Jump! (album)
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| Jump! | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | December 1982 to February 1983 | |||
| Studio | Cherokee, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Pop, show tunes | |||
| Length | 35:50 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Steve Goldman | |||
| Van Dyke Parks chronology | ||||
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Jump! is a studio album by the American musician Van Dyke Parks, released in 1984 on Warner Bros. Records.[1][2] The album is a retelling of Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus tales.[3] Parks mixes numerous musical styles, including bluegrass, Tin Pan Alley, 1930s jazz, and Broadway musical.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer |  [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
The New York Times wrote that the music "has the effervescence and tunefulness of the best scores for Disney films."[6] The Fresno Bee determined that "this musical-without-a-stage fuses Gershwin, ragtime, a little light opera and precious little contemporary pop into an intriguing work."[7]
