Kicking the Gong Around

Cab Calloway · 1931 · Single de Cab Calloway, 4e au classement

Context

1931 single ranked fourth, according to the table on Cab Calloway's page. The title is among the singer's hits from the Cotton Club era.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Swing, big bands, Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington. 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

• Minnie the Moocher (1931)
• St. James Infirmary Blues (1933)
• (Hep Hep!) The Jumpin' Jive (1939)

Sources

• EN: Cab Calloway

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