Jivin' With Jordan [Box set, Import]

Louis Jordan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Proper Box UK
• ASIN: B000069DWY
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,095 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #8 in Music > Indie Music > R&B > Classic R&B

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Honey In The Bee Ball

2. Keep-A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In)

3. Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On

4. Doug The Jitterbug

5. At The Swing Cats Ball

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby?

2. Deacon Jones

3. I Like 'Em Fat Like That

4. Mop-Mop

5. G.I. Jive

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Reet, Petite, And Gone

2. Sure Had A Wonderful Time

3. I Know What You're Puttin' Down

4. Open The Door Richard

5. Boogie Woogie Blue Plate

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Baby, It's Cold Outside

2. School Days

3. Hungry Man

4. Saturday Night Fish Fry-Pts. 1& 2

5. I Want A Roof Over My Head

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

102 slices of prime Jordan are included in this 4 CD set and the 40 page booklet tells the story and provides session detail along with many rare photographs. 4 standard jewel cases in a hardcover slipcase. 2002.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My most prized possesion, October 4, 2005

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Graham Hunter "Graham" (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jivin' With Jordan (Audio CD)

This box set is hands down the best set out there. It has all the classics; sax a woogie, Caldonia etc and tons of great songs you have never heard. The sound quality is just as good as any of Jordan's other albums. On top of all that it is dirt cheap. i feel bad for you if you don't buy this box set.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best economy priced LJ out there!, January 13, 2007

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Andre M. "brnn64" (Mt. Pleasant, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jivin' With Jordan (Audio CD)

This set is a requirement for Jordanites. The overall majority of the good stuff and then some for a very economical price. Of course one is tempted to compare this with the 5 disc-set "Louis Jordan and the Tympani 5"- so here goes: That set tends to concentrate more on the early stuff up to about 1950. This set has some of the early stuff (from the late 30s and early 40s) concentrating on LJ's peak years (mid to late 40s) and his big band and later work of the early 50s. In either case, anyone who is fond of good jumping, jazzy blues and floor-pounding funny stories (like his comedy ancestor and father's friend Bert Williams, Jordan was a master of the comic story-song), will do well to get this set.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Overview Of A Great Artist, November 3, 2007

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HardyBoys.us (Long Island USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jivin' With Jordan (Audio CD)

"Jivin' With Jordan" brings you over 100 songs from the late, great Louis Jordan's years at Decca Records, roughly the late 1930s to the very early 1950s.
The music ranges from big band swing to jump blues and beyond.
Jordan was one of the most influential musicians of the era and is considered an early progenitor of R&B and rock & roll.
The sound quality of these CDs is excellent and there is an informative liner notes included.
As with every Proper box set I've bought, this set offers excellent music and a great value.