Recorded in 2004, Hotsy-Totsy includes Zaorski's first original composition, "Better Off Dead", and standards such as "Hernando's Hideaway" and "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)". Delta Royale added violin and washboard to the ranks, and recorded without clarinet or drums. Offbeat Magazine describes Zaorski's first songwriting effort as fitting "snugly in the confines of Depression-era pop music".
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