Jump! (album)

Jump! is a studio album by the American musician Van Dyke Parks, released in 1984 on Warner Bros. Records. The album is a retelling of Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus tales. Parks mixes numerous musical styles, including bluegrass, Tin Pan Alley, 1930s jazz, and Broadway musical.

Critical reception
The New York Times wrote that the music "has the effervescence and tunefulness of the best scores for Disney films." 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."

Track listing
All lyrics written by Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks, except where noted; all music composed by Van Dyke Parks.
 * 1) "Jump!" (instrumental) – 2:02
 * 2) "Opportunity for Two" – 3:16
 * 3) "Come Along" – 3:26
 * 4) "I Ain't Goin' Home" – 3:45
 * 5) "Many a Mile to Go" – 3:42
 * 6) "Taps" (instrumental) – 2:16
 * 7) "An Invitation to Sin" – 3:20
 * 8) "Home" (Lyrics: Terry Gilkyson and Parks) – 2:55
 * 9) "After the Ball" – 3:52
 * 10) "Look Away" (Lyrics: Parks) – 4:03
 * 11) "Hominy Grove" – 3:26

Personnel

 * Van Dyke Parks - vocals, piano
 * Jennifer Warnes - background vocals
 * Lennie Niehaus - arranger, conductor
 * Kathy Dalton - vocals
 * Jim Keltner, Robert Greenidge - drums
 * Stanley Behrens - harmonica, alto horn
 * Jim Hughart - bass guitar
 * Danny Hutton - vocals
 * Tommy Morgan - harmonica
 * Emil Richards - percussion
 * Fred Tackett - guitar, banjo, mandolin
 * Ken Watson - cymbals
 * Gayle Levant - harp
 * Ian Freebairn-Smith - vocal arrangement