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Cab Calloway · 1939 · Single de Cab Calloway, 2e au classement

Context

1939 single ranked second on the page's list of hits. It dates from the period when the orchestra counted Ben Webster, Chu Berry and Cozy Cole among its members.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Swing, big bands: Chicago, Stride (Harlem piano), Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington, Kansas City, Boogie-woogie, Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras.

By the same artist

• St. James Infirmary Blues (1933)
• Minnie the Moocher (1931)
• Kicking the Gong Around (1931)

Sources

• EN: Cab Calloway

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