Saturday, August 28, 2010

Is you is or is you ain't my baby?


My father was a big fan of Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five, and for good reason. These guys could rock.

This one's my fave:


6 comments:

Andres said...

Thank you for reminding us the greatness of Louis Jordan.

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Greg said...

Thanks Fitz! I DO love Louis Jordan!

jazz world said...

He was one of the most popular and outstanding bandleaders of his day. He also collaborated with Louis Armstrong.

Ron Moorby said...

I've enjoyed listening to these Mr Anchovy - thanks again.

Greg said...

Interestingly he was born on the same day of the same year as my maternal grandfather.

Mike McLaren said...

Holy Cow! I had no idea that there were videos of Louis Jordan on Youtube. Oh Yeah!