Joe Jackson - Body and soul - 1984

Body and Soul is an album by Joe Jackson, released in March 1984.
The album was Jackson's seventh studio album. In the UK it peaked at No. 14. 
The tracks are a mix of pop and jazz standards and salsa, showcasing the U.S. No. 15 hit single "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)".
In a nod to its jazz standards influence, the cover art imitated that of the album Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2. The album was a modest commercial success. At the end of the associated world tour in July 1984, Jackson took a lengthy break.
The tour had been, he later wrote, "the hardest I ever did; it came too soon after the last one, and by the end of it I was so burned out I swore I'd never tour again".
(wikipedia)

THE VEREDICT

LOISAIDA

Body and Soul has Joe Jackson playing both hot- and cool-styled jazz songs, getting some worthy help from producer David Kershenbaum, who also lent Jackson a hand on his I'm the Man album. This is Jackson at his smoothest, from the fragility of "Not Here Not Now" to the earnestness of "Be My Number Two." While both this song and "Happy Ending" charted fairly low in the U.K., the explosive "You Can't Get What You Want" went to number 15 in the United States, thanks to the brilliant horn work and colorful jazz-pop mingling of all the other instruments, not to mention Jackson's suave singing. But the album's energy isn't spent entirely on one track. "Cha Cha Loco," "Losaida," and the cheery yet stylish "Go for It" carry Jackson's snazzy persona and enthusiasm even further, laying claim to how comfortable he really is at playing this style of music. Sometimes sounding preserved and entertaining in the same light, Body and Soul uses some of the character of 1982's Night and Day album, but instead of splitting up the music into mild jazz, pop, and modern R&B, he decided to tackle one of the genres wholeheartedly, and in doing so he came up with a truly impeccable release. 

(http://www.allmusic.com/)

YOU CAN´T GET WHAT YOU WANT

CHA CHA LOCO

Generos:
Jazz, Rock, Latin, Pop
New Wave, Cha-Cha, Pop Rock, Latin Jazz

TRACKLIST
(All tracks written and arranged by Joe Jackson.)

01) The Verdict  5:31

02) Cha Cha Loco 4:47
03) Not Here, Not Now 5:27
04) You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) 4:50
05) Go For It 4:18
06) Loisaida 5:33
07) Happy Ending 3:39
08) Be My Number Two 4:18
09) Heart Of Ice 6:53

HEART OF ICE

PERSONAL
Graham Maby - Bass
Vinnie Zummo - Guitar
Ed Roynesdal - Keyboards and violin
Tony Aiello - Saxophones and flute
Michael Morreale - Trumpet and flugelhorn
Gary Burke - Drums
Ellen Foley and Elaine Caswell - Vocals
Joe Jackson - Vocals, piano, saxophones

Producer – David Kershenbaum, Joe Jackson
Engineer – Rik Pekkonen
Technician [Digital Recording System] – Frank R. Dickinson, Jr.*
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Jeremy Darby
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By [Mixdown Assistant] – Dan Nash

NOT HERE, NOT NOW