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.