Hottest jazz ever recorded?

[Rcartes]

Alyn Shipton has a new idea for JRR: nominate the hottest jazz ever recorded. In the interests of getting it started, here are some suggestions:

1. St Louis Blues - the 1940s Albert Ammons small group with his son Gene; the contrast between the two-beat intro and the 4/4 sections is amazing. I never thought that Ammons Sr needed a rhythm section, but this one really belts things along

2. I would do anything for you - Billy Banks' Rythmmakers; Banks himself is a bit of a letdown but Red Allen and Pee Wee Russell (on tenor, yet)

3. Hot mallets - Lionel Hampton; if there's anything, anywhere, that swings more than Hamp's solo, I've yet to hear it - though No 4 runs it close.

4. Blowin' up a storm by Woody Herman's First herd.

I suppose it doesn't really apply to bop and after, but if it does, I'd nominate Bud Powell's trio version of Bud's Bubble: the way he tears into the them right from the start is phenomenal and it just goes on from there.

[RayBurns]

Does Brotzmann's 'Machine Gun' qualify?

[Rcartes]

Does Brotzmann's 'Machine Gun' qualify?

I wouldn't know; I've only ever been able to last about 5 seconds with Brotzmann's stuff...

[Ian Thumwood]

I love the idea of there being a jazz record that is "the hottest ever" and whilst, on the face of things, this would tend to limited the choice to records made before 1945, I really think that it is not the case.

I totally agree with the selection of "Hat Mallets" which is a sensational record. Everything about it is sensational from Dizzy's wonderfully sly trumpet to the chugging rhythm section. A few other selections might include:-

1. King Oliver ~ "Wa, wa wa."

2. Bennie Moten ~ "Blue Room."

3. Count Basie - "Ev'ry tub."

4. Jay McShann ~ "The Jumpin' Blues."

I will have to see if I can think of any more.

As far as the hottest jazz album, what about Bobby Previte's blistering "Too close to the pole?"

[Quarky]

Manteca - Gillespie Big Band - was always the hottest piece I could digest.

But hot jazz really refers to the Louis Armstrong era? I wouldn't say 'Trane was hot - just white hot...

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

yep hot is pre bop but then what about the ineffably anarchic spirit of the jazz art eh .... hot as in searing soloing?

Russian Lullaby John Coltrane [Soultrane]
Man I Love Coleman Hawkins [1943]
I Got Rhythm Don Byas & Slam Stewart
Lester Leaps In Kansas City 7
Blowin Up A Breeze Chu Berry [ok you pick one!]

well that is the tenor sax for now; trumpets next?


what larks!

[MrGongGong]

Does Brotzmann's 'Machine Gun' qualify?

Top tune (you humm and i'll whistle )

[Dave2002]

Top tune (you humm and i'll whistle )

There's a melodic dialogue about 10 minutes in - http://open.spotify.com/track/5gUNOLBKYq2E20V42G9v07

[Dave2002]

I love the idea of there being a jazz record that is "the hottest ever" and whilst, on the face of things, this would tend to limited the choice to records made before 1945, I really think that it is not the case.

Certainly after 1945 - Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder. Perhaps not the hottest, but getting warm - http://open.spotify.com/track/0d3BS1jx0YsysxoE2nHi43

[burning dog]

Isn't Mingus at Antibes "Hot" ?

After the "theme" Machine Gun isnt as hard going as I remembered it.

[Boilk]

Can I nominate Allan Holdsworth's Water on the Brain, Part 2 ?

[Padraig]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM9JVwiT9E4

Running Wild, Bechet, Wild Bill et al.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

singers ... ?

The Lonesome Road Sister Rosetta Tharpe
I'm Wild About That Thing Bessie Smith
The Viper's Drag Cab Calloway
Shake Rattle & Roll Big Joe Turmer
Rhythm In A Riff Billy Eckstine

[charles t]

The key word being hot here's Brotz, he of The Scorched Earth style - sounding grounded-in de blues (barely) at the 2:25" mark...

[gradus]

Caldonia, Woody Herman, never heard a version that was less than piping hot.