C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1311618 By Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five. By Billy Austin and Louis Jordan. Arranged by John Fries. Blues,Country,Film/TV,Jazz,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #900626. Published by John Fries (A0.1311618). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby is a song written by Louis Jordan and Billy Austin. The song's first recording, by Jordan, was made on October 4, 1943. It was released as the B-side of a single with G.I. Jive with the title Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby). The song reached No. 1 on the US folk/country charts, number two for three weeks on the pop chart, and number three on the R&B chart. The song was also featured in the Tom and Jerry short Solid Serenade, in which Tom the cat sings it to his lover. T om's singing voice is provided by Ira Buck Woods. The standard has been recorded by more than 130 different artists over the years.
