"Hot House" is a bebop standard composed by the American pianist and arranger Tadd Dameron in 1945. It is an instrumental piece without lyrics, and Dameron is its sole credited composer. Its harmony is a contrafact of Cole Porter's "What Is This Thing Called Love?", and unlike many of Dameron's tunes it rests on that song's chord progressions.
The first recording was made on 11 May 1945 by Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker with Sydney Catlett, Al Haig and Curly Russell. It was released in September 1945 as a Guild single, coupled with "Salt Peanuts". The performance became closely associated with Gillespie and Parker's quintet and is an anthem of the bebop movement. Later recordings include Wardell Gray's version from 1949, the live Massey Hall performance by Gillespie and Parker in 1953, Bud Powell's from 1962 and Eric Dolphy's from 1977. Guitarist Emily Remler recorded it in 1988 and is described as the first jazz guitarist to do so.
