Cab Calloway Catalog
1939 (age 32)
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1939-1940 Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 1991
Cab Calloway, vocal, director; Doc Cheatham, Shad Collins, Irving Randolph, Lammar Wright, trumpet; Keg Johnson, Claude Jones, De Priest Wheeler, trombone; Andrew Brown, Chauncey Haughton, clarinet, alto sax; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, tenor sax; Bennie Payne, piano; Morrice White, guitar; Milton Hinton, string bass; Cozy Cole, drums; Edgar Battle, arranger.
NYC, March 28, 1939
| WM-1009-1 | A New Moon And An Old Serenade |
| WM-1010-1 | One Look At You |
| WM-1011-1 | The Ghost Of Smoky Joe |
| WM-1012-1 | Floogie Walk |
Mario Bauza, trumpet; replaces Collins.
NYC, July 17, 1939
| WM-1054-A | Trylon Swing |
| WM-1055-A | Utt-Da-Zay (The Tailor's Song) |
| WM-1056-A | Crescendo In Drums |
| WM-1057-A | (Hep-Hep!) The Jumpin' Jive |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Chappie Willett, arranger; replaces Randolph, Battle.
NYC, August 30, 1939
| WM-1065-A | For The Last Time I Cried Over You |
| WM-1066-A | Twee-Twee-Tweet |
| WM-1067-A | Pluckin' The Bass |
| WM-1068-A | I Ain't Gettin' Nowhere Fast |
Danny Barker, guitar; Edgar Battle, arranger; replaces White, Willett.
NYC, October 17, 1939
| WM-1101-A | Chili Con Conga |
| WM-1102-A | Tarzan Of Harlem |
| WM-1103-A | Jiveformation Please |
| WM-1104-A | Vuelva |
same personnel.
NYC, October 20, 1939
| WM-1113-A | A Bee Gezindt |
| WM-1114-A | Give, Baby, Give |
| WM-1115-A | Sincere Love |
| WM-1116-A | Do It Again |
Cab Calloway, vocal, director; Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, trumpet; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, trombone; Tyree Glenn, trombone, vibes; Jerry Blake (alias Jacinto Chabani), clarinet, alto sax; Hilton Jefferson, alto sax; Andrew Brown, alto, baritone sax; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, tenor sax; Bennie Payne, piano; Danny Barker, guitar; Milton Hinton, string bass; Cozy Cole, drums.
Chicago, IL, March 8, 1940
| WM-2983-A | Pickin' The Cabbage |
| WM-2984-A | Chop, Chop, Charlie Chan (From China) |
1940
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1940 Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 1991
Cab Calloway, vocal, director; Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, trumpet; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, trombone; Tyree Glenn, trombone, vibes; Jerry Blake (alias Jacinto Chabani), clarinet, alto sax; Hilton Jefferson, alto sax; Andrew Brown, alto, baritone sax; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, tenor sax; Bennie Payne, piano; Danny Barker, guitar; Milton Hinton, string bass; Cozy Cole, drums; Edgar Battle, Benny Carter, Andy Gibson, arranger.
Chicago, IL, March 8, 1940
| WC-2985-A | Paradiddle |
| WC-2986-A | Boog It |
same personnel.
NYC, May 15, 1940
| 27295-1 | Calling All Bars |
| 27296-1 | Do I Care? No, No |
| 27297-2 | The Lone Arranger |
| 27298-1 | Feelin' Tip Top |
| 27299-1 | Topsy Turvy (Hard Times) |
| 27300-1 | Hi-De-Ho Serenade |
| 27301-1 | Who's Yehoodi? |
same personnel.
Chicago, IL, June 27, 1940
| WC-3160-A | Fifteen Minute Intermission |
| WC-3161-A | Rhapsody In Rhumba |
| WC-3162-A | Come On With The "Come On" |
| WC-3163-A | A Ghost Of A Chance |
| WC-3164-A | Bye Bye Blues |
Buster Harding, Don Redman, arranger; replaces Battle, Carter.
NYC, August 5, 1940
| 27801-1 | Papa's In Bed With His Britches On |
| 27802-1 | Silly Old Moon |
| 27803-1 | Boo-Wah Boo-Wah |
| 27804-2 | Sunset |
| 27805-1 | Yo Eta Cansa |
same personnel.
NYC, August 28, 1940
| 28513-1 | Cupid's Nightmare |
| 28514-1 | Levee Lullaby |
| 28515-1 | Are You Hep To The Jive? |
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1940-1941 Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 1992
Cab Calloway, vocal, director; Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, trumpet; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, trombone; Tyree Gleen, trombone, vibes; Jerry Blake (alias Jacinto Chabani), clarinet, alto sax; Hilton Jefferson, alto sax; Andrew Brown, alto, baritone sax; Chu Berry, Walter "Foots" Thomas, tenor sax; Bennie Payne, piano; Danny Barker, guitar; Milton Hinton, string bass; Cozy Cole, drums; Benny Carter, Andy Gibson, arranger.
NYC, August 28, 1940
| 28516-1 | Goin' Conga |
| 28517-1 | Hot Air |
| 28518-1 | Lonesome Nights |
same personnel.
NYC, October 14, 1940
| 28863-1 | A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird |
| 28864-1 | The Workers' Train |
| 28865-1 | North Of The Mohawk Trail |
| 28866-1 | Make Yourself At Home |
same personnel.
Chicago, IL, January 16, 1941
| C-3518-1 | Run, Little Rabbit |
| C-3519-1 | Willow Weep For Me |
| C-3520-1 | You Are The One In My Heart |
| C-3521-1 | Are You All Reet? |
| C-3522-1 | Ebony Silhouette |
Jonah Jones, trumpet; replaces Bauza.
NYC, March 5, 1941
| 29866-1 | Hep Cat's Love Song |
| 29867-1 | Jonah Joins The Cab |
| 29868-1 | Geechy Joe |
| 29869-1 | Special Delivery |
same personnel.
NYC, July 3, 1941
| 30835-1 | Take The "A" Train |
| 30836-1 | Chattanooga Choo-Choo |
| 30837-1 | My Gal |
| 30838-1 | St. James Infirmary |
same personnel.
NYC, July 24, 1941
| 30838-4 | St. James Infirmary |
| 30938-1 | We Go Well Together |
1941
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1941-1942 Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 1993
Cab Calloway, vocal, director; Dizzy Gillespie, Jonah Jones, Lammar Wright, trumpet; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, trombone; Tyree Glenn, trombone, vibes, vocal; Jerry Blake (alias Jacinto Chabanil), clarinet, alto sax; Hilton Jefferson, alto sax; Andrew Brown, alto, baritone sax; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, tenor sax; Bennie Payne, piano; Danny Barker, guitar; Milton Hinton, string bass; Cozy Cole, drums; The Palmer Brothers, vocal; Andy Gibson, Buster Harding, Buck Ram, arranger.
NYC, July 24, 1941
| 30939-1 | Hey, Doc! |
| 30940-1 | I See A Million People (But All I Can See Is You) |
| 30941-1 | Conchita (Cares Nothing About Love) |
same personnel.
NYC, September 10, 1941
| 31300-1 | Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) |
| 31301-1 | Mrs. Finnigan |
| 31302-1 | My Coo-Coo Bird (Could Swing) |
| 31303-1 | Says Who? Says You, Says I! |
Cab Calloway, vocal, director; Shad Collins, Jonah Jones, Russell Smith, Lammar Wright, trumpet; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, trombone; Tyree Glenn, trombone, vibes, vocal; Jerry Blake (alias Jacinto Chabanil), clarinet, alto sax; Hilton Jefferson, alto sax; Andrew Brown, alto, baritone sax; Ted McRae, Walter Thomas, tenor sax; Bennie Payne, piano; Danny Barker, guitar; Milton Hinton, string bass; Cozy Cole, drums; The Palmer Brothers, vocal; Andy Gibson, Buster Harding, Buck Ram, arranger.
NYC, November 3, 1941
| 31638-2 | The Mermaid Song |
| 31639-1 | Who Calls? |
| 31640-1 | Nain, Nain |
| 31641-1 | Tappin' Off |
| 31645-1 | A Smo-o-o-oth One |
The Cabaliers, vocal; replaces The Palmer Brothers.
NYC, December 24, 1941
| 32037-1 | The Moment I Laid Eyes On You |
| 32038-1 | Virginia, Georgia And Caroline |
| 32040-1 | Lordy |
same personnel.
Chicago, IL, February 2, 1942
| C-4179-1 | I Want To Rock |
| C-4181-1 | I'll Be Around |
| C-4182-1 | 'Tain't No Good |
| C-4183-1 | Minnie The Moocher |
Cab Calloway, vocal, director; Shad Collins, Jonah Jones, Russell Smith, Lammar Wright, trumpet; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, trombone; Tyree Glenn, trombone, vibes; Irvin Brown, clarinet, alto sax; Hilton Jefferson, alto sax; Andrew Brown, alto, baritone sax; Al Gibson, Walter Thomas, tenor sax; Bennie Payne, piano; Danny Barker, guitar; Milton Hinton, string bass; Cozy Cole, drums.
Hollywood, CA, July 27, 1942
| HCO-884-1 | Let's Go, Joe |
| HCO-885-2 | Ogeechee River Lullaby |
| HCO-886-1 | I Get The Neck Of The Chicken |