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Louis Jordan has enjoyed a significant resurgence of interest in recent times through his music appearing in show like ""Five Guys Named Moe"" and ""The Blues Brothers, and this collection takes a further look at his significance in the development of R&B and the roots of rock 'n' roll. Compiled by the eminent broadcaster and writer Michael Pointon, this CD traces his career from his earliest appearances on record, and includes many of his classic hits. It features him with a variety of line-ups on tracks recorded between 1936 and 1950, and includes vocal contributions from Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong. Jordan was a key figure in the transition from big band music to R&B in the late '40s, his extrovert jump/jive styling laying the foundations of rock 'n' roll. Jordan himself commented: ""Rock 'n' roll was not a marriage of R&B and country & western. That's white publicity. Rock 'n' roll was just a white imitation, a white adaptation of rhythm and blues."" Tough words, but it puts his music firmly in context and this collection shows exactly what he meant.