Joe Jackson’s fourth album turned out to even less predictable than Beat Crazy; Jumpin’ Jive, released in the summer of 1981, was a collection of Forties swing standards and although Jackson could not hope to capture the spontaneity and virtuosity of Cab Calloway, Louis Jordan and other hep ... Read review
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Forties swing Review ofJumpin' Jive - Joe Jackson (Rock)by
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Advantages: Unique and promising Disadvantages: Never followed through
Joe Jackson’s fourth album turned out to even less predictable than Beat Crazy; Jumpin’ Jive, released in the summer of 1981, was a collection of Forties swing standards and although Jackson could not hope to capture the spontaneity and virtuosity of Cab Calloway, Louis Jordan and other hep cats, the album displayed his piano skills to good advantage and showed a rich eclecticism of musical interests. The album was a surprise hit in the UK, reaching ... ...the feat of updating an outdated style and it seemed for a time at least that Jackson might finally have found his true genre and if he had stuck at it may have turned it into a new craze.
It’s an interesting project, but, like a lot of Jackson’s stuff, fades from memory in the end. ...
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Album Notes: Personnel includes: Joe Jackson (vocals, arranger, vibraphone); Dave Bitelli (clarinet, tenor saxophone, background vocals); Pete Thomas (alto saxophone, background vocals); Raul Oliviera (trumpet, background vocals); Nick Weldon (piano, background vocals); Graham Maby (bass, background vocals); Larry Tolfree (drums, background vocals).
Titles on disc 1
1.: Jumping With Symphony Sid
2.: Jack You're Dead
3.: Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
4.: We The Cats (Shall Hep Ya)
5.: San Francisco Fan
6.: Five Guys Named Moe
7.: Jumping Jive
8.: You Run Your Mouth (And I'll Run My Business)
9.: What's The Use Of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk
10.: You're My Meat
11.: Tuxedo Junction
12.: How Long Must I Wait For You
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