Jump, Jive An’ Wail

A crowd favorite at performances, “Jump, Jive An’ Wail” was arranged by Danny Fratina for a swing dance event at Assumption College.  Originally scored for one vocalist, the arrangement eventually evolved into a male/female duet, along with harmony vocals in keeping with the Louis Prima / Keely Smith tradition.

Here’s a video of the band performing it at an MIT graduate student gala at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel.  Note that footage from this event was used in the music video for “The Trolley Song.”

Visit the STORE page to listen to an audio sample of the studio version and to buy the mp3 or the album CD.

CREDITS for the LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO:

John Stevens – vocals
Jen Hirsh – vocals
Rick Stone – alto sax
Clay Lyons – alto sax
Leon Cotter – tenor sax (solo)
Tucker Antell – tenor sax
Melanie Howell-Brooks – bari sax
Yaure Muniz – trumpet
Daniel Henderson – trumpet
Vivek Patel – trumpet
Leenie Doran – trumpet
Ryan Dragon – trombone
Clayton Dewalt – trombone (solo)
Randy Pingrey – trombone
David Roth – bass trombone
Takeshi Ohbayashi – keyboard
Chris Brown – guitar
Genevieve Rose = bass
Shinya Fukumori – drums

CREDITS for the STUDIO VERSION:

John Stevens – vocals
Jen Hirsh – vocals
Mark Zaleski – alto sax
Rick Stone – alto sax
Leon Cotter – tenor sax
Tucker Antell – tenor sax (solo)
Melanie Howell – bari sax
John Replogle – trumpet
Yaure Muniz – trumpet
Vivek Patel – trumpet
Daniel Henderson – trumpet
Ryan Dragon – trombone
Clayton Dewalt – trombone
Scott Flynn – trombone (solo)
David Roth – bass trombone
Takeshi Ohbayashi – piano
Chris Brown – guitar
Genevieve Rose – bass
Shinya Fukumori – drums

• Arranged by Danny Fratina.
• Written by Louis Prima.  © 1956, 1984 EMI April Music (ASCAP) .
• Big band recorded by Robert Auld and John Weston at Futura Productions in Boston, MA on April 17, 2011.
• John Stevens’ vocals recorded live by Robert Auld and John Weston at Futura Productions in Boston, MA on April 17, 2011.
• Jen Hirsh’s vocals recorded by Max Coane at Mid City Sound in Los Angeles, CA on May 28, 2011.
• Mixed by Robert Auld at Auldworks in NYC.
• Mastered by Allan Tucker at TuckerSound / Foothill Digital in New Rochelle, NY.