“Rocks”, Keep a Knockin’

~ Release by Louis Jordan (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1I Want You to Be My Baby
recording of:
I Want You to Be My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Jon Hendricks (until 1953-05-28)
2:59
2Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens
writer:
Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney
2:55
3Let the Good Times Roll
2:39
4Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-01-23)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-01-23)
claves:
Vic Lourie (on 1946-01-23)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1946-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Byrd (US drummer) (on 1946-01-23)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1946-01-23)
maracas:
Harry Dial (on 1946-01-23)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1946-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1946-01-23)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1946-01-23)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-01-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1946)
recording of:
Choo Choo Ch’Boogie (on 1946-01-23)
writer:
Denver Darling, Milt Gabler and Vaughn Horton
publisher:
Rytvoc (ASCAP) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
52:41
5Caldonia
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
2:36
6Buzz Me
recording of:
Buzz Me
writer:
Dave Dexter, Jr. and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Cherio Corp.
2:47
7Texas and Pacific
recording of:
Texas and Pacific
writer:
Jack Wolf Fine and Joseph E. Hirsch
publisher:
MPL UK Publishing
3:04
8G.I. Jive
recording of:
G.I. Jive (on 1944-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
WC Music Corp.
3:01
9Beware, Brother Beware
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1956-10-22)
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1956-10-22)
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1956-10-22)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1956-10-22)
guitar:
Mickey Baker (on 1956-10-22)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1956-10-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1956-10-22)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1956-10-22)
trumpet:
Ernie Royal (on 1956-10-22)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1956-10-22)
conductor:
Quincy Jones (on 1956-10-22)
arranger:
Quincy Jones (on 1956-10-22)
recording of:
Beware Brother Beware (on 1956-10-22)
writer:
Dick Adams (writer of the song "Beware"), Morry Lasco and Fleecie Moore
2:41
10Look Out
recording of:
Look Out
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
2:54
11Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
writer:
Joe Bushkin and John DeVries
2:47
12Reet Petite and Gone
recording of:
Reet Petite and Gone
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Lora Lee
2:39
13Jack You’re Dead
recording of:
Jack, You're Dead
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr. and Dick Miles (songwriter, composer)
2:35
14Is You or Is You Ain’t My Baby
recording of:
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby?
writer:
Bill Austin (in 1944) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (in 1944)
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:43
15Open the Door Richard
recording of:
Open the Door, Richard (1946 song)
lyricist:
Dan Howell and John Mason ("Spider Bruce", vaudeville comedian)
composer:
Jack McVea
3:04
16Keep a Knockin’
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-03-29)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1938-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1939-03-29)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) (on 1939-03-29)
tenor saxophone:
Lemuel Johnson (on 1939-03-29)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1939-03-29)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-03-29)
recording of:
Keep A‐Knockin’ (but You Can’t Come In) (Louis Jordan’s version) (on 1939-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford and Bert M. Mays
arranger:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
version of:
You Can't Come In
2:36
17Daddy-O
recording of:
Daddy-O
lyricist and composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
3:18
18Pettin’ and Pokin’
recording of:
Pettin' and Pokin'
lyricist:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1947-12-01)
2:33
19Fatback and Corn Licker
2:41
20Barnyard Boogie
recording of:
Barnyard Boogie
writer:
Wilhelmina Gray and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
2:50