Buck Jump

Buck Jump
Studio album by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Released	May 25, 1999
Genre	Jazz, R&B
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	John Medeski
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band chronology
This Is Jazz (1997) Buck Jump (1999) Medicated Magic (2002)

Buck Jump is an album by the American band the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, released on May 25, 1999. ^{[1] [2]} It is named for a New Orleans style of dancing. ^[3] The band supported the album with a North American tour. ^[4]

Production

The album was produced by John Medeski, who also played organ on some of the tracks. ^{[5] [6]} Founding member Kirk Joseph, who had officially quit the band, played sousaphone on the album. ^[6] The tracks were taken mostly from first takes. ^[6] "Run Joe" is a version of the Louis Jordan song. ^[7] "Old School" was created in the studio, after the band experimented with a groove. ^[6] "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" is a cover of the Marvin Gaye song. ^[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All Music Guide to Soul	[9]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[10]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ [11]
Orlando Sentinel	[12]
Philadelphia Daily News	B [13]
The Press of Atlantic City	[14]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[15]
San Francisco Examiner	[16]
Winnipeg Sun	[17]

The Charleston Daily Mail opined that "Buck Jump qualifies the Dirty Dozen as the rightful heirs to the Meters' Crescent City crown." ^[18] The Washington Post noted that the album "isn't so much an advance as a grander sonic exposition of the New Orleans ensemble's trademark sound: classic Crescent City parade band music melded with sinewy R&B and fiery jazz." ^[19]

The Orlando Sentinel said that "the band skillfully fuses its funky brass-band roots with be-bop, offering up inventive solos, striking harmonies and killer grooves." ^[12] Jon Pareles listed Buck Jump at No. 2 on The New York Times ' list of its "Favorite CD's You Nearly Missed". ^[20] The San Francisco Examiner called the album "nothing less than masterly." ^[16] The Press of Atlantic City considered it "one of the most enjoyable jazz albums of 1999." ^[14] The Herald-Sun ranked it at No. 4 on its list of the 11 best albums of 1999. ^[21]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Unclean Waters"
2.	"Run Joe"
3.	"Duff"
4.	"Dead Dog in the Street"
5.	"Old School"
6.	"Pet the Kat"
7.	"Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
8.	"Time"
9.	"Nuttballus"

References

1. Spera, Keith (May 21, 1999). "Out This Tuesday". The Times-Picayune. p. L9.
2. Hendrickson, Tad (May 24, 1999). "Must Hear". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 58, no. 619. p. 5.
3. Hicks, Robert (April 21, 2000). "Dirty's Brass Maintains Quite a Lustrous Finish". Lifestyle/Previews. The Record. Hackensack. p. 13.
4. Hay, Carla (May 8, 1999). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 19. p. 16.
5. Klinge, Steve (July 1999). "Dirty Dozen Brass Band Buck Jump". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 71. p. 47.
6. Wyckoff, Geraldine (September 1999). "The Brass Is Back". JazzTimes. Vol. 29, no. 7. p. 50.
7. Chamberlain, Adrian (February 12, 2000). "Dirty Dozen sidestep tradition for hip new sounds". Times Colonist. p. D9.
8. "Hear It Live". Get Out. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 15, 1999. p. 18.
9. All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul. Bloomsbury Academic. 2003. p. 195.
10. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 18.
11. Weingarten, Marc (June 4, 1999). "The Dirty Dozen Brass Band: Buck Jump". Entertainment Weekly. No. 488. p. 86.
12. Gettelman, Parry (July 16, 1999). "Get Up and Dance". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 9.
13. Takiff, Jonathan (July 2, 1999). "A Rainbow of Releases". Features Yo!. Philadelphia Daily News. p. 61.
14. Melhorn, Mark (June 4, 1999). "The Sounding Board". At the Shore. The Press of Atlantic City. p. 19.
15. "Dirty Dozen Brass Band". (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 243.
16. Graff, Gary (May 23, 1999). "Pop CDs in Brief". Datebook. p. 47.
17. Sterdan, Darryl (June 25, 1999). "Discs". Winnipeg Sun. p. 46.
18. Lipton, Michael (June 3, 1999). "Review". Charleston Daily Mail. p. 2D.
19. Harrington, Richard (June 9, 1999). "Songs in a Holiday Mood". The Washington Post. p. C5.
20. Pareles, Jon (January 13, 2000). "Favorite CD's You Nearly Missed". The New York Times. p. E5.
21. Van Vleck, Philip (December 24, 1999). "The Best of 1999". The Herald-Sun. p. D4.