Cab Calloway

vocals, conductor · 1907–1994 · Rochester

Singer and bandleader born in Rochester, New York, king of scat and of the "Hi-de-ho". His orchestra replaced Duke Ellington's at the Cotton Club in 1931, and featured Dizzy Gillespie, Chu Berry, and Milt Hinton, among others.

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Styles

• Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington
• Swing, big bands
• Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese

Landmark tracks

• Minnie the Moocher (1931)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Dedicated episode · Jul 10, 2020: Cab Calloway, le roi du Hi De Ho (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Cab Calloway
• EN : Minnie the Moocher

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