Alabama Barbecue
Context
Recorded for Decca on 5 February 1937, before the tenor-recitative style of “If I Didn't Care” defined the group.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).