High Hat, Trumpet and Rhythm
Context
Recorded in London on September 6, 1936, for Parlophone, paired with "Until the Real Thing Comes Along," it is Valaida Snow's big hit, in which she sings and plays trumpet. Nicknamed "Little Louis" for the admiration Armstrong had for her and "Queen of the Trumpet" by W. C. Handy, she was then triumphing in London and Paris.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Swing, big bands, Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese. Among the origins and influences of Swing, big bands: Chicago, Stride (Harlem piano), Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington, Kansas City, Boogie-woogie, Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras.