Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson (born David Ian Jackson in Romford , December 11 1954 ) is a British musician.

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Biography [ edit ][]

Jackson started at a young age violin playing, but quickly switched to the piano . From his 16th he regularly gigs in bars and he got a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London .

But the prospect of a serious composer to be pulled out to him and he stepped into the pop scene with his band Arms and Legs . The band split after two unsuccessful singles apart. He then played for a time in theaters and recorded some demos. In 1978 he signed a contract with Stiff Records .

Almost immediately, the album Look Sharp! incorporated and in 1978 released. Follow right after the albums I'm the man in 1979 and Beat Crazy in 1980 . The Joe Jackson Band was very successful and toured a lot. But the band fell apart and Joe took a step back from the world of pop and rock, and recorded an album full of old jazz and swing numbers.

After he moved to New York, he played with the idea to create without the use of a guitar. A "pop album" Everyone thought he was crazy. Previously, the guitar was the instrument of the pop / rock. His album Night and Day is a great success (1982). It's about living in New York (later he will do this again with Night and Day 2 ). The album gives a good picture of the various musical styles from the multicultural society of the Big Apple .

Increasingly Joe Jackson is trying more to go. Classical and symphonic side Symphony No.. 1 is an attempt by Jackson to create. an instrumental album Previously he tried this already classic album Willpower . This was not a success. He also previously combined with light classical music as the albums Night Music (1994) and Heaven and Hell(1999). The latter seemed the most appreciated by the audience. Symphony No.. 1 was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album. Indeed, one as successful as famous musicians like guitarist Steve Vai is to cooperate. Vai worked on this album because Jackson had written that did not seem to be feasible. A guitar It was a challenge to still perform. This composition for Vai Jackson himself does not play guitar and actually has nothing to do with the instrument, as evidenced by his statement for the album Night and Day "What do you mean you can not" make pop album without the use of a guitar "is of course that '.

Joe Jackson succeeded with Symphony No.. 1 also to be formed. into four pieces of a whole The album does have the classic form of four parts, but this symphony is distinguished from other symphonies by the implementation. As Jackson himself says in the liner notes: "on the eve of the 21st century, a piece All which was symphonic in structure surely did not have to be written for a 19th-century orchestra to Qualify as a symphony."

In 2003, the Jackson band comes together again after years and takes the CD Volume 4 on (it is the fourth album of the band Joe Jackson in this formation), followed by a world tour. The album Afterlife created during this tour. The album Afterlife in the Netherlands two versions on the market, the international version, but also focused on the Dutch market version, which a large part of the concert in the Heineken Music Hall on May 30, 2003 has been added.

To the chagrin of Jackson is the bulk of his extensive catalog is no longer available. We're talking about the part that he has recorded for A & M. Bought by Polygram (Dutch group) and later in the hands of Universal. In particular, this company has a flood of "compilations / Greatest Hits" was released, including songs that Jackson never wanted to have on CD. Eg The harder they come , a number of Jimmy Cliff . The album Mike's Murder is released on LP (1983), however, never officially on CD. In a compilation made especially for V & D this album there as "bonus CD" at.

In 2005, Jackson gave a series of concerts in the United States and Europe, including two in the new Carré in Amsterdam. Along with string quartet Ethel and the singer / producer / composer Todd Rundgren . Each of the participants had their own set, after which collectively came back for an encore. New in this series of performances was thus that Joe Jackson played a solo set. During these performances he played include a new, unreleased song, Citizen Sane called.

In 2006, then a new series of concerts under the name of Joe Jackson Trio , which Jackson and his old mates Graham Maby and Dave Houghton re going touring. U.S. and Europe In the spring of 2007 the trio made a number of small venues in the Netherlands.

The aforementioned Citizen Sane (but now trio format) and some other new songs were played during this tour. Also, the older, unpublished Drunk Song that Jackson had played during the "Just For The Hell Of It" sessions, once in 1999, experienced a revival during this tour. Jackson is in the autumn of 2007 the trio entered the studio to record a new album, Rain , released in early 2008.

Although Jackson often confident and calm happens is he often insecure and shy, and he often does not know whether the audience is really so excited. The story that Jackson concert (or even several concerts) has broken down because the public was not quiet enough. Go

In 2012, the CD appears The Duke , which Jackson songs from Duke Ellington interprets. This release will be followed by a European tour, where "The Bigger Band" (with Regina Carter) will play three times in the Netherlands.

He has in the past mixed in the anti-smoking debate, as an opponent of the ban on smoking.

Discography [ edit ][]

Year	Title	Label
1978	Look Sharp!	Stiff
1979	I'm the Man	A & M
1980	Beat Crazy	A & M
1981	Jumpin 'Jive	A & M
1982	Night and Day	A & M
1983	Mike's Murder	A & M
1984	Body & Soul	A & M
1986	Big World	A & M
1987	Will Power	A & M
1988	Live 1980/86	A & M
1988	Tucker	A & M
1989	Blaze of Glory	A & M
1990	Steppin'Out	A & M
1991	Laughter & Lust	Virgin
1994	Night Music	Virgin
1997	Heaven and Hell	Sony
1999	Symphony No.. 1	Sony
2000	Summer in the City: Live in New York	Sony
2000	Night and Day II	Sony
2001	The Best of Joe Jackson	Universal
2002	Two rainy nights	Great Big Island
2003	Volume 4	Rykodisc
2004	Afterlife	Rykodisc
2008	Rain	Rykodisc
2012	The Duke	Razor & Tie

Charts [ edit ][]

Albums [ edit ][]

Album (s) with any hit in the Dutch Album Top 100	Date of appearance	Date of entry	Highest position	Number of weeks	Comments
Look sharp!	1978	09-12-1978	36	7
I'm the man	1979	03-11-1979	33	7
Beat Crazy	1980	25-10-1980	16	7	as Joe Jackson Band
Night and Day	1982	10-07-1982	2	44
Mike's murder	1983	17-09-1983	16	10	Soundtrack
Body & Soul	1984	31-03-1984	2	29
Big world	1986	05-04-1986	2	23	Live Album
Willpower	1987	09-05-1987	22	8
Live 1980/86	1988	07-05-1988	5	28	Live Album
Tucker	1988	03-09-1988	82	3
Blaze of glory	1989	29-04-1989	8	18
Stepping Out - The Best of Joe Jackson	1990	22-09-1990	14	6	Compilation
Laughter and lust	1991	11-05-1991	15	9
Night music	1994	15-10-1994	64	3
Night and Day II	2000	18-11-2000	65	8
Volume 4	2003	22-03-2003	27	11	as Joe Jackson Band
Afterlife	2004	08-05-2004	87	1	as Joe Jackson Band
Rain	25-01-2008	02-02-2008	12	9
Collected	2010	09-10-2010	48	1	Compilation
The duke	2012	30-06-2012	21	1 *

Album (s) to hit in the Flemish Ultratop 50	Date of appearance	Date of entry	Highest position	Number of weeks	Comments
Volume 4	2003	29-03-2003	34	1	as Joe Jackson Band
Rain	2008	02-02-2008	20	7
The duke	2012	30-06-2012	88	1 *

Singles [ edit ][]

Single (s) with any hit in the Dutch Top 40	Date of appearance	Date of entry	Highest position	Number of weeks	Comments
Steppin 'Out	1978	09-12-1978	tip4
Is she really going out with him	1979	14-04-1979	tip9	-	# 46 in the Single Top 100
It's different for girls	1980	09-02-1980	Tip6	-
The harder they come	1980	16-08-1980	35	5	if Joe Jackson Band / # 34 in the Single Top 100
Real people	1982	24-07-1982	15	7	# 17 in the Single Top 100
Steppin 'Out	1982	13-11-1982	tip12	-
Happy ending	1984	12-05-1984	34	4	by Elaine Caswell / # 19 in the Single Top 100
Left of center	1986	03-05-1986	Tip7	-	with Suzanne Vega
Is she really going out with him (Live)	1988	13-08-1988	3	9	# 5 in the Single Top 100
(He's a) Shape in a drape	1989	18-03-1989	29	3	# 35 in the Single Top 100
Nineteen forever	1989	03-06-1989	27	3	# 44 in the Single Top 100
Stranger than fiction	1991	-			# 71 in the Single Top 100
Stranger than you	2001	-			# 91 in the Single Top 100

Radio 2 Top 2000 [ edit ][]

Number (s) with markings in the Radio 2 Top 2000	'99	'00	'01	'02	'03	'04	'05	'06	'07	'08	'09	'10	'11	'12	'13
Be my number two	-	548	566	521	515	435	482	530	678	524	555	584	764	467	503
Happy ending (with Elaine Caswell)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1663	-	-	1788	-	1780	1959
Is she really going out with him	492	351	407	391	191	285	398	324	514	345	391	366	487	474	468
Real people	-	356	419	397	247	378	554	604	788	512	593	653	681	605	592
Steppin 'Out	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1687	-	1760	1330	1350