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Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (Feb 1939 - 28 Nov 1951)

Group - United States

Releases (48)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Let the Good Times Roll 1965 (as Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five)
  2. Greatest Hits 1968
  3. Cole Slaw 1983
  4. Look Out! It’s Louis Jordan 1983
  5. Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man 1986 (as Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five)
  6. Greatest Hits 1989
  7. 1944-1945 Sep 1992
  8. One Guy Named Louis 1992
  9. The Chronological Classics: Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1940-1941 1992
  10. The Chronological Classics: Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1934-1940 1992
  11. The Chronological Classics: Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1941-1943 1994
  12. The Entertainers - With Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald 1995
  13. The Chronological Classics: Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1943-1945 1996
  14. The Chronological Classics: Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1945-1946 1997
  15. The Chronological Classics: Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1946-1947 1998
  16. Choo Choo Ch’Boogie 1999
  17. Saturday Night Fish Fry 18 Apr 2000
  18. The Chronological Classics: Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1947-1949 2000
  19. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 2001
  20. The Chronological Classics: Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1950-1951 2002
  21. Jukebox Hits, Volume 1: 1942–1947 2005
  22. Jukebox Hits, Volume 2 1947–1951 2005
  23. Hey Everybody It's Louis Jordan and his Tympany five 2007

Album - Live

  1. Five Guys Named Moe 1991

Single

  1. Knock Me a Kiss / Im Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town Dec 1941
  2. What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again) / The Chicks I Pick Are Slender and Tender and Tall Nov 1942
  3. Ration Blues / Deacon Jones Dec 1943
  4. That'll Just 'Bout Knock Me Out / Five Guys Named Moe 1943
  5. G.I. Jive / Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby) Apr 1944
  6. Caldonia / Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door Apr 1945
  7. Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule / Buzz Me Jan 1946
  8. Choo Choo Ch’Boogie / That Chick’s Too Young to Fry Jun 1946
  9. Ain’t That Just Like a Woman / If It’s Love You Want Baby, That’s Me Oct 1946
  10. Beware / Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin' 1946
  11. Let the Good Times Roll / Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens 1946
  12. Open the Door, Richard! / It's So Easy Mar 1947
  13. Look Out / Early in the Mornin' 1947
  14. Barnyard Boogie / How Long Must I Wait for You 1948
  15. Run Joe / All for the Love of Lil 1948
  16. School Days / I Know What I've Got (Don't Know What I'm Getting) 08 Apr 1949
  17. Saturday Night Fish Fry Sep 1949
  18. Beans and Corn Bread / Chicky-Mo Craney Crow 1949
  19. Blue Light Boogie Jul 1950
  20. Friendship / You’re Much Too Fat 1952
  21. I Want You to Be My Baby / You Know It Too 1953
  22. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out / Lollypop 1954
  23. Onion / Psycho-Loco

Relationships (39)

Collaborators

  1. Henry Turner (02 Apr 1941)
  2. Freddie Webster (02 Apr 1941)
  3. Shadow Wilson (Oct 1943 - 01 Mar 1944)
  4. Slick Jones (15 Mar 1944 - 26 Jul 1944)
  5. William Austin (19 Jan 1945)
  6. Freddie Simon (19 Jan 1945)
  7. Alex 'Razz' Mitchell (19 Jan 1945)
  8. Idrees Sulieman (19 Jan 1945)
  9. James Wright (10 Oct 1946 - 23 Jan 1947)
  10. John Malachi (28 Nov 1951)

Members

  1. Louis Jordan original
  2. Lemuel Johnson (Feb 1939 - 29 Mar 1939)
  3. Charlie Drayton (Feb 1939 - 24 Jan 1941)
  4. Clarence Johnson (Feb 1939 - 13 Mar 1940)
  5. Courtney Williams (Feb 1939 - 24 Jan 1941)
  6. Walter Martin (Feb 1939 - 21 Jul 1942)
  7. Stafford Simon (14 Nov 1939 - 02 Apr 1941)
  8. Kenneth Hollon (13 Mar 1940 - 24 Jan 1941)
  9. Arnold Thomas (29 Apr 1940 - 26 Jul 1944)
  10. Eddie Roane (15 Nov 1941 - 26 Jul 1944)
  11. Dallas Bartley (15 Nov 1941 - 07 Feb 1949)
  12. Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (Oct 1943 - 23 Jan 1947)
  13. Al Morgan (01 Mar 1944 - 19 Jan 1945)
  14. Josh Jackson (16 Jul 1945 - 21 Dec 1950)
  15. Carl Hogan (16 Jul 1945 - 07 Feb 1949)
  16. Eddie Byrd (16 Jul 1945 - 26 Jun 1946)
  17. Wild Bill Davis (16 Jul 1945 - 18 Aug 1950)
  18. Aaron Izenhall (16 Jul 1945 - 21 Dec 1950)
  19. Harry Dial (08 Oct 1945 - 26 Jun 1946) additional
  20. Vic Lourie (08 Oct 1945 - 26 Jun 1946) additional
  21. Joe Morris (10 Oct 1946 - 28 Nov 1951)
  22. Eddie Johnson (23 Apr 1947 - 07 Feb 1949)
  23. Bill Doggett (24 Nov 1947 - 01 Mar 1951)
  24. Billy Hadnott (12 Apr 1949 - 09 Aug 1949)
  25. Harold Mitchell (12 Apr 1949 - 09 Aug 1949)
  26. Bob Mitchell (12 Apr 1949 - 28 Nov 1951)
  27. James 'Ham' Jackson (12 Apr 1949 - 09 Aug 1949)
  28. Bob Bushnell (26 Jun 1950 - 28 Nov 1951)
  29. Bill Jennings (26 Jun 1950 - 28 Nov 1951)

Recordings by (463)

  1. Barnacle Bill the Sailor 2:46 (Jan 1939)
  2. I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town ?:?? (Dec 1941)
  3. Knock Me a Kiss ?:?? (Dec 1941)
  4. The Chicks I Pick Are Slender and Tender and Tall ?:?? (Nov 1942)
  5. What’s the Use of Gettin’ Sober (When You’re Gonna Get Drunk Again)? 2:55 (Nov 1942)
  6. Ration Blues 3:06 (Dec 1943)
  7. Deacon Jones ?:?? (Dec 1943)
  8. That'll Just 'Bout Knock Me Out ?:?? (1943)
  9. Five Guys Named Moe ?:?? (1943)
  10. G.I. Jive 2:59 (Apr 1944)
  11. Is You or Is You Ain’t My Baby? 2:44 (Apr 1944)
  12. (I’m Gonna Move to the) Outskirts of Town ?:?? (Apr 1944) mx. VP 395
  13. I’ve Found a New Baby ?:?? (Apr 1944) mx. VP 395
  14. You Can’t Get That No More ?:?? (Jul 1944) mx. VP 572
  15. The End of My Worry ?:?? (Jul 1944) mx. VP 572
  16. How High Am I? ?:?? (Feb 1945) mx. VP 808
  17. Hey Now, Let’s Live ?:?? (Feb 1945) mx. VP 808
  18. Caldonia 2:40 (Apr 1945)
  19. Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door ?:?? (Apr 1945)
  20. I Like ’em Fat Like That ?:?? (Jul 1945) mx. VP 605
  21. Bahama Joe ?:?? (Sep 1945) mx. VP 1451
  22. Nobody but Me ?:?? (Sep 1945) mx. VP 1451
  23. Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule ?:?? (Jan 1946)
  24. Buzz Me ?:?? (Jan 1946)
  25. Choo‐Choo Ch’Boogie 2:43 (Jun 1946)
  26. That Chick’s Too Young to Fry 2:22 (Jun 1946)
  27. If It’s Love You Want Baby, That’s Me ?:?? (Oct 1946)
  28. Ain’t That Just Like a Woman (They’ll Do It Every Time) 2:52 (Oct 1946)
  29. Beware 2:48 (1946)
  30. Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’ 2:59 (1946)
  31. Let the Good Times Roll ?:?? (1946)
  32. Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens 3:05 (1946)
  33. Open the Door, Richard! 3:00 (Mar 1947)
  34. It's So Easy ?:?? (Mar 1947)
  35. Look Out ?:?? (1947)
  36. Early in the Mornin' ?:?? (1947)
  37. How Long Must I Wait for You ?:?? (1948)
  38. Run Joe ?:?? (1948)
  39. All for the Love of Lil ?:?? (1948)
  40. Barnyard Boogie 2:48 (1948)
  41. School Days (When We Were Kids) 2:32 (08 Apr 1949)
  42. I Know What I've Got (Don't Know What I'm Getting) 2:47 (08 Apr 1949)
  43. Saturday Night Fish Fry, Part 1 3:12 (Sep 1949)
  44. Saturday Night Fish Fry, Part 2 2:48 (Sep 1949)
  45. Beans and Corn Bread 2:48 (1949)
  46. Chickey-Mo, Craney-Crow 2:25 (1949)
  47. Blue Light Boogie, Part 1 2:36 (Jul 1950)
  48. Blue Light Boogie, Part 2 2:50 (Jul 1950)
  49. Friendship 2:20 (1952)
  50. You’re Much Too Fat (and That’s That) ?:?? (1952)
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On Recordings (9)

Orchestra

  1. (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You 3:06 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five with Louis Armstrong (1992)
  2. Your Socks Don't Match (And Bing Crosby) 1945 3:00 Bing Crosby with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (1992)
  3. Life Is So Peculiar 3:21 Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan (1994)
  4. Dis Train 3:13 Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (2000)

Performer

  1. I Like ’em Fat Like That ?:?? Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (Jul 1945)
  2. Bahama Joe ?:?? Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (Sep 1945)
  3. Nobody but Me ?:?? Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (Sep 1945)
  4. Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) 2:33 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (1995)

Instruments

  1. Baby It’s Cold Outside 2:41 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan (2010)

Credited as (57)

  1. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
  2. Louis Armstrong With Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
  3. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five
  4. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
  5. Louis Armstrong with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
  6. Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
  7. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
  8. Bing Crosby & Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
  9. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
  10. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
  11. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five / The Nat King Cole Trio / Illinois Jacquet
  12. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five feat. Ella Fitzgerald
  13. Louis Armstrong feat. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
  14. Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five
  15. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five and Martha Davis
  16. Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
  17. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five / Louis Armstrong
  18. Louis Jordan and His Tympani Five
  19. Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
  20. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
  21. Ella Fitzgerald with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
  22. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five with Louis Armstrong
  23. Louis Armstrong with Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
  24. Ella Fitzgerald (with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five)
  25. Louis Armstrong with Louis Jordan and His Tympani Five
  26. Louis Jordan and his Tympani Five
  27. Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
  28. Ella Fitzgerald with Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
  29. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan & his Tympani Five
  30. Ella Fitzgerald feat. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
  31. Ella Fitzgerald feat. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
  32. Louis Jordan and His Tympani Five / Count Basie and His Orchestra
  33. John Kirby and His Orchestra / Louis Jordan and His Timpani Five
  34. Louis Jordan and His Timpani Five
  35. The Three Suns / Louis Jordan and His Tympani Five
  36. Louis Jordan and His Tympani Five (hammond organ, guitar and accordion)
  37. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five / The Loumell Morgan Trio
  38. Benny Goodman and His Orchestra / Louis Jordan and His Tympanny Five
  39. Louis Jordan and His Tympanny Five
  40. Ella Fitzgerald acc by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
  41. Bing Crosby with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
  42. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five feat. Louis Armstrong
  43. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five & Ella Fitzgerald
  44. Bing Crosby with Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
  45. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five guest stars: Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
  46. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan with His Tympany Five
  47. Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan with Louis Jordan and His Tympani Five
  48. Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
  49. Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan With His Tympany Five, hestra
  50. Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan With His Tympany Five, Sy Oliver and His Orchestra
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Links (6)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328178

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Louis%20Jordan%20and%20His%20Tympany%20Five

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/320597

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000237177

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6381552/

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4001165