Fletcher Henderson (with Louis Armstrong): Sugarfoot Stomp

Fletcher Hendersons Sugarfoot Stomp is very much an early recorded jazz repertory performance. It is a retitled version of King Olivers Dippermouth Blues that borrows, albeit obliquely, from King Olivers 1923 recording. It references the originals introduction, opening choruses, clarinet solo and, most significantly, the three-chorus solo of Joe Oliver, played here in a timeless manner by Louis Armstrong. But it is the new touches provided by the Henderson musicians and arranger Don Redman that make this one of the first modern big band recordings: scored section leads and backgrounds, sudden dynamic shifts and an ending designed more for listening than for dancing.