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(-20599)
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Louis Jordan Discography on Mercury
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Needless to say, Louis Jordan was one of the biggest stars in the pre-war period, who created one-and-only R&B and Jump music - such music later inspired to create Rock, Soul and Funk music. That's why he definitely was an originator. In the 1940s, he was in his artistic peak - Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five made numbers of hits after hits from Decca label.
In 1956, Louis Jordan moved to Mercury label, and he recorded yet another great LP - with the help of Quincy Jones as an arranger, as well as gorgeous talented back-up members, he finalized a nice album “Somebody Up There Digs Me” (Mercury MG-20242), which features re-recordings of his past hit tracks with new breed. He also recorded another LP on Mercury, which features small combo with organ. There are a few more recordings which were issued only on 45rpm or which was not relesased at the time.
The period Louis Jordan recorded on Mercury: 1956-1958.
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The Louis Jordan Release Listing on Mercury
| No. (78rpm) |
No. (45rpm) |
Title | Artist(s) | Sleeve | (Note) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 70993 |
Mercury 70993x45 |
Big Bess c/w Cat Scratchin' | Louis Jordan | - | - |
| - | Mercury 71023x45 |
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens c/w Choo Choo Ch' Boogie | Louis Jordan | - | - |
| - | Mercury 71052x45 |
Morning Light c/w Rock Doc | Louis Jordan | - | - |
| - | Mercury 71106x45 |
Fire c/w Ella Mae | Louis Jordan | - | - |
| - | Mercury 71206x45 |
I Never Had A Chance c/w I've Found My Peace Of Mind | Louis Jordan | - | - |
| - | Mercury 71319x45 |
Sweet Hunk of Junk c/w Wish I Could Make Some Money | Louis Jordan | - | - |
| - | Mercury EP-1-3350 |
??? | Louis Jordan | - | - |
| No. (Mono) |
No. (Stereo) |
Title | Artist(s) | Jacket | (Note) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury MG-20242 |
- | Somebody Up There Digs Me | Louis Jordan | ![[MG-20242]](/mercury/img/MG20242_Fs.png) |
black Mercury MS1/MS1 |
| Mercury MG-20287 |
- | Fire Down Below | Various Artists | - | - |
| Mercury MG-20331 |
- | Man, We're Wailin' | Louis Jordan | ![[MG-20331]](/mercury/img/MG20331_Fs.png) |
black Mercury |
| Mercury SRM-2-600 |
- | Original Gold Soul: 21 All Time Soul Greats | Various Artists | - | - |
| Wing MGW-12126 |
- | Somebody Up There Digs Me | Louis Jordan | ![[MGW-12126]](/mercury/img/MGW12126_Fs.png) |
reissue of MG-20242 blue Wing |
The Louis Jordan Discography on Mercury
Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)
| Louis Jordan with Quincy Jones' Orchestra | ||||
|
Ernie Royal (tp),
Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Louis Jordan (as, vo), Sam “The Man” Taylor (ts), Budd Johnson (ts, bs), Ernie Hayes (p), Mickey Baker (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Charlie Persip (ds), Quincy Jones (arr, dir). |
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| Recorded in New York City on October 22, 1956. | ||||
| (master no.) | (track title) | (45rpm release no.) | (LP release no.) | |
| 14363-4 | Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens | Mercury 71023x45 | Mercury MG-20242 | |
| 14364-5 | Choo Choo Ch' Boogie | Mercury 71023x45 | Mercury MG-20242 | |
| 14365-4 | Knock Me A Kiss | Mercury MG-20242 | ||
| 14366-2 | Caldonia | Mercury EP-1-3350 | Mercury MG-20242 | |
| 14367-5 | Let the Good Times Roll | Mercury MG-20242 | ||
| 14368-4 | Is You Is Or Is You Ain't Ma Baby | Mercury EP-1-3350 | Mercury MG-20242 | |
| 14369-2 | Beware Brother Beware | Mercury EP-1-3350 | Mercury MG-20242 | |
| Louis Jordan with Quincy Jones' Orchestra | ||||
|
Ernie Royal (tp),
Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Louis Jordan (as, vo), Sam “The Man” Taylor (ts), Budd Johnson (ts, bs), Ernie Hayes (p), Mickey Baker (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Charlie Persip (ds), Quincy Jones (arr, dir). |
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| Recorded in New York City on October 23, 1956. | ||||
| (master no.) | (track title) | (78rpm release no.) | (45rpm release no.) | (LP release no.) |
| 14370-7 | Big Bess | Mercury 70993 | Mercury 70993x45 | Bear Family [G] BFX-15201 |
| 14371-7 | Cat Scratchin' | Mercury 70993 | Mercury 70993x45 | Bear Family [G] BFX-15201 |
| 14372-6 | Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying | Mercury MG-20242 | ||
| 14373-2 | I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town | Mercury MG-20242 | ||
| 14374-9 | Salt Pork, West Virginia | Mercury MG-20242 | ||
| 14375-6 | Run Joe | Mercury EP-1-3350 |
Mercury MG-20242
Mercury MG-20287 |
|
| 14376-6 | Early In The Morning | Mercury MG-20242 | ||
| Louis Jordan Octet with Chino Pozo | |||
|
Louis Jordan (as, vo),
Francisco “Chino” Pozo (bongo on 14629 only), others unknown (2 tp, ts, bs, el-g, b, ds). |
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| Recorded in New York City on January 25, 1957. | |||
| (master no.) | (track title) | (45rpm release no.) | (LP release no.) |
| 14629-11 | Morning Light | Mercury 71052x45 | Bear Family [G] BFX-15201 |
| 14630-4 | Fire (alt. take) | Bear Family [G] BFX-15201 | |
| 14630-8 | Fire | Mercury 71106x45 | Bear Family [G] BFX-15201 |
| 14631-4 | Rock Doc | Mercury 71052x45 | Bear Family [G] BFX-15201 |
| 14632-8 | Ella Mae | Mercury 71106x45 | Bear Family [G] BFX-15201 |
| Louis Jordan with Carl Stevens Orchestra | |||
|
Louis Jordan (as, vo),
Carl Stevens (cond) and his Orchestra (personnel unknown), unknown chorus (on 15599 and 15600 only). |
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| Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, circa early Summer 1957. | |||
| (master no.) | (track title) | (45rpm release no.) | (LP release no.) |
| 15599 | I Don't Want To Set Th World On Fire | Bear Family [G] BFX-15207 | |
| 15600 | A Day Away From You | Bear Family [G] BFX-15207 | |
| 15601 | I Wanna Know | Bear Family [G] BFX-15201 | |
| 15602 | I Found My Peace Of Mind | Bear Family [G] BFX-15201 | |
| Louis Jordan Sextet with Dottie Smith | |||
|
Louis Jordan (as, vo),
Austin Powell (ts, vo),
Jackie Davis (org), Irving Ashby (g), Billy Hadnott (b), Marvin Oliver (ds), Dorothy “Dottie” Smith (vo on 15729, 15730, 15732). |
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| Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on August 28, 1957. | |||
| (master no.) | (track title) | (45rpm release no.) | (LP release no.) |
| 15727-2 | The Jamf | Mercury MG-20331 | |
| 15728-1 | Because Of You | Bear Family [G] BFX-15207 | |
| 15729-9 | Route 66 | Mercury MG-20331 | |
| 15730-3 | Saturday Night Fish Fry |
Mercury MG-20331
Mercury SRM-2-600 |
|
| 15731-6 | I Never Had A Chance | Mercury 71206x45 | Mercury MG-20331 |
| 15732-9 | I Cried For You | Bear Family [G] BFX-15207 | |
| Louis Jordan Sextet with Dottie Smith | |||
|
Louis Jordan (as, vo),
Austin Powell (ts, vo),
Jackie Davis (org), Irving Ashby (g), Billy Hadnott (b), Marvin Oliver (ds), Dorothy “Dottie” Smith (vo on 15733, 15737, 15799). |
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| Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, late August 1957. | |||
| (master no.) | (track title) | (45rpm release no.) | (LP release no.) |
| 15733-5 | Got My Mo-Jo Working | Mercury MG-20331 | |
| 15734-3 | Sunday | Mercury MG-20331 | |
| 15735-3 | Sweet Lorraine | Mercury MG-20331 | |
| 15736-3 | The Slop | Mercury MG-20331 | |
| 15737-3 | A Man Ain't A Man | Mercury MG-20331 | |
| 15738-2 | I Hadn't Anyone Till You | Mercury MG-20331 | |
| 15798-1 | The Nearness Of You | Mercury MG-20331 | |
| 15799-4 | I've Found My Peace Of Mind | Mercury 71206x45 | Mercury MG-20331 |
| Louis Jordan Sextet | |||
|
Louis Jordan (as, vo),
Leroy Lang (ts),
Howard Reynolds (p), Jimmy Mobley (b), Al Duncan (ds), Dorothy Smith (vo, conga). |
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| Recorded in New York City on April 24, 1958. | |||
| (master no.) | (track title) | (45rpm release no.) | (LP release no.) |
| 17085-5 | Sweet Hunk Of Junk | Mercury 71319x45 | Bear Family [G] BFX-15207 |
| 17086-9 | I Love You So | Bear Family [G] BFX-15207 | |
| 17087-2 | Wish I Could Make Some Money | Mercury 71319x45 | Bear Family [G] BFX-15207 |
| 17088-3 | That's What True Love Can Do | Bear Family [G] BFX-15207 | |