Hit That Jive, Jack!

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

Hit That Jive, Jack! is the second studio album led by jazz guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli, released in 1985 with Stash Records.[1]Name is taken from the song of Nat King Cole which he covered in this album.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hit That Jive, Jack!"John Alston, Skeets Tolbert2:53
2."Better Run Before It's Spring"John Pizzarelli, Linda Rose4:10
3."The Frim-Fram Sauce"Joe Ricardel, Redd Evans2:45
4."Davenport Blues"John Pizzarelli3:02
5."Racing With The Moon"Pauline Pope, Vaughn Monroe3:31
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nobody's Heart"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart3:37
2."This Will Make You Laugh"Irene Higginbotham3:12
3."Haven't We Met"Kenny Rankin2:21
4."Baby, Baby, All The Time"Bobby Troup3:02
5."You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You"Larry Stock, Russ Morgan2:18

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

  • 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]

References

  1. ^ "John Pizzarelli – Hit That Jive, Jack!". Discogs. 1985. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Hit That Jive, Jack! – John Pizzarelli". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-17.

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