Hit That Jive, Jack!

Hit That Jive, Jack!
Studio album by John Pizzarelli
Released	June 25, 1985 (1985-06-25)
Venue	Lobel Studios, West New York, New Jersey, United States
Genre	Jazz
Length	30:51
Label	Stash Records
Producer	Bernard Brightman Bucky Pizzarelli
John Pizzarelli chronology
I'm Hip (Please Don't Tell My Father) (1983) Hit That Jive, Jack! (1985) Sing! Sing! Sing! (1987)

Hit That Jive, Jack! is the second studio album led by jazz guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli, released in 1985 with Stash Records.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hit That Jive Jack!"	2:53
2.	"Better Run Before It's Spring"	4:10
3.	"Frim - Fram Sauce"	2:45
4.	"Davenport Blues"	3:02
5.	"Racing With The Moon"	3:31

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nobody's Heart"	3:37
2.	"This Will Make You Laugh"	3:12
3.	"Haven't We Met"	2:21
4.	"Baby, Baby All The Time"	3:02
5.	"You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You"	2:18

Personnel

• John Pizzarelli – arranger, composer, guitar, primary artist, vocals
• Bucky Pizzarelli – guest artist, guitar, primary artist, producer
• Bernard Brightman – executive producer
• Dave McKenna – guest artist, piano
• Jerry Bruno – bass
• Gary Haase – bass
• Steve Ferrera – drums
• Butch Miles – drums
• Hugh McCracken – harmonica

Support

• John Alston – composer
• Lorenz Hart – composer
• Vaughn Monroe – composer
• Russ Morgan – composer
• Kenny Rankin – composer
• Richard Rodgers – composer
• Linda Rose – composer
• Larry Stock – composer
• Bobby Troup – composer
• Richard Ables – A&R
• Will Friedwald – liner notes
• Collin Kellogg – art direction
• Alice Melzer – photography
• Gary Posner – engineer

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Scott Yanow's review for AllMusic was mixed, commenting that "Pizzarelli's singing was already distinctive and his guitar playing quite swinging, but roughly half of the songs on this CD reissue use pop or funk rhythms" on account of him "not quite [finding] his niche yet". He concluded "the uneven material and arrangements make this a lightweight effort."

References

Bibliography

• Hit That Jive, Jack (Vinyl LP cover). John Pizzarelli. United States: Stash Records. 1985. ST 256.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)