Lammar WRIGHT (1905-1973) was an incredibly talented trumpeter who played in Cab’s orchestra between 1930 and 1944. He was one of the Missourians when Cab grabbed the band. Wilmer WISE (born in 1936) is another incredibly talented trumpeter, who has… Read the full story →
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She was the canary in Cab Calloway’s orchestra between 1943 and 1947 and her rather garish voice is heard on many live recordings… Nevertheless, she is actually a complete stranger in the eyes (especially the ears) of jazz connoisseurs. Do… Read the full story →
The newspapers of the time are full of short articles kindly “suggested” by Irving Mills’ press relations. Among them, one finds traces of the first occupations held by Cab Calloway’s musicians. After all, these stage gods were human beings like… Read the full story →
Listen to Cab Calloway’s recordings from the early 1930s ... If your ear is dominated by a hopping, acrobatic and remarkably creative clarinet sound, you are enjoying one of the great forgotten musicians in the History of Jazz who spent more than 30 years… Read the full story →
Andy Brown was one of the pioneers of the bass clarinet in jazz orchestras. He spent the bulk of his career under the baton of Cab Calloway, and yet here is another musician who was quickly forgotten. With the help… Read the full story →
Les orchestres de Cab Calloway et de Duke Ellington étaient parmi les plus populaires dans les années 1930/40. Ils étaient également ceux qui distribuaient les plus belles fiches de paie ! Naturellement, celui du Duke avait un prestige et une… Read the full story →
Les orchestres de Cab Calloway et de Duke Ellington étaient parmi les plus populaires dans les années 1930/40. Ils étaient également ceux qui distribuaient les plus belles fiches de paie ! Naturellement, celui du Duke avait un prestige et une… Read the full story →
Les orchestres de Cab Calloway et de Duke Ellington étaient parmi les plus populaires dans les années 1930/40. Ils étaient également ceux qui distribuaient les plus belles fiches de paie ! Naturellement, celui du Duke avait un prestige et une… Read the full story →
