Jump, Jive an' Wail - Brian Setzer Orchestra
Song Lyrics, Artist Information, Chart History

• Originally written and performed in 1939 by jazz trumpeter, composer, & bandleader Louis Prima (born 12/7/11 in New Orleans, died 8/24/78 at the age of 66 after spending three years in a coma following brain surgery to remove a tumor)
• As a Big Band  leader and trumpet player, Prima wrote or recorded some of the biggest hits of the big band era
• Although Benny Goodman had been dubbed "The King of Swing", the song that made him famous, called "Sing Sing Sing" was written by Louis Prima
• The original title of the song was "Jump Jive N Then You Wail"
• The song was recorded by Prima a number of times, including a version in 1958 with his then wife Keely Smith
• In 1998 the song was covered and included on the Brian Setzer Orchestra's third album, "The Dirty Boogie"
• Although the song received a lot of airplay, it never cracked the Top 40
• Formed in 1992, The Brian Setzer Orchestra (BSO) helped bring about a resurgence during the 1990s in the popularity of swing music
• Setzer was instrumental (no pun intended) in the renewed popularity of Rockabilly music following his tenure as leader and front man for the band Stray Cats during the 1980s
• The BSO cover of Jump, Jive an' Wail won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
• For an interesting article on the swing resurgence of the late 90s check out this article by Eric Fenton as published in the National Review
• The song has also been covered by Mark Chesnutt

Other songs by Louis Prima also performed by Oracle Band:

• Just A Gigolo / Ain't Got Nobody

An excerpt from a live Oracle Band performance of this song is available as both a streaming RealAudio format, or as a higher quality downloadable MP3.  Select the version you'd prefer.