Running, Jumping, Standing Still

Running, Jumping, Standing Still is an album by blues artists "Spider" John Koerner and Willie Murphy, released in 1969.

In a 2010 interview, Murphy recalled, "After we made the record, we had to have a van and a bunch of stuff, and a bass player and drummer.

I was OK with that, because I had it in my mind to come back [to Minneapolis] and put together a big band.”[1] Koerner and Murphy released a single, "Magazine Lady" b/w "Friends and Lovers" the same year.

In his Allmusic review, music critic Steve Cooper praised the album and wrote, "An oddly effective, one-off marriage of folk-blues and ragtime piano that kicks.

It brims over with boisterous energy and stellar playing, driven by John Koerner’s distinctive guitar work and Willie Murphy’s dynamic piano.