Louis Jordan: Somebody Up There Digs Me (Vinyl LP)
Penny Records
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Pressed on 140-gram vinyl; includes CD. By the time Louis Jordan's first LP was released in 1957 he already had 25 years as a professional musician under his belt. This is not to say that he was over the hill; on the contrary, he was well seasoned and in his prime. Somebody Up There Digs Me is filled with stellar re-workings of many of his jump blues classics, from Caledonia through Is You Is or Is You Ain't Ma Baby and Let the Good Times Roll to Ain't Nobody Her But Us Chickens. Recorded in NYC in 1956 with arrangements from a young Quincy Jones and guitar work from the legendary Mickey Guitar Baker, Somebody Up There Digs Me is a sophisticated and swinging set that's still sure to keep your feet moving. Caledonia, Is You Is or Is You Ain't Ma Baby, Run Joe, Early in the Morning, Choo Choo Ch'boogie, Knock Me a Kiss, Let the Good Times Roll, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying, Beware Brother Beware, I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, Salt Pork West Virginia, Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Pressed on 140-gram vinyl; includes CD. By the time Louis Jordan's first LP was released in 1957 he already had 25 years as a professional musician under his belt. This is not to say that he was over the hill; on the contrary, he was well seasoned and in his prime. Somebody Up There Digs Me is filled with stellar re-workings of many of his jump blues classics, from Caledonia through Is You Is or Is You Ain't Ma Baby and Let the Good Times Roll to Ain't Nobody Her But Us Chickens. Recorded in NYC in 1956 with arrangements from a young Quincy Jones and guitar work from the legendary Mickey Guitar Baker, Somebody Up There Digs Me is a sophisticated and swinging set that's still sure to keep your feet moving. Caledonia, Is You Is or Is You Ain't Ma Baby, Run Joe, Early in the Morning, Choo Choo Ch'boogie, Knock Me a Kiss, Let the Good Times Roll, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying, Beware Brother Beware, I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, Salt Pork West Virginia, Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens