The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1940‐1941

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Tracklist

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1Goin' Conga
2:53
2Hot Air
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-08-28)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-08-28)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-08-28)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-08-28)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-08-28)
piano:
Bennie Payne (on 1940-08-28)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-08-28)
saxophone [alto, baritone saxophone]:
Andrew Brown (on 1940-08-28)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-08-28) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1940-08-28)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1940-08-28) and Keg Johnson (on 1940-08-28)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-08-28), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-08-28) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-08-28)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-08-28)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-08-28)
2:55
3Lonesome Nights
3:01
4A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But a Bird
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-10-14)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-10-14)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-10-14)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-10-14)
piano:
Bennie Payne (on 1940-10-14)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-10-14)
saxophone [alto, baritone saxophone]:
Andrew Brown (on 1940-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-10-14) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1940-10-14)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1940-10-14) and Keg Johnson (on 1940-10-14)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-10-14), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-10-14) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-10-14)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-10-14)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-10-14)
recording of:
A Chicken Ain’t Nothing but a Bird (on 1940-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Emmett “Babe” Wallace
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc.
2:55
5The Workers' Train
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-10-14)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-10-14)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-10-14)
piano:
Bennie Payne (on 1940-10-14)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-10-14)
saxophone [alto, baritone saxophone]:
Andrew Brown (on 1940-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-10-14) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1940-10-14)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1940-10-14) and Keg Johnson (on 1940-10-14)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-10-14), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-10-14) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-10-14)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-10-14)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-10-14)
3:18
6North of the Mohawk Trail
3:26
7Make Yourself at Home
2:52
8Run Little Rabbit
3:12
9Willow Weep for Me
recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (on 1941-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co.
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
3:24
10You Are the One in My Heart
3:13
11Are You All Reet?
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-01-16)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-01-16)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1941-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-01-16)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-01-16)
piano:
Bennie Payne (on 1941-01-16)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-01-16)
saxophone [alto, baritone saxophone]:
Andrew Brown (on 1941-01-16)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1941-01-16) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1941-01-16)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1941-01-16) and Keg Johnson (on 1941-01-16)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1941-01-16), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1941-01-16) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-01-16)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1941-01-16)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1941-01-16)
3:06
12Ebony Silhouette
2:49
13Hep Cat's Love Song
3:06
14Jonah Joins the Cab
recording of:
Jonah Joins the Cab (on 1941-03-05)
writer:
Cab Calloway
2:35
15Geechy Joe
3:08
16Special Delivery
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-03-05)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1941-03-05)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-03-05)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-03-05)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1941-03-05)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-03-05)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1941-03-05) and Walter Thomas (on 1941-03-05)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1941-03-05), Quentin Jackson (on 1941-03-05) and Keg Johnson (on 1941-03-05)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1941-03-05), Jonah Jones (on 1941-03-05) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-03-05)
2:59
17Take 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
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
3:05
18Chattanooga Choo Choo
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo (on 1941-07-03)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (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, 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:41
19My Gal
alto saxophone:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-07-03), Andrew Brown (on 1941-07-03) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-07-03)
baritone saxophone:
Andrew Brown (on 1941-07-03)
double bass:
Milton Hinton (on 1941-07-03)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-07-03)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-07-03)
piano:
Benny Payne (on 1941-07-03)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1941-07-03) and Walter Thomas (on 1941-07-03)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1941-07-03), Quentin Jackson (on 1941-07-03) and Keg Johnson (on 1941-07-03)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1941-07-03), Jonah Jones (on 1941-07-03) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-07-03)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1941-07-03)
recording of:
My Gal (on 1941-07-03)
writer:
Al Bernard and Ernest Hare
2:44
20St. James Infirmary (version 1)
recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose’s arrangement) (on 1941-07-03)
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)
3:20
21St. James Infirmary (version 2)
2:47
22We Go Well Together
3:08

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 629) (order: 138)