Jumpin' Jitters, It's Halloween Digital Album
Jumpin' Jitters, It's Halloween Digital Album
Jumpin’ Jitters, It’s Halloween Digital Album
The Album
There are holiday albums for nearly every season, but Halloween records for children are rare. At long last, here is Jumpin’ Jitters, It’s Halloween! Johnette Downing stirs a brew of traditional and original slightly spooky, mostly silly Halloween songs for families. For over three decades, Downing has used these songs while teaching and performing early childhood music. The familiar “Five Little Pumpkins,” “Skin and Bones,” and “Dark Dark Night,” are paired with fan favorites such as her originals “Shake Your Skeleton,” “Little Bat Song,” and “Jumpin’ Jitters.” Joining vocalist, guitarist and ukulele player Johnette Downing on this spine-tingling and toe-bone-rattling album is a cast of monster musicians including harmonica player Scott Billington, violinist Gina Forsyth, accordionist Nathan Williams, guitarist Jake Eckert, keyboardist/organist C. R. Gruver, mandolin player E. J. Ouellette, bassist Lee Allen Zeno, and drummer Doug Belote. A student chorus from Whole Music School invites listeners to sing along.
The Songs
Shake Your Skeletons
Mean Old Witch
Little Bat Song
Skin and Bones
Five Little Pumpkins
Dry Bones
Scary Things
Goose Bumps
Hocus Pocus
Jack-O’-Lantern
Stirring My Brew
Where Is the Wicked Witch?
Dark Dark Night
Jumpin’ Jitters
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© (P) 2022 Johnette Downing
Wiggle Worm Records, ASCAP
P. O. Box 13367, New Orleans, LA 70185, USA
Administered by Concord Music Group
All Rights Reserved
The Team
All songs written, or adapted and arranged, by Johnette Downing
Co-produced by Johnette Downing and Scott Billington
Recorded by Steve Reynolds and Jake Eckert at the Rhythm Shack, New Orleans, Louisiana; Naylan Williams at Cha Cha Studios, Lafayette, Louisiana; and E. J. Ouellette at Whole Music Studios, Byfield, Massachusetts
Mixed by Steve Reynolds, Creede, Colorado
Mastered by Jeff Albert, New Orleans, Louisiana
Cut-paper collage cover art by Johnette Downing
Graphic design by Scott Billington and Johnette Downing
Partially funded by a generous grant from Threadhead Cultural Foundation.
The Musicians
Johnette Downing - vocals, guitar, ukulele, and percussion
Scott Billington – harmonica and backing vocals
C. R. Gruver – Wurlitzer piano and Hammond B3 organ
Gina Forsyth – violin
Nathan Williams – accordion
Jake Eckert – lead guitar
E. J. Ouellette – mandolin
Lee Allen Zeno – electric bass
Doug Belote – drums and percussion
Whole Music Student Chorus – Marissa O’Connor, John de Bernardo, Colin Porter, and Josie Porter.
Reviews!
"Johnette Downing is a New Orleans treasure, and Jumping Jitters shows why she is so beloved - a super fun, spooky fais-do-do that kids and adults will enjoy! And if you're anything like me, you'll want to listen to it year-round!"
—DJ LizE, The Kid's Show, WTUL New Orleans 91.5fm
This album was generously and partially funded by a grant from Threadhead Cultural Foundation. Thank you Threadhead for your commitment to supporting New Orleans culture bearers.