Style:

Swing, usually taken at an up tempo.

Form:

A-A-B-A (32 Bars) [8-8-8-8]

Key:

C Major

Harmony/Overview:

This  composition is based on the Cole Porter standard "What Is This Thing  Called Love?", however it is reharmonized generously with Coltrane's  signature changes. What would have otherwise been straightforward II -  V's are made much more complex through the equal division of the octave in Major 3rd's; Gmi7 - C7 - Fmi instead becomes Gmi7 - Ab7 - DbMaj7 - E7  - AMaj7 - C7 - Fmi. To make matters more obscure the bass and piano also play an ostinato figure throughout entire duration of the A sections, remaining solely on C5. The title of this composition is a  play on the Tadd Dameron contrafact "Hot House", and it refers to the Fifth House in astrology which deals with creativity and artistic  pursuits.

Recordings:

Not  Coltrane's most widely known composition, it has been recorded just under a dozen times to date. It was first recorded on December 2, 1959 and was released in 1961 on the album Coltrane Jazz.

JGC Top Picks:

John Coltrane, Coltrane Jazz, 1959

Ravi Coltrane, Mad 6, 2002

Pat Bianchi, Back Home, 2010