The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1930‐1931 (24bit/44.1kHz)

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1Gotta Darn Good Reason Now (For Bein' Good)
banjo:
Morris White (on 1930-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1930-07-24)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-07-24)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1930-07-24) and William Thornton Blue (on 1930-07-24)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1930-07-24)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (on 1930-07-24) and Lammar Wright (on 1930-07-24)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1930-07-24)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1930-07-24)
3:13
2St. Louis Blues
banjo:
Morris White (on 1930-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1930-07-24)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-07-24)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1930-07-24) and William Thornton Blue (on 1930-07-24)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1930-07-24)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (on 1930-07-24) and Lammar Wright (on 1930-07-24)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1930-07-24)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1930-07-24)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1930-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
2:56
3Sweet Jenny Lee
banjo:
Morris White (on 1930-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1930-10-14)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-10-14)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1930-10-14), Walter Thomas (on 1930-10-14) and William Thornton Blue (on 1930-10-14)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1930-10-14)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1930-10-14) and Lammar Wright (on 1930-10-14)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1930-10-14)
3:07
4Happy Feet
banjo:
Morris White (on 1930-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1930-10-14)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-10-14)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1930-10-14), Walter Thomas (on 1930-10-14) and William Thornton Blue (on 1930-10-14)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1930-10-14)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1930-10-14) and Lammar Wright (on 1930-10-14)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1930-10-14)
recording of:
Happy Feet (on 1930-10-14)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (in 1930)
2:39
5Yaller
banjo:
Morris White (on 1930-11-12)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1930-11-12)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-11-12)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1930-11-12), Walter Thomas (on 1930-11-12) and William Thornton Blue (on 1930-11-12)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1930-11-12)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1930-11-12) and Lammar Wright (on 1930-11-12)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1930-11-12)
3:27
6The Viper's Drag
banjo:
Morris White (on 1930-11-12)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1930-11-12)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-11-12)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1930-11-12), Walter Thomas (on 1930-11-12) and William Thornton Blue (on 1930-11-12)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1930-11-12)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1930-11-12) and Lammar Wright (on 1930-11-12)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1930-11-12)
recording of:
Viper's Drag (on 1930-11-12)
composer:
Fats Waller
3:22
7Is That Religion?
banjo:
Morris White (on 1930-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1930-12-23)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-12-23)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1930-12-23), Walter Thomas (on 1930-12-23) and William Thornton Blue (on 1930-12-23)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1930-12-23)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1930-12-23) and Lammar Wright (on 1930-12-23)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1930-12-23)
recording of:
Is That Religion? (on 1930-12-23)
writer:
Mitchell Parish (in 1933) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1933)
2:55
8Some of These Days
banjo:
Morris White (on 1930-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1930-12-23)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-12-23)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1930-12-23), Walter Thomas (on 1930-12-23) and William Thornton Blue (on 1930-12-23)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1930-12-23)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1930-12-23) and Lammar Wright (on 1930-12-23)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1930-12-23)
recording of:
Some of These Days (on 1930-12-23)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
writer:
Spencer Williams
2:57
9Nobody's Sweetheart
banjo:
Morris White (on 1930-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1930-12-23)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-12-23)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1930-12-23), Walter Thomas (on 1930-12-23) and William Thornton Blue (on 1930-12-23)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1930-12-23)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1930-12-23) and Lammar Wright (on 1930-12-23)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1930-12-23)
recording of:
Nobody’s Sweetheart (on 1930-12-23)
lyricist:
Ernie Erdman and Gus Kahn
composer:
Billy Meyers and Elmer Schoebel
3:20
10St. James Infirmary
banjo:
Morris White (on 1930-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1930-12-23)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-12-23)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1930-12-23), Walter Thomas (on 1930-12-23) and William Thornton Blue (on 1930-12-23)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1930-12-23)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1930-12-23) and Lammar Wright (on 1930-12-23)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1930-12-23)
recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose’s arrangement) (on 1930-12-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Joe Primrose
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited
arrangement of:
St. James Infirmary
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
3:04
11Dixie Vagabond
banjo:
Morris White (on 1931-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1931-03-03)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-03)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1931-03-03) and Walter Thomas (on 1931-03-03)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-03-03)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-03-03) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-03-03)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-03-03)
3:02
12So Sweet
banjo:
Morris White (on 1931-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1931-03-03)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-03)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1931-03-03) and Walter Thomas (on 1931-03-03)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-03-03)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-03-03) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-03-03)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-03-03)
2:58
13Minnie the Moocher
banjo:
Morris White (on 1931-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1931-03-03)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-03)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1931-03-03) and Walter Thomas (on 1931-03-03)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-03-03)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-03-03) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-03-03)
lead vocals:
Cab Calloway
recording of:
Minnie the Moocher (on 1931-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cab Calloway and Irving Mills
publisher:
Big Bad Voodoo Music, Copyright Control and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
is based on:
Willie the Weeper
3:12
14Doin' the Rhumba
banjo:
Morris White (on 1931-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1931-03-03)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-03)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1931-03-03) and Walter Thomas (on 1931-03-03)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-03-03)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-03-03) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-03-03)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-03-03)
2:57
15Mood Indigo
banjo:
Morris White (on 1931-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1931-03-09)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-09)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1931-03-09) and Walter Thomas (on 1931-03-09)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-03-09)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-03-09) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-03-09)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-03-09)
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1931-03-09)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation, Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 and 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
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:29
16Farewell Blues
banjo:
Morris White (on 1931-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1931-03-09)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-09)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1931-03-09) and Walter Thomas (on 1931-03-09)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-03-09)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-03-09) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-03-09)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-03-09)
recording of:
Farewell Blues (on 1931-03-09)
composer:
Leon Rappolo (until 1922), Paul Mares (until 1922) and Elmer Schoebel (until 1922)
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Lawrence Wright
2:40
17I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby
banjo:
Morris White (on 1931-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1931-03-09)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-09)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1931-03-09) and Walter Thomas (on 1931-03-09)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-03-09)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-03-09) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-03-09)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-03-09)
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) (on 1931-03-09)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill
composer:
Fats Waller
2:38
18Creole Love Song
banjo:
Morris White (on 1931-05-06)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1931-05-06)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1931-05-06)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1931-05-06) and Arville Harris (on 1931-05-06)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-05-06) and Harry White (on 1931-05-06)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-05-06) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-05-06)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-05-06)
recording of:
Creole Love Call (on 1931-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington
2:56
19The Levee Low-Down
banjo:
Morris White (on 1931-05-06)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1931-05-06)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1931-05-06)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1931-05-06) and Arville Harris (on 1931-05-06)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-05-06) and Harry White (on 1931-05-06)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-05-06) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-05-06)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-05-06)
2:58
20Blues in My Heart
banjo:
Morris White (on 1931-05-06)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1931-05-06)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1931-05-06)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1931-05-06) and Arville Harris (on 1931-05-06)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-05-06) and Harry White (on 1931-05-06)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-05-06) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-05-06)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-05-06)
recording of:
Blues in My Heart (on 1931-05-06)
writer:
Irving Mills
composer:
Benny Carter
2:55
21Black Rhythm
banjo:
Morris White (on 1931-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1931-06-11)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1931-06-11)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1931-06-11) and Arville Harris (on 1931-06-11)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-06-11) and Harry White (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)
3:14
22Six or Seven Times
banjo:
Morris White (on 1931-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1931-06-11)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1931-06-11)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1931-06-11) and Arville Harris (on 1931-06-11)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-06-11) and Harry White (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
23My Honey's Lovin' Arms
banjo:
Morris White (on 1931-06-17)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1931-06-17)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1931-06-17)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1931-06-17) and Arville Harris (on 1931-06-17)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-06-17) and Harry White (on 1931-06-17)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-06-17) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-06-17)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-06-17)
recording of:
My Honey’s Loving Arms (on 1931-06-17)
writer:
Joseph Meyer and Harry Ruby
3:07
24The Nightmare
banjo:
Morris White (on 1931-06-17)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (on 1931-06-17)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1931-06-17)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (on 1931-06-17) and Arville Harris (on 1931-06-17)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-06-17) and Harry White (on 1931-06-17)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-06-17) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-06-17)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-06-17)
2:51

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 516) (order: 25)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/2728172 [info]
Wikidata:Q48833608 [info]