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The Jumpin' Jive") is a famous jazz/swing composition, written by Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba, and Jack Palmer. Originally recorded on 17 July 1939, on Vocalion Records, it sold over a million copies and reached #2 on the Pop chart. Calloway performs the song with his orchestra and the Nicholas Brothers in the 1943 musical film Stormy ...
Apr 27, 2019 · The Jumpin’ Jive (Calloway-Froeba-Palmer) by Cab Calloway & his Orchestra, vocal by Cab Calloway Purported to have been a million-selling disc, this was one of Calloway’s most popular hits.
Jul 31, 2006 · Here's a clip from the movie "Stormy Weather" (1943) featuring Cab Calloway and his orchestra performing "Jumpin Jive". After awhile they let the Nicholas Brothers jump in and lend their...
Lead us, Cab Calloway! The charismatic bandleader not only had a way with words, his love of them led him to compile a “Hepster’s Dictionary” of Harlem musician slang circa 1938. It featured 200 expressions used by the “hep cats” when they talk their “jive” in the clubs on Lenox Avenue.
Nov 27, 2013 · In this clip from 1977, the legendary musician Cab Calloway goes through the meaning of various Jive Talk words. For more classic clips, go to http://www.cb...
Apr 26, 2017 · With Cab Calloway’s Hepster’s Dictionary that language became about understanding and belonging. Cab Calloway’s Hepster’s Dictionary holds the honour of being the first dictionary penned by an African-American. The book became the official reference book of jive slang in the New York Public Library.
Sep 25, 2008 · He never took his hepster slang too seriously; it was all about having fun and being unique. Soon lots of people wanted to speak just like Cab. To help facilitate this, Calloway produced a Hepster Dictionary in 1940 that accompanied Cab Calloway sheet music. Below are the definitions of Cab’s jive.
