When Ina Ray Hutton was already an established Broadway performer, she was approached by music publisher and jazz promoter Irving Mills to lead the novelty all-girl Melodears. Irving Mills managed some of the biggest orchestras in jazz. One of those orchestras was headed by Cab Calloway (with whom Mills co-wrote Cab's most famous song, "Minnie the Moocher".) As usual for jazz artists on the tour, Cab Calloway's earliest recordings are collected on The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1930-1931.
Here is the discography surrounding Cab Calloway's debut recordings:
The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1930-1931
Minnie the Moocher (featuring "Minnie the Moocher" by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra)
Snow White (featuring "St. James Infirmary" by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra)
"Is That Religion?" by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
"Some of These Days" by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
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