1981 studio album by Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive is the fourth studio album by Joe Jackson.[2] Released in 1981, it is a collection of covers of classic 1940s swing and jump blues songs originally performed by musicians such as Louis Jordan and Cab Calloway, the latter of whose song "Jumpin' Jive" was the eponym for this album.
The album and single were credited to Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive.[3]
A remastered edition was released in late 1998.
Critical reception
The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "the best of Jackson's stylistic jaunts."[5]
Track listing
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1. | "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid" | Lester Young, King Pleasure | 2:43 |
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2. | "Jack, You're Dead" | Walter Bishop, Dick Miles | 2:46 |
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3. | "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" | Bill Austin, Louis Jordan | 4:57 |
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4. | "We the Cats (Shall Hep Ya)" | Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer | 3:19 |
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5. | "San Francisco Fan" | Sammy Mysels, Dick Sanford | 4:28 |
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6. | "Five Guys Named Moe" | Jerome Bresler, Larry Wynn | 2:30 |
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7. | "Jumpin' Jive" | Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba, Jack Palmer | 2:41 |
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8. | "You Run Your Mouth (and I'll Run My Business)" | Lil Armstrong | 2:31 |
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9. | "What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)" | Busby Meyers | 3:46 |
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10. | "You're My Meat" | Skeets Tolbert | 2:54 |
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11. | "Tuxedo Junction" | Erskine Hawkins, Buddy Feyne, William Johnson, Julian Dash | 5:18 |
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12. | "How Long Must I Wait for You" | Jerry Black, Lucky Millinder | 4:06 |
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Personnel
- Musicians
- Production
Charts
References
External links
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- The Joe Jackson Band: Dave Houghton
- Graham Maby
- Gary Sanford
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