Jump! (album)

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Jump!
Jump! (Van Dyke Parks album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
Van Dyke Parks
Released1984
RecordedDecember 1982 to February 1983
Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre Pop, show tunes
Length35:50
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Steve Goldman
Van Dyke Parks chronology
Clang of the Yankee Reaper
(1975)		Jump!
(1984)		 Tokyo Rose
(1989)

Jump! is a studio album by the American musician Van Dyke Parks, released in 1984 on Warner Bros. Records. [1] [2] The album is a retelling of Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus tales. [3] Parks mixes numerous musical styles, including bluegrass, Tin Pan Alley, 1930s jazz, and Broadway musical.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
The Philadelphia Inquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

The New York Times wrote that the music "has the effervescence and tunefulness of the best scores for Disney films." [6] The Fresno Bee determined that "this musical-without-a-stage fuses Gershwin, ragtime, a little light opera and precious little contemporary pop into an intriguing work." [7]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks, except where noted; all music composed by Van Dyke Parks.

  1. "Jump!" (instrumental) – 2:02
  2. "Opportunity for Two" – 3:16
  3. "Come Along" – 3:26
  4. "I Ain't Goin' Home" – 3:45
  5. "Many a Mile to Go" – 3:42
  6. "Taps" (instrumental) – 2:16
  7. "An Invitation to Sin" – 3:20
  8. "Home" (Lyrics: Terry Gilkyson and Parks) – 2:55
  9. "After the Ball" – 3:52
  10. "Look Away" (Lyrics: Parks) – 4:03
  11. "Hominy Grove" – 3:26

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Catlin, Roger (April 10, 1984). "After eight years of silence, songwriter Van Dyke Parks...". Omaha World-Herald.
  2. ↑ Shefchik, Rick (March 18, 1984). "Van Dyke Parks, Jump!". Lexington Herald-Leader. Knight-Ridder.
  3. 1 2 Lloyd, Jack (March 2, 1984). "Albums". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E22.
  4. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "AllMusic review". Rovi Corporation . Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ Shewey, Don (March 29, 1984). "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  6. ↑ Holden, Stephen (April 6, 1984). "Van Dyke Parks, Pop Eccentric, at Bottom Line". The New York Times. p. C24.
  7. ↑ Barton, David (March 18, 1984). "Van Dyke Parks Jump". Scene. The Fresno Bee. p. F.
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