Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1938 in New York City, New York, United States
- Active: 1938 - 1951
Biography
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five, formed in Harlem in 1938, were the leading jump blues band of the 1940s. Saxophonist and singer Louis Jordan led a small, sharp sextet whose #Decca Records# hits, including 'Caldonia', 'Choo Choo Ch'Boogie' and 'Saturday Night Fish Fry', laid groundwork for rhythm and blues and rock and roll. The band's name, personnel and size shifted constantly, but Jordan's alto saxophone and comic timing never did, until he replaced the group with a big band in 1951.
Genres
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five Discography
- Five Guys Named Moe / That'll Just 'Bout Knock Me Out (1943) - Single - rated 3.95/5
- G. I. Jive / Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby) (1944) - Single - rated 3.74/5
- Caldonia / Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door (1945) - Single - rated 3.76/5
- Let the Good Times Roll / Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens (1946) - Single - rated 3.69/5
- Choo Choo Ch'Boogie / That's Chick's Too Young to Fry (1946) - Single - rated 3.88/5
- Saturday Night Fish Fry (Part 1) / Saturday Night Fish Fry (Concluded) (1949) - Single - rated 3.76/5
Members
- Louis Jordan - vocals, saxophone (1938–1951)
- Courtney Williams - trumpet (1938–1943)
- Lem Johnson - tenor saxophone (1938–1943)
- Clarence Johnson - piano (1938–1941)
- Charlie Drayton - bass (1938–1942)
- Walter Martin - drums (1938–1942)
- Eddie Roane - trumpet (1943–1946)
- Aaron Izenhall - trumpet (1944–1949)
- Josh Jackson - tenor saxophone (1944–1947)
- Carl Hogan - guitar (1945–1949)
- Jesse Simpkins - bass (1943–1945)
- Dallas Bartley - bass (1945–1951)
- Wild Bill Davis - piano (1945–1951)