STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - JOE JACKSON - JOE JACKSON'S JUMPIN' JIVE

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Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 66th Birthday of new wave British musician Joe Jackson. Happy Birthday Joe ! To commemorate the date, we spotlight his fourth studio album, Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive. The LP was released June 11, 1981, and produced by Jackson himself. It reached #42 on the Billboard 200, #29 in Australia, #14 UK, #12 New Zealand. The record, consisting mostly of covers of classic 1940s swing and jump blues songs, spawned two singles; "Jumpin' Jive (#61 Australia, #43 UK, #32 New Zealand) and "Jack, You're Dead" (failed to chart). In my opinion Joe kind of looks like Don Knotts on this album cover. 

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)" Louis Armstrong 2:31

9. "What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)" Bubsy 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

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

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