Cotton Tail (Dee Dee Bridgewater)
Context
Cover of Ellington's theme on Dear Ella. Slide Hampton's arrangement won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s).
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).