Fats Waller - Collection 1922-43

Thomas "Fats" Waller was a hugely popular and equally influential pianist, organist, singer, composer and comedic entertainer during the formative decades of jazz, and his unique style, and memorable hit songs earned him a special place in the world of entertainment, transcending the boundaries between jazz and wider popular culture, and enjoying success on both sides of the Atlantic. Waller was a pioneer of the stride piano style distinctively associated with Harlem, and it was the basis of many of the hits he wrote, which have become perennially popular standards such as "Honeysuckle Rose" and "Ain't Misbehaving", among many others.

This collection traces his career from his first recordings in the early '20s through to just before his untimely death in 1943, when he appeared in the movie "Stormy Weather", and features him performing both on piano and organ, singing hits recorded with quintet or sextet "Fats Waller & His Rhythm", and also accompanying Adelaide Hall. It's an enjoyable snapshot of a great artist's work.

Muscle Shoals Blues
Please Take Me Out of Jail
Handful of Keys
The Minor Drag
Honeysuckle Rose
Believe It Beloved
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
My Very Good Friend the Milkman
Twelfth Street Rag
When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful
I Got Rhythm
It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
Big Chief de Sota
Blue Turning Grey Over You
Ain't Misbehavin'
That Old Feeling
Pent Up in a Penthouse
Honey Hush
Fats Waller's Original E-Flat Blues
All That Meat and No Potatoes
Twenty-Four Robbers
Jitterbug Waltz
By the Light of the Silv'ry Moon
That Ain't Right