The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1930‐1931

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

Annotation

As in booklet except:
- 4. Wrongly refers to Banner 0835 when it's actually 859

Annotation last modified on 2021-06-12 10:13 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Gotta Darn Good Reason Now (For Bein' Good)
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1930-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1930-07-24)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-07-24)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-07-24) and William Thornton Blue (American jazz reed player) (on 1930-07-24)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1930-07-24)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (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)
23:13
2St. Louis Blues
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1930-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1930-07-24)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-07-24)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-07-24) and William Thornton Blue (American jazz reed player) (on 1930-07-24)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1930-07-24)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (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
32:56
3Sweet Jenny Lee
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1930-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1930-10-14)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-10-14)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-10-14), Walter Thomas (on 1930-10-14) and William Thornton Blue (American jazz reed player) (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 (jazz guitarist) (on 1930-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1930-10-14)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-10-14)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-10-14), Walter Thomas (on 1930-10-14) and William Thornton Blue (American jazz reed player) (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. (not for release label use!) (in 1930)
22:39
5Yaller
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1930-11-12)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1930-11-12)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-11-12)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-11-12), Walter Thomas (on 1930-11-12) and William Thornton Blue (American jazz reed player) (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 (jazz guitarist) (on 1930-11-12)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1930-11-12)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-11-12)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-11-12), Walter Thomas (on 1930-11-12) and William Thornton Blue (American jazz reed player) (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 (jazz guitarist) (on 1930-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1930-12-23)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-12-23)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-12-23), Walter Thomas (on 1930-12-23) and William Thornton Blue (American jazz reed player) (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 (jazz guitarist) (on 1930-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1930-12-23)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-12-23)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-12-23), Walter Thomas (on 1930-12-23) and William Thornton Blue (American jazz reed player) (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 (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
2:57
9Nobody's Sweetheart
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1930-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1930-12-23)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-12-23)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-12-23), Walter Thomas (on 1930-12-23) and William Thornton Blue (American jazz reed player) (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 (Songwriter/composer and pianist) and Gus Kahn
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter) and Elmer Schoebel
3:20
10St. James Infirmary
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1930-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1930-12-23)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1930-12-23)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1930-12-23), Walter Thomas (on 1930-12-23) and William Thornton Blue (American jazz reed player) (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] (special purpose artist)
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 (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-03-03)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-03)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (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 (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-03-03)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-03)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (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 (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-03-03)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-03)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (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 (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
is based on:
Willie the Weeper
33:12
14Doin' the Rhumba
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-03-03)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-03)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (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 (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-03-09)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-09)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (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 (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2:29
16Farewell Blues
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-03-09)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-09)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (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 (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-03-09)
piano:
Earres Prince (on 1931-03-09)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (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 (Alex Hill, 20th century US jazz pianist)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:38
18Creole Love Song
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-05-06)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-05-06)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-05-06)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-05-06) and Arville Harris (on 1931-05-06)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-05-06) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (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 (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:56
19The Levee Low-Down
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-05-06)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-05-06)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-05-06)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-05-06) and Arville Harris (on 1931-05-06)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-05-06) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (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 (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-05-06)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-05-06)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-05-06)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-05-06) and Arville Harris (on 1931-05-06)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-05-06) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (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 (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-06-11)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-06-11)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-06-11) and Arville Harris (on 1931-06-11)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-06-11) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (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 (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-06-11)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-06-11)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-06-11) and Arville Harris (on 1931-06-11)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-06-11) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (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 (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-06-17)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-06-17)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-06-17)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-06-17) and Arville Harris (on 1931-06-17)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-06-17) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (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 (US songwriter) and Harry Ruby
3:07
24The Nightmare
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-06-17)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-06-17)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-06-17)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-06-17) and Arville Harris (on 1931-06-17)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-06-17) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (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]