"Sugarfoot Stomp" - Kid Ory

Sugarfoot Stomp (PDF) from Kid Ory album, Kid Ory Plays the Blues.

A re-working of "Dippermouth Blues," this recording of the "Sugarfoot Stomp" naturally incorporates the four traditions of jazz: improvisation, orchestration, technicality, and blues.  The use of improvisation is apparent throughout the featured solo passages, yet the supporting melodic voices also improvise their parts throughout the tune based on rhythmic or harmonic patterns.  These proven patterns fulfill the larger idea of orchestration: an ostinato pattern outlines the harmony while a walking or sliding bassline defines the chord changes.  And orchestration also includes how the tune is arranged, such as the use of breaks and shouts to give the music life and energy.  The "hot" rhythmic tempo of the music shows off a the technicality of a well-rehearsed group, able to fly through the entire tune in under three minutes with precision and feeling.  Even though Kid Ory's trombone solo does not venture far out and also reuses multiple patterns, his growls and punchy smears reflect a primal bluesy feeling that employs these four jazz traditions.

Recommended reading: Creole Trombone: Kid Ory and the Early Years of Jazz by John McCusker.  Published by University Press of Mississippi.