Cab Calloway & The Missourians

1929-30

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Cab Calloway, the "Hi-De-Ho Man," was a pioneering bandleader and performer who brought theatrical flair and infectious energy to 1920s-30s jazz. The Missourians were a tight, swinging outfit from St. Louis. This collection captures their early recorded work from 1929-30, documenting the birth of hot jazz on record. The music bristles with excitement—bright horns cutting through driving rhythms, Calloway's distinctive vocals cool and commanding, the band locked in behind him. It's dance music with genuine sophistication, bebop's precursor. These recordings reveal a band at their creative peak, playing with the kind of joy and invention that defined the era.

Item Details+
Genre Jazz
Style Big Band
Media Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Very Good Plus (VG+)
Description CD is NM. Sleeve is great VG+.
Label JSP Records
Country UK
Format CD
Tracklist+

1. Market Street Stomp

2. Ozark Mountain Blues

3. You'll Cry For Me But I'll Be Gone

4. Missouri Moan

5. Ozark Mountain Blues

6. You'll Cry For Me But I'll Be Gone

7. I've Got Someone

8. "400" Hop

9. Vine Street Drag

10. Scotty Blues

11. Two Hundred Squabble

12. Swingin' Dem Cats

13. Stoppin' The Traffic

14. Prohibition Blues

15. Gotta Darn Good Reason Now (For Bein' Good)

16. St. Louis Blues

17. Sweet Jennie Lee

18. Happy Feet

19. Yaller

20. Viper's Drag

21. Is That Religion ?

22. Some Of These Days

23. Nobody's Sweetheart

24. St. James' Infirmary

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