Cruisin’ With Cab (Topaz Jazz)

~ Release by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Nobody’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 and Gus Kahn
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter) and Elmer Schoebel
3:21
2Bugle Call Rag
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-09-23)
double bass:
Jimmy Smith (Cotton Club bassist) (on 1931-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-09-23)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-09-23)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1931-09-23)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-09-23) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-09-23)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-09-23), Edwin Swayze (on 1931-09-23) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-09-23)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1931-09-23)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-09-23)
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag (on 1931-09-23)
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
2:31
3You Rascal You
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-09-23)
double bass:
Jimmy Smith (Cotton Club bassist) (on 1931-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-09-23)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-09-23)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1931-09-23)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-09-23) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-09-23)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-09-23), Edwin Swayze (on 1931-09-23) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-09-23)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1931-09-23)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-09-23)
recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You (on 1931-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:16
4Kickin’ the Gong Around
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-10-21)
double bass:
Jimmy Smith (Cotton Club bassist) (on 1931-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-10-21)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-10-21)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-10-21)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-10-21) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-10-21)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-10-21), Edwin Swayze (on 1931-10-21) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-10-21)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1931-10-21)
lead vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-10-21)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-10-21)
recording of:
Kickin’ the Gong Around (on 1931-10-21)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
3:19
5Downhearted Blues
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1931-11-18)
double bass:
Jimmy Smith (Cotton Club bassist) (on 1931-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1931-11-18)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1931-11-18)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-18) and Arville Harris (on 1931-11-18)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1931-11-18) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-18)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1931-11-18), Edwin Swayze (on 1931-11-18) and Lammar Wright (on 1931-11-18)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1931-11-18)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1931-11-18)
recording of:
Down Hearted Blues (on 1931-11-18)
lyricist:
Alberta Hunter (in 1922)
composer:
Lovie Austin (in 1922)
2:52
6Harlem Camp Meeting
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1933-11-02)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1933-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1933-11-02)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1933-11-02)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1933-11-02), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1933-11-02), Arville Harris (on 1933-11-02) and Walter Thomas (on 1933-11-02)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1933-11-02) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-11-02)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1933-11-02) and Edwin Swayze (on 1933-11-02)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1933-11-02)
3:09
7Zaz Zuh Zaz
alto saxophone:
Eddie Barefield (on 1933-11-02), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1933-11-02) and Arville Harris (on 1933-11-02)
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1933-11-02)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1933-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1933-11-02)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1933-11-02)
tenor saxophone:
Walter Thomas (on 1933-11-02)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1933-11-02) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-11-02)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1933-11-02), Edwin Swayze (on 1933-11-02) and Lammar Wright (on 1933-11-02)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1933-11-02)
recording of:
Zaz Zuh Zaz (on 1933-11-02)
writer:
Cab Calloway and Harry White (jazz trombonist)
3:25
8Jitter Bug
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1934-01-22)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1934-01-22)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1934-01-22)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1934-01-22)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1934-01-22), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1934-01-22), Arville Harris (on 1934-01-22) and Walter Thomas (on 1934-01-22)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1934-01-22) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1934-01-22)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1934-01-22), Edwin Swayze (on 1934-01-22) and Lammar Wright (on 1934-01-22)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1934-01-22)
recording of:
Jitter Bug (in 1934)
lyricist:
Cab Calloway
composer:
Irving Mills and Edwin Swayze
3:09
9Baby Won’t You Please Come Home?
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1935-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1935-07-02)
guitar:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1935-07-02)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1935-07-02)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1935-07-02) and William Thornton Blue (American jazz reed player) (on 1935-07-02)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1935-07-02)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1935-07-02), DePriest Wheeler (on 1935-07-02) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1935-07-02)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1935-07-02), Edwin Swayze (on 1935-07-02) and Lammar Wright (on 1935-07-02)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1935-07-02)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1935-07-02)
recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (on 1935-07-02)
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3:17
10(Hep‐Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-07-17)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1939-07-17)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1939-07-17)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-07-17) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1939-07-17)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-07-17) and Walter Thomas (on 1939-07-17)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-07-17), Claude Jones (on 1939-07-17) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1939-07-17)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1939-07-17), Irving Randolph (on 1939-07-17) and Lammar Wright (on 1939-07-17)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1939-07-17)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WM-1057)
recording of:
(Hep‐Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive (on 1939-07-17)
writer:
Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
2:49
11Pluckin’ 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)
2:44
12Boog It
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
2:58
13Ghost of a Chance
recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance
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.
2:56
14Cupid’s Nightmare
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
5:42
15Limehouse Blues
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)
live recording of:
Limehouse Blues (in 1940)
lyricist:
Douglas Furber
composer:
Philip Braham
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros. Mus. (ASCAP) (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:20
16St. James’ Infirmary
recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose’s arrangement) (on 1941-07-24)
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)
recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose’s arrangement) (in 1941)
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)
3:21
17T’Ain’t No Good
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1942-02-02)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1942-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1942-02-02)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1942-02-02)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1942-02-02)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1942-02-02)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-02-02)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1942-02-02) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1942-02-02)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1942-02-02) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-02-02)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1942-02-02), Jonah Jones (on 1942-02-02), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-02-02) and Lammar Wright (on 1942-02-02)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1942-02-02)
3:14
18Minnie the Moocher
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1942-02-02)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1942-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1942-02-02)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1942-02-02)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1942-02-02)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1942-02-02)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-02-02)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1942-02-02) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1942-02-02)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1942-02-02) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-02-02)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1942-02-02), Jonah Jones (on 1942-02-02), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-02-02) and Lammar Wright (on 1942-02-02)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1942-02-02)
recording of:
Minnie the Moocher
lyricist and composer:
Cab Calloway and Irving Mills
publisher:
Big Bad Voodoo Music
is based on:
Willie the Weeper
53:16
19Ogeechee River Lullaby
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1942-07-27)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1942-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1942-07-27)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1942-07-27)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1942-07-27)
reeds:
Irving Brown (Irving "Skinny" Brown) (on 1942-07-27)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-07-27)
tenor saxophone:
Al Gibson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-07-27) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1942-07-27)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1942-07-27) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-27)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1942-07-27), Jonah Jones (on 1942-07-27), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-07-27) and Lammar Wright (on 1942-07-27)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1942-07-27)
3:36
20Cruisin’ With Cab
3:16