Cab Calloway & His Orchestra - Vol. 1 The Early Years 1930-1934

Cab Calloway and His Orchestra The Chronological Cab Calloway Volume 1: The Early Years: 1930-34 [Box set][Original recording remastered] 4 Discs .FLAC Original Release Date: October 9, 2001 # Label: Jsp Records # ASIN: B00005O13O One of the great entertainers, Cab Calloway was a household name by 1932, and never really declined in fame. A talented jazz singer and a superior scatter, Calloway's gyrations and showmanship on-stage at the Cotton Club sometimes overshadowed the quality of his always excellent bands. The younger brother of singer Blanche Calloway (who made some fine records before retiring in the mid-'30s), Cab grew up in Baltimore, attended law school briefly, and then quit to try to make it as a singer and a dancer. For a time, he headed the Alabamians, but the band was not strong enough to make it in New York. The Missourians, an excellent group that had previously recorded heated instrumentals but had fallen upon hard times, worked out much better. Calloway worked in the 1929 revue Hot Chocolates, started recording in 1930, and in 1931 hit it big with both "Minnie the Moocher" and his regular engagement at the Cotton Club. Calloway was soon (along with Bill Robinson, Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington) the best-known black entertainer of the era. He appeared in quite a few movies (including 1943's Stormy Weather), and "Minnie the Moocher" was followed by such recordings as "Kicking the Gong Around," "Reefer Man," "Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day," "You Gotta Hi-De-Ho," "The Hi-De-Ho Miracle Man," and even "Mister Paganini, Swing for Minnie." Among Calloway's sidemen through the years (who received among the highest salaries in the business) were Walter "Foots" Thomas, Bennie Payne, Doc Cheatham, Eddie Barefield, Shad Collins, Cozy Cole, Danny Barker, Milt Hinton, Mario Bauza, Chu Berry, Dizzy Gillespie, Jonah Jones, Tyree Glenn, Panama Francis, and Ike Quebec. His 1942 recording of "Blues in the Night" was a big hit. With the end of the big band era, Calloway had to reluctantly break up his orchestra in 1948, although he continued to perform with his Cab Jivers. Since George Gershwin had originally modeled the character Sportin' Life in Porgy and Bess after Calloway, it was fitting that Cab got to play him in a 1950s version. Throughout the rest of his career, Calloway made special appearances for fans who never tired of hearing him sing "Minnie the Moocher." ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide 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 7. Is That Religion? 8. Some of These Days 9. Nobody's Sweetheart 10. St. James Infirmary 11. Dixie Vegabond 12. So Sweet 13. Minnie the Moocher 14. Doin' the Rumba 15. Mood Indigo 16. Farewell Blues 17. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby 18. Creole Love Song (Creole Love Call) 19. Levee Low-Down 20. Blues in My Heart 21. My Honey's Lovin Arms 22. Nightmare 23. It Looks Like Susie 24. Sweet Georgia Brown 25. Basin Street Blues 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 18. Cabin in the Cotton 19. Strictly Cullud Affair 20. Aw You Dawg 21. Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day 22. Dinah 23. How Come You Do Me Like You Do? 24. Old Yazoo Disc: 3 1. Angeline 2. I'm Now Prepared to Tell the World It's You 3. Swanee Lullaby 4. Reefer Man 5. Old Man of the Mountain 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 17. That's What I Hate About Love 18. Man from Harlem 19. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues 20. My Sunday Gal 21. Eadie Was a Lady 22. Gotta Go Places and Do Things 23. Hot Water Disc: 4 1. Evenin' 2. Harlem Hospitality 3. Lady with the Fan 4. Harlem Camp Meeting 5. Zaz Zuh Zaz 6. Father's Got His Glasses On 7. Minnie the Moocher 8. Scat Song 9. Kickin' the Gong Around 10. There's a Cabin in the Cotton 11. I Learned About Love from Her 12. Little Town Girl 13. 'Long About Midnight 14. Moon Glow 15. Jitter Bug 16. Hotcha Razz-Ma-Tazz 17. Margie 18. Emaline 19. Chinese Rhythm 20. Moonlight Rhapsody 21. Avalon 22. Weakness Comments: [email protected] /* */ Enjoy! > Strictly the FLACs, Jack.

udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:80
udp://open.demonii.com:1337
udp://tracker.coppersurfer.tk:6969
udp://exodus.desync.com:6969

Skull_13 (2011-04-22)

these are .flac files. it would be nice to have this collection in a format that windows media player recognizes.

spen007 (2011-06-20)

Hey Skull....
I can see your a real pro at this so.... try Xillisoft audio converter.... convert Flac to MP3 at 320. OK?
Regards,
Spen007 in Brazil

spen007 (2011-06-20)

Thanks Aiel1!
Now this is great music!
Regards,
Spen007 in Brazil

2mUCHiNFO (2012-02-02)

For a free, open-source cross-platform multimedia player try VLC... http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Support the cause ;)


......._~P
...._~ )_)_~
....)_))_))_)
...._!__!__!_
....\______t/
..~~~~~~~~~~~~~THANK U TO TPB