Hotter than that

Hotter than that

1. Recorded 13th December, 1927 Okeh Studios, Chicago

2. Louis Armstrong, Cornet and vocals

   • Introduction introduces main ideas of piece, cornet solo accompanied by Trombone, Clarinet and Piano and banjo comping chords. Tailgate style in trombone.
   • Chorus 1 has no clarinet and trombone, piano and banjo still comping chords, runs, decorated melody
   • Chorus 3 has vocals and guitar. Split in 2 sections.
     • 1st section - long phrases, scat singing
     • 2nd section - short phrases, disjointed, percussive
   • Chorus 4 is just vocals and guitar, slower phrases with a call and response between vocals and guitar, guitar imitates what voice does, piano re-enters with octave Eb and Bb (tonic and dominant).
   • Chorus 6 has cornet solo, higher range and repeated notes, clarinet counter melody with full band accompanying

3. Johnny Dods, Clarinet

   • Plays counter melody in introduction and last chorus
   • Chorus 2 clarinet solo, playing in higher range of clarinet. use of glissandos and blues notes. Repeated notes to link between chorus'

4. Lonnie Johnson, guitar

5. Kid Ory

   • Chorus 5 has trombone solo and is the first time trombone is heard since introduction. Shortest and least complicated solo. Makes use of tailgate style, accompanied by piano and banjo comping chords.