Track Listing

1. Boo-Wah Boo-Wah
2. Are You All Reet?
3. Hey Now, Hey Now
4. Everybody Eats When They Come to My House
5. Are You Hep to the Jive?
6. Calloway Boogie
7. Hep Cat's Love Song
8. Papa's in Bed with His Britches On
9. What's Buzzin' Cousin? [#]
10. Twee-Twee-Tweet
11. Come on with the "Come On"
12. Chant of the Jungle [#]
13. I Want to Rock
14. Oh! Gram'Pa
15. Jungle King (You Ain't Done a Doggone Thing)
16. Don't Falter at the Alter [#]
17. Who's Yehoodi?
18. Chicken Ain't Nothin' But a Bird
19. Tarzan of Harlem
20. Minnie the Moocher
21. Boog It
22. Foo a Little Bally-Hoo

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60514 in Music
• Released on: 2007-01-24
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Best of

From Amazon.com
The influence of Cab Calloway simply cannot be understated. He was present at the genesis of R&B, rock, hip-hop, swing, and jazz, and his contributions shaped the way the world hears pop music. Thankfully, this task fell upon the zoot-suited shoulders of an artist of wit, intelligence, energy, and the ability to connect one-on-one with his audience. This collection includes tracks from the late '30s up to the late '40s and offers listeners a taste of all Calloway's incredible talents. From his hepster raps like "Are You All Reet?" to his hits like "Minnie the Moocher," Calloway's performances are carefully orchestrated yet loose-limbed and sparkling with humor, and for recordings in mono, the sound is surprisingly good. Highly recommended. --S. Duda

Customer Reviews

wonderful cd for a wonderful price.
This compilation is a perfect introduction to cab calloway. The cd has a large number of great songs, like "boo-wah boo-wah", "minnie the moocher", and "a chicken aint nothin but a bird." The sound is also excellent, its not like the majority of recordings from this era. I personally feel this lacks a few key songs like "reefer man", "jumpin' jive" or "we the cats shall help you", but it's real solid anyways. Not to mention you can't beat the price. Go ahead and pick it up, you won't be dissapointed. I suggest you go ahead and pick up "best of the big bands" for cab calloway also.

well all reet!
this is a fantastic CD. Cab Calloway and his band really knew how to swing. (they are one of my four favorite swing bands of the era, along with Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Jimmy Lunceford). Good music always holds up, and this music is as fresh today as it was when it was recorded.