Anyone know if 'Wild Is The Night' was released as a 45 or is it an LP track. Belive he is some jazz singer that goers back along way, but this track has a touch of Cajun Hart about it IMO.

Grant

Anyone know if 'Wild Is The Night' was released as a 45 or is it an LP track. Belive he is some jazz singer that goers back along way, but this track has a touch of Cajun Hart about it IMO.

Grant

Wasn't it released on Pzazz?

Wasn't it released on Pzazz?

yep pzazz 011 Wild Is The Night / New Orleons And A Rusty Old Horn - 1968

yep pzazz 011 Wild Is The Night / New Orleons And A Rusty Old Horn - 1968

Must have been 60yrs old when he made that

check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Jordan

for bio.

Is it the same guy tho'? Only lists releases to '51.

Edited October 21, 200618 yr by Trevski

Is it the same guy tho'? Only lists releases to '51.

Yep, same guy. Those Pzazz releases were his last recordings. "Wild Is The Night", nice pounding, slightly left-field uptempo dancer. The b-side, "New Orleans And A Rusty Old Horn" is one of my all-time favourite ballads (also cut in an inferior version by Sonny Knight on Aura). A bloody hard 45 to locate. Just dug it out and noticed that I have two copies of it, not sure that I want to sell it though. By the way, Louis Jordan's entire Pzazz LP is quite nice as well.

Edited October 21, 200618 yr by Sebastian

louis jordan . absolutely love this guys voice. got a dozen or so of his old brunswick/decca 78s he cut in the 1940s with the tympany five. always up at me mams spinnin em,.............. magic.

bri.

louis jordan . absolutely love this guys voice. got a dozen or so of his old brunswick/decca 78s he cut in the 1940s with the tympany five. always up at me mams spinnin em,.............. magic.

Hi Bri ......

What a top man you are ! another Louis Jordan fan !! Agreed , LJ had a cracking voice . We'll have to get the zoot suits out and get together at your mam's for a " reet hep time "

Louis Jordan enjoyed the height of his success from 1942 to 1951 ; and was nicknamed " The King Of The Jukebox " , as his recordings spent a record total of 113 weeks at number 1 in the States . LJ is probably best known in the UK for " Choo Choo

Ch' Boogie " , but other notable and creditable sides were " Caldonia " ( a personal favourite ) " Is You Is , Or Is You Ain't My Baby " " Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens "

" Don't Worry ' Bout That Mule " " That Chick's Too Young To Fry " " Open The Door , Richard " " Saturday Night Fish Fry " and " Five Guys Named Moe " , which was taken as the title for the hughly successful musical based on LJ's life and career .

Going back to " Choo Choo Ch' Boogie " : the record came out here again in 1976 on MCA , and enjoyed brief chart success . " CCC'B " was released due to public demand , as it was the most requested tune from the many 1940s " swing " records that Chris Hill included in his playlist at The Goldmine , Canvey Island at the time .

Malc Burton

Edited October 22, 200618 yr by Malc Burton

Yep, same guy. Those Pzazz releases were his last recordings. "Wild Is The Night", nice pounding, slightly left-field uptempo dancer. The b-side, "New Orleans And A Rusty Old Horn" is one of my all-time favourite ballads (also cut in an inferior version by Sonny Knight on Aura). A bloody hard 45 to locate. Just dug it out and noticed that I have two copies of it, not sure that I want to sell it though. By the way, Louis Jordan's entire Pzazz LP is quite nice as well.

Yes Sebastian , spot on as usual, it took me ages to find a copy of Wild Is The Night on a PZAZZ 45 after I'd heard it on the LP . Hopefully one day Wild Is The Night will become a monster on the scene, it's that good ! And yes the LP is worth getting too , has a wicked version of the theme from the Steve McQueen movie "Bullitt".

I have another potential Louis Jordan northern monster on ABC subsidiary Tangerine from about "65 ...

As a tie in to this thread perhaps Pete Smith could post up the interesting guest appearance Louis Jordan made on the Beat TV show ...

Yes Sebastian , spot on as usual, it took me ages to find a copy of Wild Is The Night on a PZAZZ 45 after I'd heard it on the LP . Hopefully one day Wild Is The Night will become a monster on the scene, it's that good ! And yes the LP is worth getting too , has a wicked version of the theme from the Steve McQueen movie "Bullitt".

I have another potential Louis Jordan northern monster on ABC subsidiary Tangerine from about "65 ...

As a tie in to this thread perhaps Pete Smith could post up the interesting guest appearance Louis Jordan made on the Beat TV show ...

Glad other people think Wild Is The Night is a good track, has it ever been played out? If so when? Value of the 45 anyone?

Grant

One of the best shows on The BEAT!!! DVDs is the one with Louis Jordan performing in 1965/66. Effortless brilliance from a master performer. Great stuff.

Glad other people think Wild Is The Night is a good track, has it ever been played out? If so when? Value of the 45 anyone?

Grant

Hi Grant,

I came across half a dozen copies of this some years ago, at the time when I was doing the Polish Club in Luton. I tried very hard with it at the time, as it was in my interest because I had a few copies, but sadly couldn't get anywhere with it. Kept 2 copies & sold the others for about £20 to £30 if i'm not mistaken. I think it's a great record. I've got a good little rocker by him on the U.K. Downbeat label somewhere.

Cheers,

Ady.

One of the great talents of black music. . Great influence on all sorts of people - check his version of the Point of No Return on Tangerine then listen to Georgie Fame's cut of it.

t' other tone

Hi Grant,

I came across half a dozen copies of this some years ago, at the time when I was doing the Polish Club in Luton. I tried very hard with it at the time, as it was in my interest because I had a few copies, but sadly couldn't get anywhere with it. Kept 2 copies & sold the others for about £20 to £30 if i'm not mistaken. I think it's a great record. I've got a good little rocker by him on the U.K. Downbeat label somewhere.

Cheers,

Ady.

Hi Ady - thanks for the info, have they no taste at all in Luton Surprised it didnt take off for you mate. Put it alongside Cajun Hart anyday, will have its day I'm sure!!

his 45 'Workin' man' is nice too, if you like r&B, well, if you like music.

jordan__louis___workin_man.mp3