Jumpin' Jive

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For the album by British musician Joe Jackson, see Jumpin' Jive (Joe Jackson album).

"Jumpin' Jive" (also known as "(Hep-Hep!) The Jumpin' Jive") is a famous jazz/swing composition by Cab Calloway. Originally recorded in 1939 on Vocalion Records, it was Cab Calloway's only million-selling recording. [1] He performs it with his orchestra in the 1943 musical Stormy Weather.

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It has been covered notably by The Andrews Sisters, Glenn Miller, and Joe Jackson, who also named an album after the song.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Papa, Christopher. Cab Calloway Biography. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
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