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".

"Hot 'Lanta"
Instrumental by the Allman Brothers Band
from the album At Fillmore East
Released	July 1971 (1971-07)
Venue	Fillmore East, New York City
Genre	Jazz rock[1] progressive rock[1]
Length	5:17
Label	Capricorn
Songwriter(s)	Duane Allman Gregg Allman Dickey Betts Butch Trucks Berry Oakley Jai Johanny Johanson
At Fillmore East track listing
7 tracks "Statesboro Blues" "Done Somebody Wrong" "Stormy Monday" "You Don't Love Me" "Hot 'Lanta" "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" "Whipping Post"

Composition

The song begins with a statement of the theme, followed by solos from Gregg Allman (organ), Duane Allman (guitar), and Dickey Betts (guitar). There is then a (duet) 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.^[1]