Calloway was one of the great showmen of the 20th Century who excelled as a bandleader, vocalist, dancer, and actor for over 60 years. His recording career is showcased on this collection of over 100 songs including his signature "Minnie the Moocher," "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea," "The Reefer Man," "The Jumpin' Jive," "Hi-De-Ho Man (That's Me)" and more.
Tracks
1.1 Gotta Darn Good Reason Now (For Bein' Good) 1.2 St. Louis Blues 1.3 Is That Religion? 1.4 Some of These Days 1.5 Nobody's Sweetheart 1.6 St. James Informary 1.7 Minnie the Moocher 1.8 Doin' the Rumba 1.9 Black Rhythm 1.10 Six or Seven Times 1.11 Sweet Georgia Brown 1.12 Bugle Call Rag 1.13 You Rascal You 1.14 Somebody Stoke My Gal 1.15 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 1.16 Trickeration 1.17 Kicking the Gong Around 1.18 The Scat Song 1.19 Cabin in the Cotton 1.20 Strictly Cullud Affair 1.21 Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day 1.22 How Come You Do Me Like You Do? 1.23 The Reefer Man 1.24 Hot Toddy 2.1 Beale Street Mama 2.2 The Man from Harlem 2.3 I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues 2.4 Evenin' 2.5 Little Town Gal 2.6 The Lady with the Fan 2.7 Harlem Camp Meeting 2.8 Zah Zuh Zaz 2.9 'Long About Midnight 2.10 Moonglow 2.11 Jitter Bug 2.12 Margie 2.13 Chinese Rhythm 2.14 Keep That Hi-De-Hi in Your Soul 2.15 I Ain't Got Nobody 2.16 Nagasaki 2.17 Baby Won't You Please Come Home? 2.18 You're the Cure for What Ails Me 2.19 Copper Colored Gal 2.20 The Wedding of Mr and Mrs Swing 2.21 Peckin' 2.22 Congo 2.23 Swing Swing Swing 2.24 Wake Up and Live 2.25 Moon at Sea 2.26 I'm Always in the Mood for You 3.1 She's Tall, She's Tan, She's Terrific 3.2 Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm 3.3 Queen Isabella 3.4 Savage Rhythm 3.5 Every Day's a Holiday 3.6 Rustle of Swing 3.7 Three Swings and Out 3.8 Skrontch 3.9 At the Clambake Carnival 3.10 Hoy Hoy 3.11 The Boogie Woogie 3.12 Mister Paganini, Swing for Minnie 3.13 Jive (Page One of the Hepster's Dictionary) 3.14 Do You Wanna Jump Children? 3.15 Blue Interlude 3.16 F.D.R. Jones 3.17 Angels with Dirty Faces 3.18 Ratamacue 3.19 The Ghost of Smokey Joe 3.20 The Jumpin' Jive 3.21 For the Last Time I Cried Over You 3.22 Pluckin' the Bass 3.23 Chili Con Conga 3.24 Vuebra 3.25 Pickin\X{2019} the Cabbage 3.26 Paradiddle 3.27 Calling All Bars 3.28 The Lone Arranger 4.1 Fifteen Minutes Intermission 4.2 Rhapsody in Rhumba 4.3 Come on with the 'Come On' 4.4 A Ghost of a Chance 4.5 Bye Bye Blues 4.6 A Chicken Ain't Nothing But a Bird 4.7 Willow Weep for Me 4.8 Jonah Joins the Cab 4.9 Geechy Joe 4.10 My Gal 4.11 St. James Infirmary 4.12 Hey Doc 4.13 Blues in the Night 4.14 I Want to Rock 4.15 I'll Be Around 4.16 The Honeydripper 4.17 Hey Now, Hey Now 4.18 Hi-De-Ho Man (That's Me) 4.19 Oh Grandpa! 4.20 The Jungle King 4.21 Two Blocks Down, Turn to the Left 4.22 San Francisco Fan 4.23 The Calloway Boogie 4.24 Everybody Eats When They Come 'Round to My House 4.25 I Beeped When I Shoulda Bopped
