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Louis Jordan - Let the Good Times Roll (1938-1954)

Track listing:
Volume 1
  1. Toodle-Loo On Down 3:15
  2. So Good 3:09
  3. Away from You 2:49
  4. Honey In The Bee Ball 3:10
  5. Barnacle Bill The Sailor 2:46
  6. Flat Face 2:44
  7. Keep A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In) 2:37
  8. Sam Jones Done Snagged His Britches On 2:47
  9. Swinging In A Cocoanut Tree 2:48
  10. Doug The Jitterbug 2:35
  11. At The Swing Cat's Ball 2:33
  12. Jake, What A Snake 2:36
  13. Honeysuckle Rose 3:11
  14. 'Fore Day Blues 2:39
  15. But I'll Be Back 2:40
  16. You Ain't Nowhere 2:43
  17. You're My Meat 3:02
  18. June Tenth Jamboree 2:45
  19. You Run Your Mouth And I'll Run My Business 2:39
  20. I'm Alabama Bound 3:00
  21. Hard Lovin' Blues 3:13
  22. You Got To Go When The Wagon Comes 2:30
  23. Lovie Joe 2:47
  24. Somebody Done Hoodooed The Hoodoo Man 2:42
  25. Bounce The Ball (Do Da Dittle Um Day) 2:44
  26. Penthouse In The Basement 2:36
  27. After School Swing Session (Swinging With Symphony Sid) 2:35
Volume 2
  1. Oh Boy, I'm In The Groove 2:50
  2. Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand's Doin' 3:05
  3. Don't Come Crying On My Shoulder 2:32
  4. Waitin' For The Robert E. Lee 2:33
  5. A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird 2:37
  6. Pompton Turnpike 3:10
  7. Do You Call That A Buddy (Dirty Cat) 3:16
  8. I Know You, I Know What You Wanna Do 2:32
  9. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie 2:57
  10. The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts To You) 2:28
  11. T-Bone Blues 3:10
  12. Pan Pan 2:54
  13. Saint Vitus Dance 2:52
  14. Saxa-Woogie 2:40
  15. Brotherly Love 3:00
  16. De Laff's On You 2:53
  17. Boogie Woogie Came To Town 3:09
  18. John, Stop Teasing Me 3:03
  19. How 'Bout That 2:55
  20. Teacher (How I Love My Teacher) 2:42
  21. Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues) 3:05
  22. Knock Me A Kiss 2:49
  23. The Green Grass Grows All Around 2:54
  24. Mister Lovingood 2:48
  25. Small Town Boy 2:49
  26. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town 2:50
Volume 3
  1. What's The Use Of Gettin' Sober 2:52
  2. The Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender, And Tall 2:29
  3. I'm Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts Of Town 3:06
  4. That'll Just 'Bout Knock Me Out 3:10
  5. Dirty Snake 2:27
  6. Five Guys Named Moe 3:02
  7. It's A Low-Down Dirty Shame 2:49
  8. De Laff's On You 2:50
  9. Ration Blues 3:09
  10. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby 2:45
  11. Deacon Jones 2:58
  12. The Things I Want I Can't Get At Home 2:56
  13. How High Am I 2:56
  14. I Like 'Em Fat Like That 2:40
  15. The Truth Of The Matter 2:44
  16. Hey! Now Let's Live 2:32
  17. Mop-Mop 2:57
  18. G. I. Jive 3:00
  19. You Can't Get That No More 3:21
  20. Louis' Oldsmobile Song (discography date incorrect) 1:51
  21. Your Socks Don't Match (with Bing Crosby - unissued take) 3:03
  22. My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip De Hootie) (with Bing Crosby) 2:48
  23. My Baby Said Yes (Yip, Yip De Hootie (with Bing Crosby - unissued take) 2:58
  24. Your Socks Don't Match (with Bing Crosby) 2:58
Volume 4
  1. Buzz Me 2:52
  2. They Raided the House 2:53
  3. Caledonia Boogie 2:44
  4. Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door 3:16
  5. How Long Must I Wait for You? 2:37
  6. Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule 2:19
  7. Salt Pork, West Virginia 3:02
  8. Paper Boy 3:07
  9. Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule 2:31
  10. Reconversion Blues 2:23
  11. It's So Easy 2:53
  12. Beware 2:53
  13. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin' 2:59
  14. Choo-Choo Ch' Boogie 2:44
  15. Ain't That Just Like a Woman 2:53
  16. That Chick's Too Young to Fry 2:26
  17. No Sale 2:54
  18. If It's Love You Want, Baby, That's Me 2:50
  19. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens 3:05
  20. Let the Good Times Roll 2:49
  21. All for the Love of Lil 2:52
  22. Texas and Pacific 3:05
  23. Jack, You're Dead 2:34
  24. Reet, Petite, and Gone 2:44
  25. Sure Had a Wonderful Time 3:01
  26. I Know What You're Puttin' Down 3:07
  27. Open the Door, Richard 2:30
Volume 5
  1. Friendship 2:24
  2. Open the Door, Richard 3:03
  3. Boogie Woogie Blue Plate 2:48
  4. Barnyard Boogie 2:48
  5. Every Man To His Own Profession 3:19
  6. Early In the Morning 3:23
  7. Run Joe 3:23
  8. Look Out 2:54
  9. Beans and Corn Bread 3:00
  10. Have You Got the Gumption 3:05
  11. We Can't Agree 2:50
  12. Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow 2:31
  13. Roamin' Blues 2:56
  14. Inflation Blues 3:00
  15. You're Much Too Fat (And That's That) 2:43
  16. Chug Chug Boogie 2:56
  17. There'll Be No Days Like That 2:50
  18. Pettin' an' Pokin' 2:34
  19. You're On the Right Track, Baby 3:03
  20. Don't Burn the Candle At Both Ends 2:45
  21. Why'd You Do It, Baby 3:20
  22. Daddy-O 3:19
  23. Safe, Sane, and Single 2:42
  24. I Know What I've Got, Don't Know What I'm Getting 2:54
  25. You Broke Your Promise 2:51
  26. Push-Ka-Pee She Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy) 2:33
Volume 6
  1. Cole Slaw 2:45
  2. Beans And Corn Bread 2:52
  3. Onion 2:55
  4. Baby's Gonna Go, Bye Bye 2:49
  5. Heed My Warning 3:22
  6. Psycho-Loco 3:03
  7. School Days 2:36
  8. Hungry Man 3:08
  9. Love You 'Til Your Money's Gone Blues 2:22
  10. Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2 5:25
  11. I Want A Roof Over My Head 2:41
  12. Show Me How (You Milk The Cow) 2:53
  13. Blue Light Boogie, Parts 1 & 2 5:11
  14. Tamburitza Boogie 3:13
  15. (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse 2:36
  16. Lemonade 3:17
  17. It's A Great, Great Pleasure 3:09
  18. You Will Always Have A Friend 3:03
  19. Louisville Lodge Meeting 3:26
  20. Trouble Then Satisfaction 3:23
  21. Crazy Baby 2:58
  22. Life Is So Peculiar 3:22
  23. (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal, You 3:07
  24. Teardrops From My Eyes 2:59
Volume 7
  1. If You've Got Someplace To Go 3:13
  2. Weak Minded Blues 2:31
  3. Is My Pop In There 2:30
  4. I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby 2:31
  5. If You So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich 2:59
  6. Trust In Me 3:31
  7. Louisville Lodge Meeting 3:32
  8. How Blue Can You Get 2:46
  9. Happy Birthday Boogie 2:11
  10. May Every Day Be Christmas 3:12
  11. Please Don't Leave Me 3:16
  12. Bone Dry 3:03
  13. I Love That Kinda Carryin' On 2:36
  14. Three Handed Woman 2:47
  15. Fat Sam From Birmingham 3:01
  16. Cock-A-Doodle-Doo 2:13
  17. Garmoochie 3:17
  18. There Must Be A Way 3:12
  19. Come And Get It 2:54
  20. Stop Makin' Music 2:32
  21. Slow Down 2:40
  22. Work, Baby Work 2:47
  23. Never Trust A Woman 2:56
  24. All Of Me 2:28
  25. There Goes My Heart 2:55
  26. Lay Something On The Bar (Besides Your Elbow) 2:41
  27. Gimme Gimme Blues 2:57
Volume 8
  1. Junco Partner 2:46
  2. Time Marches On 2:29
  3. Azure-Te (Paris Blues) 3:09
  4. Oil Well, Texas 2:29
  5. There's Nothing Else That I Can Do (unissued #1) 3:10
  6. Jordan For President 2:59
  7. The Soon-A Baby (uniissued version) 2:38
  8. There's Nothing Else That I Can Do (unissued #2) 2:38
  9. The Soon-A Baby 2:25
  10. You Didn't Want Me Baby 2:46
  11. A Man's Best Friend Is A Bed 3:12
  12. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 3:23
  13. It's Better To Wait For Love 2:41
  14. Only Yesterday 3:08
  15. Just Like A Butterfly (That's Caught In The Rain) 3:17
  16. Hog Wash 2:59
  17. House Party 2:51
  18. Everything That's Made Of Wood 2:44
  19. I Want You To Be My Baby 3:00
  20. You Know It Too 2:54
  21. Locked Up 2:42
  22. I Gotta Move 2:32
  23. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 3:01
  24. If It's True 2:43
  25. Wake Up Jacob 2:56
  26. Lollypop 2:30
  27. Perdido 2:56
Volume 9
  1. Stone Cold Dead In The Market 2:43
  2. Petootie Pie 2:36
  3. Petootie Pie (unreleased) 2:31
  4. Baby, It's Cold Outside 2:46
  5. Don't Cry, Cry Baby 3:00
  6. Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own 3:15
  7. I'll Never Be Free 3:09

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