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LOUIS JORDAN 33s
by Music Librarian Christopher Popa
Some other sources mistake Louis Jourdan the actor (1921-2015) for Louis Jordan the musician, but there is no such confusion here.
10” LPs
10” Aladdin (Fr) 154 6680, LJ: Go Blow Your Horn (Part II), 1983
10” Doghouse & Bone (Fr) BWR001 – see under “Various Artists”
10” Merc (Fr) MPT 7521, Somebody up there digs me: LJ & His Tympany 5
12” LPs
Ace of Hearts (E) AH 85, Let The G T Roll: LJ And His T F: Orig Recd’gs, 1965
Bear Family (G) BFX 15201, Louis Jordan: Rockin’ & Jivin’ 1956/57: Vol 1, 1986
Bear Family (G) BFX 15207, Louis Jordan: Rockin’ & Jivin’ 1956/58: Vol 2
Bear Family (G) BFX 15257, Louis Jordan: Rock & Roll Call, 1986
Bear Family (G) BF 15557, Louis Jordan: And Ella Fitzgerald
Bellaphon (G) BL 15227, Louis Jordan: Y, 1978
Black & Blue (Fr) 33.059, The Bl Singers & Players Coll: Vol 20: LJ: I B in Music
Black Lion (E) BLP 30175, Louis Jordan Swings!: With The C Barber Band, 1976
Black Lion (G) 147.001, Louis Jordan & Chris Barber, 1976
Blues Spectrum BS 101, Great Rhythm & Blues Oldies: Vol 1: Louis Jordan
Br (E) LAT 8223 – see under “Various Artists”
Bulldog (E) BDL 1000, vol 1: Louis Jordan: Great Rhythm & Blues, 1973
Charly (E) CDX 7, LJ and His Timpany [ sic ] F: Jivin’ with Jordan, 1985 2-LPs
Charly (E) CRB 1048, Look Out! …It’s L Jordan And The Tympany Five, 1983
Circle CLP-53, Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five: 1944-1945
Circle CLP-97, Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five: More 1944 - 1945
Classic Jazz CJ-148, Louis Jordan: I believe in music, 1981
Coral (E) CP.59, Let The Good T Roll: LJ And His Tympany F: Orig Recordings
Coral (E) CRLM 1042, Let The Good T Roll: LJ And His T F: Orig Recordings
Coral (G) COPS 1010 – see under “Various Artists”
Cupol (Sw) CLPL 1025 – see under “Various Artists”
Dec DL 4008 – see under “Various Artists”
Dec DL 5035, Louis Jordan’s Greatest Hits: LJ And His Tympany Five, 1968
Dec DL 8477 – see under “Various Artists”
Dec DL 8551, Let The Good T Roll: LJ And His T F: Orig Recordings, Jul 1958
Dec DL 75035, Louis Jordan’s Greatest Hits: LJ And His Tympany Five, 1968
Dec DL 79180 – see under “Various Artists”
Festival (Aus) FL 7065, Let The Good T Roll: LJ And His Tympany F, 1959
First Night (E) CAST 23 – see under “Tributes”
Fontana (Neth) 6430 114, remember Louis Jordan
Frog (It) 2022, Blues & Rock Project: Great Rhythm & Blues Oldies: Louis Jordan
Hussard HR 5003 – see under “Various Artists”
Jazum 3 – see under “Various Artists”
Jazz Club (Fr) 123, Louis Jordan And His Tympani [ sic ] Five: Vol 1
JSP (E) 1069, jump ‘n jive: with Louis Jordan, 1984
Jukebox Lil (Sw) JB-602, LJ and his Tympany Five: G.I. Jive: 1940-47
Jukebox Lil (Sw) JB-605, LJ and his Tympany Five: Cole Slaw: 1947-52
Jukebox Lil (Sw) JB-619, LJ . . . Somebody Done Hoodooed The Hoodoo Man
Krazy Kat (E) KK 7414, LJ: On Film: Reet, Petite & Gone, 1983 cover: pink
Krazy Kat (E) KK 7415, LJ: On Film: Look Out Sister, 1983 cover: green
Liberty (Fr) 64793, LJ: his tympany 5: “go blow your horn”: jazz gems, 1982
Lotus (It) LOP 14120, Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five, 1986
MCA 274e, Louis Jordan’s Greatest Hits: LJ And His Tympany Five
MCA 1337, Louis Jordan: “Greatest Hits”: 1941-1947, 1976
MCA 2-4079e, The Best Of Louis Jordan, 1975 2-LPs
MCA Coral (E) COLM 8047 – see under “Various Artists”
MCA (E) MCFM 2715, The Best Of Louis Jordan [ single disc ]
MCA (E) MCL 1631, The Best Of Louis Jordan, 1981 cover: very plain
MCA (E) MCL 1705 – see under “Various Artists”
MCA (E) MCL 1718, Five Guys Named Moe: L Jordan’s Golden Greats, 1991
MCA (E) MCL 1772 – see under “Louis Armstrong”
MCA (E) MCL 1807, LJ & Friends: Starring Crosby / Fitzgerald / Armstrong . . .
MCA (E) MCM 5005, Golden Greats: Louis Jordan, 1985
MCA / Music for Pleasure (E) MFP 50557, Choo C Ch’Boogie: LJ: 16 . . . , 1982
MCA (Fr) 204872, LJ: Meet The Entertainer [ The Last Swinger… T F Rocker ][
MCA (Fr) 510053, J Stars 6: LJ And His T Five: greatest hits: 1945-1950
MCA (Fr) 510128, J Stars 16: LJ “Greatest Hits” Vol 2, 1975
MCA (Fr) 510146, J Stars 21: LJ A His T F: More Stuff (1939-1954): Vol 3, 1976
MCA (Fr) 510183, J Stars 35: LJ And His Tympany F: “Some Other Stuff”: Vol 4
MCA (Fr) 510193, J Stars 44: LJ A His O: Come On…Get It…: Vol 5 1951, 1978
MCA (G) PCO 8223, Louis Jordan and His Orchestra
MCA Coral (G) 6.22175 (PCO 7837), In Memoriam: LJ And His Tympany F, 1975
MCA Coral (G) 6.22418, Silver S Swing Ser pres . . . Three Hot B Band . . . 1951
MCA (G) 255 005-1 – see under “Various Artists”
MCA (J) 3519~3520 – see under “Various Artists”
MCA (J) VIM-5604, Louis Jordan: and His Tympany Five: Meet The Entertainer
MCA (Sp) H-203 835, Orquestas de Oro: Louis Jordan’s Greatest Hits, 1981
MCA (Sp) S-21.614 – see under “Various Artists”
Merc MG-20242, Somebody Up There Digs Me: Louis Jordan, 1957
Merc MG-20287 – see under “Various Artists”
Merc MG-20331, Louis Jordan: Man, We’re Wailin’, 1958
Merc SRM-2-600 – see under “Various Artists”
Merc Intl (Dutch) 134 517 MFY, Let the good times roll: Louis Jordan
Merc (Fr) 7129, Somebody Up There Digs me: Louis Jordan
Music for Pleasure (E) MFP 50553 – see under “Various Artists”
Official (Sw) 6025, Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five: “Out of Print,” 1988
Official (Sw) 6061, The Louis Jordan V-Disc [ sic ]: 1943 – 1945 back: V-Discs
Pathe Marconi (Fr) 2C 068 64793, LJ: his tympany 5: “go blow your horn”: j gems
Penny Records (G) LPPNY 4509, Somebody Up There Digs Me: L Jordan, 2015
Philips Int’l (E) 6336 246e, Choo Choo Ch’Boogie: Louis Jordan, 1963
Philips (E) 6436 900 – see under “Various Artists”
Pzazz LP-321, One Sided Love: then Sakatumi: Louis Jordan
Queen Disc (It) Q 058 – see under “Various Artists”
Rarities (Sw) 46 – see under “Various Artists”
Score SLP-4007, LJ: his tympany 5: “go blow your horn”: jazz gems, 1957
Star Performance SP-3001, Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Stash ST-103 – see under “Various Artists”
Stateside Records (J) IGS-40024, Gt Rhythm & Bl Oldies: LJ label: Bl Spectrum
Swing House (E) SWH-1, Superb Live Perfs . . . Louis Jordan: Prime Cuts
Swing House (E) SWH-9, Superb Live Perfs . . . L Jordan - - - - - Collates, 1979
Swing House (E) SWH-14, Superb Live Perfs . . . L Jordan: Good Times, 1980
Swingtime (It) ST-1011, Louis Jordan: Vol 1: Hoodoo Man, 1986
Swingtime (It) ST-1012, Louis Jordan: Vol 2: Knock Me Out: 1940-1942, 1986
Tangerine 1503, Hallelujah… Louis Jordan Is Back!, Sep 1964
Tangerine S-1503, Hallelujah… Louis Jordan Is Back!, Sep 1964
TD Records (Fr) TD 001, Louis Jordan And His Timpani [ sic ] Five
Trip TLP-5571, Louis Jordan 1958: Louis Jordan: Man, We’re Wailin’
V-Disc (It) VDL 1010 – see under “Various Artists”
Vogue (Belgium) DIA 320, Louis Jordan, 1978
Wing MGW-12126, L Jordan: Somebody Up There Digs Me, Apr 1963 mono
Wing MGW-16126, L Jordan: Somebody Up There Digs Me, Apr 1963 stereo
World Record Club (E) T.368, The Best Of B Worlds: The C Barber Band . . .
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