Jumpin’ Jive (1938–1946)

~ Release by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Doing the Reactionary [1938]
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1938-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1938-01-26)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1938-01-26)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1938-01-26)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-01-26) and Garvin Bushell (on 1938-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1938-01-26) and Walter Thomas (on 1938-01-26)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-01-26), Claude Jones (on 1938-01-26) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1938-01-26)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1938-01-26), Irving Randolph (on 1938-01-26) and Lammar Wright (on 1938-01-26)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1938-01-26)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-744)
recording of:
Doing the Reactionary (from “Pins and Needles”) (on 1938-01-26)
lyricist:
Harold Rome
composer:
Harold Rome (in 1937)
part of:
Pins and Needles
2:46
2Skrontch [1938]
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1938-03-23)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1938-03-23)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1938-03-23)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1938-03-23)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-03-23) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1938-03-23)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1938-03-23) and Walter Thomas (on 1938-03-23)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-03-23), Claude Jones (on 1938-03-23) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1938-03-23)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1938-03-23), Irving Randolph (on 1938-03-23) and Lammar Wright (on 1938-03-23)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1938-03-23)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-788)
recording of:
Skrontch (on 1938-03-23)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Irving Mills and Henry Nemo
2:54
3The Congo‐Conga [1938]
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1938-08-30)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1938-08-30)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1938-08-30)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1938-08-30)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-08-30) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1938-08-30)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1938-08-30) and Walter Thomas (on 1938-08-30)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-08-30), Claude Jones (on 1938-08-30) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1938-08-30)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1938-08-30), Irving Randolph (on 1938-08-30) and Lammar Wright (on 1938-08-30)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1938-08-30)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-892)
3:00
4Mr. Paganini, Swing for Minnie [1938]
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1938-08-30)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1938-08-30)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1938-08-30)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1938-08-30)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-08-30) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1938-08-30)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1938-08-30) and Walter Thomas (on 1938-08-30)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-08-30), Claude Jones (on 1938-08-30) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1938-08-30)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1938-08-30), Irving Randolph (on 1938-08-30) and Lammar Wright (on 1938-08-30)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1938-08-30)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-896)
2:52
5Chop Chop Charlie Chan [1940]
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-03-08)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-03-08)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-03-08)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-03-08), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-03-08) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-03-08) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1940-03-08)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1940-03-08) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-08)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-03-08), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-03-08) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-03-08)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-03-08)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-03-08)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WC-2984)
recording of:
Chop, Chop, Charlie Chan (From China) (on 1940-03-08)
writer:
Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Buck Ram
3:03
6Boog It [1940]
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-03-08)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-03-08)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-03-08)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-03-08)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-03-08)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-03-08), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-03-08) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-03-08)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-03-08) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-03-08)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-03-08), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-03-08) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-08)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-03-08), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-03-08) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-03-08)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-03-08)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-03-08)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WC-2986)
recording of:
Boog It (on 1940-03-08)
writer:
Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Buck Ram
2:57
7My Coo Coo Bird [1941]
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1941-09-10)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1941-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1941-09-10)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1941-09-10)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1941-09-10)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1941-09-10) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1941-09-10)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1941-09-10) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-09-10)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1941-09-10), Jonah Jones (on 1941-09-10) and Lammar Wright (on 1941-09-10)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1941-09-10)
arranger:
Buster Harding (on 1941-09-10)
2:49
8Hard Times [1940]
3:10
915 Minutes Intermission [1940]
2:47
10Cupid’s Nightmare [1940]
recorded in:
Cedar Grove, New Jersey, United States (on 1940-07-27)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-07-27)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-07-27)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-07-27)
piano:
Bennie Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-07-27)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-07-27)
saxophone [alto, baritone saxophone]:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-07-27)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-07-27) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1940-07-27)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1940-07-27) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-07-27)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-07-27), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-07-27) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-07-27)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-07-27)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-07-27)
recording of:
Cupid’s Nightmare (on 1940-07-27)
writer:
Don Redman
5:43
11Russian Lullaby [1945]
3:26
12Lamar’s Boogie [1946]
recording of:
Lamar's Boogie (in 1946)
writer:
Cab Calloway
3:41
13How Big Can You Get [1946]
alto saxophone:
Bob Dorsey (jazz saxophonist) (on 1946-09-04), Hilton Jefferson (on 1946-09-04) and Rudy Powell (on 1946-09-04)
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1946-09-04)
double bass:
Milt Hinton
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1946-09-04)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1946-09-04)
piano:
Dave Rivera (jazz pianist) (on 1946-09-04)
tenor saxophone:
Al Gibson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1946-09-04) and Ike Quebec (on 1946-09-04)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1946-09-04), Quentin Jackson (on 1946-09-04), Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-09-04) and Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1946-09-04)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1946-09-04), Jonah Jones (on 1946-09-04), Roger Jones (swing-era trumpeter) (on 1946-09-04), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1946-09-04) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1946-09-04)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1946-09-04)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1946-09-04)
recorded at:
Cafe Zanzibar (2nd location 1944-1946) in New York, New York, United States (on 1946-09-04)
recording of:
How Big Can You Get? (on 1946-09-04)
writer:
Cab Calloway and Buck Ram
4:05
14Ain’t That Something [1946]
6:21
15Let’s Go Joe [1946]
3:08
16The Jumpin’ Jive [1946]
recording of:
(Hep‐Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive (in 1946)
writer:
Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
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