Hit That Jive, Jack!

Hit That Jive, Jack! is the second studio album led by jazz guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli, released in 1985 with Stash Records.[1]

Hit That Jive, Jack!
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 1985 (1985-06-25)
VenueLobel Studios, West New York, New Jersey, United States
GenreJazz
Length30:51
LabelStash Records
Producer
John Pizzarelli chronology
I'm Hip (Please Don't Tell My Father)
(1983)
Hit That Jive, Jack!
(1985)
Sing! Sing! Sing!
(1987)

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Hit That Jive Jack!"2:53
2."Better Run Before It's Spring"4:10
3."Frim - Fram Sauce"2:45
4."Davenport Blues"3:02
5."Racing With The Moon"3:31
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Nobody's Heart"3:37
2."This Will Make You Laugh"3:12
3."Haven't We Met"2:21
4."Baby, Baby All The Time"3:02
5."You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You"2:18

Personnel

  • John Pizzarelli  arranger, composer, guitar, primary artist, vocals
  • Bucky Pizzarelli  guest artist, guitar, primary artist, producer
  • Bernard Brightman  executive producer
  • Dave McKenna  guest artist, piano
  • Jerry Bruno  bass
  • Gary Haase  bass
  • Steve Ferrera  drums
  • Butch Miles  drums
  • Hugh McCracken  harmonica

Support

  • John Alston  composer
  • Lorenz Hart  composer
  • Vaughn Monroe  composer
  • Russ Morgan  composer
  • Kenny Rankin  composer
  • Richard Rodgers  composer
  • Linda Rose  composer
  • Larry Stock  composer
  • Bobby Troup  composer
  • Richard Ables  A&R
  • Will Friedwald  liner notes
  • Collin Kellogg  art direction
  • Alice Melzer  photography
  • Gary Posner  engineer

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Scott Yanow's review for AllMusic was mixed, commenting that "Pizzarelli's singing was already distinctive and his guitar playing quite swinging, but roughly half of the songs on this CD reissue use pop or funk rhythms" on account of him "not quite [finding] his niche yet". He concluded "the uneven material and arrangements make this a lightweight effort."[2]

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References

  1. "John Pizzarelli  Hit That Jive, Jack!". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  2. Yanow, Scott. "Hit That Jive, Jack!  John Pizzarelli". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-17.

Bibliography

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