Buck Jumpin' Explained

Buck Jumpin'
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Al Casey
Cover:	Buck Jumpin'.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	March 7, 1960
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	47:53 CD reissue with additional tracks
Label:	Swingville SVLP 2007
Producer:	The Sound of America
Chronology:	Al Casey
Next Title:	The Al Casey Quartet
Next Year:	1960

Buck Jumpin' is an album by guitarist Al Casey which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Swingville label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "Al Casey, who will always be best known as Fats Waller's guitarist, makes one of his few appearances as a bandleader ... The music consistently swings and it is a rare pleasure to hear Casey getting the opportunity to stretch out on acoustic guitar".

Track listing

All compositions by Al Casey except where noted

1. "Buck Jumpin'" – 6:11
2. "Casey's Blues" – 6:38
3. "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) – 5:45
4. "Rosetta" (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) – 5:45
5. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks) – 4:42
6. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Waller, Razaf) – 5:32
7. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 5:16
8. "Gut Soul" – 3:04 Additional track on CD reissue
9. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young) – 5:00 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Al Casey – guitar
  • Rudy Powell – alto saxophone, clarinet Herman Foster – piano
• Jimmy Lewis – bass
• Belton Evans – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-swingville-2000-4000-series/#svlp-2007 Prestige Records Catalog: Swingville 2000, 4000 series
2. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Swingville Label Discography, accessed November 20, 2018