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Cab Calloway

Known as "the hi-de-ho man", Cab Calloway (1907-1994) was famed for his outrageous scat-singing and dress sense. But he also led a great band featuring the likes of Dizzy Gillespie. Geoffery Smith salutes a legendary jazz character.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 10 Dec 2017 00:00

Music Played

  • Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

    St. Louis Blues

    • This is Hep.
    • Proper.
    • 2.
  • Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

    Minnie The Moocher

    • This is Hep.
    • Proper.
    • 7.
  • Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

    Trickeration

    • This is Hep.
    • Proper.
    • 16.
  • Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

    Reefer Man

    • This is Hep.
    • Proper.
    • 21.
  • Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

    The Man From Harlem

    • This is Hep.
    • Proper.
    • 2.
  • Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

    At The Clambake Carnival

    • This is Hep.
    • Proper.
    • 9.
  • Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

    The Jumpin' Jive (Hep-Hep!)

    • This is Hep.
    • Proper.
    • 20.
  • Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

    Pluckin' the Bass

    • This is Hep.
    • Proper.
    • 22.
  • Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

    Pickin' The Cabbage

    • This is Hep.
    • Proper.
    • 25.
  • Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

    Calling All Bars

    • This is Hep.
    • Proper.
    • 27.
  • Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

    Come On With The "Come On"

    • This is Hep.
    • Proper.
    • 3.
  • Leon "Chu" Berry

    Lonesome Nights

    • BLOWING UP A BREEZE.
    • TOPAZ.
    • 16.
  • Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

    Bye Bye Blues

    • This is Hep.
    • Proper.
    • 5.
  • Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

    Willow Weep For Me

    • This is Hep.
    • Proper.
    • 7.
  • Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

    Jonah Joins The Cab

    • This is Hep.
    • Proper.
    • 8.
  • Leon "Chu" Berry

    Special Delivery

    • Blowing Up a Breeze.
    • Topaz.
    • 24.
  • Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

    Everybody Eats When They Come To My House

    • This is Hep.
    • Proper.
    • 24.

Playlist

Cab Calloway
St.聽 Louis Blues

Handy
Proper P1661
2.55
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: R.Q. Dickerson, Lammar Wright, Wendell Cully, tpt; De Priest Wheeler, tbn; Harry White, tbn; William Thornton Blue, cl, as; Andrew Brown, as, cl, bcl; Walter Thomas, as, ts, bs, fl; Earres Prince, p; Morris White, bjo; Jimmy Smith, tuba, b; Leroy Maxey, d; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr

Cab Calloway
Minnie the Moocher

Calloway, Mills
Proper P1161
3.10
Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra: R.Q. Dickerson, Lammar Wright, Wendell Cully, tpt; De Priest Wheeler, tbn; Harry White, tbn; Arville Harris, cl, as; Andrew Brown, as, cl, bcl; Walter Thomas, as, ts, bs, fl; Earres Prince, p; Morris White, bjo; Jimmy Smith, tuba, b; Leroy Maxey, d; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr

Cab Calloway
Trickeration

Koehler, Arlen
Proper P1161
2.52
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Edwin Swayzee, Lammar Wright, Reuben Reeves, tpt; De Priest Wheeler, Harry White, tbn; Arville Harris, cl, as; Andrew Brown, bcl, ts; Walter Thomas, as, ts, bs, fl; Bennie Payne, p; Morris White, bjo; Jimmy Smith, tuba; Leroy Maxey, d; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr

Cab Calloway
Reefer Man

Razar, Robinson
Proper P1161
2.51
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Lammar Wright, Doc Cheatham, Edwin Swayzee, tpt; De Priest Wheeler, Harry White, tb; Eddie Barefield, cl, as; Andrew Brown, as, bs; Walter Thomas, Arville Harris, ts, cl; Bennie Payne, p; Morris White, bjo, g; Al Morgan, b; Leroy Maxey, d; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr

Cab Calloway
The Man from Harlem

Hudson
Proper P1162
2.59
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Lammar Wright, Doc Cheatham, Edwin Swayzee, tpt; De Priest Wheeler, Harry White, tb; Eddie Barefield, cl, as; Andrew Brown, as, bs; Walter Thomas, Arville Harris, ts, cl; Bennie Payne, p; Morris White, bjo, g; Al Morgan, b; Leroy Maxey, d; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr

Cab Calloway
At the Clambake Carnival

Berry
Proper P1163
2.26
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Shad Collins, Don Cheatham, Irving Randolph, Lammar Wright, tpt; Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, De Priest Wheeler, tbn; Chaunchey Haughton, cl, as; Andrew Brown, cl, as; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Leroy Maxey, d; Bennie Payne, vib; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr

Cab Calloway
The Jumpin鈥 Jive

Calloway, Froeba, Palmer
Proper P 1163
2.47
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Don Cheatham, Irving Randolph, Lammar Wright, tpt; Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, De Priest Wheeler, tbn; Chaunchey Haughton, cl, as; Andrew Brown, cl, as; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Bennie Payne, vib; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr

Cab Calloway
Pluckin鈥 the Bass

Eldridge, Eldridge
Proper P 1163
2.40
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Don Cheatham, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, De Priest Wheeler, tbn; Chaunchey Haughton, cl, as; Andrew Brown, cl, as; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Bennie Payne, vib; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr

Cab Calloway
Pickin鈥 the Cabbage

Gillespie
Proper P1163聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
2.44
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr

Cab Calloway
Calling All Bars

Feather
Proper P1163
2.42
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr

Cab Calloway
Come on with the 鈥淐ome On鈥

Calloway, Gibson
Proper P 1164
2.53
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr

Chu Berry
Lonesome Nights

Mills, Chaney, Carter
Topaz TPZ 1024
3.00
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr

Cab Calloway
Bye Bye Blues

Hamm, Bennett, Lown, Gray
Proper P1164
2.49
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr

Cab Calloway
Willow Weep for Me
Ronell
Proper P1164
3.20
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr

Cab Calloway
Jonah Joins the Cab

Calloway
Proper P1164
2.31
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Jonah Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr

Chu Berry
Special Delivery

Calloway, Gibson
Topaz TPZ 1024
2.57
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Jonah Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr

Cab Calloway
Everybody Eats When They Come to My House

Burns
Proper P1664
2.45
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Lammar Wright, Jonah Jones, Johnny Letman, Paul Webster, tpt; Keg Johnson, Quentin Jackson, James Buxton, Earl Hardy, tbn; Hilton Jefferson, Charles Frazier, Rudy Powell, as, bs; Al Gibson, Sam Taylor, ts; Dave Rivera, p; John Smith, g; Milt Hinton, b; Panama Francis, d; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr

Broadcast

  • Sun 10 Dec 2017 00:00

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