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Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

First released: 1931, Length: 3:12
1931-03-03, mx. E-36212-A

Creators (9)

Instruments

  1. Andrew Brown (03 Mar 1931) reeds
  2. DePriest Wheeler (03 Mar 1931) trombone
  3. Earres Prince (03 Mar 1931) piano
  4. Lammar Wright (03 Mar 1931) trumpet
  5. Leroy Maxey (03 Mar 1931) drums (drum set)
  6. Morris White (03 Mar 1931) banjo
  7. Reuben Reeves (03 Mar 1931) trumpet
  8. Walter "Foots" Thomas (03 Mar 1931) reeds

Vocals

  1. Cab Calloway lead vocals

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Minnie the Moocher (03 Mar 1931)

    Composer

    1. Cab Calloway
    2. Irving Mills

    Lyricist

    1. Cab Calloway
    2. Irving Mills

Related Recordings (1)

Edits

  1. Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

Releases containing this recording (30)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Brunswick Collectors’ Series Oct 1943 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  2. Mr. Hi. De. Ho. 1930‐1931 1982 Cab Calloway
  3. The Most Important Recordings of Cab Calloway 1989 Cab Calloway
  4. The Jazz Collector Edition: Cotton Club Days 1989 Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Lena Horne
  5. The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1930‐1931 1990 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  6. An Introduction to Cab Calloway: His Best Recordings 1929‐1940 1994 Cab Calloway
  7. Cotton Club 1995 Various Artists
  8. Perfect Jazz 1997 Various Artists Past Perfect
  9. Hits of the Thirties and Forties 1998 Various Artists
  10. Cab Calloway, Volume 2: 1930 ‐ 1931 2000 Cab Calloway
  11. The Chronological Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, Volume 1: The Early Years 1930‐1934 2001 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  12. Swing Brother, Swing 2003 Various Artists
  13. Jazz in the Charts 010 (1931) 2006 Various Artists
  14. Hits of the 1930s, Volume 2: 1931-1933 2006 Various Artists
  15. The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 1/5: Classic Jazz – From New Orleans to Harlem 24 Oct 2008 Various Artists
  16. Marijuana Madness 2: The Best of Vintage Drug Songs (1924-1950) 2013 Various Artists
  17. The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1930‐1931 07 Jan 2017 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 24bit/44.1kHz

Single

  1. Minnie the Moocher / Doin’ the Rumba 1931 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra original, “Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.”
  2. Minnie the Moocher / Doin’ the Rumba 1931 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  3. Minnie the Moocher / Bugle Call Rag 1932 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  4. Minnie the Moocher / Reefer Man Feb 1934 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  5. Minnie the Moocher / Kickin’ the Gong Around Jul 1935 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  6. Minnie the Moocher / St. Louis Blues 1939 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  7. Minnie the Moocher / St. Louis Blues 1939 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  8. Minnie the Moocher / Reefer Man Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  9. Minnie the Moocher / Reefer Man Cab Calloway and His Orchestra black
  10. Minnie the Moocher / Kickin’ the Gong Around Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  11. Minnie the Moocher / Reefer Man Cab Calloway and His Orchestra black with “Not Licensed for Radio Broadcast”