Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's - Jump for Joy (2001)

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Artist: Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's
Title: Jump for Joy
Genre: Blues
Styles: Boogie-Woogie, Jump Blues
Release Date: Feb 13, 2001
Recording Date: Aug 1998
Label: Blind Pig
Total Time: 43:12
Bitrate: CBR 192 kb/s, 44100 Hz, 16 bit stereo
Tracks: 12
Размер: 59 Mb

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Review (by Charlotte Dillon): This is swing revival, boogie-woogie, jump, big band, and the blues all rolled into one satisfying serving. This album, Jump for Joy, recorded by Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's, is hip-rolling, feet-moving joy for the ears. In fact, the title is a name the artist felt fit the style of music he was offering here, and fans have agreed with him. Longtime singer/songwriter and pianist Mitch Woods brought not only his band, the Rocket 88's, in on this recording, but also a number of other musicians, including saxophonists Danny Bittker, Michael Peloquin, and Jeff Ervin, trumpeters Tim Hyland and Mike Whitwell, and trombonist Mike Rinta. They actually finished this album three years before it was finally released to the public. This album is probably one of the best works Woods has put together in a while, if not the best altogether. Some of the good-time groove numbers you can sample on this album are "Swingin' at the Savoy," "Jive Mr. Boogie," "Golden Gate Jump," "Easy Street," and "Straight Eight."

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Mitch Woods:
Born: Apr 3, 1951 in Brooklyn, NY
Genre: Blues
Styles: Boogie-Woogie, Jump Blues
Instruments: Piano, Vocals
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Biography (by Bill Dahl & Stephen Thomas Erlewine):
Dubbing his swinging approach "rock-a-boogie," pianist Mitch Woods and His Rocket 88s have revived the jump-blues approach of the '40s and '50s on three Blind Pig albums.

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Mitch Woods moved to San Francisco in 1970. While he was growing up in Brooklyn, he studied both jazz and classical music, but when he relocated to the Bay Area, he primarily played jump blues and R&B. San Franciscan guitarist HiTide Harris introduced Woods to the joyous jive of Louis Jordan, and the pianist's musical tastes were transformed. Between 1970 and 1980, Woods performed as a solo artist, gigging at a number of local clubs. In 1980, he formed the Rocket 88s — which featured Harris on guitar — and four years later, the band released their debut album, Steady Date, on Blind Pig. The album led to concerts at national blues clubs and festivals, as well as several European dates in 1987.

In 1988, Woods and the Rocket 88s released their second album, Mr. Boogie's Back In Town, and embarked on another round of shows in America, Canada, and Europe. Three years later, their third album, Solid Gold Cadillac, appeared. Woods and the Rocket 88s continued to tour and perform in the '90s, releasing their fourth album, Shakin' the Shack, in 1993. Jump For Joy was issued in early 2001.


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