Let the Good Times Roll (album)
Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan is the thirty seventh studio album by B. B. King, released in 1999. It is a tribute album to jazz saxophonist and singer Louis Jordan, and is made up entirely of covers of songs written or performed by Jordan. The album was released in 1999 on MCA Records.
Let the Good Times Roll | ||||
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Released | October 5, 1999 | |||
Studio | Cello RecordingLos Angeles, CA, USA. | |||
Genre | Jump blues, Rhythm & blues, Swing revival | |||
Length | 60:08 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
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As well as King, the album features other famous jazz and blues musicians including Dr. John, Earl Palmer and members of Ray Charles' band.
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Track listing
- "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" ( Joan Whitney Kramer, Alex Kramer ) - 2:51
- "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" ( Billy Austin, Louis Jordan ) - 3:22
- "Beware, Brother, Beware" ( Dick Adams / Morry Lasco / Fleecie Moore )- 3:07
- "Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door" ( Casey Bill Weldon / Will Weldon ) - 3:28
- "Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)" ( Claude Demetrius / Fleecie Moore )- 3:30
- "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" ( Vaughn Horton, Denver Darling, Milt Gabler ) - 2:37
- "Buzz Me" ( Danny Baxter / Fleecie Moore )- 2:52
- "Early in the Mornin'" ( Joe Josea / B.B. King / Traditional ) - 4:47
- "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" ( Andy Razaf / Will Weldon ) - 4:49
- "Jack, You're Dead" - 2:09
- "Knock Me a Kiss" - 2:40
- "Let the Good Times Roll" - 2:39
- "Caldonia" - 2:17
- "It's a Great, Great Pleasure" - 2:38
- "Rusty Dusty Blues" - 4:17
- "Sure Had a Wonderful Time Last Night" - 3:07
- "Saturday Night Fish Fry" - 4:24
- "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" - 4:34
Personnel
- B.B. King – lead vocals, lead guitar
- Dr. John – piano, additional vocals
- Neil Larsen – Hammond organ, piano
- Hank Crawford – alto saxophone
- David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone
- Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
- Russell Malone – rhythm guitar
- John Heard – bass guitar
- Earl Palmer – drums
- Lenny Castro – percussion
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