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(Just About) All the Jive You Will Ever Need!!!

chris meesey Food Czar | The Colony, TX United States | 12/29/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Louis Jordan takes you back to the time of zoot suits, racing forms, colorful characters, rationing and the war effort, and most of all, trains, trains, and more trains!! His music, language, and tempos are all infused with the rhythm of "the clicky-clack" and make this box set one of the drivingest, jivingest, greatest, and above all, MOST FUN sets of music you will ever listen to! Whether his songs are set in the coolest barnyard this side of Old MacDonald ("A Bird Ain't Nothin' But a Chicken,""Barnyard Boogie,""Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens")or on one of the many trains that criscrossed America throughout the 1940s ("Texas and Pacific," "Choo,Choo,Ch'Boogie," "Salt Pork, West Virginia"), Jordan's music is all about fun and is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. Don't be intimidated by the size of this set; just one listen, and you'll be startled by how your attention is kept riveted to the speaker through five discs of sheer delights. Several guest greats assist, including Bing Crosby ("My Baby Said Yes"), Louis Armstrong ("Life is So Peculiar"), and, featured on a dozen or so tracks, the immortal Ella Fitzgerald ("Stone Cold Dead in the Market"). Quibblers may not like the fact that several really good songs from Let the Good Times Roll: The Anthology are not present ("Louisville Lodge Meeting," "Bone Dry," "Fat Sam From Birmingham"), but considering you get more than five hours of great music, this is a minor complaint. In any case, you must purchase this set today. Jordan's infectuous joy and pure sense of fun will have you humming and swinging for hours to come! Let The Good Times Roll!!!"

Incredible music at a discount price!

C. W. Kaylor | Longmeadow, MA United States | 12/08/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have both this set from JSP and the two disc MCA Best Of and in terms of sound quality there is no doubt that the JSP set is far better. Gone are most of the static from"Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" and many other songs that had fair sound on the MCA set. JSP does an incredible job at a discount price. Plus, this set offers an additional 90+ songs. Don't be fooled by the low price -- THIS IS A MUST BUY!"

Essential! plain and simple!

J. Grau | nashville,tn | 01/02/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"it's hard to express my feelings towards louis jordan's music. i could listen to it over and over, never tiring of it. i previously had the "best of" album and had worn out that cd. this set, considering the price for 5 discs, is surprisingly wonderful in both quality and track listings. it gives a great overview of his best years, as opposed to the 2-cd "anthology" recently released, with poor sound quality in my opinion. also, this has all the more popular tunes included on the easy to find 'best of" along with many more great songs. i could go on forever. buy this! for the price, what have you got to lose? nothin! the only thing that will happen is you might find yourself dancin around the room. just wait, you'll be movin in some way! aww-reet!"