| | Cab Calloway Early Years 1: 1930-34 CD Cab Calloway Discography of CDs
This excellent collection presents Cab Calloway at the very beginning of his career. All the hallmarks of Calloway's style are here: his rakish wit, his precise, elastic singing, and his irrepressible exuberance. Whereas the age of these recordings might discourage some listeners (due to the potentially poor sound quality), VOLUME ONE: THE EARLY YEARS boasts superior restoration and remastering that help these sides from the early 1930s truly sparkle.
The set list includes Calloway originals like "Aw You Dog" and the first recording of the Cabman's signature tune, "Minnie the Moocher," as well as spirited versions of classics like "St. Louis Blues" and "Basin Street Blues." As a bandleader, Calloway was notoriously strict, and his group from this era is as talented, tight, and swinging as any in his career. With a stunning 94 tracks, there is plenty of music to appreciate, and the top-quality sound restoration makes it impossible not to do so.
Liner Note Author: Sally-Ann Worsfold.
Recording information: Chicago, IL (07/24/1930-09/04/1934); New York, NY (07/24/1930-09/04/1934).
Director: Cab Calloway.
Personnel: Cab Calloway (vocals); Benny Payne (vocals, piano, celesta); Chick Bullock (vocals); Morris White (guitar, banjo); Roy Smeck (guitar); Eddie Barefield (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Walter Thomas (flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Arville Harris, William Thornton Blue (clarinet, alto saxophone); Doc Cheatham, Edwin Swayzee, Lammar Wright, Sr., R.Q. Dickerson, Reuben Reeves (trumpet); De Priest Wheeler, Harry White (trombone); Earres Prince (piano); Leroy Maxey (drums).
Audio Remasterer: John R.T. Davies.
4-CD Box;
Early Years 1: 1930-34 Music | List Price | $28.98 (You save $5.23) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument, Big Band, Box Sets | | Label | JSP | | Orig Year | 2001 | | All Time Sales Rank |  70194  | | CD Universe Part number | 2113122 | | Catalog number | 908 | | Discs | 4 | | Release Date | Oct 09, 2001 | | Studio/Live | Mixed | | Mono/Stereo | Mono | | Personnel | Cab Calloway - vocals
Doc Cheatham
Eddie Barefield - flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Lammar Wright Sr.
Roy Smeck - guitar
Arville Harris
Benny Payne - vocals, piano, celesta
Chick Bullock - vocals
De Priest Wheeler
Earres Prince - piano
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| | | | Early Years 1: 1930-34 CD DISC 1: |
  | 1. | Gotta Darn Good Reason Now (For Bein' Good) | |
| 2. | St. Louis Blues |  |
| 3. | Sweet Jennie Lee | |
| 4. | Happy Feet | |
| 5. | Yaller | |
| 6. | Viper's Drag, The | |
| 7. | Is That Religion? | |
| 8. | Some of These Days | |
| 9. | Nobody's Sweetheart | |
| 10. | St. James Infirmary  | $0.99 |  |
| 11. | Dixie Vegabond | |
| 12. | So Sweet | |
| 13. | Minnie the Moocher | |
| 14. | Doin' the Rumba | |
| 15. | Mood Indigo | |
| 16. | Farewell Blues | $0.69 | |
| 17. | I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby | |
| 18. | Creole Love Song (Creole Love Call) | |
| 19. | Levee Low-Down, The | |
| 20. | Blues in My Heart | |
| 21. | My Honey's Lovin Arms | |
| 22. | Nightmare, The | |
| 23. | It Looks Like Susie | |
| 24. | Sweet Georgia Brown | |
| 25. | Basin Street Blues | |
| | Early Years 1: 1930-34 Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | Black Rhythm | |
| 2. | Six or Seven Times | |
| 3. | Bugle Call Rag | |
| 4. | You Rascal, You | |
| 5. | Stardust | |
| 6. | You Can't Stop Me from Lovin' You | |
| 7. | You Dog | |
| 8. | Somebody Stole My Gal | |
| 9. | Ain't Got No Gal in This Town | |
| 10. | Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | |
| 11. | Trickeration | |
| 12. | Kickin' the Gong Around | |
| 13. | Downhearted Blues | |
| 14. | Without Rhythm | |
| 15. | Corrine, Corrina | |
| 16. | Stack O' Lee Blues | |
| 17. | Scat Song, The | |
| 18. | Cabin in the Cotton | |
| 19. | Strictly Cullud Affair, A | |
| 20. | Aw You Dawg | |
| 21. | Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day | $0.99 | |
| 22. | Dinah | $0.99 | |
| 23. | How Come You Do Me Like You Do? | |
| 24. | Old Yazoo | $0.99 | |
| | Early Years 1: 1930-34 Album DISC 3: |
| 1. | Angeline | $0.99 | |
| 2. | I'm Now Prepared to Tell the World It's You | |
| 3. | Swanee Lullaby | |
| 4. | Reefer Man | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Old Man of the Mountain, The | |
| 6. | You Gotta Ho-De-Ho (To Get Along with Me) | |
| 7. | Strange as It Seems | |
| 8. | This Time It's Love | |
| 9. | Git Along | |
| 10. | Hot Toddy | |
| 11. | I've Got the World on a String | |
| 12. | Harlem Holiday | |
| 13. | Dixie Doorway | |
| 14. | Wah-Dee-Dah | |
| 15. | Sweet Rhythm | |
| 16. | Beale Street Mama | $0.99 | |
| 17. | That's What I Hate About Love | |
| 18. | Man from Harlem, The | |
| 19. | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | |
| 20. | My Sunday Gal | |
| 21. | Eadie Was a Lady | $0.99 | |
| 22. | Gotta Go Places and Do Things | |
| 23. | Hot Water | $0.99 | |
| | Early Years 1: 1930-34 CD DISC 4: |
| 1. | Evenin' | $0.99 | |
| 2. | Harlem Hospitality | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Lady with the Fan, The | |
| 4. | Harlem Camp Meeting | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Zaz Zuh Zaz | |
| 6. | Father's Got His Glasses On | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Minnie the Moocher | |
| 8. | Scat Song | $0.99 | |
| 9. | Kickin' the Gong Around | |
| 10. | There's a Cabin in the Cotton | $0.99 | |
| 11. | I Learned About Love from Her | |
| 12. | Little Town Girl | |
| 13. | 'Long About Midnight | |
| 14. | Moon Glow | $0.99 | |
| 15. | Jitter Bug | $0.99 | |
| 16. | Hotcha Razz-Ma-Tazz | |
| 17. | Margie | $0.99 | |
| 18. | Emaline | |
| 19. | Chinese Rhythm | |
| 20. | Moonlight Rhapsody | |
| 21. | Avalon | |
| 22. | Weakness | |
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