 With Quincy Jones at the helm, Louis Jordan recut Caldonia and other of his classic hits in 1956 for Mercury Records. The session's purpose was to try and introduce Jordan's music to the burgeoning rock and roll generation. But despite influencing Chuck Berry and Bill Haley, and the Caldonia shriek sounding just like Little Richard, the rock generation was unmoved. Mercury billed Jordan as the original rock and roller, and the shuffle rhythms Jordan had made famous the previous decade were replaced by faster tempos and an emphasis on guitar over sax.