The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3: Rhythm and Romance

by Fats Waller

Overview

The third volume in JSP's massive library of Fats Waller's Complete Recorded Works brings together all of the commercial studio recordings he made between November 16, 1934, and August 1, 1936. The first four tracks ("African Ripples," "Clothes Line Ballet," "Alligator Crawl," and "Viper's Drag") serve as an excellent prologue, for these are some of the choicest piano solos of Waller's entire career. The other 99 selections document the explosive success of Fats Waller & His Rhythm, a powerful little sextet that found itself doubled into a 12-piece big band on "Fat and Greasy," "Functionizin'," and the riotously rowdy "I Got Rhythm." Expertly remastered and chronologically presented, Waller's works at last receive the special handling they so richly deserve. Alternate takes are stashed at the end of disc four, except for half a dozen instrumentals that served well as flip sides of the original 78-rpm platters and work even better as wordless continuations of the vocal takes: "I'm a Hundred Per Cent for You," "Baby Brown," "I Ain't Got Nobody," "Whose Honey Are You?," "Rosetta," and "What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You?)." The fourth disc also contains everything recorded at the brilliantly creative session that took place on June 8, 1936: "Black Raspberry Jam," "Bach Up to Me" (a bowed bass feature for Charles Turner), "Fractious Fingering," "Paswonky," "Lounging at the Waldorf," and "Latch On." While the previous volumes in this series are vitally important and endlessly fascinating, Vol. 3 is by far the best possible choice for anyone who wants and needs a definitive dose of Fats Waller's greatest recorded performances. ~ arwulf arwulf

Product Details

Release Date:	11/20/2007
Label:	Jsp
UPC:	0788065904623
Rank:	96031

Tracks

Disc 1

1. African Ripples
2. Clothes Line Ballet
3. Alligator Crawl
4. Viper's Drag
5. I'm a Hundred Per Cent for You
6. I'm a Hundred Per Cent for You
7. Baby Brown
8. Baby Brown
9. Night Wind
10. Because of Once Upon a Time
11. I Believe in Miracles
12. You Fit into the Picture
13. Louisiana Fairy Tale
14. I Ain't Got Nobody
15. I Ain't Got Nobody
16. Whose Honey Are You?
17. Whose Honey Are You?
18. Rosetta
19. Rosetta
20. Pardon My Love
21. What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You?)
22. What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You?)
23. Cinders
24. (Oh Suzannah) Dust Off That Old Pianna
25. Lulu's Back in Town
26. Sweet and Slow

Disc 2

27. You've Been Taking Lessons in Love
28. You're the Cutest One
29. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
30. Hate to Talk About Myself
31. Dinah
32. Take It Easy
33. You're the Picture (I'm the Frame)
34. My Very Good Friend the Milkman
35. Blue Because of You
36. There's Going to Be the Devil to Pay
37. 12th Street Rag
38. There'll Be Some Changes Made
39. Somebody Stole My Gal
40. Sweet Sue
41. Truckin'
42. Sugar Blues
43. Just as Long as the World Goes 'Round and 'Round
44. Georgia Rockin' Chair
45. Brother, Seek and Ye Shall Find
46. The Girl I Left Behind Me
47. You're So Darn Charming
48. Woe! Is Me
49. Rhythm and Romance
50. Loafin' Time
51. A Sweet Beginning Like This

Disc 3

52. Got a Bran' New Suit
53. I'm on a See-Saw
54. Thief in the Night
55. When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful
56. I've Got My Fingers Crossed
57. Spreadin' Rhythm Around
58. A Little Bit Independent
59. You Stayed Away Too Long
60. Sweet Thing
61. Fat and Greasy
62. Functionizin'
63. I Got Rhythm
64. The Panic Is On
65. Sugar Rose
66. Oooh! Look-A-There, Ain't She Pretty?
67. Moon Rose
68. West Wind
69. That Never to Be Forgotten Night
70. Sing an Old Fashioned Song
71. Garbo Green
72. All My Life
73. Christopher Columbus
74. Cross Patch
75. It's No Fun
76. Cabin in the Sky

Disc 4

77. Us on a Bus
78. Stay
79. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
80. The More I Know You
81. You're Not the Kind
82. Why Do I Lie to Myself About You?
83. Let's Sing Again
84. Big Chief de Sota
85. Black Raspberry Jam
86. Bach Up to Me
87. Fractious Fingering
88. Paswonky
89. Lounging at the Waldorf
90. Latch On
91. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
92. I Just Made Up with That Old Girl of Mine
93. Until the Real Thing Comes Along
94. There Goes My Attraction
95. The Curse of an Aching Heart
96. Bye, Bye, Baby
97. Louisiana Fairy Tale
98. Sweet Sue
99. Lulu's Back in Town
100. You're So Darn Charming
101. Fat and Greasy
102. Black Raspberry Jam
103. The Curse of an Aching Heart

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Fats Waller   Primary Artist,Spoken Word,Soloist,Vibraphone,Celeste,Vocals,Piano,Organ
Fats Waller & His Rhythm   Primary Artist
Benny Morton   Trombone
James Smith   Guitar
Harry Dial   Vibraphone,Drums
Yank Porter   Drums
Albert Casey   Guitar
Hank Duncan   Piano
Herman Autrey   Trumpet
Rudy Powell   Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Gene Sedric   Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
James "Hal" Smith   Guitar
Arnold Boling   Drums
Emmett Matthews   Sax (Soprano)
Benny Morton's All Stars   Trombone
Charles Turner   String Bass
Elizabeth Handy   Vocals
Harry Dial's Blusicians   Drums,Vibraphone
Bill Coleman   Trumpet
Slick Jones   Drums
Bob Carroll   Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Alex Hill   Arranger
Ted Kendall   Remastering
Don Donaldson   Arranger
Drew Kent   Sleeve Notes