Limehouse Blues by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

First released: 1988, Length: 2:18
live, 1940: Broadcast

Creators (17)

Conductor

1. Cab Calloway (27 Jul 1940)

Orchestra

1. Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (27 Jul 1940)

Instruments

1. Andrew Brown (27 Jul 1940) saxophone
2. Benny Payne (27 Jul 1940) piano
3. Cozy Cole (27 Jul 1940) drums (drum set)
4. Danny Barker (27 Jul 1940) guitar
5. Dizzy Gillespie (27 Jul 1940) trumpet
6. Hilton Jefferson (27 Jul 1940) alto saxophone
7. Jerry Blake (27 Jul 1940) reeds
8. Keg Johnson (27 Jul 1940) trombone
9. Lammar Wright (27 Jul 1940) trumpet
10. Leon “Chu” Berry (27 Jul 1940) tenor saxophone
11. Mario Bauzá (27 Jul 1940) trumpet
12. Milt Hinton (27 Jul 1940) double bass
13. Quentin Jackson (27 Jul 1940) trombone
14. Walter "Foots" Thomas (27 Jul 1940) tenor saxophone

Vocals

1. Cab Calloway (27 Jul 1940)

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. Limehouse Blues (1940) live
   

   Composer

   1. Philip Braham

   Lyricist

   1. Douglas Furber

Releases containing this recording (7)

Official

Album - Compilation

1. Cruisin’ With Cab 1988 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra Topaz Jazz
2. Hep Cats and Cool Jive 2005 Cab Calloway
3. The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 4/5: Bebop Story – A Musical Revolution That Radically Changed the Road of Jazz 24 Oct 2008 Various Artists
4. Cab Calloway: We the Cats Shall Hep You 27 Jul 2010 Cab Calloway
5. Hep Cats and Cool Jive Cab Calloway

Album - Compilation / Live

1. Cruisin’ With Cab 1996 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra