Classic Chu Berry Columbia and Victor Sessions

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1Pluckin’ the Bass (alternate take)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WM-1067-B)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:47
2Pluckin’ the Bass
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-08-30)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-08-30)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-08-30)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1939-08-30)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1939-08-30)
reeds [clarinet, alto, baritone saxophone]:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1939-08-30)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1939-08-30) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1939-08-30)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-08-30), Claude Jones (on 1939-08-30) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1939-08-30)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1939-08-30), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1939-08-30) and Lammar Wright (on 1939-08-30)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1939-08-30)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1939-08-30)
arranger:
Chappie Willett
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WM-1067-A)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:46
3I Ain’t Getting Nowhere Fast
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-11)
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1939-09-11)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-09-11)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-09-11)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1939-09-11), Coleman Hawkins (on 1939-09-11) and Ben Webster (on 1939-09-11)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1939-09-11)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-09-11)
orchestra:
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (on 1939-09-11)
arranger:
Benny Carter
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WM-1068)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:50
4Blue Lou
Wingy Manone and His Orchestra2:56
5When the Saints Go Marching In
Wingy Manone and His Orchestra2:31
6My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms
Wingy Manone and His Orchestra2:50
7When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
Wingy Manone and His Orchestra2:55
8Hot Mallets
recording of:
Hot Mallets
composer:
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra2:19
9A Bee Gezindt
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-20)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-11-20)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-11-20)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1939-11-20)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1939-11-20)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-11-20) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1939-11-20)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1939-11-20) and Walter Thomas (on 1939-11-20)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-11-20), Claude Jones (on 1939-11-20) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1939-11-20)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1939-11-20), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1939-11-20) and Lammar Wright (on 1939-11-20)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1939-11-20)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1939-11-20)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WM-1113)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:53
10Give, Baby, Give
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-20)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-11-20)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-11-20)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1939-11-20)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1939-11-20)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxohone]:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1939-11-20)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-11-20)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1939-11-20) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1939-11-20)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-11-20), Claude Jones (on 1939-11-20) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1939-11-20)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1939-11-20), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1939-11-20) and Lammar Wright (on 1939-11-20)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1939-11-20)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1939-11-20)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WM-1114)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:39
11Do It Again
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-20)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-11-20)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-11-20)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1939-11-20)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1939-11-20)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxohone]:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1939-11-20)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-11-20)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1939-11-20) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1939-11-20)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-11-20), Claude Jones (on 1939-11-20) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1939-11-20)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1939-11-20), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1939-11-20) and Lammar Wright (on 1939-11-20)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1939-11-20)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1939-11-20)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WM-1116)
recording of:
Do It Again
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1922)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:55
12Calling All Bars (alternate take)
part of:
Vocalion (by matrix number) (number: 27295-2)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:11
13Calling All Bars
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-05-15)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-05-15)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-05-15)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-05-15)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-05-15) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-05-15)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-05-15)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-05-15) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-05-15)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-05-15), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-05-15) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-15)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-05-15), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-05-15) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-05-15)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-05-15)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-05-15)
recorded at:
Liederkranz Hall (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-05-15)
part of:
Vocalion (by matrix number) (number: 27295-1)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:49
14Do I Care? No, No (alternate take)
part of:
Vocalion (by matrix number) (number: 27296-4)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:52
15Do I Care? No, No
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-05-15)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-05-15)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-05-15)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-05-15)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-05-15) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-05-15)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-05-15)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-05-15) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-05-15)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-05-15), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-05-15) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-15)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-05-15), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-05-15) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-05-15)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-05-15)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-05-15)
recorded at:
Liederkranz Hall (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-05-15)
part of:
Vocalion (by matrix number) (number: 27296-1)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:50
16The Lone Arranger
part of:
Vocalion (by matrix number) (number: 27297-2)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:45
17The Lone Arranger
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-05-15)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-05-15)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-05-15)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-05-15)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-05-15) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-05-15)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-05-15)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-05-15) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-05-15)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-05-15), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-05-15) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-15)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-05-15), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-05-15) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-05-15)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-05-15)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-05-15)
recorded at:
Liederkranz Hall (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-05-15)
part of:
Vocalion (by matrix number) (number: 27297-1)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:34
18Hard Times
alto saxophone:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-05-15)
baritone saxophone and saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-05-15)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-05-15)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-05-15) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-05-15)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-05-15) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-05-15)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16)
trumpet:
Lammar Wright (in 1940, on 1940-05-15), Mario Bauzá (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16) and Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16)
lead vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-05-16)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-05-15)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-05-15)
recorded at:
Liederkranz Hall (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-05-15)
part of:
Vocalion (by matrix number) (number: 27299-1)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:22
19Who’s Yehoodi? (alternate take)
part of:
Vocalion (by matrix number) (number: 27301-2)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:15
20Who’s Yehoodi?
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-05-15)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-05-15)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-05-15)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-05-15)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-05-15)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1940-05-15) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-05-15)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-05-15), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-05-15) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-15)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-05-15), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-05-15) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-05-15)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-05-15)
part of:
Vocalion (by matrix number) (number: 27301-1)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:12
21Come on With the “Come on”
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-06-27)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-06-27)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-06-27)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-06-27)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-06-27)
reeds and reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-06-27)
saxophone and saxophone [alto, baritone saxophone]:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-06-27) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-06-27)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-06-27), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-06-27) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-06-27)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-06-27), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-06-27) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-06-27)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-06-27)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-06-27)
arranger:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WC-3162)
recording of:
Come On With the “Come On” (on 1940-06-27)
writer:
Cab Calloway and Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:58
22A Ghost of a Chance (alternate take)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WC-3163-B)
recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (on 1940-06-27)
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:56
23A Ghost of a Chance
alto saxophone:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-06-27), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-27) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-06-27)
baritone saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-27)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-06-27)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-06-27)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-06-27) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-06-27)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-06-27), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-06-27) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-06-27)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-06-27), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-06-27) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-06-27)
arranger:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WC-3163-A)
instrumental recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (on 1940-06-27)
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:03
24Bye Bye Blues (alternate take)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WC-3164-B)
recording of:
Bye Bye Blues (on 1940-06-27)
composer:
Dave Bennett (Songwriter) (until 1925), Chauncey Gray (until 1925), Fred Hamm (1920s US jazz musician/composer) (until 1925) and Bert Lown (until 1925)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:54
25Bye Bye Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-06-27)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-06-27)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-06-27)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-06-27)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-06-27)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-06-27)
saxophone [alto, baritone saxophone]:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-06-27) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-06-27)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-06-27), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-06-27) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-06-27)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-06-27), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-06-27) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-06-27)
lead vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-06-27)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-06-27)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-06-27)
arranger:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WC-3164-A)
recording of:
Bye Bye Blues (on 1940-06-27)
composer:
Dave Bennett (Songwriter) (until 1925), Chauncey Gray (until 1925), Fred Hamm (1920s US jazz musician/composer) (until 1925) and Bert Lown (until 1925)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra2:54
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