The Jeep Is Jumpin' [Magnum] (1999)

About this title: TKO Magnum does its best to make The Jeep Is Jumpin' to appear as an official release, going so far as to issue a "Consumer Guidance" bar on the back cover. For the record, the admit that the recording is live, the duration is 60:47 and that the quality is "8/10, " although it's unclear whether that's sound or performance quality. Beneath that veneer, the budget-priced collection is fairly sloppy, never giving any real details about where and when these 16 tracks were recorded, nor any information about who played on the sessions (which were most likely radio recordings). That's frustrating, ... read more

Tracks:

1. Mood Indigo [Ellington/Bigard/Mi]
2. In My Solitude [Ellington/DeLange]
3. Perdido [Drake/Lengsfelder]
4. Take the Train [Strayhorn]
5. Tea for Two [Caesar/Youmans]
6. Lullaby of Birdland [Weiss/Shearing]
7. Time on My Hands [Adamson/Gordon/Youm]
8. Stomp, Look and Listen [Ellington]
9. Creole Love Call [Ellington]
10. Caravan [Ellington/Tizol/Mil]
11. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me [Ellington/Russell]
12. Hollywood Hangover [Clayton]
13. In a Jam [Ellington]
14. Main Stem [Ellington]
15. Midriff [Strayhorn]
16. Play the Blues and Go [Ellington]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.