The Essential Cab Calloway

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Tracklist

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1Virginia, Georgia and Carolina
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-12-24)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1941-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-12-24)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-12-24)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1941-12-24)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-12-24)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-12-24)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1941-12-24) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1941-12-24)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1941-12-24) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-12-24)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-12-24), Jonah Jones (on 1941-12-24), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1941-12-24) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-12-24)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1941-12-24)
recording of:
Virginia, Georgia and Caroline (on 1941-12-24)
writer:
Cab Calloway, George A. Little (1920s songwriter) and Larry Shay
2:35
2I See a Million People
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:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1941-07-24)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-07-24)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “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)
3:00
3Blues in the Night
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-09-10)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1941-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-09-10)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-09-10)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-09-10)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1941-09-10) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1941-09-10)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1941-09-10) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-09-10)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1941-09-10), Jonah Jones (on 1941-09-10) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-09-10)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1941-09-10)
arranger:
Buster Harding (on 1941-09-10)
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) (on 1941-09-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:10
4The Mermaid Song
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-11-03)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1941-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-11-03)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-11-03)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1941-11-03)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-11-03)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1941-11-03) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1941-11-03)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1941-11-03) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-11-03)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-11-03), Jonah Jones (on 1941-11-03), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1941-11-03) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-11-03)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1941-11-03)
2:47
5Tappin' Off
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-11-03)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1941-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-11-03)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-11-03)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1941-11-03)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-11-03)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1941-11-03) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1941-11-03)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1941-11-03) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-11-03)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-11-03), Jonah Jones (on 1941-11-03), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1941-11-03) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-11-03)
2:43
6I Get the Neck of the Chicken
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1942-07-27)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1942-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1942-07-27)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1942-07-27)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1942-07-27)
reeds:
Irving Brown (Irving "Skinny" Brown) (on 1942-07-27)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-07-27)
tenor saxophone:
Al Gibson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-07-27) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1942-07-27)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1942-07-27) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-27)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1942-07-27), Jonah Jones (on 1942-07-27), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-07-27) and Lammar Wright (on 1942-07-27)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1942-07-27)
2:46
7Lordy
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-12-24)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1941-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-12-24)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-12-24)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1941-12-24)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-12-24)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-12-24)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1941-12-24) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1941-12-24)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1941-12-24) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-12-24)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-12-24), Jonah Jones (on 1941-12-24), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1941-12-24) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-12-24)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1941-12-24)
2:54
8Conchita
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:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1941-07-24)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-07-24)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “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)
2:52
9Hey, 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)
3:17
10The Moment I Laid Eyes on You
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-12-24)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1941-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-12-24)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-12-24)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1941-12-24)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-12-24)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-12-24)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1941-12-24) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1941-12-24)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1941-12-24) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-12-24)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-12-24), Jonah Jones (on 1941-12-24), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1941-12-24) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-12-24)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1941-12-24)
3:17
11I Want to Rock
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1942-02-02)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1942-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1942-02-02)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1942-02-02)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1942-02-02)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1942-02-02)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-02-02)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1942-02-02) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1942-02-02)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1942-02-02) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-02-02)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1942-02-02), Jonah Jones (on 1942-02-02), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-02-02) and Lammar Wright (on 1942-02-02)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1942-02-02)
2:52
12Says Who? Says You, Says I!
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-09-10)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1941-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-09-10)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-09-10)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-09-10)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1941-09-10) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1941-09-10)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1941-09-10) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-09-10)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1941-09-10), Jonah Jones (on 1941-09-10) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-09-10)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1941-09-10)
arranger:
Buster Harding (on 1941-09-10)
2:28
13Who Calls
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-11-03)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1941-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-11-03)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-11-03)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1941-11-03)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-11-03)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1941-11-03) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1941-11-03)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1941-11-03) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-11-03)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-11-03), Jonah Jones (on 1941-11-03), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1941-11-03) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-11-03)
choir vocals:
The Palmer Brothers (30s jazz vocal band) (on 1941-11-03)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1941-11-03)
3:12
14I'll Be Around
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1942-02-02)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1942-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1942-02-02)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1942-02-02)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1942-02-02)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1942-02-02)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-02-02)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1942-02-02) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1942-02-02)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1942-02-02) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-02-02)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1942-02-02), Jonah Jones (on 1942-02-02), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-02-02) and Lammar Wright (on 1942-02-02)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1942-02-02)
recording of:
I’ll Be Around (on 1942-02-02)
lyricist and composer:
Alec Wilder
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc., Primary Wave 3 Songs (BMI) and TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc.
3:10
15Minnie the Moocher
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1942-02-02)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1942-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1942-02-02)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1942-02-02)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1942-02-02)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1942-02-02)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-02-02)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1942-02-02) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1942-02-02)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1942-02-02) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-02-02)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1942-02-02), Jonah Jones (on 1942-02-02), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-02-02) and Lammar Wright (on 1942-02-02)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1942-02-02)
recording of:
Minnie the Moocher
lyricist and composer:
Cab Calloway and Irving Mills
publisher:
Big Bad Voodoo Music
is based on:
Willie the Weeper
53:16
16Let's Go, Joe
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1942-07-27)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1942-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1942-07-27)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1942-07-27)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1942-07-27)
reeds:
Irving Brown (Irving "Skinny" Brown) (on 1942-07-27)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-07-27)
tenor saxophone:
Al Gibson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-07-27) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1942-07-27)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1942-07-27) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-27)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1942-07-27), Jonah Jones (on 1942-07-27), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-07-27) and Lammar Wright (on 1942-07-27)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1942-07-27)
3:09
17Nain Nain
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-11-03)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1941-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-11-03)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-11-03)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1941-11-03)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-11-03)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1941-11-03) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1941-11-03)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1941-11-03) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-11-03)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-11-03), Jonah Jones (on 1941-11-03), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1941-11-03) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-11-03)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1941-11-03)
recording of:
Nain Nain (No No) (on 1941-11-03)
writer:
Cab Calloway and Buck Ram
3:16
18T'Ain't No Good
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1942-02-02)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1942-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1942-02-02)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1942-02-02)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1942-02-02)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1942-02-02)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-02-02)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1942-02-02) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1942-02-02)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1942-02-02) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-02-02)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1942-02-02), Jonah Jones (on 1942-02-02), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-02-02) and Lammar Wright (on 1942-02-02)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1942-02-02)
3:13
19Ogeechee River Lullaby
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1942-07-27)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1942-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1942-07-27)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1942-07-27)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1942-07-27)
reeds:
Irving Brown (Irving "Skinny" Brown) (on 1942-07-27)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-07-27)
tenor saxophone:
Al Gibson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-07-27) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1942-07-27)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1942-07-27) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-27)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1942-07-27), Jonah Jones (on 1942-07-27), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-07-27) and Lammar Wright (on 1942-07-27)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1942-07-27)
3:37
20Mrs Finnigan
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-09-10)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-09-10)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1941-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-09-10)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-09-10)
piano:
Bennie Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1941-09-10)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-09-10)
saxophone [alto, baritone saxophone]:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1941-09-10) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1941-09-10)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1941-09-10) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-09-10)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1941-09-10), Jonah Jones (on 1941-09-10) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-09-10)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1941-09-10)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1941-09-10)
2:48
21A Sm-o-o-th One
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-11-03)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1941-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-11-03)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-11-03)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1941-11-03)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-11-03)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1941-11-03) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1941-11-03)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1941-11-03) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-11-03)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-11-03), Jonah Jones (on 1941-11-03), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1941-11-03) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-11-03)
recording of:
A Smooth One (on 1941-11-03)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
publisher:
Regent Music Corp.
3:08
22Hep Cat's Love Song
3:05
23Chattanooga Choo Choo
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo (on 1941-07-03)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
32:41