RARE PREWAR JAZZ THREE 78RPM RECORDS CAB CALLOWAY KID ORY AND THE MEMPHIS FIVE
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Description
This are rare prewar jazz 78rpm records featuring Cab Calloway, Kid Ory, and the Memphis Five.
The record labels are Perfect Crescent and Vocalion.
Records are made of a shellac material, 10" Diameter paper sleeves, and are original editions from the 1930s.
The jazz style is cool, with instrumentalists including trombone, saxophone, and trumpet.
These singles are a valuable piece of music history, perfect for collectors and enthusiasts of vintage jazz.
Cabell Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer, songwriter and bandleader. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a career that spanned over 65 years
"Minnie the Moocher "Minnie the Moocher" was co-written and first recorded by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra in 1931, quickly becoming their signature song and selling over a million copies, making it one of the first jazz records to achieve such commercial success. The song earned Calloway the nickname “The Hi De Hi De Hi Man” due to his distinctive scat singing, particularly the famous “Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho”
The Original Memphis Five was an early jazz quintet founded in 1917 by trumpeter Phil Napoleon and pianist Frank Signorelli. Jimmy Lytell was a member from 1922 to 1925. The group made many recordings between 1921 and 1931, sometimes under different names, including Ladd's Black Aces and The Cotton Pickers. Richard Cook and Brian Morton,
KID ORY'S CREOLE JAZZ BAND Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band was a pioneering force in the revival of New Orleans jazz during the 1940s. Ory, a trombonist and bandleader, was instrumental in establishing the glissando technique as a central element of New Orleans jazz. His band, which included musicians such as Joe Oliver, Thomas ‘Mutt’ Carey, Johnny Dodds, and Jimmie Noone, was responsible for crowning Joe Oliver ‘King.’ Ory's influence extended beyond music, as he mentored future jazz legends like Benny Goodman
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