1942-1943

by Fats Waller

Overview

These are the last recordings in the Fats Waller legacy. The 22 tracks are drawn from sessions recorded in March and July of 1942 and January and September of 1943. Featuring the last recordings with his rhythm, a version of "That Ain't Right" with Ada Brown on vocals and V-disc recordings made for soldiers overseas during World War II. It is the V-disc material that proved Waller wasn't just a jovial clown, which he makes obvious on his version of "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" performed on organ. Anyone only familiar with the Waller hits like "Ain't Misbehavin'" (included here in two separate versions) should hear this to gain perspective on his career. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	05/16/2000
Label:	Classics
UPC:	3307517109729

Tracks

1. We Need a Little Love
2. You Must Be Losing Your Mind
3. Really Fine
4. The Jitterbug Waltz
5. By the Light of the Silvery Moon
6. Swing Out to Victory
7. Up Jumped You With Love
8. Romance a la Mode
9. That's What the Well-Dressed Man in Harlem Will Wear
10. That Ain't Right
11. Moppin' and Boppin'
12. Ain't Misbehavin'
13. Ain't Misbehavin'
14. Slightly Less Than Wonderful/There's a Gal in My Life
15. This Is So Nice It Must Be Illegal
16. Waller Jive
17. Hallelujah
18. That's What the Bird Said to Me
19. The Reefer Song
20. Solitude
21. Bouncin' on a V-Disc
22. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Fats Waller   Primary Artist,Organ,Piano
Slam Stewart   Guest Artist,Bass
Benny Carter   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Joe Thomas   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Bob Carroll   Sax (Tenor)
George James   Sax (Alto)
Herman Autrey   Trumpet
Cedric Wallace   Bass
Irving Ashby   Guitar
Gene Sedric   Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
Zutty Singleton   Drums
Herb Flemming   Trombone
Ada Brown   Vocals
Arthur Trappier   Drums
Nathaniel Williams   Trumpet
Jackie Fields   Sax (Alto)
John "Bugs" Hamilton   Trumpet
Gene Porter   Sax (Tenor)
Alton Moore   Trombone
George Wilson   Trombone
Al Casey   Guitar

Technical Credits

Robert Hicks   Composer
Richard Maltby, Jr.   Composer
Eddie DeLange   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
J. Russel Robinson   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Kim Gannon   Composer
Clifford Grey   Composer
Nat King Cole   Composer
Gus Edwards   Composer
Harry Brooks   Composer
Vincent Youmans   Composer
Benny Carter   Composer
Ed Kirkeby   Composer
Leo Robin   Composer
Arthur Altman   Composer
George Marion, Jr.   Composer
Edward Madden   Composer
Fats Waller   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer