Featured in Michael Fremer's Heavy Rotation in the November 2010 Issue of Stereophile! Pressed at Pallas in Germany!
In that wistful, screwball age that was the Thirties, one man, practically single-handed, launched an era of musical nonsense that had the whole nation humming bits of rhythmic fol-de-rol.
It was Cab Calloway, the 'Hi-De-Ho man' in cream colored tails who gyrated to the point of actually flying while leading his band, and who sang slightly insane ditties (as well as the leading hit songs of the day) in a remarkably rich and resonant baritone. The Cab was one of that group of leaders of the 1930s who, although playing no musical instrument, collected a fine band and a completely personal style.
In this album, Cab has freshly recorded a dozen of his biggest hits of former years, taking full advantage of the most modern high fidelity recording techniques. In so many ways Cab symbolized that whole era of The Jumpin Jive when people needed something to »make you nine feet tall when youre four feet five ...«.
Features:
180g Vinyl
Pressed at Pallas in Germany
Limited Edition
Audiophile Re-mastering
Musicians:
Cab Calloway, vocals
His Orchestra Selections:
1. The Hi De Ho Man (That's Me)
2. I'll Be Around
3. Summertime
4. It Ain't Necessarily So
5. Kickin' the Gong Around
6. You Rascal You
7. Minnie the Moocher (The Ho De Ho Song)
8. I See a Million People (But All I Can See Is You)
9. St. James Infirmary
10. Stormy Weather
11. The Jumpin' Jive
Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City.
In that wistful, screwball age that was the Thirties, one man, practically single-handed, launched an era of musical nonsense that had the whole nation humming bits of rhythmic fol-de-rol.
It was Cab Calloway, the 'Hi-De-Ho man' in cream colored tails who gyrated to the point of actually flying while leading his band, and who sang slightly insane ditties (as well as the leading hit songs of the day) in a remarkably rich and resonant baritone. The Cab was one of that group of leaders of the 1930s who, although playing no musical instrument, collected a fine band and a completely personal style.
In this album, Cab has freshly recorded a dozen of his biggest hits of former years, taking full advantage of the most modern high fidelity recording techniques. In so many ways Cab symbolized that whole era of The Jumpin Jive when people needed something to »make you nine feet tall when youre four feet five ...«.
Features:
180g Vinyl
Pressed at Pallas in Germany
Limited Edition
Audiophile Re-mastering
Musicians:
Cab Calloway, vocals
His Orchestra Selections:
1. The Hi De Ho Man (That's Me)
2. I'll Be Around
3. Summertime
4. It Ain't Necessarily So
5. Kickin' the Gong Around
6. You Rascal You
7. Minnie the Moocher (The Ho De Ho Song)
8. I See a Million People (But All I Can See Is You)
9. St. James Infirmary
10. Stormy Weather
11. The Jumpin' Jive
Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City.
