“With [Reuben] Reeve’s trumpet and the Nanton-styled soloing of DePriest Wheeler, the band had quite an Ellington flavor.” This is how Steve Voce, the famous British jazz columnist, described Cab Calloway’s faithful trombonist, DePriest WHEELER, in a 1957 interview of the… Read the full story →
Jazzmen and Freemasonry… You almost never read articles on this topic despite the fact that all jazz musicians are deeply spiritually minded! Undoubtedly because there is little study on jazz and Freemasonry. French jazz musician and researcher Raphaël IMBERT… Read the full story →
“Minnie the Moocher” starring Betty Boop and Cab Calloway, bounces along just like the hot jazz number on the soundtrack. Still popular today on social media, with colorized and high-definition restorations, the 8 minutes of film is a funny musical… Read the full story →
Now forgotten and eclipsed by Milt Hinton, his brilliant successor in Calloway’s orchestra, Albert ‘Al’ MORGAN (August 19, 1908, New Orleans – April 14, 1974, Los Angeles), however, benefits from the image of an exceptional double bass player, considered one… Read the full story →
Before merchandized television sets were sold to the American customer, a couple of movies using the primitive and experimental television as a futuristic subject of fantasy welcomed Cab Calloway in a couple of scenes. And that started as early as 1933! In… Read the full story →
Appearing just a few seconds dancing with Cab Calloway in the movie Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937), this graceful, tall and jumping dancer remained unidentified until we asked jazz dance historian Harri HEINILÄ from Helsinki to help us. Then, with the name in mind, after several… Read the full story →
After Cab Calloway’s success on Broadway with Porgy and Bess (1952-1954) and Hello, Dolly! (1968-1972), the Great White Way seemed to be wide open to another long-term run with the revival of The Pajama Game. Despite great cards in hand, the curtain dropped on the… Read the full story →
An overview of the bandleader’s appearances on private and commercial postcards from the collection of Keller Whalen. Read the full story →
Avec une bouche dessinée comme s’il avait mangé sa bouillie au sabre, avec son extravagance et sa personnalité scénique, Cab était naturellement un sujet idéal pour la caricature. Mais c’est du côté des dessins animés que l’on doit regarder.… Read the full story →
Il faut chercher un peu, voire beaucoup, pour trouver des anecdotes sur ce film pourtant adulé. Glanées deci-delà voici les quelques informations qui éclaireront votre vision de Stormy Weather sous un nouveau jour... Read the full story →