Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five: "Caldonia" (1945)
Details
| Title | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five: "Caldonia" (1945) |
| Author | Annie Van Auken |
| Duration | 2:41 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=-7-ZLEKPMDk |
Description
Adapted from Discogs bio:
Louis Jordan's Tympany Five were active from the 1930s until the '70s. At their 1940s peak they were the most popular R&B band. The Tympany Five ultimately scored eighteen No. 1 hits, making them the third most successful R&B singles artist in Billboard chart history.
Just after WWII, Louis Jordan launched a revolutionary sound: not Blues or Jazz but the “Jump Blues” which evolved into Rhythm & Blues. His jumping shuffle rhythms were copied by many in the 1940s.
PERSONNEL: Louis Jordan (composer, leader, alto sax, vocal); Leonard Graham (trumpet); Freddie Simon (tenor sax); William Austin (piano); Al Morgan (double bass); Alex "Razz" Mitchell (drums)
Recorded Jan. 19, 1945 and released in April
on shellac DECCA 78 #8670 A (72711)
Reissued ca. 2007 on 10-disc MEMBRAN CD set #223003,
"Oldies But Goldies"
