“Hot and Anxious” – Don Redman and his Orchestra (1932)

A deep depression cut from Fletcher Henderson émigré Don Redman that features a riff you’ll surely recognize at 0:31.

At 2:08 we get some scatted lines from Mr. Redman himself delivered with a cool nonchalance.

A recent arrival – I got this very nice copy at the last Nauck’s vintage record auction for the minimum bid of $3 from the unsold list.

Recorded in New York City on June 30, 1932.
Released as Brunswick 6368.

Credits:
Don Redman – alto sax, director
Shirley Clay, Langston Curl, Sidney de Paris – trumpet
Claude Jones, Fred Robinson, Benny Morton – trombone
Edward Inge, Rupert Cole – clarinet, alto sax
Robert Carroll – tenor sax
Horace Henderson – piano, arranger
Talcott Reeves – banjo, guitar
Bob Ysaguirre – tuba, string bass
Manzie Johnson – drums, vibes