Jiving Jamboree [Import]

Various Artists, Various Artists - Rock - Vintage Rock & Roll | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 16, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B0000009JA
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,471 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #35 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Oldies & Retro

Track Listings

1. SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY - Louis Jordan - Louis Jordan

2. AIN'T GOT NO HOME - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - Clarence Henry

3. SOMETHING'S GOIN' ON IN MY ROOM - Daddy Cleanhead - Daddy Cleanhead

4. THEY CALL ME BIG MAMA - Big Mama Thornton - Big Mama Thornton

5. THE HONEYDRIPPER - Joe Liggins & his Honeydrippers - Joe Liggins

6. LOVE, LOVE OF MY LIFE - Jesse Belvin - Jesse Belvin

7. I WANT YOU - The Cadets - The Cadets

8. BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ - The Hollywood Flames - The Hollywood Flames

9. WET BACK HOP - Chuck Higgins And His Band - Chuck Higgins

10. DING DONG DADDY - Wynona Carr - Wynona Carr

11. MUSIC GOES ROUND AND ROUND - Paul Gayten - Paul Gayten

12. DON'T STOP LOVING ME - Eugene Church - Eugene Church

13. NITE LIFE BOOGIE - Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy - Jimmy Liggins

14. OPUS ONE - The Mills Brothers - The Mills Brothers

15. HIT, GIT AND SPLIT - Young Jessie - Young Jessie

16. ROCKIN' ROBIN - Bobby Day - Bobby Day

17. MY BABY'S ROCKIN' - The Monitors - The Monitors

18. THAT'S ALL - Etta James - Etta James

19. YOU GOT ME REELIN' AND ROCKIN' - Roy Milton & His Orchestra - Roy Milton & His Orchestra

20. O SOLE MIO BOOGIE - Camille Howard - Camille Howard

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Jiving Jamboree marks up your dance cards for 25 reelin' and a'rockin' sides from the late Forties, Fifties and early Sixties (the golden era of jump blues and rock 'n' roll). Opening in style with the Godfather of jump jive Louis Jordan and his classic Saturday Night Fish Fry, the album puts the listener and the dancer through their paces with Joe Liggin's rock hard rhythmic The Honeydripper, TV Slim's down-home shuffle Flat Foot Sam, Bobby Day's Rockin' Robin, Clarence Frogman Henry's New Orleans R&B powerhouse Ain't Got No Home (covered a decade later by The Band on their Moondog Matinee album) and lots of other goodies. This CD is bound to be in great demand in the many jive clubs and classes all over the world - in fact it was compiled by the UKs leading jive performer and teacher 'Rockin' Robin Weathersbee, who also wrote a 'history' of jive in the CD book. Jiving Jamboree simultaneously evokes memories of one of the great dance eras of the recent past whilst providing the perfect soundtrack for a new generation of dance-floor jivers. As Slim Gaillard used to say, this one's solid!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even better then freakin' spectacular, June 8, 2004

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Funky-Big-Butt (Orange, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jiving Jamboree (Audio CD)

As the other reviewer said, it's freakin' spectacualr, but it's even better then that, it's the best rockin' swingin' blues cd compilation out there, the whole series(there's 3) is worth getting hold of before it goes out of print. These UK imports are essential for people who like to dance or just like early rock'n'roll, jump blues, rockabilly and swing, when they all were related to one another. Great stuff from the 40's-60's!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FREAKIN' SPECTACULAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, March 12, 2004

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Mickey Mouse of Jive!!! (Anaheim Hills) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jiving Jamboree (Audio CD)

I'm a young energetic swing dancer, and believe me, it takes something fast and energetic to get me really into the jitterbug. EVERY track on this is perfect for swing dancing weather you are a lindy hopper, jitterbugger, shag or balaboa dancer, jiver, stroller, or whatever, it's all here. This is jump blues, swing, R&B, honking saxes, walin' vocals, all upbeat and 110% PURE Energy. This is the cd you need at your next sock hop or Lindy party!!! Freakin' awesome CD, essential. everyone from Louis Jordan to Joe "All Night Long" Houston is on thsi thing from late 40's to early 60's!!! So get ready to jump, jive, wail, swing, bop, all you high steppin' daddies and Dizzy Miss Lizzies!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let's Get Up An Dance, February 6, 2007

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The Mean Eyed Cat "Rock-A-Billy Review" (KNON Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jiving Jamboree (Audio CD)

A good mix of rock-n-rollin' Boppin' Blues, Boogie Woogie, early dance music. All the disc in this set by ACE are very good, with good sound quality. If you're looking for hard core rock-a-billy these CDs are probably not for you. But, then again we all need to expand our musical horizons some, they are worth the money and lots of fun to listen to.

The Mean Eyed Cat

KNON Radio 89.3

Dallas, Texas