One O'Clock Jump Decca in 1937, for Columbia in 1942 and 1950 and on a number of occasions in the fifties. "Two O'Clock Jump" was a performance by Harry James and his big band in 1939, slightly based on "One O'Clock Jump" but using triplets. Several versions of the original by Harry James and Benny Goodman feature the "Two O'Clock Jump" ending. Lionel Hampton used the song as his theme song for a while as well. Basie later released "Jumpin' at the Woodside" in a similar style. A popular jazz standard for virtually all top swing bands and their fans and jitterbuggers, it
Clock Opera as a solo project and developed into a four-piece band. Connelly lived in a warehouse with bassist and guitarist Andy West, who was in the band Doloroso. Drummer Che Albrighton, whose previous bands include Bikini Atoll, played with West, and Connelly did some recording for them. Keyboardist Dan Armstrong, formerly of The Rushes, was another friend of Connelly's who was invited to join Clock Opera after attending one of their early gigs. Connelly says he named the band after a symphony written for pocket watches, while Armstrong calls the name Clock Opera apt "because of the infinite ticking rhythms and