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St. Louis Blues by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

First released: 1930, Length: 2:54
1930-07-24, mx. E-33355-A

Creators (10)

Instruments

  1. Andrew Brown (24 Jul 1930) reeds
  2. DePriest Wheeler (24 Jul 1930) trombone
  3. Earres Prince (24 Jul 1930) piano
  4. Lammar Wright (24 Jul 1930) trumpet
  5. Leroy Maxey (24 Jul 1930) drums (drum set)
  6. Morris White (24 Jul 1930) banjo
  7. Walter "Foots" Thomas (24 Jul 1930) woodwind
  8. Wendell Culley (24 Jul 1930) trumpet
  9. William Thornton Blue (24 Jul 1930) reeds

Vocals

  1. Cab Calloway (24 Jul 1930)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. St. Louis Blues (24 Jul 1930)

    Composer

    1. William Christopher Handy (1913)

    Lyricist

    1. William Christopher Handy (1913)

Releases containing this recording (16)

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 Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1930‐1931 1990 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  4. An Introduction to Cab Calloway: His Best Recordings 1929‐1940 1994 Cab Calloway
  5. Cab Calloway, Volume 1: 1929 – 1930 1996 Cab Calloway
  6. The Chronological Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, Volume 1: The Early Years 1930‐1934 2001 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  7. Jazz in the Charts 009 (1930) 2006 Various Artists
  8. The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 1/5: Classic Jazz – From New Orleans to Harlem 24 Oct 2008 Various Artists
  9. The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1930‐1931 07 Jan 2017 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 24bit/44.1kHz

Single

  1. Gotta Darn Good Reason Now / St. Louis Blues 1930 The Jungle Band
  2. Minnie the Moocher / St. Louis Blues 1939 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  3. Minnie the Moocher / St. Louis Blues 1939 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  4. Gotta Darn Good Reason Now / St. Louis Blues Cab Calloway and His Orchestra reissue, “Not Licensed for Radio Broadcast” above