Coffee Song of the Month: "Java Jive" by the King Sisters (1941)

In each issue, we'll be highlighting a song or musical composition whose theme is all about coffee!  This month's selection is the coffee tune classic "Java Jive" first sung by the Ink Spots in 1940, rising to #15 in the song charts. 

In this clip from a 1941 movie, the four King Sisters (Luise, Alyce, Donna, and Vonnie), accompanied by Alvino Rey and his Orchestra, with Skeets Herfurt and Dick Morgan, perform the song The Java Jive, written by Milton Drake and Ben Oakland.

Java Jive - The King Sisters (1941)

The King Sisters were Mormons who later had a lot of kids and were supposedly a model for The Osmond Family.  Interesting factoid:  meant they were not allowed to drink coffee - even tea.

The Health Benefits of Coffee

Coffee has gotten a bad reputation.  Doctors used to warn us of its adversity, such as high acidity and ulcers, jitters from Caffeine, and a plethora of other negative side effects.

Well, times have changed – and science has finally caught up.  We did our research to seek out current scientific findings, only using studies that included a wide survey of people who drink coffee regularly.  According to the Harvard School of Public Health, the National Cancer Institute, the Annals of Internal Medicine, and the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation Heart Failure, coffee is proven to actually good for you.  The results were amazing – and extensive.  Here are some of the findings.

 

Disease Suppression and Reduction

Studies found that consuming two cups of coffee a day can have great health benefits:

• Due to its chlorogenic acid content (a chemical in coffee that reduces blood glucose levels, boosts insulin sensitivity, and decreases fat and carbohydrate storages), drinking as little as one cup of coffee a day reduces the risk of Diabetes by 13%.
• Decreases gall stones by 50%
• Cuts Cirrhosis of the liver by 80%
• Cuts Parkinson ’s symptoms by 80%; in fact, regular, moderate coffee drinkers are ½ as likely to get the disease due to coffee’s increase the amount of dopamine being produced by the body.
• Improves mood
• Stops headaches due to vasodilation from caffeine

Wise Partners: ECO Caters

ECO Caters is by far one of the most amazing caterers in all of Los Angeles.  This is a big statement for a foodie town like LA.  We say this not only because of their incredible food, beautifully crafted event design, attention to detail and wildly happy clients.  We say this because of their integrity and dedication to their mission to provide the highest quality catering with handcrafted foods made 100% from scratch while minimizing their impact on the environment.  In our day-to-day work, we see much of the “behind the scenes” of what goes on (for real) in the food industry, and it’s not all what it seems out there.  But by far, ECO Caters leads the pack with its extraordinary standards in taste, design, and sincerity of purpose.

ECO Caters Partners wtih Wise Coffee

Eco Caters is proud to announce our new partnership with Wise Coffee.  We now provide Wise Coffee at all of ourLos Angeles area events.
by Eric Nigg, Social Media Coordinator for Eco Caters


Wise Coffee is 100% organic and that’s important to us here at Eco Caters. We like to see our venders holding themselves to the same quality standards that we hold ourselves, too. Wise Coffee goes above and beyond by packaging their coffee with recycled and sustainable materials. They have thought of everything.

Beyond the fact that Wise Coffee is 100% organic, it’s just great tasting coffee! They sacrifice nothing in flavor. They roast in small batches to keep their level of quality up and to make sure each cup of coffee you brew is perfect. The passion Ryuichi and Sheila have for their coffee is evident upon your first sip.

Ryuichi and Sheila are far from a couple Coffee junkies, their knowledge and articulation of coffee is more inline with that of a sophisticated wine connoisseur. They started their website (wisecoffee.com) in 2005 as a hub for caffeinated enthusiast such as themselves. The website grew out of a frustration at the bountiful amount of poorly roasted coffee bean options and a lack of awareness coffee drinkers had in choosing their beans. The website is loaded with educational information and it is also broken down quiet nicely, making it easy to swallow.

You don’t need to cater an event with Eco Caters, our Los Angeles catering company to taste Wise Coffee, they are more than happy to talk with you personally and suggest a roast to fit your taste buds. Their website offers bags of coffee starting around $12. Give them a try! You won’t regret it.