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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

First released: 1931, Length: 3:02
1931-10-21, mx. E-37266-A

Creators (12)

Instruments

  1. Andrew Brown (21 Oct 1931) reeds
  2. Benny Payne (21 Oct 1931) piano
  3. DePriest Wheeler (21 Oct 1931) trombone
  4. Edwin Swayze (21 Oct 1931) trumpet
  5. Harry White (21 Oct 1931) trombone
  6. Jimmy Smith (21 Oct 1931) double bass
  7. Lammar Wright (21 Oct 1931) trumpet
  8. Leroy Maxey (21 Oct 1931) drums (drum set)
  9. Morris White (21 Oct 1931) banjo
  10. Reuben Reeves (21 Oct 1931) trumpet
  11. Walter "Foots" Thomas (21 Oct 1931) woodwind

Vocals

  1. Cab Calloway (21 Oct 1931)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (21 Oct 1931)

    Composer

    1. Harold Arlen

    Lyricist

    1. Ted Koehler

Releases containing this recording (20)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Mr. Hi. De. Ho. 1930‐1931 1982 Cab Calloway
  2. The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1931‐1932 1990 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  3. The Hi-De-Ho Man 1994 Cab Calloway
  4. A Portrait of Cab Calloway 26 Dec 1998 Cab Calloway
  5. The Chronological Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, Volume 1: The Early Years 1930‐1934 2001 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  6. The History of Pop Radio, Volume 4: 1931-1932 2001 Various Artists
  7. Minnie the Moocher 2004 Cab Calloway
  8. Quadromania Jazz Edition: Cab Calloway: The Scat Song 28 Feb 2005 Cab Calloway
  9. Jazz in the Charts 011 (1931) 2006 Various Artists
  10. Top Hits of the 1930s 01 Nov 2008 Various Artists
  11. Top Hits of the 1930s, Volume 4 01 Jan 2011 Various Artists
  12. George Harrison's Jukebox (The Music That Inspired the Man) 2013 Various Artists
  13. Hi-De-Ho Cab Calloway

Single

  1. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea / Kickin’ the Gong Around 1931 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra original, “Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.”
  2. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea / Kickin’ the Gong Around 1934 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
  3. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea / Kickin’ the Gong Around Cab Calloway and His Orchestra reissue