Jumpin' Jive (Joe Jackson album)

Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive is a 1981 album by Joe Jackson. It is a collection of covers of classic 1940's swing and jump blues songs originally performed by musicians such as Louis Jordan and Cab Calloway, the latter of whom's song "Jumpin' Jive" was the eponym for this album.

The album, and associated single release, was credited to Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive. Jackson's foray through jump blues anticipated the so-called "retro-swing revival" (Squirrel Nut Zippers, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Brian Setzer Orchestra) by a full fifteen years.

Track listing

1. "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid" (Lester Young, King Pleasure) – 2:43
2. "Jack, You're Dead" (Richard Miles, Walter Bishop) – 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" (M. More) – 4:28
6. "Five Guys Named Moe" (Jerome Bresler, Larry Wynn) – 2:30
7. "Jumpin' Jive" (Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba, Jack Palmer) –......
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