Category: Louis Jordan

Let the Good Times Roll Louis Jordan and His Tymphany Band July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975 Louis Jordan was one of the leading practitioners of jump blues, a swinging, up-tempo, dance-oriented hybrid of jazz, blues and...

Five Guys Named Moe Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five 1943 In this clip from 1943 saxophonist Louis Jordan’s Tympany Five perform his hit “Five Guys Named Moe”.Louis Jordan began playing swing with big-bands...

Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five 1941 recording Louis Jordan and his “Tympany Five” perform one their most memorable hits released on the b-side of the 1944 single “G.I....