Louis jordan caldonia sheet music in g major transposable. A quicktime video lesson revolving around the louis jordan composition, caledonia also spelled caldonia. Jordan and moore had divorced after a number of arguments in which she had stabbed him with a knife. Known as the king of the jukebox, his highest profile came towards the end of the swing era. Louis jordan had a fabulous career as a singer, songwriter, bandleader and saxophonist, but perhaps his greatest contribution to music was adapting the blues form into the uptempo shuffle known as jumpblues. Jul 08, 2018 in an interview, louis jordan recalled the background of his 1945 hit caldonia. The best of louis jordan and his tympany five by louis. The lyrics have been altered for the video version. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news. Louis jordan biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Louis thomas jordan july 8, 1908 february 4, 1975 was an american musician, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Walkin with my baby shes got great big feet shes long, lean, and lanky and aint had nothing to eat shes my baby and i love her just the same. Louis jordan was an american popular music innovator who recorded from the 1930s until the. Whether on sax, vocals, as a writer, or bandleader, louis jordan cooks.
The best of louis jordan and his tympany five by louis jordan. I just listened to a few dozen versions linked below and think i can answer the why. Download louis jordan caldonia boogie download video louis jordan caldonia boogie directly from youtube. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Louis jordan and his tympany five friendship by leecher mk. But the net on louis jordan is that he is a party waiting to happen. Walkin with my baby shes got great big feet shes long, lean, and lanky and aint had nothing to eat but shes my baby and i love. Caldonia started a long time before i came to new york. Walkin with my baby shes got great big feet shes long, lean and lanky aint had nothing to. He was known for his suave roles in several hollywood films, including alfred hitchcocks the paradine case 1947, letter from an unknown woman 1948, gigi 1958, the best of everything 1959, the v. Jordan s sensational hitladen run with decca records contained a raft of seminal performances, featuring. The best of louis jordan and his tympany five, an album by louis jordan on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Starting out as a saxophonist in chick webbs 1930s big band, louis struck out on his own in 1938 with his small group the tympany five not always five people, but the name stuck anyway.
Moore by louis jordan and his tympany five, vocal by louis jordan the 1945 hits archive here in one place, a goodquality library of originalreleaseversion bestsellers and songs. Why is the name caldonia used so much in blues music. After few moments will be generated link to download video and you can start downloading. A version by erskine hawkins, also in 1945, was described by billboard magazine as rock and roll, the first time that phrase was used in print to describe any style of music. Walkin with my baby shes got great big feet shes long, lean, and lanky and aint had nothing to eat shes my baby and i love her just. Most of the cuts are uptempo jumpers with lyrics that tell sly tales of the black. Watch the video for caldonia boogie from louis jordan s the platinum collection louis jordan for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Bill haley july 6, 1925 february 9, 1981 was one of the first american rock and roll musicians. Jordan was a talented singer with great comedic flair, and he fronted his own band for more than twenty years. Known as the king of the jukebox, jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era. Song information for caldonia louis jordan on allmusic. Louis jordan was born on july 8, 1908 in brinkley, arkansas, usa as louis thomas jordan. Print and download caldonia sheet music by louis jordan arranged for piano.
Digitized from a shellac record, at 78 revolutions per minute. Caldonia performed by louis jordan and the tympany five 1946. We currently dont have any themes associated with this song. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. King was written by fleecie moore and was first recorded by louis jordan and his tympany five in 1945. Walkin with my baby she got great big feet shes long, lean and like aint had nothing to eat but shes my baby and i love her just the sa. Walk with my baby she got great big feet she long, lean, lanky an had nothin to eat shes my baby i love her just the same yeah an im crazy bout this woman cause. The lyrics include jordans trademark use of comedy. Print and download in pdf or midi caldonia version louis jordan. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term caldonia by louis jordan from the website. Jordan s sensational hitladen run with decca records contained a raft of seminal performances, featuring inevitably. The best of louis jordan and his tympany five, an album by louis jordan on spotify.
It was first released by woody herman and his orchestra in 1945. Benny goodman orchestra sing, sing, sing gene krupa drums, from hollywood hotel film 1937. Eric russo musical analysis caldonia, louis jordan and his tympani five 32410 caldonia. Walkin with my baby shes got great big feet shes long, lean and lanky aint had nothing to eat but shes my baby. Caldonia is a jump blues song, first recorded in 1945 by louis jordan and his tympany five. It was covered by erskine hawkins and his orchestra vocal refrain by ace harris, jerry vivino quartet, paul chaplain, jesses new orleans band. View notes caldonia analysis paper from music 102 at university of massachusetts, amherst. Louis jordan, in full louis thomas jordan, born july 8, 1908, brinkley, arkansas, u. There used to be a long, lean, lanky girl in memphis, tennessee, where jim cannon used to have a gambling place where people used to come to shoot a bale of cotton because they didnt have too much money. Think five discs and 1 songs is too much louis jordan. Caldonia this song is by clarence gatemouth brown and appears on the album sings louis jordan 1973 and on the album gate swings 1997. Where he says mama doesn t know i was in love with caledonia should be mama didnt.
His pioneering use of jumping shuffle rhythms in a small combo context was copied far and wide during the 1940s. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. Caldonia performed by louis jordan walkin with my baby shes got great big feet shes long, lean, and lanky and aint had nothing to eat shes my baby and i love her just the same. Louis thomas jordan was an american musician, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. See more ideas about jordans, jazz blues and rhythm and blues. Walking with my baby she got great big feet shes long, lean and lanky aint had nothing to eat but shes my baby i love her just the same crazy about that woman. Orbis publishing 1994 recorded at paris november 6, 1973. Louis jordan and his tympany five caldonia youtube. Feb 15, 2015 for audiences in the 1940s and 50s, louis jourdans incredible good looks and mellifluous gallic purr seemed to sum up everything that was sexy and enticing about frenchmen.
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