Hotter than that

Hotter than that

Recorded 13th December, 1927 Okeh Studios, Chicago
Louis Armstrong, Cornet and vocals
1. Introduction introduces main ideas of piece, cornet solo accompanied by Trombone, Clarinet and Piano and banjo comping chords. Tailgate style in trombone.
2. Chorus 1 has no clarinet and trombone, piano and banjo still comping chords, runs, decorated melody
3. Chorus 3 has vocals and guitar. Split in 2 sections.
  1. 1st section - long phrases, scat singing
  2. 2nd section - short phrases, disjointed, percussive
4. 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).
5. Chorus 6 has cornet solo, higher range and repeated notes, clarinet counter melody with full band accompanying
Johnny Dods, Clarinet
1. Plays counter melody in introduction and last chorus
2. Chorus 2 clarinet solo, playing in higher range of clarinet. use of glissandos and blues notes. Repeated notes to link between chorus'
Lonnie Johnson, guitar
Kid Ory
1. 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.

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