Best of Big Bands

~ Release by Cab Calloway (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Minnie 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, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
is based on:
Willie the Weeper
53:18
2Beale Street Mama
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1932-11-15)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1932-11-15)
guitar:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1932-11-15)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1932-11-15)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-11-15) and Arville Harris (on 1932-11-15)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-11-15)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-11-15) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-11-15)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-11-15), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-11-15) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-11-15)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-11-15)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-11-15)
recording of:
Beale Street Mama (on 1932-11-15)
composer:
J. Russel Robinson and Roy Turk
3:11
3Angeline
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1932-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1932-06-07)
guitar:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1932-06-07)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1932-06-07)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-06-07) and Arville Harris (on 1932-06-07)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-06-07)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-06-07) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-06-07)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-06-07), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-06-07) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-06-07)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-06-07)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-06-07)
recording of:
Angeline (on 1932-06-07)
lyricist:
William J Hill (US songwriter)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:54
4Bye Bye Blues
2:54
5Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1932-04-20)
double bass:
Jimmy Smith (Cotton Club bassist) (on 1932-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1932-04-20)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1932-04-20)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-04-20) and Arville Harris (on 1932-04-20)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-04-20) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-04-20)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1932-04-20), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-04-20) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-04-20)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-04-20)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-04-20)
recording of:
Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day (on 1932-04-20)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
43:11
6Dinah
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1932-06-07)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1932-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1932-06-07)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1932-06-07)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-06-07), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-06-07) and Arville Harris (on 1932-06-07)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-06-07) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-06-07)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-06-07), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-06-07) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-06-07)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-06-07)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1932-06-07)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
3:11
7Wake Up and Live
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1937-03-17)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1937-03-17)
guitar:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1937-03-17)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1937-03-17)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1937-03-17) and Garvin Bushell (on 1937-03-17)
tenor saxophone:
Walter Thomas (on 1937-03-17) and Ben Webster (on 1937-03-17)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1937-03-17), Claude Jones (on 1937-03-17) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1937-03-17)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1937-03-17), Irving Randolph (on 1937-03-17) and Lammar Wright (on 1937-03-17)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1937-03-17)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-266)
recording of:
Wake Up and Live (on 1937-03-17)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
2:28
8Pickin' Up the Cabbage
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-03-08)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-03-08)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-03-08)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-03-08), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-03-08) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-03-08) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1940-03-08)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-03-08), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-03-08) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-08)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-03-08), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-03-08) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-03-08)
lead vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-03-08)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-03-08)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-03-08)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WC-2983)
2:48
9You Gotta Ho-Di-Ho
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1932-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1932-06-09)
guitar:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1932-06-09)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1932-06-09)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-06-09) and Arville Harris (on 1932-06-09)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-06-09)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-06-09) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-06-09)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-06-09), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-06-09) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-06-09)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-06-09)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-06-09)
recording of:
You Gotta Ho-De-Ho (To Get Along With Me) (on 1932-06-09)
writer:
George Ronald Brown and J. Russel Robinson
53:11
10Reefer Man
recording of:
Reefer Man
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
J. Russel Robinson
43:00
11The 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.
42:50
12Manhattan Jam
2:36
13I Gotta Go Places and Do Things
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1932-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1932-12-07)
guitar:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1932-12-07)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1932-12-07)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-12-07) and Arville Harris (on 1932-12-07)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-12-07)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-12-07) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-12-07)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-12-07), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-12-07) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-12-07)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-12-07)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-12-07)
2:48
14Eadie Was a Lady
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1932-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1932-12-07)
guitar:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1932-12-07)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1932-12-07)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-12-07) and Arville Harris (on 1932-12-07)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-12-07)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-12-07) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-12-07)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-12-07), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-12-07) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-12-07)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-12-07)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-12-07)
recording of:
Eadie Was a Lady (on 1932-12-07)
lyricist:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Richard A. Whiting
52:56
15Take the "A" Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (on 1941-07-03)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
53:05
16F.D.R. Jones
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1938-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1938-11-02)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1938-11-02)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1938-11-02)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-11-02) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1938-11-02)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1938-11-02) and Walter Thomas (on 1938-11-02)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-11-02), Claude Jones (on 1938-11-02) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1938-11-02)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1938-11-02), Irving Randolph (on 1938-11-02) and Lammar Wright (on 1938-11-02)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1938-11-02)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-908)
recording of:
F.D.R. Jones (on 1938-11-02)
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
2:20