Monday, August 19, 2013

Cab Calloway Classics, Hi De Ho Man (1974)

Monday's lunch record is "Cab Calloway Classics, Hi De Ho Man" (1974). This is fabulous double album compilation of Cab's big songs from 1935-1947. Todays listen is sides 1 & 4. His big band swinging hijinks have been delighting fans for 8 decades. Some of the tunes are "Hoy Hoy", "Jumpin' Jive", & "Jungle King" and "Calloway Boogie". Cab's bands always included the top musicians in big  band jazz. The YouTube sample is "Everyone Eats When They Come To My House" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E03NZOIxGmQ . . . . . . bucko

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