The Essential Fats Waller

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Annotation

This two CD-compilation features many of the songs that Fats wrote or brought to fame. A singer who could add personality to even he most limpid of songs, he was a superb pianist who influenced many keyboardists in a line extending from Count Basie through to Thelonious Monk. A consummate entertainer he was well-loved. Enjoy this compilation including "Ain't Misbehavin'", "I Got Rhythm", "Honeysuckle Rose" and many more!

Annotation last modified on 2018-12-06 21:49 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: The Essential Fats Waller: Disc 1
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1Ain't Misbehavin'
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1943-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1943-01-23)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1943-01-23)
piano:
Fats Waller (in 1943, on 1943-01-23)
reeds:
Gene Porter (40s west coast jazz cat) (on 1943-01-23)
trombone:
Alton Moore (on 1943-01-23) and Slim Moore (trombonist linked to Fats Waller) (on 1943-01-23)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1943-01-23)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1943-01-23)
edit of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (alternate ending) (1943: “Stormy Weather” movie) by “Fats” Waller (Fats Waller)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1943-01-23)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Fats Waller4:02
2Viper's Drag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-11-16)
solo piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-16)
recording of:
Viper's Drag (on 1934-11-16)
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller2:58
3Honeysuckle Rose
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-05-13)
solo piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-05-13)
instrumental recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1941-05-13)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Fats Waller3:26
4The Joint Is Jumpin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-10-07)
clarinet, reeds and saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-10-07)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-10-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-10-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-10-07)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-10-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-10-07)
recording of:
The Joint Is Jumpin’ (on 1937-10-07)
lyricist:
J.C. Johnson and Andy Razaf
writer:
James C. Johnson (Jim Johnson, James Calvin Johnson // American guitarist, singer and songwriter)
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller2:48
5Until the Real Thing Comes Along
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-08-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-08-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-01)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-08-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-08-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-01)
recording of:
Until the Real Thing Comes Along (on 1936-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Fats Waller3:26
6I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby
Fats Waller with Adelaide Hall2:54
7After You've Gone
piano:
Benny Paine (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1930-03-21) and Fats Waller (on 1930-03-21)
recording of:
After You’ve Gone (on 1930-03-21)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Fats Waller3:25
8Two Sleepy People
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-10-13)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-10-13)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-10-13)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-10-13)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-10-13)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-10-13)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-10-13)
recording of:
Two Sleepy People (from the 1938 film "Thanks for the Memory") (on 1938-10-13)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Fats Waller3:06
9You Stayed Away Too Long
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-11-29)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1935-11-29)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1935-11-29)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-11-29)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-11-29)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-11-29)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-11-29)
Fats Waller3:11
10Alligator Crawl
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-16)
recording of:
Alligator Crawl (on 1934-11-16)
lyricist:
Joe Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller2:42
11There Goes My Attraction
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-08-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-08-01)
piano:
"Fats" Waller (Fats Waller) (on 1936-08-01)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-08-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-08-01)
lead vocals [ritornello vocale]:
"Fats" Waller (Fats Waller)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-01)
recording of:
There Goes My Attraction (on 1936-08-01)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist)
composer:
Boyd Bunch (songwriter) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
Fats Waller2:14
12Messin' Around With the Blues
pipe organ:
Fats Waller (on 1927-01-14)
Fats Waller43:02
13I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby (And My Baby's Crazy About Me)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-08-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-08-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-08-01)
guitar:
Albert Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-08-01)
piano:
"Fats" Waller (Fats Waller) (on 1936-08-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-08-01)
lead vocals [ritornello vocale]:
"Fats" Waller (Fats Waller)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-01)
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) (on 1936-08-01)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill (Alex Hill, 20th century US jazz pianist)
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller2:19
14Fats Waller Stomp
cornet:
Thomas Morris (jazz cornetist, 1897–1945) (on 1927-05-20)
pipe organ:
Fats Waller (on 1927-05-20)
trombone:
Charlie Irvis (on 1927-05-20)
Fats Waller3:23
15It's No Fun
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1936-04-08)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-04-08)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-04-08)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-04-08)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-04-08)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-04-08)
recording of:
It's No Fun (on 1936-04-08)
writer:
Milton Ager, Murray Mencher and Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter)
Fats Waller2:46
16A Rhyme for Love
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-11-29)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-11-29)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-11-29)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-11-29)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-11-29)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-11-29)
recording of:
A Rhyme for Love (on 1936-11-29)
writer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
Fats Waller2:41
17I Can't Break the Habit of You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-02-22)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-02-22)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-02-22)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-02-22)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-02-22)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-02-22)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-02-22)
Fats Waller2:45
18Lennox Avenue Blues
pipe organ:
Fats Waller (on 1926-11-17)
Fats Waller2:37
19(Oh Susannah) Dust Off That Old Piana
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-03-06)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-03-06)
celesta and piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-06)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1935-03-06)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1935-03-06)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-03-06)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-06)
recording of:
(Oh Suzanna) Blow Off That Old Pianna (on 1935-03-06)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Sammy Lerner and Gerald Marks
Fats Waller2:34
20Darktown Strutter's Ball
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-11-03)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-11-03)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-11-03)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-11-03)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball (on 1939-11-03)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
included in:
Memories / Victory March / Memories II / The Darktown Strutter’s Ball (Stormy Weather, 1943)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Fats Waller2:44
21Tea for Two
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Fats Waller3:02
2212th Street Rag
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1935-06-24)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-06-24)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-06-24)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-06-24)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-06-24)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1935-06-24)
recording of:
12th Street Rag (on 1935-06-24)
publisher:
Euday L. Bowman (on 1914-01-30)
lyricist:
James S. Sumner
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
arrangement of:
Twelfth Street Rag
recording of:
Twelfth Street Rag (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
Fats Waller2:48
23What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-03-06)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-03-06)
celesta and piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-06)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1935-03-06)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1935-03-06)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-03-06)
instrumental recording of:
What’s the Reason I’m Not Pleasing You (on 1935-03-06)
writer:
Jimmie Grier (US jazz clarinetist), Earl Hatch (classical composer), Coy Poe (Songwriter) and Pinky Tomlin (singer, actor, songwriter, and bandleader)
Fats Waller2:48
24Somebody Stole My Gal
Fats Waller3:29
25Functionizin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-12-04)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1935-12-04)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-12-04)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1935-12-04) and Fats Waller (on 1935-12-04)
reeds:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1935-12-04), Emmett Matthews (US jazz saxophonist and singer) (on 1935-12-04), Rudy Powell (on 1935-12-04), Gene Sedric (on 1935-12-04) and Fred Skerritt (on 1935-12-04)
soprano saxophone:
Emmett Matthews (US jazz saxophonist and singer) (on 1935-12-04)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1935-12-04) and Gene Sedric (on 1935-12-04)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1935-12-04) and Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1935-12-04)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-12-04) and Eddie Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1935-12-04)
Fats Waller3:04
2▶CD: The Essential Fats Waller: Disc 2