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

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Tracklist

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1Angeline
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-06-07)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-06-07)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-06-07)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-06-07) and Arville Harris (on 1932-06-07)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-06-07)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-06-07) and Harry White (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
composer:
Fats Waller
2:51
2I’m Now Prepared to Tell the World It’s You
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-06-07)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-06-07)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-06-07)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-06-07) and Arville Harris (on 1932-06-07)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-06-07)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-06-07) and Harry White (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:
I'm Now Prepared to Tell the World (It's You)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
2:53
3Swanee Lullaby
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-06-07)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-06-07)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-06-07)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-06-07) and Arville Harris (on 1932-06-07)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-06-07)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-06-07) and Harry White (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:
Swanee Lullaby (on 1932-06-07)
writer:
Ted Koehler
2:38
4Reefer Man
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-06-09)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-06-09)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-06-09)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-06-09) and Arville Harris (on 1932-06-09)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-06-09)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-06-09) and Harry White (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:
Reefer Man (on 1932-06-09)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
J. Russel Robinson
2:56
5The Old Man of the Mountain
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-06-09)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-06-09)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-06-09)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-06-09) and Arville Harris (on 1932-06-09)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-06-09)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-06-09) and Harry White (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:
The Old Man of the Mountain (credited to "Brown, Young") (on 1932-06-09)
lyricist:
George “Funky” Brown
composer:
Victor Young
2:51
6You Gotta Ho‐De‐Ho (To Get Along With Me)
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-06-09)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-06-09)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-06-09)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-06-09) and Arville Harris (on 1932-06-09)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-06-09)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-06-09) and Harry White (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
3:06
7Strange as It Seems
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-06-22)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-06-22)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-06-22)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-06-22) and Arville Harris (on 1932-06-22)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-06-22)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-06-22) and Harry White (on 1932-06-22)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-06-22), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-06-22) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-06-22)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-06-22)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-06-22)
recording of:
Strange as It Seems (on 1932-06-22)
writer:
Andy Razaf and Fats Waller
3:17
8This Time It’s Love
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-06-22)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-06-22)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-06-22)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-06-22) and Arville Harris (on 1932-06-22)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-06-22)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-06-22) and Harry White (on 1932-06-22)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-06-22), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-06-22) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-06-22)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-06-22)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-06-22)
recording of:
This Time It’s Love (on 1932-06-22)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Edgar Hayes
2:56
9Git Along
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-09-21)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-09-21)
guitar:
Roy Smeck (on 1932-09-21)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-09-21)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-09-21) and Arville Harris (on 1932-09-21)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-09-21)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-09-21) and Harry White (on 1932-09-21)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-09-21), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-09-21) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-09-21)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-09-21)
vocals:
Chick Bullock (on 1932-09-21) and Cab Calloway (on 1932-09-21)
recording of:
Git Along (on 1932-09-21)
writer:
Gene Austin
2:42
10Hot Toddy
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-09-21)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-09-21)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-09-21)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-09-21)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-09-21) and Arville Harris (on 1932-09-21)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-09-21)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-09-21) and Harry White (on 1932-09-21)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-09-21), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-09-21) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-09-21)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-09-21)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-09-21)
recording of:
Hot Toddy (on 1932-09-21)
writer:
Benny Carter
2:40
11I’ve Got the World on a String
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-11-09)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-11-09)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-11-09)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-11-09) and Arville Harris (on 1932-11-09)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-11-09)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-11-09) and Harry White (on 1932-11-09)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-11-09), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-11-09) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-11-09)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-11-09)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-11-09)
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String (on 1932-11-09)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc., MCA Music Publishing, Mills Music, Inc. and S.A. Music Co.
sub-publisher:
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, コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:08
12Harlem Holiday
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-11-09)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-11-09)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-11-09)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-11-09) and Arville Harris (on 1932-11-09)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-11-09)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-11-09) and Harry White (on 1932-11-09)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-11-09), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-11-09) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-11-09)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-11-09)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-11-09)
recording of:
Harlem Holiday (on 1932-11-09)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
2:48
13Dixie Doorway
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-11-09)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-11-09)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-11-09)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-11-09) and Arville Harris (on 1932-11-09)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-11-09)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-11-09) and Harry White (on 1932-11-09)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-11-09), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-11-09) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-11-09)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-11-09)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-11-09)
3:00
14Wah‐Dee‐Dah
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-11-15)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-11-15)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-11-15)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-11-15)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-11-15) and Arville Harris (on 1932-11-15)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-11-15)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-11-15) and Harry White (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:
Wah-Dee-Dah (on 1932-11-15)
writer:
Irving Mills, J. Russel Robinson and Ned Washington
2:58
15Sweet Rhythm
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-11-15)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-11-15)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-11-15)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-11-15)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-11-15) and Arville Harris (on 1932-11-15)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-11-15)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-11-15) and Harry White (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)
2:49
16Beale Street Mama
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-11-15)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-11-15)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-11-15)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-11-15)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-11-15) and Arville Harris (on 1932-11-15)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-11-15)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-11-15) and Harry White (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
3:07
17That’s What I Hate About Love
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-11-30)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-11-30)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-11-30)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-11-30) and Arville Harris (on 1932-11-30)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-11-30)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-11-30) and Harry White (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:
That’s What I Hate About Love (on 1932-11-30)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
writer:
Harold Arlen
3:09
18The Man From Harlem
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-11-30)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-11-30)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-11-30)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-11-30) and Arville Harris (on 1932-11-30)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-11-30)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-11-30) and Harry White (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
3:03
19I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-11-30)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-11-30)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-11-30)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-11-30) and Arville Harris (on 1932-11-30)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-11-30)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-11-30) and Harry White (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:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1932-11-30)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc.
3:13
20My Sunday Gal
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-11-30)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-11-30)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-11-30)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-11-30) and Arville Harris (on 1932-11-30)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-11-30)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-11-30) and Harry White (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)
2:56
21Eadie Was a Lady
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-12-07)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-12-07)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-12-07)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-12-07) and Arville Harris (on 1932-12-07)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-12-07)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-12-07) and Harry White (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 and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Richard A. Whiting
2:51
22Gotta Go Places and Do Things
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-12-07)
guitar:
Morris White (on 1932-12-07)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-12-07)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-12-07) and Arville Harris (on 1932-12-07)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1932-12-07)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-12-07) and Harry White (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)
2:44
23Hot Water
banjo:
Morris White (on 1932-12-07)
double bass:
Al Morgan (on 1932-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1932-12-07)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1932-12-07)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-12-07), Andrew Brown (on 1932-12-07), Arville Harris (on 1932-12-07) and Walter Thomas (on 1932-12-07)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-12-07) and Harry White (on 1932-12-07)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1932-12-07), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-12-07) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-12-07)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-12-07)
recording of:
Hot Water (on 1932-12-07)
writer:
Will Hudson
2:47
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