Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive

Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive
Studio album by Joe Jackson
Released	19 June 1981[1]
Recorded	May 1981
Studio	Basing Street, London
Genre	Jump blues, swing revival
Length	42:17
Label	A&M
Producer	Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson chronology
Beat Crazy (1980) Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive (1981) Night and Day (1982)
1998 remastered edition cover art

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "the best of Jackson's stylistic jaunts."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jumpin' with Symphony Sid"	Lester Young, King Pleasure	2:43
2.	"Jack, You're Dead"	Walter Bishop, Dick Miles	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"	Sammy Mysels, Dick Sanford	4:28
6.	"Five Guys Named Moe"	Jerome Bresler, Larry Wynn	2:30
7.	"Jumpin' Jive"	Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba, Jack Palmer	2:41
8.	"You Run Your Mouth (and I'll Run My Business)"	Lil Armstrong	2:31
9.	"What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)"	Busby 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"	Jerry Black, Lucky Millinder	4:06

Personnel

Musicians

• Joe Jackson – vocals and vibraphone
• Pete Thomas – alto saxophone
• Raul D'Oliveira – trumpet
• Nick Weldon – piano
• Dave Bitelli – tenor saxophone and clarinet
• Graham Maby – bass
• Larry Tolfree – drums
• All – backing vocals

Production

• Joe Jackson - arrangements, producer
• Norman Mighell - assistant producer, recording engineer
• Matt The Goose - assistant recording engineer
• Joe Jackson, Pete Thomas, Dave Bitelli, Raul D'Oliveira - horn arrangements
• Jeri Heiden and Sandy Brummels - art direction
• Anton Corbijn - photography

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6]	29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7]	12
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	14
US Billboard 200[9]	42

References

1. "Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive" (PDF). Record Mirror. 20 June 1981. p. 32. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
2. Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 274. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
4. Mike DeGagne. "Jumpin' Jive - Joe Jackson | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 350.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 151. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
7. "Charts.nz – Joe Jackson – Body and Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
9. "Joe Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

External links

• Jumpin' Jive album information at The Joe Jackson Archive