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Caldonia: From Louis Jordan to BB King

Following the thread of Louie Jordan's influence on BB King.

Here is the original version done by Jordan.  This is a very much in the style of the Big Band.  Really nice horn riff on top of a walking bass groove.  Still stands up after all this time.

Here is BB's version.  He does away with the Big Band riff and uses the horn section as rhythmic background.  The bass player cooks on this and provides the foundation for the rest of the band to build on.  I think BB's singing of this song is better than Jordan's.  BB uses this song in his concerts to as a jam to give his horn players a chance to step out.

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Let The Good Times Roll: From Louie Jordan to BB King

Louie Jordan was a great influence on BB King. It is interesting that a guitar player would have a horn player as a touchstone, but BB liked his phrasing and he says to this day that he hears Louie Jordan's horn when he plays his guitar.

Here is Jordan's "Let The Good Times Roll". There are no rough edges on this arrangement and the tempo is slowed down to an easy shuffle.

Now, here is BB's take on the same song.
The tempo here is picked up quite a bit. More of party song. And BB's singing is rougher. But he is a consummate showman. And check out the solo that BB's rhythm guitarist takes. Seems everyone in the band is a bad muther in his own right. :-)

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