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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

Country / region: United States
Recording years: 1940–1944
Recordings in scope: 24
Albums in scope: 3

CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE

Cab Calloway and His Orchestra in 1940s · Jazz

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1940s Jazz

ARTIST STORY

Meet Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

Cab Calloway and His Orchestra is an orchestra associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1940–1944. The artist is connected with Bebop and Korean Trot, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Bebop and Korean Trot shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “A Blue Serge Suit With a Belt in the Back”, “Afternoon Moon”, “All at Once”, “Chant of the Jungle”. Then move to “The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1942‐1947” and “The Development of an American Artist” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.

Bebop Korean Trot

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS

Basic information

Type: Orchestra
Country / region: United States
Formation date: 1930
End date: 1948
Formed in: United States

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Recordings in the current scope

01A Blue Serge Suit With a Belt in the Back1944 · Korean TrotOpen in new tab 02Afternoon Moon1944 · Korean TrotOpen in new tab 03All at Once1944 · Korean TrotOpen in new tab 04Chant of the Jungle1944 · Korean TrotOpen in new tab 05Dawn Time1944 · Korean TrotOpen in new tab 06Pickin’ the Cabbage1940 · Bebop · jazzOpen in new tab

DISCOGRAPHY

Albums in the current scope

Album·1944

The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1942‐1947

Album·1940

The Development of an American Artist

Album·1941

Minnie the Moocher

GENRES

Genres

Bebop Korean Trot

ARTIST GRAPH

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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

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created byMinnie the MoocherCab Calloway and His Orchestra and Minnie the Moocher are connected in the catalog.
created byThe Development of an American ArtistCab Calloway and His Orchestra and The Development of an American Artist are connected in the catalog.
created byThe Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1942‐1947Cab Calloway and His Orchestra and The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1942‐1947 are connected in the catalog.
main styleBebopCab Calloway and His Orchestra and Bebop share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleKorean TrotCab Calloway and His Orchestra and Korean Trot share an artist-to-genre connection.
performed byDawn TimeDawn Time is a recording by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra.
performed byAfternoon MoonAfternoon Moon is a recording by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra.
performed byAll at OnceAll at Once is a recording by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra.
performed byPickin’ the CabbagePickin’ the Cabbage is a recording by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra.
performed byChant of the JungleChant of the Jungle is a recording by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra.

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GenreBebop GenreKorean Trot AlbumThe Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1942‐1947 AlbumThe Development of an American Artist AlbumMinnie the Moocher