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Cab Calloway And His Orchestra Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Chick Webb And His Orchestra Chick Webb And His Little Chicks Ella Fitzgerald And Her Famous Orchestra Don Redman And His Orchestra

ex Benny Carter And His Orchestra

American jazz saxophonist (alto) and clarinetist, active from 1927 to 1958.
Born : February 26, 1909 in Chestertown, Maryland.
Died : July 01, 1989 in Tarrytown, New York.
Worked with : Elmer Calloway (Cab's brother), Claude Hopkins, Noble Sissle, Chick Webb, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Barney Bigard, Don Redman and others.

ALBUMS

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Blowing Up A Storm

2020, CDr, Sounds Of Yester Year

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

The Treasury Shows Vol.21

2016, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S.

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

The Treasury Shows Vol.22

2015, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S.

Chick Webb And His Orchestra

Stomping At The Savoy

2006, 4xCD, Comp, Box, Proper Records (2),

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

2006, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Storyville,

Don Redman And His Orchestra

1999, CD, Album, Mono, RE, TCB Records (2)

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

1996, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

Benny Carter And His Orchestra

Swing/Big Band/Vocal

Cab Calloway And His Orchestra

Cab Calloway And His Orchestra

Chick Webb And His Orchestra

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

The Indispensable Duke Ellington Volumes 7/8 (1941-1942)

1984, Cass, Comp, RE, Dou, RCA

Don Redman And His Orchestra

For Europeans Only

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

1981, LP, Album, Mono, Duke Records (4),

Cab Calloway And His Orchestra

1977, LP, Caracol, Caracol,

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

1977, 3x Vinyl,

Chick Webb And His Orchestra

Chick Webb In The Thirties "Bronzville Stomp"

1976, LP, Mono, Jazz Archives

Chick Webb And His Orchestra

The Best Of Chick Webb And His Orchestra With Ella Fitzgerald

1976, 2x Vinyl,

Chick Webb And His Orchestra

(1937-39) - Instrumentals Never Before On Record

Benny Carter And His Orchestra

Benny Carter And His Orchestra 1940-1941

Chick Webb And His Orchestra

Liza / Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley!

1950, Shellac, 10", Brunswick,

Benny Carter And His Orchestra

Cocktails For Two / Takin' My Time

Cab Calloway And His Orchestra

Pluckin' The Bass / Give, Baby, Give

1940, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)

Cab Calloway And His Orchestra

A New Moon And An Old Serenade / One Look At You

Cab Calloway And His Orchestra

(Hep-Hep!) The Jumpin' Jive / Trylon Swing

Cab Calloway And His Orchestra

Miss Hallelujah Brown / The Boogie-Woogie

1938, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)

Chick Webb And His Little Chicks

Sweet Sue - Just You / I Got Rhythm

Cab Calloway And His Orchestra

In An Old English Village/ (Just An) Error In The News

1937, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)

Chick Webb And His Little Chicks

In A Little Spanish Town / I Ain't Got Nobody

"The Calloway Years" 1937-1941

2xLP, Comp, Meritt Record Society

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

A Date With The Duke

LP, Album, Caracol,

Chick Webb And His Orchestra

I've Got A Guy / Harlem Congo

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

The Works Of Duke - Integrale Volume 18

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Jazz Live & Rare Vol. 15 - Broadcasts 1940/41

APPEARANCES +

Duke At His Very Best: The Jimmy Blanton - Billy Strayhorn - Ben Webster Sessions - Legendary Works 1940-1942

2024, 4xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas: Deluxe Edition

Jazz Instruments

2013, Box, Har + 8xCD, Comp, EarBooks, Edel Germany GmbH,

Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald

The Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions (1934-1941)

2013, 8xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Ltd, Num, RM, Mosaic Records (2),

Big Band/Swing/Vocal

Louis Armstrong / Ella Fitzgerald / Billie Holiday / Nina Simone / Nat King Cole

The Jazz Singers

2011, Box, Comp + 5xCD, Comp, Jazz World,

Carnegie Hall Concerts 1943-47

2010, 9x Vinyl, Box Set,

Cab Calloway & His Orchestra*

2008, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2),

Big Band/Swing/Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Bop

Alto Sax (Greatest Works)

2008, 2xCD, Comp, Edel Records, Edel:Kultur,

Swing/Bop/Cool Jazz

Classic Chu Berry Columbia And Victor Sessions

2007, Box, Ltd, Num + 7xCD, Comp, RM, Mosaic Records (2),

Pre-War Classic Sides

2007, 4xCD, Comp, JSP Records,

Roots Of Mambo 1930-1950

2006, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés

2006, CD, Comp, Storyville,

The Music Master

2006, 4x CD Slimline,

Various, Bill Johnson

How Low Can You Go? : Anthology Of The String Bass (1925-1941)

2006, 3x CD, Box Set,

Calypso/Bluegrass/Ragtime/Big Band/Gospel/Folk

Ella Fitzgerald

Romance And Rhythm

2006, 4x CD Slim Box,

L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940)

2004, 10xCD, Comp, Le Chant Du Monde,

Louisiana Blues/Chicago Blues/Ragtime/Swing/Dixieland

Chick Webb & His Orchestra* Featuring Ella Fitzgerald

Stompin' At The Savoy

2002, CD, Comp, Mono, ASV, Living Era,

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster

Duke Ellington At The Hurricane

2002, CD, Comp, RM, Storyville,

Volume 9 1942-1947 The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order

2002, CD, Comp, Neatwork,

From Avenue A To The Great White Way: Yiddish And American Popular Songs From 1914-1950

Klezmer/Swing/Samba/Mambo

2001, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),

2001, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Complete Prestige Carnegie Hall 1943-1944 Concerts

2001, 3xCD, Comp, Definitive Records (2)

2000, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra*

1943 Black, Brown And Beige

2000, CD, Album, Jazz Magazine (2),

Harlem Conga (La Batteria Nelle Big Band - Vol.1)

2000, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,

The Best Of Ken Burns Jazz

Big Band/Dixieland/Bop/Post Bop/Swing

Big Band/Dixieland

Ken Burns Jazz (The Story Of America's Music)

2000, 5x CD, Box Set,

Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz/Fusion/Dixieland/Modal/Swing/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Jazz-Rock/Big Band/Country Blues/Piano Blues/Ragtime

1999, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Dig, A&R Productions, Nostalgia (5),

Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb, Louis Jordan, Count Basie

Swingsation - Swing That Music

1999, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, GRP

Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb

RCA Victor 80th Anniversary • The First Label In Jazz • Vol.3 1940-1949

Minnie The Moocher

1996, CD, Comp, Marshall Cavendish,

Swinging At The Savoy (The Home Of Happy Feet!)

1996, CD, Comp, RM, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2)

Jazz & Blues Collection

1996, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas,

Swing/Big Band/Vaudeville

The Classic Tracks

1996, CD, Comp, Kaz Records,

The Classic Tracks

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

Newport Jazz Festival Live At Carnegie Hall, July 5, 1973

Ella Fitzgerald

Sing Me A Swing Song

Vocal/Bop/Swing

Passion Flower 1940-46

His Best Recordings 1930 - 1942

1994, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz,

His Best Recordings 1929 - 1939

1994, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz

Ella Fitzgerald

Jazz & Blues Collection

Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb And His Orchestra

Spinnin' The Webb - The Original Decca Recordings

Ella Fitzgerald

Les Chefs-d'oeuvre De Ella Fitzgerald

1993, CD, Comp, Music Memoria

Duke Ellington: Stereo Reflections In Ellington

1993, CD, Natasha Imports

Monkey Business

1993, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Hep Records (3),

Cab Calloway Featuring Chu Berry*

Best Of Big Bands

Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb & His Orchestra*

The Early Years - Part 1 (1935-1938) The Original Decca Recordings

Ella Fitzgerald

Big Band/Swing/Vocal

Il Contrabbasso Nel Jazz

1991, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz

1991, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz

Big Band/Swing/Vocal/Country Blues

Summertime 1932-1940

Ella Fitzgerald

Louis Armstrong / Glenn Miller / Benny Goodman / Count Basie / Ella Fitzgerald

The Jazz Collector Edition

1989, 5xCD, Comp + Box, LaserLight Digital

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

Swing/Instrumental

Ella Fitzgerald With The Chick Webb Orchestra*

Sing Me A Swing Song

Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Cab Calloway

Cotton Club Days

The Most Important Recordings Of Cab Calloway

1989, 2x Vinyl,

Swing/Jump Blues

Ella Fitzgerald, Teddy Wilson, Tommy Dorsey

The Kings Of Swing Vol. 4

Jazz Potpourri Volume Three (20 Collector Items 1933-1947)

1987, LP, Album, Comp, Meritt Record Society,

Bechet - The Thirties

1986, LP, Comp, Affinity

The Blanton-Webster Band

1986, 4x Vinyl, Box Set,

Sidney Bechet 1923 - 1938

The Indispensable Duke Ellington Volumes 7/8 (1941-1942)

Cotton Club Stars

1984, 2x Vinyl Gatefold,

Swing/Big Band/Jump Blues

The Best Of I ♥ Jazz

Bop/Big Band/Cool Jazz/Vocal

1983, LP, Comp, Affinity,

Big Band Jazz (From The Beginnings To The Fifties)

1983, 6x Vinyl, Box Set,

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ivie Anderson

1981, LP, Comp, Mono, JazzDocument

Red White & Blues (Women Sing Of America)

1980, LP, Comp, Rosetta Records, Rosetta Records,

Piano Blues/Swing/Big Band

Leon "Chu" Berry

Leon 'Chu' Berry

1980, LP, Comp, Ltd, Meritt Record Society

Chick Webb With Ella Fitzgerald

Chick Webb 4, "Ella Swings The Band" (1936-1939)

Vocal/Swing/Big Band

Benny Carter (1928-1952)

Duke Ellington's Orchestra*

The Fabulous Forties Volume 1

1977, LP, Rarities (2)

Les Rois De La Batterie - Kings Of Drums

1975, 2xLP, Comp, CBS,

Bop/Ragtime/Big Band/Swing/Hard Bop/Space-Age/Latin Jazz

The Duke Ellington Story, Vol.2

1975, 9xLP, Comp, Mono, Box, RCA

Chick Webb And Ella Fitzgerald

Princess Of The Savoy (1936-1939)

Blackstick (1931-1938)

Ella Fitzgerald & The Chick Webb Orchestra*

Ella Fitzgerald & The Chick Webb Orchestra

Ella Fitzgerald And Her Orchestra*

Live From The Roseland Ballroom, New York 1940

Chu Berry* Featured With Cab Calloway And His Orchestra

'Penguin Swing' 1937-1941

Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra

1973, LP, Comp, Ltd, Black Jack (8)

Chick Webb And His Orchestra Featuring Ella Fitzgerald

Spinning The Webb

1969, LP, Comp, Mono, Coral,

Johnny Come Lately

Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb's Band*

Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb's Band

The Golden Book Of Classic Swing Vol. 3

1965, LP, Comp, Mono, RE, Brunswick, Brunswick,

The Golden Swing Years Vol. 1

1964, LP, Comp, Mono, Brunswick, Brunswick

The Golden Book Of Classic Swing - Volume 2

1963, 3xLP, Comp, Brunswick,

Ella Fitzgerald

Senhora Seja Bondosa = Lady Be Good / Não Posso Deixar De Amar Esse Homem = Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

1963, Shellac, 10", Decca,

The Indispensable Duke Ellington

1960, 7", EP, Fontana, Fontana,

1 - St. James' Infirmary

Chu Berry And His Stompy Stevedores

Black Brown And Beige: A Duke Ellington Tone Parallel To The American Negro

Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*

Hayfoot, Strawfoot / Sherman Shuffle

Noble Sissle And His Orchestra

I Take To You / Rhythm Of The Broadway Moon

1936, Shellac, 10", Decca

CD, Album, Comp, Past Perfect (2)

The Immortal Duke Ellington Vol. 3 Of 3

LP, Comp, RE, Hall of Fame (3)

CD, Comp, Saga,

Thats Jazz 10 CD Set

Box, Comp + 10xCD, Comp, Object Enterprises,

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra 1940-1941

King Of The Savoy 1937-1939

Dixieland/Swing

I Got It Good And That Ain't Bad!

Original Jazz Non-Stop

From Avenue A To The Great White Way: Yiddish And American Popular Songs From 1914-1950

Klezmer/Swing/Samba/Mambo