Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive
A & M
CD 3271
(1981)
Jazz
CD, 12
Tracks, 42:10
Length
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01 |
Jumpin' with Symphony Sid |
Carl Beaks; Lester Young |
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02:44 |
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Recording Date
1981
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02 |
Jack, You're Dead |
Walter Bishop, Jr.; Richard Miles; Walter Bishop, Sr. |
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02:50 |
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Recording Date
1981
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03 |
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby |
Bill Austin; Louis Jordan |
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04:58 |
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Recording Date
1981
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04 |
We the Cats (Shall Hep Ya) |
Cab Calloway; Buster Harding; Jack Palmer |
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03:18 |
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Recording Date
1981
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05 |
San Francisco Fan |
Louis Jordan; Sammy Mysels; Dick Sanford |
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04:28 |
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Recording Date
1981
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06 |
Five Guys Named Moe |
Jerry Bresler; Larry Wynn |
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02:32 |
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Recording Date
1981
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Jumpin' Jive |
Cab Calloway; Frank Froeba; Jack Palmer |
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02:41 |
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Recording Date
1981
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You Run Your Mouth (And I'll Run My Business) |
Lil Armstrong |
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02:32 |
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Recording Date
1981
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09 |
What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again) |
Busby Meyers |
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03:47 |
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Recording Date
1981
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10 |
You're My Meat |
Skeets Tolbert |
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02:56 |
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Recording Date
1981
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11 |
Tuxedo Junction |
Julian Dash; Buddy Feyne; Erskine Hawkins; William Johnson |
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05:19 |
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Recording Date
1981
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12 |
How Long Must I Wait For You |
Jerry Black; Lucky Millinder |
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04:05 |
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Recording Date
1981
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Packaging |
Jewel Case |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Vocals |
Joe Jackson |
Saxophone |
Pete Thomas |
Trumpet |
Raul Olviera |
Piano |
Nick Weldon |
Saxophone |
Dave Bitelli |
Bass |
Graham Maby |
Drums |
Larry Tolfree |
Producer |
Norman Mighell |
Engineer |
Norman Mighell |
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Index |
#
1621 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Swing |
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Jumpin' Jive proved to be one of Joe Jackson's most adventurous projects as he tries his hand at covering a bunch of Louis Jordan and Cab Calloway tunes, ranging from the extravagance of big band to bop to vibrant swing music. The album broke the Top 50 in the U.S. and made it to number 14 in England, with the title track peaking at number 43 over there as well. Jackson sounds extremely fresh and vivacious throughout all of the tracks, with Calloway's "We the Cats" and "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" demonstrating how easily his persona adapts to this particular style of music. Jackson doesn't just sing the music here, he actually role-plays to some extent to make the songs sound that much more genuine and timeless, giving tunes like "Tuxedo Junction," "What's the Use of Getting Sober," and the hip-cat composure of "Jumpin' Jive" some modern flash and color. The horn work is dazzling as well, especially Dave Bitelli's alto sax and Pete Thomas' clarinet contributions. Not only was Jumpin' Jive a novel idea, but it reveals Jackson's musical dexterity and desire to further his interests into other avenues aside from pop and mainstream ballads. Although he touched on reggae with 1980's Beat Crazy, Jumpin' Jive fully uncovers his musical astuteness and remains one of his best albums. -- Mike DeGagne (allmusic.com)
Put this on the shelf in front of Bowie's Pin Ups, Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll, and Costello's Almost Blue. Granted, Jackson doesn't sing as well as any of them, not to mention Cab Calloway or Louis Jordan, who originated most of the '50s r&b novelties here revived. But he obviously gets a kick out of this stuff, and that counts for something. What counts for much much more is that MCA has slipped three budget Louis Jordan compilations into better record stores. B -- Robert Christgau