His Best Side

~ Release by Cab Calloway (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Minnie the Moocher
3:14
2The Scat Song
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1932-02-29)
double bass:
Jimmy Smith (Cotton Club bassist) (on 1932-02-29)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1932-02-29)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1932-02-29)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-02-29) and Arville Harris (on 1932-02-29)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-02-29) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-02-29)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1932-02-29), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-02-29) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-02-29)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-02-29)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-02-29)
3:07
3Reefer Man
recording of:
Reefer Man
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
J. Russel Robinson
2:59
4Calling All Bars
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-05-15)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-05-15)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-05-15)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-05-15)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-05-15) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-05-15)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-05-15)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-05-15) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-05-15)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-05-15), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-05-15) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-15)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-05-15), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-05-15) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-05-15)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-05-15)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-05-15)
recorded at:
Liederkranz Hall (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-05-15)
part of:
Vocalion (by matrix number) (number: 27295-1)
2:48
5Doin' the New Low Down
banjo:
Talcott Reeves (on 1932-12-19)
double bass:
Bob Ysaguirre (on 1932-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1932-12-19)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1932-12-19)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1932-12-19) and Edward Inge (on 1932-12-19)
tenor saxophone:
Robert Carroll (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-12-19)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1932-12-19), Benny Morton (on 1932-12-19) and Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1932-12-19)
trumpet:
Shirley Clay (on 1932-12-19), Langston Curl (on 1932-12-19) and Sidney De Paris (on 1932-12-19)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1932-12-29)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-12-29)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1932-12-29) and Herbert Mills (on 1932-12-29)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-12-29) and The Mills Brothers (on 1932-12-29)
orchestra:
Don Redman and His Orchestra (on 1932-12-29)
performer:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-12-29)
recording of:
Doin’ the New Low Down (on 1932-12-19)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
recording of:
Doin’ the New Low Down (on 1932-12-29)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:10
6Bugle Call Rag
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-09-23)
double bass:
Jimmy Smith (Cotton Club bassist) (on 1931-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-09-23)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-09-23)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1931-09-23)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-09-23) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-09-23)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-09-23), Edwin Swayze (on 1931-09-23) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-09-23)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1931-09-23)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-09-23)
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag (on 1931-09-23)
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
2:32
7Margie
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1934-01-23)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1934-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1934-01-23)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1934-01-23)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1934-01-22), Eddie Barefield (on 1934-01-23), Arville Harris (on 1934-01-23) and Walter Thomas (on 1934-01-23)
trombone:
Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1934-01-22) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1934-01-23)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1934-01-23), Edwin Swayze (on 1934-01-23) and Lammar Wright (on 1934-01-23)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1934-01-23)
recording of:
Margie (aka “My Little Margie”) (on 1934-01-23)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) (in 1920)
composer:
Con Conrad (in 1920) and J. Russel Robinson (in 1920)
3:12
8Wedding of Mr. & Mrs. Swing
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1936-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1936-09-15)
guitar:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1936-09-15)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1936-09-15)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1936-09-15) and Garvin Bushell (on 1936-09-15)
tenor saxophone:
Walter Thomas (on 1936-09-15) and Ben Webster (on 1936-09-15)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1936-09-15), Claude Jones (on 1936-09-15) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1936-09-15)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1936-09-15), Irving Randolph (on 1936-09-15) and Lammar Wright (on 1936-09-15)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1936-09-15)
3:20
9Six or Seven Times
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-06-11)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-06-11)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-06-11) and Arville Harris (on 1931-06-11)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-06-11) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-06-11)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-06-11) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-06-11)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-06-11)
3:24
10Jonah Joins the Cab
recording of:
Jonah Joins the Cab
writer:
Cab Calloway
2:35
11Corinne, Corrina
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-11-18)
double bass:
Jimmy Smith (Cotton Club bassist) (on 1931-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-11-18)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-11-18)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-18) and Arville Harris (on 1931-11-18)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-11-18) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-18)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-11-18), Edwin Swayze (on 1931-11-18) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-11-18)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1931-11-18)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-11-18)
recording of:
Corinne Corinna (on 1931-11-18)
lyricist:
Bo Chatman, J. M. Williams and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Bo Chatman and J. M. Williams
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc. (on 1929-12-05) and Gotham Music Service, Inc. (on 1932-03-18)
3:04
12Hey Doc
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-07-24)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-07-24)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1941-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-07-24)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-07-24)
piano:
Bennie Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1941-07-24)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-07-24)
saxophone [alto, baritone saxophone]:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1941-07-24) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1941-07-24)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1941-07-24) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-07-24)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1941-07-24), Jonah Jones (on 1941-07-24) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-07-24)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1941-07-24) and Tyree Glenn (on 1941-07-24)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1941-07-24)
conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1941-07-24)
3:19
13Keep That Hi-De-Hi in Your Soul
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1935-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1935-01-21)
guitar:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1935-01-21)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1935-01-21)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1935-01-21) and William Thornton Blue (American jazz reed player) (on 1935-01-21)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1935-01-21)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1935-01-21), DePriest Wheeler (on 1935-01-21) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1935-01-21)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1935-01-21), Edwin Swayze (on 1935-01-21) and Lammar Wright (on 1935-01-21)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1935-01-21)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1935-01-21)
2:57
14St. James Infirmary
3:06
15The Man From Harlem
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1932-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1932-11-30)
guitar:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1932-11-30)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1932-11-30)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-11-30) and Arville Harris (on 1932-11-30)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-11-30)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-11-30) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-11-30)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-11-30), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-11-30) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-11-30)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-11-30)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-11-30)
recording of:
The Man From Harlem (on 1932-11-30)
writer:
Will Hudson
3:12
16The Jumpin' Jive
recording of:
(Hep‐Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive
writer:
Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
2:47