The Essential Collection

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Tracklist

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1Won’t You Take Me Home?
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)
Thomas Waller with Morris's Hot Babies2:47
2You Rascal, You
bass saxophone:
Adrian Rollini (on 1931-10-14)
clarinet:
Pee Wee Russell (on 1931-10-14)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1931-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Stan King (Big band-era drummer) (on 1931-10-14)
guitar:
Nappy Lamare (on 1931-10-14)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1931-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Catalyne (on 1931-10-14) and Max Farley (on 1931-10-14)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1931-10-14)
trumpet:
Sterling Bose (on 1931-10-14) and Charlie Teagarden (on 1931-10-14)
vocals:
Jack Teagarden (on 1931-10-14) and Fats Waller (on 1931-10-14)
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You (on 1931-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You (on 1931-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra3:11
3Handful of Keys (piano solo)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-03-01)
solo piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-03-01)
recording of:
Handful of Keys (on 1929-03-01)
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller2:45
4Loveless Love (organ solo)
pipe organ:
Fats Waller (on 1927-01-14)
recording of:
Loveless Love (on 1927-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
Fats Waller3:08
5Harlem Fuss
banjo:
Eddie Condon (on 1929-03-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-03-01)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1929-03-01)
trombone:
Charlie Irvis (on 1929-03-01)
trumpet:
Charlie Gaines (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-03-01)
performer:
Fats Waller and His Buddies (on 1929-03-01)
Fats Waller and His Buddies2:38
6That’s What I Like About You
bass saxophone:
Adrian Rollini (on 1931-10-14)
clarinet:
Pee Wee Russell (on 1931-10-14)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1931-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Stan King (Big band-era drummer) (on 1931-10-14)
guitar:
Nappy Lamare (on 1931-10-14)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1931-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Catalyne (on 1931-10-14) and Max Farley (on 1931-10-14)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1931-10-14)
trumpet:
Sterling Bose (on 1931-10-14) and Charlie Teagarden (on 1931-10-14)
vocals:
Jack Teagarden (on 1931-10-14) and Fats Waller (on 1931-10-14)
performer:
Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra (on 1931-10-14)
recording of:
That’s What I Like About You (on 1931-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra3:22
7Valentine Stomp (piano solo)
solo performer:
Fats Waller (on 1929-08-02)
Fats Waller3:23
8I Wish I Were Twins
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1934-05-16)
recording of:
I Wish I Were Twins (on 1934-05-16)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Frank Loesser and Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:39
9Hog‐Maw Stomp (organ solo)
solo performer:
Fats Waller (on 1927-02-16)
Fats Waller3:04
10Won’t You Get Off It, Please?
banjo:
Will Johnson (jazz musician) (on 1929-12-18)
clarinet and reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1929-12-18) and Albert Nicholas (on 1929-12-18)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1929-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Kaiser Marshall (on 1929-12-18)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Binyon (on 1929-12-18)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-12-18) and Jack Teagarden (on 1929-12-18)
trumpet:
Henry Allen (jazz musician) (on 1929-12-18) and Leonard Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-12-18)
performer:
Fats Waller and His Buddies (on 1929-12-18)
Fats Waller and His Buddies2:59
11Don’t Let It Bother You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-08-17)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-08-17)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-08-17)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-08-17)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1934-08-17)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-08-17)
additional spoken vocals:
Harry Dial (on 1934-08-17) and Fats Waller (on 1934-08-17)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-08-17)
recording of:
Don’t Let It Bother You (on 1934-08-17)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:49
12I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling (piano solo)
solo performer:
Fats Waller (from 1929-08-02 to present)
recording of:
I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling (from 1929-08-02 to present)
lyricist:
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter) and Fats Waller
Fats Waller2:50
13Sweet Sue – Just You
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1935-06-24)
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist)
composer:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:53
14Soothin’ Syrup Stomp (organ solo)
solo performer:
Fats Waller (on 1927-01-14)
Fats Waller2:57
15I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-05-08)
alto saxophone, clarinet and reeds:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-05-08)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-05-08)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1935-05-08)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1935-05-08)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-05-08)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-05-08)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-05-08)
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1935-05-08)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (on 1935-05-08)
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Fred Ahlert and Joe Young (US lyricist)
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Azure Pearl Music, Beeping Good Music Publishing, Bluewater Music UK, David Ahlert Music, DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC (PRS-affiliated), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., MPL UK Publishing, Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP) and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:29
16Twelfth 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 Waller and His Rhythm2:47
17Viper’s Drag (piano solo)
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 Waller2:56
18Got a Bran’ New Suit
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-08-20)
clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-08-20)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-08-20)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-08-20)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-20)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-08-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-20)
recording of:
Got a Bran’ New Suit (on 1935-08-20)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:33
19My Very Good Friend the Milkman
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)
recording of:
My Very Good Friend the Milkman (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm43:30
20Woe! Is Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-08-20)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-08-20)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-08-20)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-08-20)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-20)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-08-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-20)
recording of:
Woe Is Me (on 1935-08-20)
lyricist:
James Cavanaugh and Dick Sanford (songwriter, musician and bandleader)
composer:
Robert Emmerich (writer "Our Love")
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:55
21Sugar (Organ Solo)
pipe organ:
Fats Waller (on 1927-05-20)
Fats Waller3:00
22When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful
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)
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1935-11-29)
recording of:
When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful (on 1935-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Callicoon Music (in 1935, in 1991)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:38
23I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed
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)
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1935-11-29)
recording of:
I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed (on 1935-11-29)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:37
24Sugar Rose
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-02-01)
celesta and piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-02-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1936-02-01)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1936-02-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-02-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:09
25Baby Brown
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1935-01-05)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:32
26Let’s Sing Again
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1936-06-05)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-06-05)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-06-05)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-06-05)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)
recording of:
Let’s Sing Again (on 1936-06-05)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:17
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1Oooh! Look‐A There, Ain’t She Pretty?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-02-01)
celesta and piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-02-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1936-02-01)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1936-02-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-02-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
recording of:
Oooh! Look-a There, Ain't She Pretty? (on 1936-02-01)
writer:
Carmen Lombardo and Clarence Todd (US jazz vocalist and kazoo player, 1920s)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:34
2Smarty
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-11)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-06-11)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-06-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-06-11)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-06-11)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-06-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-06-11)
recording of:
Smarty (You Know It All) (on 1937-06-11)
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
composer:
Burton Lane
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:38
3Alligator 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 Waller2:43
4It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1936-06-05)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-06-05)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-06-05)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-06-05)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)
cover recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie (on 1936-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:54
5There’s Honey on the Moon Tonight
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-07-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-07-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-07-01)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-07-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-07-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-07-01)
recording of:
There’s Honey on the Moon Tonight (on 1938-07-01)
lyricist:
J. Fred Coots
composer:
Mack Davis (US composer, songwriter, and conductor) and Haven Gillespie
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Toy Town Tunes, Inc.
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:35
6African Ripples (piano solo)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-16)
recording of:
African Ripples (on 1934-11-16)
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller3:08
7The 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 Waller and His Rhythm2:47
8The Curse of an Aching Heart
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1936-08-01)
recording of:
The Curse of an Aching Heart (on 1936-08-01)
lyricist:
Henry Fink
composer:
Al Piantadosi
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:28
9Fair and Square
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-07-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-07-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-07-01)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-07-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-07-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-07-01)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:40
10Honeysuckle Rose
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-04-09)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-04-09)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Slick Jones (on 1937-04-09)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-04-09)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-04-09)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-04-09)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-04-09)
instrumental recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1937-04-09)
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 Waller and His Rhythm4:30
11Ain’t Misbehavin’
double bass:
Len Harrison (on 1938-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Edmundo Ros (on 1938-08-21)
guitar:
Alan Ferguson (Jazz guitarist active in the 1930s) (on 1938-08-21)
pipe organ:
Fats Waller (on 1938-08-21)
reeds:
Alfie Kahn (on 1938-08-21)
trumpet:
Dave Wilkins (Jazz trumpeter from Barbados) (on 1938-08-21)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-08-21)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1938-08-21)
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 Waller and His Continental Rhythm2:57
12You Meet the Nicest People in Your Dreams
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-06-28)
drums (drum set):
Larry Hinton (Jazz drum player) (on 1939-06-28)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-06-28)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-06-28)
tenor saxophone:
Chauncey Graham (Sax player) (on 1939-06-28)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-06-28)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-06-28)
recording of:
You Meet the Nicest People (on 1939-06-28)
writer:
Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman and Manny Kurtz
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:52
13Anita
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-06-28)
drums (drum set):
Larry Hinton (Jazz drum player) (on 1939-06-28)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-06-28)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-06-28)
tenor saxophone:
Chauncey Graham (Sax player) (on 1939-06-28)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-06-28)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-06-28)
recording of:
Anita (on 1939-06-28)
lyricist and composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:12
14Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now (piano solo)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-11)
solo piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-06-11)
recording of:
Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now (on 1937-06-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Razaf Music
Fats Waller3:11
15Suitcase Susie
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)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:43
16Your Feet’s Too Big
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-03)
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:
Your Feet’s Too Big (on 1939-11-03)
lyricist:
Ada Benson
composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1936)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:03
17Everybody Loves My Baby
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-11-06)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1940-11-06)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-06)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-11-06)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-11-06)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-06)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1940-11-06)
recording of:
Everybody Loves My Baby (on 1940-11-06)
composer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Pickwick Music Corp. and Salabert
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:54
18Little Curly Hair in a High Chair
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-04-11)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1940-04-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-04-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
recording of:
Little Curly Hair in a High Chair (on 1940-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Nat Simon and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:08
19Pantin’ in the Panther Room
Hammond organ:
Fats Waller (on 1941-01-02)
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1941-01-02)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:59
20Old Grand Dad
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-04-11)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1940-04-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-04-11)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-04-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
recording of:
Old Grand Dad (on 1940-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:44
21Shortnin’ Bread
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1941-01-02)
recording of:
Short’nin’ Bread (traditional song) (on 1941-01-02)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4209)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:40
22Stop Pretending
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-07-16)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1940-07-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-07-16)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-07-16)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-07-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-07-16)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:06
23Bond Street
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-08-10)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-10)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-08-10)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-10)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1939-08-10)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-08-10)
recording of:
Bond Street
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:14
24Rump Steak Serenade
alto saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1941-07-01) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-07-01)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-07-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-07-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1941-07-01) and Gene Sedric (on 1941-07-01)
trombone:
Raymond Hogan (on 1941-07-01) and George Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-07-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01), John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01) and Bob Williams (horn player) (on 1941-07-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-07-01)
Fats Waller, His Rhythm & His Orchestra2:38
25Twenty‐Four Robbers
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-05-13)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-05-13)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-05-13)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1941-05-13)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-05-13)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-05-13)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1941-05-13)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:42
26That’s What the Well‐Dressed Man in Harlem Will Wear
guitar:
Carl Kress (on 1942-07-30)
piano:
Sam Mineo (swing pianist) (on 1942-07-30) and Fats Waller (on 1942-07-30)
trombone:
Charles Butterfield (on 1942-07-30) and Lloyd Turner (trombonist) (on 1942-07-30)
trumpet:
Del Staigers (on 1942-07-30) and Manny Weinstock (on 1942-07-30)
violin:
Leo Kruczek (on 1942-07-30) and Harry Urbont (on 1942-07-30)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1942-07-30)
The Victor “First Nighter” Orchestra, vocal refrain by Fats Waller2:25