Hothouse Stomp

Hothouse Stomp is the debut album by Brian Carpenter's Ghost Train Orchestra featuring new arrangements of previously obscure music from late 1920s Chicago and Harlem, specifically Tiny Parham, Charlie Johnson, Fess Williams, and McKinney's Cotton Pickers. It was released on the Accurate Records label in 2011.

Track listing

All music transcribed and arranged by Brian Carpenter.

"Ghost Train " – 1:36
"Mojo Strut" – 2:55
"Stop Kidding" – 2:30
"Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You?" – 3:43
"Voodoo" – 3:01
"Blues Sure Have Got Me" – 3:42
"Hot Bones and Rice" – 4:49
"Dixie Stomp" – 2:59
"Lucky 3-6-9" – 1:59
"The Boy in the Boat" – 4:40
"Slide, Mr. Jelly Slide" – 2:16
"Hot Tempered Blues" – 4:09

Personnel

Brian Carpenter – trumpet, harmonica, conductor
Andy Laster – alto saxophone
Matt Bauder – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet
Dennis Lichtman – clarinet
Curtis Hasselbring – trombone
Mazz Swift – violin, vocals
Jordan Voelker – viola
Brandon Seabrook – banjo
Ron Caswell – tuba
Rob Garcia – drums

Reception

The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson stated "The music gathered and interpreted on this thoroughly winning disc all comes from a period before the emergence of the big-band jazz sound, a time when horn sections were smaller, rhythm sections less strictly codified, and the jazz sound itself much less regimented and refined. Just about every track is full of those kinds of musical treats and surprises, and it all adds up to a relentlessly rollicking good time." The album peaked at #10 on the Billboard jazz charts in April 2011.