"Jumpin' at the Woodside" is a song first recorded in 1938 by the Count Basie Orchestra, and considered one of the band's signature tunes.
[4] The song is considered one of the Basie band's "signature" tunes,[5][6] a "favorite",[7] and even "a definition of swing.
[1][2] Like many Basie numbers of that era, it was a "head arrangement" collaboratively created by the band.
[10] But the Woodside distinguished itself by becoming a popular place for jazz musicians and Negro league baseball teams to stay while in New York during segregation.
[13][14] The routine was recorded in the 1941 film version which can be seen on YouTube[15] (though the movie was released with different music over the sequence for licensing reasons).
[14] In addition to numerous Basie recordings over the years, the song has been recorded by a number of artists including Lionel Hampton,[16] Monk Montgomery,[17] Oscar Peterson,[18] Django Reinhardt,[19] Buddy Rich, [20] and others.