Got the Jitters
by Don Redman
- Artist
- Don Redman
- First released
- 1934
- Duration
About this song
Recorded by Don Redman and His Orchestra with Redman on vocals and issued on Brunswick 6745. The song was written by John Jacob Loeb, Billy Rose and Paul Francis Webster and first recorded by Isham Jones and His Orchestra in 1933.
Song themes
Performance tips
- Use a light, conversational early-swing vocal style, half-sung and half-talked like Redman.
- Play up the nervous jitters with shaky little shivers and wide eyes.
- Let the horn breaks have their moment and dance through them.
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