Several of you inform me that the unintelligible word in the song "Caldonia" is "mop." This, of course, raises a new question, which Randy Skretvedt already addressed in an e-mail to me…
That's the word, clearly audible in both the Louis Jordan and Woody Herman recordings. Just why they say "mop," that's a question for the ages. Probably for the same reason that dissonant post-war jazz (ugh!) was called "bop" and contemporary music is called "hip-hop." Not to forget the Ames Brothers' hit "Rag Mop," and a Louis Armstrong number of the late '40s called "Mop Mop."
Enough with Mop, Bop, and Hip-Hop; I'll stop with this slop before I pop. Or before you call a cop.
Okay…Randy isn't sure. Anyone else have an idea?