Louis Jordan - Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five: Choo Choo Ch' Boogie (His 27 finest - including 15 R&B No. 1s

Here are the 27 finest tracks of vocalist, alto-saxophonist and bandleader, Louis Jordan (1908-1975), more than half of them chart-toppers, and making up the best single-CD selection available of this ebullient artist. Hailed as the �Father of Rhythm & Blues� and the �Grandfather of Rock �n� Roll�, Jordan formed his own band in 1938. The Tympany Five was a phenomenal success, notching up a still-unsurpassed record of 113 weeks at No.1 on the R&B charts! His innovative, extremely popular vocal style paved the way not only for the next generation of R&B singers but provided the direct inspiration for Bill Haley and Chuck Berry in founding Rock �n� Roll.