Jump Blues or simply Jump was very popular in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It’s an uptempo blues and usually played by smaller combos. With the swing revival in the 1980s and 1990s, also Jump Blues received a boost. Lindy Hoppers love Jump Blues and the related Rhythm and Blues (the early one) because it’s still swinging. African-American Wynonie Harris (Aug. 24, 1915 - June 14, 1969) was one of the exponents of that energetic genre. Also known as “Mr. Blues”, he was a dancer, drummer and “blues shouter“, a singer who could shout to be heard over the drums and instruments of the band (especially [...]
