AMG Review of Cab Calloway [Feat. Chu Berry]

Al Campbell
All Music Guide

These 16 tracks, while enjoyable, provide only adequate representation of the jazz singer's best work of the big-band era. If you're looking for a compilation that features original versions of such Cab Calloway classics as "Viper's Drag," "Minnie the Moocher," "The Man from Harlem," "Nagasaki," and "Jumpin' Jive," pick up His Best Recordings: 1930-1942 on the French label Best of Jazz.