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Collector's Checklists
CAB CALLOWAY CDs
by Music Librarian Christopher Popa

The Missourians
Frog (E) DGF 69, The Missourians, 2008
JSP (E) 328, Cab Calloway & The Missourians
Smithsonian RD 030 – see under “Various Artists”
Vintage Music Prod VMP 0212, The Missourians (1925 to 1930), 2006 •

Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
20th Century Fox 11007-2 – see under “Various Artists”
Archives of J (Holland) 3801082, Chu Berry & CC & His Orch: ‘Penguin Swing’ •
ArkivMusic / RCA 58584, Hello, Dolly!, 2008 x
Audio File BCCD919 – see under “Various Artists”
Centaur CRC 2218, Rhymes And Fables . . . Mother Goose, 1994 •
Classics (Fr) 516, The Chronogical Cab Calloway 1930-1931, 1990 •
Classics (Fr) 526, The Chronogical Cab Calloway 1931 - 1932, 1990 •
Classics (Fr) 537, The Chronogical Cab Calloway 1932, 1990 •
Classics (Fr) 544, The Chronogical Cab Calloway 1932 - 1934, 1990 •
Classics (Fr) 554, The Chronogical Cab Calloway 1934 - 1937, 1990 •
Classics (Fr) 568, The Chronogical Cab Calloway 1937 - 1938, 1991 •
Classics (Fr) 576, The Chronogical Cab Calloway 1938 - 1939, 1991 •
Classics (Fr) 595, The Chronogical Cab Calloway 1939 - 1940, 1991 •
Classics (Fr) 614, The Chronogical Cab Calloway 1940, 1991 •
Classics (Fr) 629, The Chronogical Cab Calloway 1940 - 1941, 1992 •
Classics (Fr) 682, The Chronogical Cab Calloway 1941 - 1942, 1993  
Classics (Fr) 996, The Chronogical Cab Calloway 1942 - 1947, 1998 •
Classics (Fr) 1287, The Chronogical Cab Calloway 1949-1955, 2003 •
Col / Legacy CK 45336, Best Of Big Bands: Cab Calloway
Col / Legacy CK 48901, Best Of Big Bands: Cab Calloway Feat Chu Berry, 1993
Col / Legacy CK 57645, Cab Calloway: Are You Hep to the Jive?, 1994 •
Dance Band Days (E) DBDCD10, Cab Calloway And Orch: Frantic In The Atlantic
Delmark DX-909 – see under “Various Artists”
Doctor J (Neth) DJ 010 – see under “Various Artists”
Drive Archive DE-42407, Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: cruisin' with Cab, 1996 •
Epic (J) 25-8P-5117, Cab Calloway, 1988   [ = LN 3265 ]
Epic (J) EICP605, “Chu”
Flyright (E) FLY CD 944, Cab Calloway on film 1934-1950, 1995 •
Gone Records (J) WPCR-27800, cotton club revue 1958: Starring C Calloway, 2014 •
GRP / Dec J GRD-642 – see under “Various Artists”
Guild (Switzerland) GHCD 2313~14, Gershwin: Porgy & Bess, 2008 2-CDs •
Jasmine (E) JASBOX 11-4 – see under “Various Artists”
Jass Records JCD-623 – see under “Various Artists”
J Unlimited (Den) JUCD 2027, CC and his Orch: “The Radio Years” 1940-45, 1997 •
LaserLight 15 378, Kings Of The Cotton Club: CC / S Crothers [ no Baubles . . . ]
Magic (E) DAWE52, Cruisin’ With Cab: CC And His Orchestra: The King Of Hi De Hi •
Magnetic (G) MRCD123, CC And His O: ’44: Live At The New Café Zanzibar •
Magnetic (G) MRCD132, CC And His O: ’45: Live At The New Café Zanzibar, 1996 •
Masters of J (Fr) MJCD 105, Cab Calloway: Vol 1 1929-1930, 1996 •
MCA Records MSD-35376, Cab Calloway: Hi-De-Ho, 1992 Beautiful Music Co •  
Mosaic MD7-236 – see under “Various Artists”
Mr Music MMCD-7035, Cab Calloway ‘live’ At The Café Zanzibar, 2013 •
Music Boutique CD-R, Blues Make Me Happy: Cab Calloway, 2017 •
Music Boutique CD-R, Cab Calloway '68: With Bonus Tracks, 2017 •
Neatwork RP 2065, 1930-1944: The Alternative Takes in Chronological Order, 2003 •
Radio Archives RA082 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA Vic 1147-2-RG, Pearl Bailey in Hello, Dolly!: Co-starring Cab Calloway, 1991 •
RCA J Tribune (Fr) 66496-2, Comp 1933-1934 C C Orch Sessions, The 1949 Sides •
RCA (G) 18524 2, Cab Calloway: Hi De Hi De Ho, 1994 •
Rhino PRCD 400021 – see under “Various Artists”
Sepia (E) 1329, Blues Make Me Happy: The ABC-Paramount and Coral Years •
Sony Music Spec Prod A2 23671 - see under "Various Artists"
Sony Music Spec Prod A 28434 – see under “Various Artists”
Sony Music Distribution AK 66389 - see under "Various Artists"
Storyville (Sw) 103 8413, F Waller / C Calloway: Legendary Radio Broadcasts, 2008
Unidisc (Can) SP5-1639, M the Moocher / A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But a Bird, 1993 •

Cab Calloway Orchestra directed by C. Calloway Brooks
Hi De Ho CD-R, C Calloway Brooks leads the Cab Calloway Orchestra: Cab 100 •

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