Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
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| Studio album by BB King | ||||
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Publication |
1999 |
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| Label (s) | MCA | |||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
18th |
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running time |
1:08 |
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| occupation | BB King (vocals, guitar); Dr. John (vocals, piano); Russell Malone (guitar); Hank Crawford (alto saxophone); David "Fathead" Newman (tenor saxophone); Marcus Belgrave (trumpet); Neil Larsen (piano, organ); John Heard (bass); Earl Palmer (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion) | |||
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Stewart Levine |
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Studio (s) |
Cello Recording Studios, Hollywood, California |
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Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan is an album released by BB King on MCA in 1999 that pays tribute to R&B musician Louis Jordan . Jordan was one of the most successful African-American artists in the United States in the 1940s and early 1950s . He had numerous hits in the charts and was the author of countless classic R&B pieces such as Saturday Night Fish Fry , Let the Good Times Roll , Caldonia and Choo Choo Ch'Boogie .
As a motivation for recording a tribute album for Louis Jordan, King stated that he wanted to show the world what music owes to this artist. Jordan was the first African-American to hit the pop charts, fill concert halls with R&B music, and whose singing style can be considered the forerunner of rap . Although Kings Blues and Jordan's Jump Blues seem to be far apart, King recorded this album because his showmanship and elements of his musical style can be traced back to Louis Jordan. On this album, King's most important contribution is the vocals, which makes you realize that King is often underestimated as a singer.
The album reached number two on the top blues albums chart .
Track list
- Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Kramer, Whitney - 2:51
- Is You Is or Is You Ain't MyBaby? - Austin, Jordan - 3:22
- Beware, Brother, Beware - Adams, Lasco, Moore - 3:07
- Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door - Weldon, Weldon - 3:28
- Ain't That Just Like a Woman - Demetrius, Moore - 3:30
- Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Darling, Gabler, Horton, Jordan - 2:37
- Buzz Me - Baxter, Moore - 2:52
- Early Every Morning - Josea, King, Traditional - 4:47
- I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town - Razaf, Weldon - 4:49
- Jack, You're Dead! - Bishop, Bishop, Miles, Miles - 2:09
- Knock Me a Kiss - Jackson, Razaf - 2:40
- Let the Good Times Roll - Moore, Sam Theard - 2:39
- Caldonia - Moore, Moore - 2:17
- It's a Great, Great Pleasure - Jordan, Tennyson - 2:38
- Rusty Dusty Blues (Mama Mama Blues) - Mayo Williams , Williams - 4:17
- Sure Had a Wonderful Time Last Night - Demetrius, Jordan, Moore - 3:07
- Saturday Night Fish Fry - Jordan, Walsh, Walsh - 4:24
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - Cox, Cox - 4:34
Awards
- 2001 Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album
- Grammy 2001 as Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Reviews
- … A delightful set of classic pop r & b (… a wonderful album with classic rhythm & blues) down beat
- ... the album should raise awareness of Jordan's essential catalog ... (... the album should raise awareness of Jordan's work ...) Living Blues
- ... there are enough good things [here] to please fans of either artist ... (There are enough good things to please fans of both artists.) Mojo
- ... Let the Good Times Roll shows this blues master at the top of his game. ( Let the Good Times Roll shows the master at the height of his art)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Liner Notes by BB King
- ↑ a b c AMG Album Review - Stephen Thomas Erlewine at Allmusic (English)
- ↑ a b Product info CD Universe
- ↑ Down Beat 2/00 p. 62.
- ↑ Living Blues 1–2 / 2000 p. 60.
- ^ Mojo 1/00 p. 104.