Jumpin' Jive (Joe Jackson album)
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| Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive | ||
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| Studio album by Joe Jackson | ||
| Released | 1981 | |
| Recorded | May 1981, Basing Street Studios, London | |
| Genre | Jazz/Swing | |
| Length | 42:17 | |
| Label | A&M Records | |
| Producer(s) | Joe Jackson | |
| Joe Jackson chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Beat Crazy (1980) |
Jumpin' Jive' (1981) |
Night and Day (1982) |
Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive is a 1981 album by Joe Jackson. It is a collection of covers of classic 1940's swing songs by people such as Cab Calloway, whose song "Jumpin' Jive" was the eponym for this album.
[edit] Track Listing
- "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid" (Lester Young/King Pleasure) - 2:43
- "Jack, You're Dead" (Richard Miles/Walter Bishop) - 2:46
- "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (Bill Austin/Louis Jordan) - 4:57
- "We the Cats (Shall Hep Ya)" (Cab Calloway/Jack Palmer) - 3:19
- "San Francisco Fan" (M. More) - 4:28
- "Five Guys Named Moe" (Jerome Bresler/Larry Wynn) - 2:30
- "Jumpin' Jive" (Calloway/Frank Froeba/Palmer) - 2:41
- "You Run Your Mouth (and I'll Run My Business)" (Louis Armstrong) - 2:31
- "What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)" (Meyers) - 3:46
- "You're My Meat" (Skeets Tolbert) - 2:54
- "Tuxedo Junction" (Erskine Hawkins/Buddy Feyne/William Johnson/Julian Dash) - 5:18
- "How Long Must I Wait for You" (Paul Specht) - 4:06
[edit] Personnel
- Joe Jackson - Voice and vibraphone
- Dave Bitelli - Tenor saxophone and clarinet
- Graham Maby - Bass
- Raul Olivera - Trumpet
- Pete Thomas - Alto saxophone
- Larry Tolfree - Drums
- Nick Weldon - Piano
- All - Backing vocals
- Producer - Joe Jackson
- Assistant producer - Norman Mighell
- Engineer - Norman Mighell
- Arrangements - Joe Jackson
- Horn arrangements - Jackson, Thomas, Bitelli, Olivera
- Photography - Anton Corbijn
- Cover Design - Corbijn and Jackson
