Jump! (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Jump!
Type = Album
Artist = Van Dyke Parks


Released = February 1984
Recorded = December 1982 to February 1983
Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA
Length = 35:50
Label = Warner Brothers
Producer = Steve Goldman
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:sjd5vwmva9qk~T0 link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/vandykeparks/albums/album/201561/review/5943326/jump link]
Last album = "Clang of the Yankee Reaper"
(1976)
This album = "Jump!"
(1984)
Next album = "Tokyo Rose"
(1989)

"Jump!" is a 1984 album by Van Dyke Parks. The album (and its accompanying children's book) is a retelling of Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus tales.

As is his wont, Parks mixes numerous musical styles. On "Jump!" these include Bluegrass, Tin Pan Alley, 1930s jazz, and Broadway musical.

Track listing

All music written by Van Dyke Parks; lyrics as credited

#"Jump!" (instrumental) – 2:02
#"Opportunity for Two" (Lyrics: Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks) – 3:16
#"Come Along" (Lyrics: Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks) – 3:26
#"I Ain't Goin' Home" (Lyrics: Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks) – 3:45
#"Many a Mile to Go" (Lyrics: Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks) – 3:42
#"Taps" (instrumental) – 2:16
#"An Invitation to Sin" (Lyrics: Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks) – 3:20
#"Home" (Lyrics: Terry Gilkyson and Van Dyke Parks) – 2:55
#"After the Ball" (Lyrics: Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks) – 3:52
#"Look Away" (Music and Lyrics: Van Dyke Parks) – 4:03
#"Hominy Grove" (Lyrics: Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks) – 3:26

External links

* [http://vandykeparks.com/music/lyjump.html "Jump!" lyrics]