He has used the term "R&B" as a synonym for jump blues.
Though they are jump blues inspired, some listeners have placed them under the Swing Revival label.
The band play original material influenced by 1920s and 1930s jazz and 1940s jump blues.
"Zoot Suit Riot" is written in the musical style of 1940s jump blues.
More recently, there was renewed interest in jump blues in the 1990s as part of the swing revival.
The staff is attractive and happy, full of smiles and laughter, spurred on by the jump blues playing in the background.
However, the jump blues of the 1940s mixed both styles.
Bradshaw and his band first recorded the song as a jump blues in 1951.
His songs were mostly a blend of jump blues and basic R&B.
This song can be considered an early jump blues recording.