Cab Calloway Discography
1939 (age 32)
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
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 | Vocalion 4767; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
| WM-1010-1 | One Look At You | - |
| WM-1011-1 | The Ghost Of Smoky Joe | Vocalion 4807; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
| WM-1012-1 | Floogie Walk | - |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1939-1940 1991
* Vocalion 4767 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - A New Moon And An Old Serenade / One Look At You
* Vocalion 4807 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - The Ghost Of Smoky Joe / Floogie Walk
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
Mario Bauza, trumpet; replaces Collins.
NYC, July 17, 1939
| WM-1054-A | Trylon Swing | Vocalion 5005; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
| WM-1055-A | Utt-Da-Zay (The Tailor's Song) | Vocalion 5062; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
| WM-1056-A | Crescendo In Drums | - |
| WM-1057-A | (Hep-Hep!) The Jumpin' Jive | Vocalion 5005; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1939-1940 1991
* Vocalion 5005 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Trylon Swing / (Hep-Hep!) The Jumpin' Jive
* Vocalion 5062 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Utt-Da-Zay (The Tailor's Song) / Crescendo In Drums
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Chappie Willett, arranger; replaces Randolph, Battle.
NYC, August 30, 1939
| WM-1065-A | For The Last Time I Cried Over You | Vocalion 5126; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
| WM-1066-A | Twee-Twee-Tweet | - |
| WM-1067-A | Pluckin' The Bass | Vocalion 5406; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
| WM-1068-A | I Ain't Gettin' Nowhere Fast | Vocalion 5195; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1939-1940 1991
* Vocalion 5126 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - For The Last Time I Cried Over You / Twee-Twee-Tweet
* Vocalion 5406 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Pluckin' The Bass / Give, Baby, Give
* Vocalion 5195 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - I Ain't Gettin' Nowhere Fast / Jiveformation Please
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
Danny Barker, guitar; Edgar Battle, arranger; replaces White, Willett.
NYC, October 17, 1939
| WM-1101-A | Chili Con Conga | Vocalion 5315; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
| WM-1102-A | Tarzan Of Harlem | Vocalion 5267; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
| WM-1103-A | Jiveformation Please | Vocalion 5195; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
| WM-1104-A | Vuelva | Vocalion 5315; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1939-1940 1991
* Vocalion 5315 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Chili Con Conga / Vuelva
* Vocalion 5267 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - A Bee Gezindt / Tarzan Of Harlem
* Vocalion 5195 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - I Ain't Gettin' Nowhere Fast / Jiveformation Please
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
same personnel.
NYC, October 20, 1939
| WM-1113-A | A Bee Gezindt | Vocalion 5267; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
| WM-1114-A | Give, Baby, Give | Vocalion 5406; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
| WM-1115-A | Sincere Love | Vocalion 5364; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
| WM-1116-A | Do It Again | - |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1939-1940 1991
* Vocalion 5267 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - A Bee Gezindt / Tarzan Of Harlem
* Vocalion 5406 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Pluckin' The Bass / Give, Baby, Give
* Vocalion 5364 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Sincere Love / Do It Again
1940
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
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 | Vocalion 5467; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
| WM-2984-A | Chop, Chop, Charlie Chan (From China) | Vocalion 5444; Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 |
add Edgar Battle, Benny Carter, Andy Gibson, arranger.
| WC-2985-A | Paradiddle | Vocalion 5467; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
| WC-2986-A | Boog It | Vocalion 5444; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 595 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1939-1940 1991
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1940 1991
* Vocalion 5467 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Pickin' The Cabbage / Paradiddle
* Vocalion 5444 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Chop, Chop, Charlie Chan (From China) / Boog It
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
same personnel.
NYC, May 15, 1940
| 27295-1 | Calling All Bars | OKeh 5731; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
| 27296-1 | Do I Care? No, No | Vocalion 5591; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
| 27297-2 | The Lone Arranger | Vocalion rejected; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
| 27298-1 | Feelin' Tip Top | OKeh 5874; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
| 27299-1 | Topsy Turvy (Hard Times) | Vocalion 5566; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
| 27300-1 | Hi-De-Ho Serenade | Vocalion 5591; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
| 27301-1 | Who's Yehoodi? | Vocalion 5566; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1940 1991
* OKeh 5731 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Calling All Bars / Papa's In Bed With His Britches On
* Vocalion 5591 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Do I Care? No, No / Hi-De-Ho Serenade
* OKeh 5874 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Feelin' Tip Top / The Workers' Train
* Vocalion 5566 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Topsy Turvy (Hard Times) / Who's Yehoodi?
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
same personnel.
Chicago, IL, June 27, 1940
| WC-3160-A | Fifteen Minute Intermission | OKeh 5644; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
| WC-3161-A | Rhapsody In Rhumba | - |
| WC-3162-A | Come On With The "Come On" | OKeh 5687; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
| WC-3163-A | A Ghost Of A Chance | - |
| WC-3164-A | Bye Bye Blues | OKeh 6084; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1940 1991
* OKeh 5644 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Fifteen Minute Intermission / Rhapsody In Rhumba
* OKeh 5687 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Come On With The "Come On" / A Ghost Of A Chance
* OKeh 6084 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Bye Bye Blues / Run, Little Rabbit
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
Buster Harding, Don Redman, arranger; replaces Battle, Carter.
NYC, August 5, 1940
| 27801-1 | Papa's In Bed With His Britches On | OKeh 5731; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
| 27802-1 | Silly Old Moon | OKeh 5774; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
| 27803-1 | Boo-Wah Boo-Wah | - |
| 27804-2 | Sunset | OKeh 5804; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
| 27805-1 | Yo Eta Cansa | OKeh 5827; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1940 1991
* OKeh 5731 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Calling All Bars / Papa's In Bed With His Britches On
* OKeh 5774 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Silly Old Moon / Boo-Wah Boo-Wah
* OKeh 5804 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Sunset / Are You Hep To The Jive?
* OKeh 5827 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Yo Eta Cansa / Lonesome Nights
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
same personnel.
NYC, August 28, 1940
| 28513-1 | Cupid's Nightmare | OKeh 6035; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
| 28514-1 | Levee Lullaby | OKeh 5950; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
| 28515-1 | Are You Hep To The Jive? | OKeh 5804; Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 |
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.
| 28516-1 | Goin' Conga | OKeh 5911; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
| 28517-1 | Hot Air | OKeh 5950; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
| 28518-1 | Lonesome Nights | OKeh 5827; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 614 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1940 1991
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1940-1941 1992
* OKeh 6035 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Cupid's Nightmare / Are You All Reet?
* OKeh 5950 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Levee Lullaby / Hot Air
* OKeh 5804 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Sunset / Are You Hep To The Jive?
* OKeh 5911 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Goin' Conga / North Of The Mohawk Trail
* OKeh 5827 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Yo Eta Cansa / Lonesome Nights
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
same personnel.
NYC, October 14, 1940
| 28863-1 | A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird | OKeh 5847; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
| 28864-1 | The Workers' Train | OKeh 5874; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
| 28865-1 | North Of The Mohawk Trail | OKeh 5911; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
| 28866-1 | Make Yourself At Home | OKeh 5847; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1940-1941 1992
* OKeh 5847 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird / Make Yourself At Home
* OKeh 5874 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Feelin' Tip Top / The Workers' Train
* OKeh 5911 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Goin' Conga / North Of The Mohawk Trail
1941
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
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.
Chicago, IL, January 16, 1941
| C-3518-1 | Run, Little Rabbit | OKeh 6084; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
| C-3519-1 | Willow Weep For Me | OKeh 6109; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
| C-3520-1 | You Are The One In My Heart | OKeh 6391, 6391; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
| C-3521-1 | Are You All Reet? | OKeh 6035; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
| C-3522-1 | Ebony Silhouette | OKeh 6192; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1940-1941 1992
* OKeh 6084 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Bye Bye Blues / Run, Little Rabbit
* OKeh 6109 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Willow Weep For Me / Jonah Joins The Cab
* OKeh 6391 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - You Are The One In My Heart / St. James Infirmary
* OKeh 6391 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - You Are The One In My Heart / St. James Infirmary
* OKeh 6035 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Cupid's Nightmare / Are You All Reet?
* OKeh 6192 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Ebony Silhouette / Hep Cat's Love Song
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
Jonah Jones, trumpet; replaces Bauza.
NYC, March 5, 1941
| 29866-1 | Hep Cat's Love Song | OKeh 6192; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
| 29867-1 | Jonah Joins The Cab | OKeh 6109; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
| 29868-1 | Geechy Joe | OKeh 6147; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
| 29869-1 | Special Delivery | - |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1940-1941 1992
* OKeh 6192 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Ebony Silhouette / Hep Cat's Love Song
* OKeh 6109 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Willow Weep For Me / Jonah Joins The Cab
* OKeh 6147 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Geechy Joe / Special Delivery
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
same personnel.
NYC, July 3, 1941
| 30835-1 | Take The "A" Train | OKeh 6305; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
| 30836-1 | Chattanooga Choo-Choo | - |
| 30837-1 | My Gal | Columbia 32593; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
| 30838-1 | St. James Infirmary | OKeh 6391; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1940-1941 1992
* OKeh 6305 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Take The "A" Train / Chattanooga Choo-Choo
* Columbia 32593 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - My Gal / no info
* OKeh 6391 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - You Are The One In My Heart / St. James Infirmary
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
same personnel.
NYC, July 24, 1941
| 30838-4 | St. James Infirmary | OKeh 6391; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
| 30938-1 | We Go Well Together | OKeh 6341; Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 |
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.
| 30939-1 | Hey, Doc! | OKeh 6354; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
| 30940-1 | I See A Million People (But All I Can See Is You) | OKeh 6341; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
| 30941-1 | Conchita (Cares Nothing About Love) | OKeh 6354; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 629 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1940-1941 1992
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1941-1942 1993
* OKeh 6391 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - You Are The One In My Heart / St. James Infirmary
* OKeh 6341 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - We Go Well Together / I See A Million People (But All I Can See Is You)
* OKeh 6354 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Hey, Doc! / Conchita (Cares Nothing About Love)
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
same personnel.
NYC, September 10, 1941
| 31300-1 | Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) | OKeh 6422; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
| 31301-1 | Mrs. Finnigan | OKeh 6459; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
| 31302-1 | My Coo-Coo Bird (Could Swing) | - |
| 31303-1 | Says Who? Says You, Says I! | OKeh 6422; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1941-1942 1993
* OKeh 6422 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) / Says Who? Says You, Says I!
* OKeh 6459 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Mrs. Finnigan / My Coo-Coo Bird (Could Swing)
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
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 | OKeh 6501; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
| 31639-1 | Who Calls? | - |
| 31640-1 | Nain, Nain | OKeh 6547; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
| 31641-1 | Tappin' Off | - |
| 31645-1 | A Smo-o-o-oth One | OKeh 6720; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1941-1942 1993
* OKeh 6501 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - The Mermaid Song / Who Calls?
* OKeh 6547 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Nain, Nain / Tappin' Off
* OKeh 6720 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - A Smo-o-o-oth One / Let's Go, Joe
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
The Cabaliers, vocal; replaces The Palmer Brothers.
NYC, December 24, 1941
| 32037-1 | The Moment I Laid Eyes On You | Columbia 36751; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
| 32038-1 | Virginia, Georgia And Caroline | OKeh 6717; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
| 32040-1 | Lordy | Columbia 36751; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1941-1942 1993
* Columbia 36751 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - The Moment I Laid Eyes On You / Lordy
* OKeh 6717 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Virginia, Georgia And Caroline / I'll Be Around
1942
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
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 Cabaliers, vocal; Andy Gibson, Buster Harding, Buck Ram, arranger.
Chicago, IL, February 2, 1942
| C-4179-1 | I Want To Rock | OKeh 6616; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
| C-4181-1 | I'll Be Around | OKeh 6717; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
| C-4182-1 | 'Tain't No Good | OKeh 6616; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
| C-4183-1 | Minnie The Moocher | OKeh 6634; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1941-1942 1993
* OKeh 6616 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - I Want To Rock / 'Tain't No Good
* OKeh 6717 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Virginia, Georgia And Caroline / I'll Be Around
* OKeh 6634 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Minnie The Moocher / no info
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
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 | OKeh 6720; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
| HCO-885-2 | Ogeechee River Lullaby | Columbia 36662; Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 |
| HCO-886-1 | I Get The Neck Of The Chicken | - |
* Classics (F) CLASSICS 682 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - 1941-1942 1993
* OKeh 6720 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - A Smo-o-o-oth One / Let's Go, Joe
* Columbia 36662 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Ogeechee River Lullaby / I Get The Neck Of The Chicken