Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

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Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was a famous American jazz singer and bandleader. Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the United States' most popular African American big bands from the start of the 1930s through the late 1940s. Calloway's Orchestra featured performers that included trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, New Orleans guitar ace Danny Barker, and bassist Milt Hinton. Calloway continued to perform until his death in 1994 at the age of 86. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Cab Calloway / Minnie The Moocher

The Early Years 1930 - 1934 Disc D

Are You Hep to the Jive?

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Music from and Inspired By Boardwalk Empire

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Cab Calloway

Dark Sweets A

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1931 - 1932

The Early Years Vol.1 (1937 - 40)

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The Great 1920s & Swingin' Gatsby 20s Classics - 100 Classic Speakeasy Jazz Hits from the Gatsby Inspired Roaring Twenties

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Jumpin' & Jivin'

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New York 1938-1939, Vol. C

Dizzy Gillespie 1940-42

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