boogie, Beans and Corn Bread, Beans and Cornbread, Blue Light Boogie, Blue Light Boogie, Parts 1 & 2, Boogie Woogie Blue Plate, Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow, Cole Slaw, Daddy-O, Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends, Early in the Morning, Every Man to His Own Profession, Friendship, Have You Got the Gumption?, Heed My Warning, Hungry Man, I Can't Give You Anything but Love, I Know What I've Got, Don't Know What I'm Getting, I Know What You're Puttin' Down, I Want a Roof Over My Head, I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You, Inflation Blues, Is My Pop in There?, It's a Great, Great Pleasure, Jack, You're Dead, Lay Something on the Bar (Besides Your Elbow), Lemonade, Life Is So Peculiar, Look Out, Onion, Onions, Open the Door Richard, Open the Door, Richard, Pettin' and Pokin', Psycho-Loco, Push-Ka Pee-She Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy), Reet Petite and Gone, Reet, Petite, and Gone, Roamin' Blues, Run Joe, Safe, Sane and Single, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2, School Days, School Days (When We Were Kids), Show Me How (You Milk the Cow), Sure Had a Wonderful Time, Tamburitza Boogie, Teardrops From My Eyes, Texas and Pacific, Trouble Then Satisfaction, We Can't Agree, Weak Minded Blues, Why'd You Do It, Baby?, You Broke Your Promise, You Will Always Have a Friend, You're Much Too Fat (And That's That), You're on the Right Track, Baby
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) drums 'Fore Day Blues, A Chicken Ain't Nothin' but a Bird, After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony, Sid), At the Swing Cat's Ball, Barnacle Bill the Sailor, Boogie Woogie Came to Town, Bounce the Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day), Brotherly Love (Wrong Ideas), But I'll Be Back, Don't Come Cryin' on My Shoulder, Doug the Jitterbug, Five Guys Named Moe, Flat Face, Honey in the Bee Ball, Honeysuckle Rose, How 'Bout That, How 'Bout That?, I'm Alabama Bound, I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town, I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, It's a Low-Down Dirty Shame, Jake, What a Snake, June Tenth Jamboree, Keep A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In), Knock Me a Kiss, Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues), Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand's Doin', Oh Boy, I'm in the Groove, Pan Pan, Penthouse in the Basement, Pinetop's Boogie Woogie, Saint Vitus Dance, Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On, Saxa-Woogie, Small Town Boy, Somebody Done Hoodoo'd the Hoodoo Man, Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man, Swinging in a Coconut Tree, T-Bone Blues, That'll Just 'bout Knock Me Out, That'll Just About Knock Me Out, The Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender and Tall, The Green Grass Grows All Around, The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts to You), Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee, What's the Use of Gettin' Sober, What's the Use of Gettin' Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)?, What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again), You Ain't Nowhere, You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business, You're My Meat
Carl Hogan electric guitar Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens, Ain't That Just Like a Woman, Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time), All for the Love of Lil, Barnyard Boogie, Beware, Beware, Brother, Beware, Boogie Woogie Blue Plate, Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, Daddy-O, Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin', Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule, Early in the Morning, Every Man to His Own Profession, Friendship, Have You Got the Gumption?, How Long Must I Wait for You, How Long Must I Wait for You?, I Know What I've Got, Don't Know What I'm Getting, I Know What You're Puttin' Down, If It's Love You Want Baby, That's Me, Inflation Blues, It's So Easy, Jack, You're Dead, Let the Good Times Roll, Look Out, No Sale, Open the Door Richard, Open the Door, Richard, Pettin' and Pokin', Reconversion Blues, Reet Petite and Gone, Reet, Petite, and Gone, Roamin' Blues, Run Joe, Safe, Sane and Single, Salt Pork, West Virginia, Sure Had a Wonderful Time, Texas and Pacific, That Chick's Too Young to Fry, We Can't Agree, Why'd You Do It, Baby?, You Broke Your Promise, You're Much Too Fat (And That's That), You're on the Right Track, Baby

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Louis Jordan (American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter) vocal, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, tenor saxophone 'Fore Day Blues, (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse, A Chicken Ain't Nothin' but a Bird, After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony, Sid), Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens, Ain't That Just Like a Woman, Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time), All for the Love of Lil, At the Swing Cat's Ball, Baby's Gonna Go, Bye Bye, Barnacle Bill the Sailor, Barnyard Boogie, Beans and Corn Bread, Beans and Cornbread, Beware, Beware, Brother, Beware, Big Bess, Blue Light Boogie, Blue Light Boogie, Parts 1 & 2, Boogie Woogie Blue Plate, Boogie Woogie Came to Town, Bounce the Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day), Brotherly Love (Wrong Ideas), But I'll Be Back, Buzz Me, Caldonia, Caldonia Boogie, Cat Scratchin', Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, Cole Slaw, Daddy-O, Deacon Jones, Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends, Don't Come Cryin' on My Shoulder, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin', Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule, Doug the Jitterbug, Early in the Morning, Every Man to His Own Profession, Fat Back & Corn Liquor, Fire, Five Guys Named Moe, Flat Face, Friendship, G.I. Jive, Have You Got the Gumption?, Heed My Warning, Honey in the Bee Ball, Honeysuckle Rose, How 'Bout That, How 'Bout That?, How Long Must I Wait for You, How Long Must I Wait for You?, Hungry Man, I Can't Give You Anything but Love, I Know What I've Got, Don't Know What I'm Getting, I Know What You're Puttin' Down, I Like 'em Fat Like That, I Seen What'cha Done, I Want a Roof Over My Head, I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You, I'm Alabama Bound, I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town, I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, If It's Love You Want Baby, That's Me, Inflation Blues, Is My Pop in There?, Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?, It's So Easy, It's a Great, Great Pleasure, It's a Low-Down Dirty Shame, Jack, You're Dead, Jake, What a Snake, June Tenth Jamboree, Keep A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In), Knock Me a Kiss, Lay Something on the Bar (Besides Your Elbow), Lemonade, Let the Good Times Roll, Life Is So Peculiar, Look Out, Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues), Mop! Mop!, Mop-Mop, Morning Light, My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip De Hootie), Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand's Doin', No Sale, Oh Boy, I'm in the Groove, Onion, Onions, Open the Door Richard, Open the Door, Richard, Pan Pan, Penthouse in the Basement, Pettin' and Pokin', Pinetop's Boogie Woogie, Psycho-Loco, Push-Ka Pee-She Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy), Ration Blues, Reconversion Blues, Reet Petite and Gone, Reet, Petite, and Gone, Roamin' Blues, Rock 'n' Roll Call, Run Joe, Safe, Sane and Single, Saint Vitus Dance, Salt Pork, West Virginia, Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2, Saxa-Woogie, School Days, School Days (When We Were Kids), Show Me How (You Milk the Cow), Small Town Boy, Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door, Somebody Done Hoodoo'd the Hoodoo Man, Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man, Sure Had a Wonderful Time, Swinging in a Coconut Tree, T-Bone Blues, Tamburitza Boogie, Teardrops From My Eyes, Texas and Pacific, That Chick's Too Young to Fry, That'll Just 'bout Knock Me Out, That'll Just About Knock Me Out, The Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender and Tall, The Dripper, The Green Grass Grows All Around, The JAMF, The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts to You), Trouble Then Satisfaction, Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee, We Can't Agree, Weak Minded Blues, What's the Use of Gettin' Sober, What's the Use of Gettin' Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)?, What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again), Whatever Lola Wants (Lola gets), Why'd You Do It, Baby?, You Ain't Nowhere, You Broke Your Promise, You Can't Get That No More, You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business, You Will Always Have a Friend, You're Much Too Fat (And That's That), You're My Meat, You're on the Right Track, Baby, Your Socks Don't Match
Aaron Izenhall vocal, trumpet (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse, Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens, Ain't That Just Like a Woman, All for the Love of Lil, Baby's Gonna Go, Bye Bye, Barnyard Boogie, Beans and Cornbread, Beware, Beware, Brother, Beware, Blue Light Boogie, Blue Light Boogie, Parts 1 & 2, Boogie Woogie Blue Plate, Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, Cole Slaw, Daddy-O, Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin', Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule, Early in the Morning, Every Man to His Own Profession, Friendship, Have You Got the Gumption?, Heed My Warning, How Long Must I Wait for You, How Long Must I Wait for You?, Hungry Man, I Can't Give You Anything but Love, I Know What You're Puttin' Down, I Want a Roof Over My Head, I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You, If It's Love You Want Baby, That's Me, Inflation Blues, Is My Pop in There?, It's So Easy, It's a Great, Great Pleasure, Jack, You're Dead, Lemonade, Let the Good Times Roll, Life Is So Peculiar, Look Out, No Sale, Onion, Onions, Open the Door Richard, Open the Door, Richard, Pettin' and Pokin', Psycho-Loco, Reconversion Blues, Reet, Petite, and Gone, Roamin' Blues, Run Joe, Salt Pork, West Virginia, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2, School Days, School Days (When We Were Kids), Show Me How (You Milk the Cow), Sure Had a Wonderful Time, Tamburitza Boogie, Teardrops From My Eyes, Texas and Pacific, That Chick's Too Young to Fry, Trouble Then Satisfaction, We Can't Agree, Weak Minded Blues, Why'd You Do It, Baby?, You Broke Your Promise, You Will Always Have a Friend, You're Much Too Fat (And That's That), You're on the Right Track, Baby
Joe Morris (40-50s jazz drummer) drums (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse, All for the Love of Lil, Baby's Gonna Go, Bye Bye, Barnyard Boogie, Beans and Corn Bread, Beans and Cornbread, Blue Light Boogie, Blue Light Boogie, Parts 1 & 2, Boogie Woogie Blue Plate, Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow, Cole Slaw, Daddy-O, Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends, Early in the Morning, Every Man to His Own Profession, Friendship, Have You Got the Gumption?, Heed My Warning, Hungry Man, I Can't Give You Anything but Love, I Know What I've Got, Don't Know What I'm Getting, I Know What You're Puttin' Down, I Want a Roof Over My Head, I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You, Inflation Blues, Is My Pop in There?, It's a Great, Great Pleasure, Jack, You're Dead, Lay Something on the Bar (Besides Your Elbow), Lemonade, Life Is So Peculiar, Look Out, Onion, Onions, Open the Door Richard, Open the Door, Richard, Pettin' and Pokin', Psycho-Loco, Push-Ka Pee-She Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy), Reet Petite and Gone, Reet, Petite, and Gone, Roamin' Blues, Run Joe, Safe, Sane and Single, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2, School Days, School Days (When We Were Kids), Show Me How (You Milk the Cow), Sure Had a Wonderful Time, Tamburitza Boogie, Teardrops From My Eyes, Texas and Pacific, Trouble Then Satisfaction, We Can't Agree, Weak Minded Blues, Why'd You Do It, Baby?, You Broke Your Promise, You Will Always Have a Friend, You're Much Too Fat (And That's That), You're on the Right Track, Baby
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) drums 'Fore Day Blues, A Chicken Ain't Nothin' but a Bird, After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony, Sid), At the Swing Cat's Ball, Barnacle Bill the Sailor, Boogie Woogie Came to Town, Bounce the Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day), Brotherly Love (Wrong Ideas), But I'll Be Back, Don't Come Cryin' on My Shoulder, Doug the Jitterbug, Five Guys Named Moe, Flat Face, Honey in the Bee Ball, Honeysuckle Rose, How 'Bout That, How 'Bout That?, I'm Alabama Bound, I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town, I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, It's a Low-Down Dirty Shame, Jake, What a Snake, June Tenth Jamboree, Keep A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In), Knock Me a Kiss, Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues), Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand's Doin', Oh Boy, I'm in the Groove, Pan Pan, Penthouse in the Basement, Pinetop's Boogie Woogie, Saint Vitus Dance, Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On, Saxa-Woogie, Small Town Boy, Somebody Done Hoodoo'd the Hoodoo Man, Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man, Swinging in a Coconut Tree, T-Bone Blues, That'll Just 'bout Knock Me Out, That'll Just About Knock Me Out, The Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender and Tall, The Green Grass Grows All Around, The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts to You), Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee, What's the Use of Gettin' Sober, What's the Use of Gettin' Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)?, What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again), You Ain't Nowhere, You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business, You're My Meat
Carl Hogan electric guitar Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens, Ain't That Just Like a Woman, Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time), All for the Love of Lil, Barnyard Boogie, Beware, Beware, Brother, Beware, Boogie Woogie Blue Plate, Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, Daddy-O, Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin', Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule, Early in the Morning, Every Man to His Own Profession, Friendship, Have You Got the Gumption?, How Long Must I Wait for You, How Long Must I Wait for You?, I Know What I've Got, Don't Know What I'm Getting, I Know What You're Puttin' Down, If It's Love You Want Baby, That's Me, Inflation Blues, It's So Easy, Jack, You're Dead, Let the Good Times Roll, Look Out, No Sale, Open the Door Richard, Open the Door, Richard, Pettin' and Pokin', Reconversion Blues, Reet Petite and Gone, Reet, Petite, and Gone, Roamin' Blues, Run Joe, Safe, Sane and Single, Salt Pork, West Virginia, Sure Had a Wonderful Time, Texas and Pacific, That Chick's Too Young to Fry, We Can't Agree, Why'd You Do It, Baby?, You Broke Your Promise, You're Much Too Fat (And That's That), You're on the Right Track, Baby
Josh Jackson tenor saxophone (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse, Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens, Ain't That Just Like a Woman, Baby's Gonna Go, Bye Bye, Beans and Corn Bread, Beans and Cornbread, Beware, Beware, Brother, Beware, Blue Light Boogie, Blue Light Boogie, Parts 1 & 2, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, Cole Slaw, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin', Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule, Heed My Warning, How Long Must I Wait for You, How Long Must I Wait for You?, Hungry Man, I Can't Give You Anything but Love, I Want a Roof Over My Head, I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You, If It's Love You Want Baby, That's Me, Is My Pop in There?, It's So Easy, It's a Great, Great Pleasure, Lemonade, Let the Good Times Roll, Life Is So Peculiar, No Sale, Onion, Onions, Psycho-Loco, Push-Ka Pee-She Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy), Reconversion Blues, Salt Pork, West Virginia, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2, School Days, School Days (When We Were Kids), Show Me How (You Milk the Cow), Tamburitza Boogie, Teardrops From My Eyes, That Chick's Too Young to Fry, Trouble Then Satisfaction, Weak Minded Blues, You Will Always Have a Friend
Wild Bill Davis arranger, organ, piano (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse, Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens, Ain't That Just Like a Woman, Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time), All for the Love of Lil, Barnyard Boogie, Beware, Beware, Brother, Beware, Boogie Woogie Blue Plate, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, Daddy-O, Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin', Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule, Early in the Morning, Every Man to His Own Profession, Friendship, How Long Must I Wait for You, How Long Must I Wait for You?, I Know What I've Got, Don't Know What I'm Getting, I Know What You're Puttin' Down, If It's Love You Want Baby, That's Me, It's So Easy, It's a Great, Great Pleasure, Jack, You're Dead, Lemonade, Let the Good Times Roll, Look Out, No Sale, Open the Door Richard, Open the Door, Richard, Reconversion Blues, Reet Petite and Gone, Reet, Petite, and Gone, Run Joe, Safe, Sane and Single, Salt Pork, West Virginia, Sure Had a Wonderful Time, Tamburitza Boogie, Teardrops From My Eyes, Texas and Pacific, That Chick's Too Young to Fry, Why'd You Do It, Baby?, You Broke Your Promise, You Will Always Have a Friend, You're on the Right Track, Baby
Arnold Thomas piano A Chicken Ain't Nothin' but a Bird, Boogie Woogie Came to Town, Brotherly Love (Wrong Ideas), Deacon Jones, Don't Come Cryin' on My Shoulder, Five Guys Named Moe, G.I. Jive, How 'Bout That, How 'Bout That?, I Like 'em Fat Like That, I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town, I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?, It's a Low-Down Dirty Shame, Knock Me a Kiss, Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues), Mop! Mop!, Mop-Mop, My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip De Hootie), Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand's Doin', Oh Boy, I'm in the Groove, Pan Pan, Pinetop's Boogie Woogie, Ration Blues, Saint Vitus Dance, Saxa-Woogie, Small Town Boy, T-Bone Blues, That'll Just 'bout Knock Me Out, That'll Just About Knock Me Out, The Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender and Tall, The Green Grass Grows All Around, The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts to You), Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee, What's the Use of Gettin' Sober, What's the Use of Gettin' Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)?, What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again), You Can't Get That No More, Your Socks Don't Match
Bill Doggett arranger, piano (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse, Baby's Gonna Go, Bye Bye, Beans and Corn Bread, Beans and Cornbread, Blue Light Boogie, Blue Light Boogie, Parts 1 & 2, Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow, Cole Slaw, Have You Got the Gumption?, Heed My Warning, Hungry Man, I Can't Give You Anything but Love, I Want a Roof Over My Head, I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You, Inflation Blues, Is My Pop in There?, It's a Great, Great Pleasure, Lemonade, Life Is So Peculiar, Onion, Onions, Pettin' and Pokin', Psycho-Loco, Push-Ka Pee-She Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy), Roamin' Blues, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2, School Days, School Days (When We Were Kids), Show Me How (You Milk the Cow), Tamburitza Boogie, Teardrops From My Eyes, Trouble Then Satisfaction, We Can't Agree, Weak Minded Blues, You Will Always Have a Friend, You're Much Too Fat (And That's That)
Dallas Bartley bass, double bass Barnyard Boogie, Boogie Woogie Blue Plate, Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow, Daddy-O, Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends, Early in the Morning, Every Man to His Own Profession, Five Guys Named Moe, Have You Got the Gumption?, How 'Bout That, How 'Bout That?, I Know What I've Got, Don't Know What I'm Getting, I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town, I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, Inflation Blues, It's a Low-Down Dirty Shame, Knock Me a Kiss, Look Out, Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues), Pettin' and Pokin', Roamin' Blues, Run Joe, Safe, Sane and Single, Small Town Boy, That'll Just 'bout Knock Me Out, That'll Just About Knock Me Out, The Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender and Tall, The Green Grass Grows All Around, We Can't Agree, What's the Use of Gettin' Sober, What's the Use of Gettin' Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)?, What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again), Why'd You Do It, Baby?, You Broke Your Promise, You're Much Too Fat (And That's That), You're on the Right Track, Baby
Charlie Drayton (1930s blues bassist) bass, double bass 'Fore Day Blues, A Chicken Ain't Nothin' but a Bird, After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony, Sid), At the Swing Cat's Ball, Barnacle Bill the Sailor, Bounce the Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day), But I'll Be Back, Don't Come Cryin' on My Shoulder, Doug the Jitterbug, Flat Face, Honey in the Bee Ball, Honeysuckle Rose, I'm Alabama Bound, Jake, What a Snake, June Tenth Jamboree, Keep A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In), Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand's Doin', Oh Boy, I'm in the Groove, Pan Pan, Penthouse in the Basement, Pinetop's Boogie Woogie, Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On, Somebody Done Hoodoo'd the Hoodoo Man, Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man, Swinging in a Coconut Tree, T-Bone Blues, The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts to You), Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee, You Ain't Nowhere, You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business, You're My Meat
Jesse 'Po' Simpkins bass, double bass Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens, Ain't That Just Like a Woman, Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time), All for the Love of Lil, Beware, Beware, Brother, Beware, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, Deacon Jones, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin', Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule, Five Guys Named Moe, Friendship, How Long Must I Wait for You, How Long Must I Wait for You?, I Know What You're Puttin' Down, If It's Love You Want Baby, That's Me, Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?, It's So Easy, Jack, You're Dead, Let the Good Times Roll, No Sale, Open the Door Richard, Open the Door, Richard, Ration Blues, Reconversion Blues, Reet Petite and Gone, Reet, Petite, and Gone, Salt Pork, West Virginia, Sure Had a Wonderful Time, Texas and Pacific, That Chick's Too Young to Fry
Eddie Roane vocal, trumpet Deacon Jones, Five Guys Named Moe, G.I. Jive, How 'Bout That, How 'Bout That?, I Like 'em Fat Like That, I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town, I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?, It's a Low-Down Dirty Shame, Knock Me a Kiss, Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues), Mop! Mop!, Mop-Mop, My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip De Hootie), Pan Pan, Pinetop's Boogie Woogie, Ration Blues, Small Town Boy, T-Bone Blues, That'll Just 'bout Knock Me Out, That'll Just About Knock Me Out, The Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender and Tall, The Green Grass Grows All Around, The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts to You), What's the Use of Gettin' Sober, What's the Use of Gettin' Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)?, What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again), You Can't Get That No More, Your Socks Don't Match
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) trumpet 'Fore Day Blues, A Chicken Ain't Nothin' but a Bird, After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony, Sid), At the Swing Cat's Ball, Barnacle Bill the Sailor, Bounce the Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day), But I'll Be Back, Don't Come Cryin' on My Shoulder, Doug the Jitterbug, Flat Face, Honey in the Bee Ball, Honeysuckle Rose, I'm Alabama Bound, Jake, What a Snake, June Tenth Jamboree, Keep A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In), Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand's Doin', Oh Boy, I'm in the Groove, Penthouse in the Basement, Pinetop's Boogie Woogie, Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On, Somebody Done Hoodoo'd the Hoodoo Man, Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man, Swinging in a Coconut Tree, Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee, You Ain't Nowhere, You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business, You're My Meat
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) vocal, piano 'Fore Day Blues, After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony, Sid), At the Swing Cat's Ball, Barnacle Bill the Sailor, Bounce the Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day), But I'll Be Back, Doug the Jitterbug, Flat Face, Honey in the Bee Ball, Honeysuckle Rose, I'm Alabama Bound, Jake, What a Snake, June Tenth Jamboree, Keep A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In), Penthouse in the Basement, Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On, Somebody Done Hoodoo'd the Hoodoo Man, Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man, Swinging in a Coconut Tree, You Ain't Nowhere, You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business, You're My Meat
Stafford Simon clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone 'Fore Day Blues, Boogie Woogie Came to Town, Brotherly Love (Wrong Ideas), But I'll Be Back, Honeysuckle Rose, How 'Bout That, I'm Alabama Bound, Jake, What a Snake, June Tenth Jamboree, Knock Me a Kiss, Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues), Pan Pan, Pinetop's Boogie Woogie, Saint Vitus Dance, Saxa-Woogie, T-Bone Blues, The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts to You), You Ain't Nowhere, You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business, You're My Meat
Eddie Johnson (1940s tenor saxophonist) tenor saxophone Barnyard Boogie, Boogie Woogie Blue Plate, Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow, Daddy-O, Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends, Early in the Morning, Every Man to His Own Profession, Have You Got the Gumption?, I Know What I've Got, Don't Know What I'm Getting, Inflation Blues, Look Out, Pettin' and Pokin', Roamin' Blues, Run Joe, Safe, Sane and Single, We Can't Agree, Why'd You Do It, Baby?, You Broke Your Promise, You're Much Too Fat (And That's That), You're on the Right Track, Baby
Bob Bushnell bass, double bass (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse, Blue Light Boogie, Blue Light Boogie, Parts 1 & 2, I Can't Give You Anything but Love, I Want a Roof Over My Head, I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You, Is My Pop in There?, It's a Great, Great Pleasure, Lay Something on the Bar (Besides Your Elbow), Lemonade, Life Is So Peculiar, Show Me How (You Milk the Cow), Tamburitza Boogie, Teardrops From My Eyes, Trouble Then Satisfaction, Weak Minded Blues, You Will Always Have a Friend
Bill Jennings (1950s US blues guitarist) claves, electric guitar (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse, Blue Light Boogie, Blue Light Boogie, Parts 1 & 2, I Can't Give You Anything but Love, I Want a Roof Over My Head, I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You, Is My Pop in There?, It's a Great, Great Pleasure, Lay Something on the Bar (Besides Your Elbow), Lemonade, Life Is So Peculiar, Show Me How (You Milk the Cow), Tamburitza Boogie, Teardrops From My Eyes, Trouble Then Satisfaction, Weak Minded Blues, You Will Always Have a Friend
Bob Mitchell (40-50s jazz trumpeter) trumpet Baby's Gonna Go, Bye Bye, Beans and Corn Bread, Beans and Cornbread, Cole Slaw, Heed My Warning, Hungry Man, Lay Something on the Bar (Besides Your Elbow), Onion, Onions, Psycho-Loco, Push-Ka Pee-She Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy), Rock 'n' Roll Call, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2, School Days, School Days (When We Were Kids)
Billy Hadnott bass, double bass Baby's Gonna Go, Bye Bye, Beans and Corn Bread, Beans and Cornbread, Cole Slaw, Heed My Warning, Hungry Man, Onion, Onions, Psycho-Loco, Push-Ka Pee-She Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy), Saturday Night Fish Fry, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2, School Days, School Days (When We Were Kids), The JAMF
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist) drums Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens, Ain't That Just Like a Woman, Beware, Brother, Beware, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin', Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule, How Long Must I Wait for You?, If It's Love You Want Baby, That's Me, It's So Easy, Let the Good Times Roll, No Sale, Reconversion Blues, Salt Pork, West Virginia, That Chick's Too Young to Fry
Harold Mitchell trumpet Baby's Gonna Go, Bye Bye, Beans and Corn Bread, Beans and Cornbread, Cole Slaw, Heed My Warning, Hungry Man, Onion, Onions, Psycho-Loco, Push-Ka Pee-She Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy), Saturday Night Fish Fry, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2, School Days, School Days (When We Were Kids)
Eddie Byrd drums Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens, Ain't That Just Like a Woman, Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time), Beware, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin', Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule, How Long Must I Wait for You, Let the Good Times Roll, No Sale, Reconversion Blues, Salt Pork, West Virginia, That Chick's Too Young to Fry
Kenneth Hollon vocal, clarinet, tenor saxophone A Chicken Ain't Nothin' but a Bird, After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony, Sid), Bounce the Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day), Don't Come Cryin' on My Shoulder, Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand's Doin', Oh Boy, I'm in the Groove, Penthouse in the Basement, Pinetop's Boogie Woogie, Somebody Done Hoodoo'd the Hoodoo Man, Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man, Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee
Al Morgan bass, double bass Buzz Me, Caldonia, Caldonia Boogie, G.I. Jive, I Like 'em Fat Like That, Mop! Mop!, Mop-Mop, My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip De Hootie), Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door, You Can't Get That No More, Your Socks Don't Match
James Jackson (jazz/jump blues guitarist) electric guitar Baby's Gonna Go, Bye Bye, Beans and Corn Bread, Cole Slaw, Heed My Warning, Hungry Man, Onion, Psycho-Loco, Push-Ka Pee-She Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy), Saturday Night Fish Fry, School Days (When We Were Kids)
James Wright (1940s tenor saxophonist) tenor saxophone All for the Love of Lil, Friendship, I Know What You're Puttin' Down, Jack, You're Dead, Open the Door Richard, Open the Door, Richard, Reet, Petite, and Gone, Sure Had a Wonderful Time, Texas and Pacific
Harry Dial maracas Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens, Ain't That Just Like a Woman, Beware, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin', Let the Good Times Roll, No Sale, Reconversion Blues, That Chick's Too Young to Fry
Vic Lourie claves Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens, Ain't That Just Like a Woman, Beware, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin', Let the Good Times Roll, No Sale, Reconversion Blues, That Chick's Too Young to Fry
James 'Ham' Jackson electric guitar Baby's Gonna Go, Bye Bye, Beans and Cornbread, Cole Slaw, Hungry Man, Onions, Psycho-Loco, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2, School Days
Freddie Webster trumpet Boogie Woogie Came to Town, Brotherly Love (Wrong Ideas), Pan Pan, Pinetop's Boogie Woogie, Saint Vitus Dance, Saxa-Woogie, T-Bone Blues, The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts to You)
Lem Johnson clarinet, tenor saxophone At the Swing Cat's Ball, Barnacle Bill the Sailor, Doug the Jitterbug, Flat Face, Honey in the Bee Ball, Keep A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In), Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On, Swinging in a Coconut Tree
Henry Turner (jazz double bass player) bass, double bass Boogie Woogie Came to Town, Brotherly Love (Wrong Ideas), Pan Pan, Pinetop's Boogie Woogie, Saint Vitus Dance, Saxa-Woogie, T-Bone Blues, The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts to You)
Wilmore Jones (jazz drummer) drums G.I. Jive, Mop! Mop!, Mop-Mop, My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip De Hootie), You Can't Get That No More, Your Socks Don't Match
Milt Gabler producer Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time), Caldonia, Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule, Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2, What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again)
The Calypso Boys vocal, claves, maracas Barnyard Boogie, Boogie Woogie Blue Plate, Early in the Morning, Every Man to His Own Profession, Run Joe
Shadow Wilson drums Deacon Jones, Five Guys Named Moe, I Like 'em Fat Like That, Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?, Ration Blues
Bert Payne (jazz guitarist) electric guitar Fat Back & Corn Liquor, I Seen What'cha Done, Rock 'n' Roll Call, The Dripper
Thurber "Sam-Guy" Jay electric bass guitar Fat Back & Corn Liquor, I Seen What'cha Done, Rock 'n' Roll Call, The Dripper
Johnny Kirkwood drums Fat Back & Corn Liquor, I Seen What'cha Done, Rock 'n' Roll Call, The Dripper
Daisy Winchester vocal After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony, Sid), Bounce the Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day), Penthouse in the Basement, Somebody Done Hoodoo'd the Hoodoo Man
William Austin (1940s jazz pianist) piano Buzz Me, Caldonia, Caldonia Boogie, Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door
Lemuel Johnson tenor saxophone At the Swing Cat's Ball, Doug the Jitterbug, Keep A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In), Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On
Idrees Sulieman trumpet Buzz Me, Caldonia, Caldonia Boogie, Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door
Lowell Hastings tenor saxophone Fat Back & Corn Liquor, I Seen What'cha Done, Rock 'n' Roll Call, The Dripper
Mabel Robinson vocal After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony, Sid), Bounce the Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day), Penthouse in the Basement, Somebody Done Hoodoo'd the Hoodoo Man
Freddie Simon (jazz sax) clarinet, tenor saxophone Buzz Me, Caldonia, Caldonia Boogie, Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door
Alex 'Razz' Mitchell (1940s jazz drummer) drums Buzz Me, Caldonia, Caldonia Boogie, Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door
Chester Lane (jazz pianist) piano Fat Back & Corn Liquor, I Seen What'cha Done, Rock 'n' Roll Call, The Dripper
Eddie Mesner producer Fat Back & Corn Liquor, I Seen What'cha Done, The Dripper
Yack Taylor vocal I'm Alabama Bound, June Tenth Jamboree, You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business
Louis Armstrong vocal, trumpet I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You, Life Is So Peculiar, Trouble Then Satisfaction
Bing Crosby vocal My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip De Hootie), Your Socks Don't Match
Quincy Jones arranger, conductor Big Bess, Cat Scratchin'
Mickey Baker electric guitar Big Bess, Cat Scratchin'
Budd Johnson baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone Big Bess, Cat Scratchin'
Charlie Persip drums Big Bess, Cat Scratchin'
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) piano Big Bess, Cat Scratchin'
Sam “The Man” Taylor (US tenor saxophonist) tenor saxophone Big Bess, Cat Scratchin'
Jimmy Cleveland trombone Big Bess, Cat Scratchin'
Wendell Marshall bass Big Bess, Cat Scratchin'
Ernie Royal trumpet Big Bess, Cat Scratchin'
Francisco Pozo bongos Fire, Morning Light
Martha Davis (40s R&B vocalist) vocal Daddy-O, You're on the Right Track, Baby
Marvin Oliver drums The JAMF
Irving Ashby electric guitar The JAMF
Jimmy Hilliard producer Rock 'n' Roll Call
Ella Fitzgerald vocal Reconversion Blues
Machito percussion Whatever Lola Wants (Lola gets)
Slick Jones drums Mop! Mop!
John Malachi piano Lay Something on the Bar (Besides Your Elbow)
Jackie Davis organ The JAMF

Work on other artists' recordings

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Nooit Dogt performing orchestra Your Socks Don't Match