Jump For Joy (Koko Taylor Album)

''Jump for Joy'' is an album by the American musician Koko Taylor, released in 1990. Its release corresponded with Taylor's appearance in David Lynch's '' Wild at Heart''. Taylor supported the album with a North American tour.

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Contemporary Blues Recording" category. It is dedicated to her husband, who died in 1989.

Production

The album was produced by Bruce Iglauer, Taylor, and Criss Johnson; Johnson also played guitar. The horns were arranged by Gene "Daddy G" Barge. Taylor wrote or cowrote four of ''Jump for Joys songs.

"It's a Dirty Job" is a duet with Lonnie Brooks. " Hey Baby" is a cover of the Ted Nugent song. Billy Branch played harmonica on the title track.

Critical reception

The '' Orlando Sentinel'' wrote that Taylor's "roof-shaking voice is as powerful as ever, and she has great backing and material, including four originals." '' The Washington Post'' opined that "it's the boomingly defiant blues and Taylor's unusually subdued and moving performance of the ballad 'Time Will Tell' that ultimately makes ''Jump for Joy'' the treat that it is." The ''Edmonton Journal'' determined that "Taylor's voice kindles memories of a young Aretha Franklin or Etta James."

The '' St. Petersburg Times'' deemed the album "a typically high-spirited affair," writing that "the production is clean and crisp, the arrangements lean and funky." The ''Calgary Herald'' called it "an invigorating R&B set from one of the best blues shouters to come out of Chicago in the last 20 years." '' The Press of Atlantic City'' considered it "near close to a perfect R&B record."

Track listing

References

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Koko Taylor albums
1990 albums
Alligator Records albums