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  • More Jazz And Big Band Classics
  • More Jazz And Big Band Classics review by from London
    Rated - 4 stars A valuable foot-tapping archive of Big Band in its heyday 25 January 2006
    ...s, some of which will be familiar to many people. My favourites were numbers by Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington and Count Basie - especially Cab Calloway's 'Minnie The Moocher...  
  • Stormy Weather
  • Stormy Weather review by A customer from London
    Rated - 4 stars Historically significant, dazzling dancing displays 18 January 2006
    ...biopic of Bill Robinson, Mr Bojangles, with an amazing all black cast including Cab Calloway, Fats Waller and the Nicholas Brothers. The Nicholas Brothers have been cit...  

Cab Calloway - filmography


  • American Pop Treasures - Classic Songs F... on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Cab Calloway,  Artie Shaw,  Glenn Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Features clips of some of America's finest music moments from the 1920s through to the 1960s. Tracklist includes: Cab Calloway - 'Virginia, Georgia And Caroline', Frank Sinatra - 'There Will Be A Hot Time' and Glenn Miller Modernaires - 'Coffee Shop Rhythm'. Features seventeen tracks in total.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 40% from 14 members
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  • Cab Calloway - the Swing Era on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Cab Calloway
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    One of the great showmen of the past century and a flamboyant, enthusiastic personality, Cabell 'Cab' Calloway was a superior jazz singer: his vast range from a booming bass to a shrieking falsetto has not been surpassed by any other male jazz vocalist. The irrepressible Calloway first made it big ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
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  • Stormy Weather on DVD (1943)
    Starring: Lena Horne,  Bill Robinson,  Cab Calloway
    Director: Andrew L. Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A musical vehicle for 'Mr Bojangles' that pays tribute to some of the greatest jazz stars of all time. A husband and wife team is struggling to make it in show business, she singing and he tap dancing. Hit songs include 'Stormy Weather', 'Jumping Jive' and 'Ain't Misbehavin'.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 143 members
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  • Rhapsody in Black on DVD
    Starring: Duke Ellington,  Cab Calloway,  Ella Fitzgerald
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    A collection of rare remastered recordings and film clips from the 1950s and 60s from Canada's CBC who were welcoming black musicians who were facing racism at home. Includes performances of classic songs from the likes of Ella Fitzgerald ("Oh Lady Be Good"), Duke Ellington ("Sophisticated Lady") ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 55% from 38 members
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  • That Old Black Magic on DVD
    Starring: Duke Ellington,  Cab Calloway,  Ella Fitzgerald
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    The tracklist features Duke Ellington - 'I'm Beginning To See The Light', Cab Calloway - 'Minnie The Moocher', Ella Fitzgerald - 'Imagination', Billy Eckstine - 'September Song', Sarah Vaughan - 'Misty' and many more.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 38 members
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  • Lullaby Of Harlem on DVD
    Starring: Count Basie,  Nat King Cole,  Duke Ellington
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    This vintage compilation features 60 minutes of classic footage as it takes you on a mythic night out on the town, with stops at the Cotton Club, the Apollo Theatre and the Savoy Ballroom in New York. It features performances by Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Billie ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 25 members
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