Hot 'Lanta

"Hot 'Lanta" is an instrumental piece performed by the Allman Brothers Band. It debuted on their live album At [Fillmore East], released in July 1971, the fifth track on the album. "Hotlanta" is a controversial nickname for Atlanta, Georgia, and is a portmanteau of the words "hot" and "Atlanta".

Composition

The song begins with a statement of the theme, followed by solos from Gregg Allman, Duane Allman, and Dickey Betts. There is then a drum break, and then a restatement of the theme, which ends on a dissonant chord that fades into a drone of organ and intermittent snare drum rolls, then growing into a powerful crescendo accentuated by the timpani playing of drummer Butch Trucks.
The composition has elements in common with jazz rock and progressive rock.