The Chronological Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, Volume 1: The Early Years 1930‐1934

Compilation by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

Released 2001

big band blues jazz

Tracklist

CD 1
1
Gotta Darn Good Reason Now (For Bein’ Good)
3:20
2
St. Louis Blues
2:59
3.0 ★
3
Sweet Jennie Lee
3:02
4
Happy Feet
2:38
2.0 ★
5
Yaller
3:18
6
The Viper’s Drag
3:23
7
Is That Religion?
2:54
8
Some of These Days
2:59
9
Nobody’s Sweetheart
3:20
10
St. James’ Infirmary
3:05
11
Dixie Vagabond
3:03
12
So Sweet
2:57
13
Minnie the Moocher
3:14
3.0 ★
14
Doin’ the Rumba
2:58
15
Mood Indigo
2:37
16
Farewell Blues
2:42
17
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby
2:35
18
Creole Love Song (Creole Love Call)
2:56
19
The Levee Low Down
2:56
20
Blues in My Heart
2:51
21
My Honey’s Lovin Arms
2:58
22
The Nightmare
2:45
23
It Looks Like Susie
2:55
24
Sweet Georgia Brown
2:34
25
Basin Street Blues
2:53
CD 2
1
Black Rhythm
3:19
2
Six or Seven Times
3:28
3
Bugle Call Rag
2:33
4
You Rascal, You
3:16
5
Stardust
3:30
6
You Can’t Stop Me From Lovin’ You
2:56
7
You Dog
3:02
8
Somebody Stole My Gal
2:51
9
Ain’t Got No Gal in This Town
3:15
10
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
3:05
11
Trickeration
2:55
12
Kickin’ the Gong Around
3:14
13
Down‐Hearted Blues
2:56
14
Without Rhythm
2:47
15
Corinne Corinna
3:06
16
Stack O’ Lee Blues
3:07
17
The Scat Song
3:08
18
Cabin in the Cotton
4:03
19
A Strictly Cullud Affair
3:04
20
Aw You Dawg
2:48
21
Minnie the Moocher’s Wedding Day
3:09
4.0 ★
22
Dinah
3:07
23
How Come You Do Me Like You Do?
2:52
24
Old Yazoo
2:52
CD 3
1
Angeline
2:50
2
I’m Now Prepared to Tell the World It’s You
2:53
3
Swanee Lullaby
2:38
4
Reefer Man
2:55
5
The Old Man of the Mountain
2:51
6
You Gotta Ho‐De‐Ho (To Get Along With Me)
3:05
5.0 ★
7
Strange as It Seems
3:17
8
This Time It’s Love
2:56
9
Git Along
2:41
10
Hot Toddy
2:40
11
I’ve Got the World on a String
3:07
4.0 ★
12
Harlem Holiday
2:47
13
Dixie Doorway
3:00
14
Wah‐Dee‐Dah
2:58
15
Sweet Rhythm
2:49
16
Beale Street Mama
3:06
17
That’s What I Hate About Love
3:08
18
The Man From Harlem
3:03
19
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
3:12
20
My Sunday Gal
2:55
21
Eadie Was a Lady
2:51
5.0 ★
22
Gotta Go Places and Do Things
2:44
23
Hot Water
2:46
CD 4
1
Evenin’
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
2:47
2
Harlem Hospitality
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
2:38
3
The Lady With the Fan
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
3:18
4
Harlem Camp Meeting
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
3:07
5
Zaz Zuh Zaz
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
3:26
6
Father’s Got His Glasses On
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
3:10
7
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
3:35
3.0 ★
8
Scat Song
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
2:43
9
Kickin’ the Gong Around
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
3:19
10
There’s a Cabin in the Cotton
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
3:25
11
I Learned About Love from Her
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
3:04
2.0 ★
12
Little Town Girl
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
3:14
13
’Long About Midnight
3:05
14
Moon Glow
3:11
15
Jitter Bug
3:10
16
Hotcha Razz‐Ma‐Tazz
3:13
17
Margie
3:08
18
Emaline
2:52
19
Chinese Rhythm
2:45
20
Moonlight Rhapsody
3:18
21
Avalon
3:22
22
Weakness
3:02

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The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1949‐1955 2003

The Chronological Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, Volume 2: 1935‐1940

The Chronological Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, Volume 2: 1935‐1940 2003

Who’s the Swinginest Man in Town?

Who’s the Swinginest Man in Town? 2002

The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1942‐1947

The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1942‐1947 1998

“The Radio Years” 1940‐45

“The Radio Years” 1940‐45 1997

Live at the New Cafe Zanzibar ’45

Live at the New Cafe Zanzibar ’45 1996

Release credits

Al Morgan
double bass [4.1-22, 3.1-23, 2.22-24]
Andrew Brown
alto saxophone [5], reeds [1.2, 1.4-6, 1.8-22, 2.1-2, 2.5-22, 4.1-4, 4.6-21, 3.23], saxophone [2.23-24, 3.1-22, 4.22]
Arville Harris
alto saxophone [5], reeds [3.1-23, 2.1-8, 2.13-24, 4.1-4, 4.6-22, 1.18-23, 1.25]
Benny Payne
piano [4.1-22, 2.1-24, 1.18-23, 1.25, 3.1-23], vocal [18]
Cab Calloway
conductor [5], lead vocals [1.13, 2.12], vocal [2.1-21, 2.23-24, 3.1-23, 1.2, 1.4-6, 1.8-12, 1.14-23, 1.25, 4.1-22]
Chick Bullock
vocal [9]
DePriest Wheeler
trombone [2.1-24, 4.1-22, 1.2, 1.4-6, 1.8-23, 1.25, 3.1-23]
Doc Cheatham
trumpet [4.1-22, 2.22-24, 3.1-23]
Earres Prince
piano [2, 4-6, 8-17]
Eddie Barefield
alto saxophone [5], reeds [3.1-23, 4.1-4, 4.6-22, 2.22-24]
Edwin Swayze
trumpet [2.3-24, 1.23, 1.25, 3.1-23, 4.1-22]
Harry White
trombone [4.1-22, 3.1-23, 1.18-23, 1.25, 2.1-24]
Jimmy Smith
double bass [1.23, 1.25, 2.3-21]
Lammar Wright
trumpet [4.5, 4.7-22, 3.1-23, 1.2, 1.4-6, 1.8-23, 1.25, 2.1-24]
Leroy Maxey
drums (drum set) [2.1-24, 4.1-22, 1.2, 1.4-6, 1.8-23, 1.25, 3.1-23]
Morris White
banjo [2.1-22, 3.23, 1.2, 1.4-6, 1.8-23, 1.25, 4.1-21], guitar [4.22, 2.23-24, 3.1-8, 3.10-22]
Reuben Reeves
trumpet [1.4-6, 1.8-23, 1.25, 2.1-21]
Roy Smeck
guitar [9]
Walter "Foots" Thomas
reeds [4.1-4, 4.6-21, 1.4-6, 1.8-17, 3.23], tenor saxophone [5], woodwind [4.22, 2.3-24, 1.2, 1.23, 1.25, 3.1-22]
Wendell Culley
trumpet [2]
William Thornton Blue
reeds [2, 4-6, 8-10]

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The Chronological Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, Volume 1: The Early Years 1930‐1934
4x CD
2001