Struttin' with Some Barbecue

Here's a fresh take on one of the all-time standards of early jazz composed by Lillian Hardin Armstrong and Don Raye, and made famous by Louis Armstrong. It's an easy swinger with the wonderful melodic line featured by the trumpets at first, then the saxes. The written or improvised solo space is for trumpet featuring appealing backgrounds. There's a hint of old time jazz style mixed in with a more traditional straight-ahead swing feel. Playable with optional reduced or expanded instrumentations, this is a great way to introduce a bit of jazz history with a chart that's also fun to play. What a loveable tune!