The Cotton Club (CD)

A tribute to the legendary Harlem night-club of the 30's. The greats of black music played to an all-white audience in the famous club owned by New York gangsters. Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway led the housebands at various times. All the tracks feature acts who performed at the club during its heyday. Tracks include; 'Cotton Club Stomp' - Duke Ellington, 'Stormy Weather' - Ethel Waters, 'Fifteen Minute Intermission' - Cab Calloway, 'West End Blues' - Louis Armstrong, 'Your Heart And Mine' - The Nicholas Brothers.Track Listing Duke Ellington & His Cotton Club Orchestra - Cotton Club Stomp Cab Calloway & His Orchestra - Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra - Rhythm Is Our Business Ethel Waters - Stormy Weather Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, Don Redman & His Orchestra - Doin' The New Lowdown Lena Horne, Horace Henderson & His Orchestra - As Long As I Live Claude Hopkins & His Orchestra - Shake Your Ashes Ivie Anderson With Duke Ellington