Jumpin' Jive (Joe Jackson album)

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Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive
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	Joe Jackson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Joe Jackson chronology
Beat Crazy (1980) Jumpin' Jive' (1981) Night and Day (1982)
Alternate cover art

Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive is a 1981 album by Joe Jackson. It is a collection of covers of classic 1940's swing and jump blues songs by people such as Louis Jordan and Cab Calloway, whose song "Jumpin' Jive" was the eponym for this album.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid" (Lester Young/King Pleasure) – 2:43
2. "Jack, You're Dead" (Richard Miles/Walter Bishop) – 2:46
3. "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (Bill Austin/Louis Jordan) – 4:57
4. "We the Cats (Shall Hep Ya)" (Cab Calloway/Jack Palmer) – 3:19
5. "San Francisco Fan" (M. More) – 4:28
6. "Five Guys Named Moe" (Jerome Bresler/Larry Wynn) – 2:30
7. "Jumpin' Jive" (Calloway/Frank Froeba/Palmer) – 2:41
8. "You Run Your Mouth (and I'll Run My Business)" (Louis Armstrong) – 2:31
9. "What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)" (Meyers) – 3:46
10. "You're My Meat" (Skeets Tolbert) – 2:54
11. "Tuxedo Junction" (Erskine Hawkins/Buddy Feyne/William Johnson/Julian Dash) – 5:18
12. "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 – Joe Jackson, Pete Thomas, Dave Bitelli, Raul Olivera
• Photography – Anton Corbijn
• Cover Design – Corbijn and Jackson

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1981	Billboard Pop Albums	42