Hot Lips

Red Nichols, Al Hirt, Pete Candoli, Horace Heidt, Harry James, the California Ramblers, Miss Patricola on Victor, the Hoosier Hot Shots on Melotone, the Will Lockridge Orchestra on Score Records, and Henry Busse with his orchestra, have all recorded the song.

[8] The song appears in the 1930 Universal Pictures musical revue King of Jazz featuring Paul Whiteman and Bing Crosby.

The Paul Whiteman recording was featured in the Oprah Winfrey movie The Color Purple (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg.

The jazz trumpeter Oran Page reportedly got his nickname "Hot Lips" after diligently practicing Busse's solos on the Paul Whiteman recording of the tune.

A modern recording of this song was released by Alex Mendham & His Orchestra on their 2017 album On With The Show.

1922 release of "Hot Lips (He's Got Hot Lips When He Plays Jazz)" by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra featuring Henry Busse on trumpet, Victor 18920A.