Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Minnie The MoocherWritten-By – C. Calloway*, G. Gaskill*, I. Mills* |
3:16 |
| 2 | A Chicken Ain't Nothing But A BirdWritten-By – E.B. Wallace* |
2:53 |
| 3 | St. James InfirmaryWritten-By – J. Primrose* |
3:19 |
| 4 | Pluckin' The BassWritten-By – J. Eldridge*, R. Eldridge* |
2:41 |
| 5 | Fifteen Minutes IntermissionWritten-By – B. Cannon*, S. Skylar* |
2:49 |
| 6 | Do It AgainWritten-By – Werner / Werner* |
2:54 |
| 7 | Chop, Chop, Charlie Chan (From China)Written-By – Ram*, Calloway*, Palmer* |
3:01 |
| 8 | I Want To RockWritten-By – B. Harding*, L. Clinton* |
2:48 |
| 9 | Give, Baby, GiveWritten-By – Shelley*, Gellers*, Spencer* |
2:3 |
| 10 | Twee-Twee-TweetWritten-By – Myrow*, Maxwell* |
2:45 |
| 11 | I Ain't Gettin' Nowhere FastWritten-By – Calloway*, Willett*, Grainger* |
2:47 |
| 12 | Abi Gezunt (A Bee Gezindt)Written-By – A. Elistein*, T. Manger*, M.Picon* |
2:52 |
| 13 | Tarzan Of HarlemWritten-By – Nemo*, Mills*, Fien* |
2:49 |
| 14 | My GalWritten-By – A. Bernard* |
2:39 |
| 15 | For The Last Time I Cried Over YouWritten-By – Calloway*, Froeba*, Palmer* |
2:50 |
| 16 | Jiveformation PleaseWritten-By – Ram*, Mills*, Fien* |
2:30 |
| 17 | I'll Be AroundWritten-By – A. Wilder* |
3:04 |
| 18 | Chili Con CongaWritten-By – Tuvim*, Mills*, Baron* |
3:01 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – CD Plant Tecval SA
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Editions Atlas
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Hilton Jefferson (tracks: 1-3,5,7,8,14,17)
- Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Andrew Brown (tracks: 1-3,5,7,8,14,17)
- Bass – Milton Hinton*
- Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Andrew Brown (tracks: 4,6,9-13,15,16,18), Chauncey Haughton (tracks: 4,6,9-13,15,16,18), Jerry Blake (tracks: 1-3,5,7,8,14,17)
- Directed By, Vocals – Cab Calloway
- Drums – Cozy Cole
- Guitar – Danny Barker
- Piano – Bennie Payne
- Tenor Saxophone – Chu Berry* (tracks: 2-7, 9-16, 18), Ted McRae* (tracks: 1,8,17), Walter Thomas
- Trombone – Claude Jones (tracks: 4,6,9-13,15,16,18), De Priest Wheeler* (tracks: 4,6,9-13,15,16,18), Keg Johnson, Quentin Jackson (tracks: 1-3,5,7,8,14,17)
- Trombone, Vibraphone – Tyree Glenn (tracks: 1-3,5,7,8,14,17)
- Trumpet – Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: 2-7, 9-16, 18), Doc Cheatham (tracks: 4,6,9-13, 15, 16, 18), Jonah Jones (tracks: 14), Lammar Wright, Mario Bauza*, Russell Smith (tracks: 1,8,17), Shad Collins (tracks: 1,8,17)
- Vocals – The Cabaliers (tracks: 1, 8, 17)
Notes
Recorded in New York:30 August 1939 (Nos. 4, 10, 11, 15)
17 October 1939 (Nos. 13, 16, 18)
20 November 1939 (Nos. 6, 9, 12)
14 October 1940 (No. 2)
3 July 1941 (No. 14)
3 or 24 July 1941 (No. 3)
Recorded in Chicago:
8 March 1940 (No. 7)
2 February 1942 (Nos. 1, 8, 17)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Other (SPARS Code): ADD
- Rights Society: SACEM/SDRM/SACD/SCDL
- Matrix / Runout: CD PLANT TECVAL 01 WIS 60507-686

