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Jump for Joy is an album by jazz singer Peggy Lee that was released in 1958 and arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle. Track listing "Jump for Joy" (Duke Ellington, Sid Kuller, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:07 "Back in Your Own Backyard" (Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, Billy Rose) - 2:26
- Lee Gillette
- 1958 (mono);, 1959 (stereo)
- December 5, 20, 1957; January 3, 1958
- Vocal jazz
The title song Jump for Joy by Ellington and Sid Kuller, from their 1941 musical revue of the same name, beautifully captures the brassy, bubbly, percussive charm of an album that was clearly designed to make the very most of stereo technology. It jumps with joy.
1 Contributor. Jump for Joy Lyrics. Hey, fair thee well, land of cotton, cotton loud is out of style. Honey child jump for joy. Don't you grieve little eve, all the homes I do believe. Have...
Using only three microphones and a highly sophisticated understanding of space, the Capitol engineers achieved the proper balance between Lee’s pillowy vocals and the vigor of Riddle’s orchestra. That balance is best heard on this latest edition of Jump for Joy.
