Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 5

by Fats Waller

Overview

Fats Waller was a vocalist, composer, even a comedian and satirist, but most importantly, he was a phenomenally gifted piano player, and his smooth stride style always sounds fresh and vital. This jam-packed four-disc, 101-track box, the fifth multi-disc box in Ted Kendall's definitive and ongoing overview of the pianist's career, covers 1938 through 1940 and includes recording sessions Waller did in New York, London, and Chicago. Few performers in the history of jazz, or in the pop realm for that matter, have been able to combine such musical brilliance with such a steady, fun, and crowd-pleasing manner, traits that made Waller the prototypical entertainer. This is joyous music, and there is a ton of it here. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	08/19/2008
Label:	Jsp
UPC:	0788065904920
Rank:	107268

Tracks

Disc 1

1. There's Honey on the Moon Tonight
2. If I Were You
3. (Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Spaces
4. On the Bumpy Road to Love
5. Fair and Square
6. We, The People
7. Don't Try Your Jive on Me
8. Ain't Misbehavin'
9. The Flat Foot Floogie
10. Pent Up in a Penthouse
11. Music, Maestro, Please
12. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
13. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
14. All God's Chillun Got Wings
15. Go Down Moses
16. Deep River
17. Water Boy
18. Lonesome Road
19. That Old Feeling
20. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
21. Two Sleepy People
22. Shame! Shame!
23. I'll Never Forgive Myself
24. You Look Good to Me
25. Tell Me with Your Kisses
26. Yacht Club Swing

Disc 2

27. Love, I'd Give My Life for You
28. I Wish I Had You
29. I'll Dance at Your Wedding
30. Imagine My Surprise
31. I Won't Believe It
32. The Spider and the Fly
33. Patty Cake, Patty Cake
34. A Good Man Is Hard to Find
35. You Outsmarted Yourself
36. Last Night a Miracle Happened
37. Good for Nothin' But Love
38. Hold Tight
39. Kiss Me with Your Eyes
40. Sweet Sue
41. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
42. You Asked for It-You Got It
43. Some Rainy Day
44. 'Tain't What You Do
45. Got No Time
46. Step Up and Shake My Hand
47. Undecided
48. Remember Who You're Promised To
49. You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It
50. Not There, Right There
51. Cottage in the Rain

Disc 3

52. Piccadilly
53. Chelsea
54. Soho
55. Bond Street
56. Limehouse
57. Whitechapel
58. Smoke Dreams of You
59. You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It
60. Honey Hush
61. I Used to Love You
62. Wait and See
63. You Meet the Nicest People in Your Dreams
64. Anita
65. What a Pretty Miss
66. Squeeze Me
67. Bless You
68. It's the Tune That Counts
69. Abdullah
70. Who'll Take My Place?
71. Bond Street
72. It's You Who Taught It to Me
73. Suitcase Susie
74. Your Feet's Too Big
75. You're Lettin' the Grass Grow Under Your Feet
76. Darktown Strutters' Ball
77. I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Disc 4

78. I've Got a Crush on You
79. Someone to Watch Over Me
80. How Long Has This Been Going On?
81. But Not for Me
82. Swinga-Dilla Street
83. At Twilight
84. Oh! Frenchy
85. Cheatin' on Me
86. Black Maria
87. Mighty Fine
88. The Moon Is Low
89. The Moon Is Low, Pt. 2
90. Ain't Misbehavin'
91. I'll Never Forgive Myself
92. You Look Good to Me
93. Tell Me with You Kisses
94. I'll Dance at Your Wedding
95. A Good Man Is Hard to Find
96. Good for Nothin' But Love
97. Hold Tight
98. Kiss Me with Your Eyes
99. Remember Who You're Promised To
100. Honey Hush
101. I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Fats Waller   Primary Artist,Organ,Piano,Vocals,Celeste,Spoken Word
Fats Waller His Rhythm & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Fats Waller & His Rhythm   Primary Artist
Gene Austin   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
John Smith   Guitar,Featured Artist
Johnny Marks   Drums,Featured Artist
Una Mae Carlisle   Vocals,Featured Artist
John Hamilton   Trumpet,Featured Artist
Albert Casey   Guitar,Featured Artist
Pee Wee Russell   Clarinet,Featured Artist
Wilmore Jones   Drums,Featured Artist
Dave Wilkins   Trumpet,Featured Artist
Edmundo Ros   Drums,Featured Artist
Art Shapiro   Featured Artist
Bud Freeman   Sax (Tenor),Featured Artist
George Wettling   Drums,Featured Artist
George Chisholm   Trombone,Featured Artist
Herman Autrey   Trumpet,Featured Artist
Cedric Wallace   Featured Artist
Eddie Condon   Guitar,Featured Artist
Lee Wiley   Vocals,Featured Artist
Max Kaminsky   Cornet,Featured Artist
Adelaide Hall   Vocals,Featured Artist
Hymie Schneider   Drums,Featured Artist
Ian Sheppard   Violin,Sax (Tenor),Featured Artist
Max Lewin   Drums,Featured Artist
Alfie Kahn   Clarinet,Sax (Tenor),Featured Artist
Len Harrison   Featured Artist
Chauncey Graham   Sax (Tenor),Featured Artist
Larry Hinton   Drums,Featured Artist
Alan Ferguson   Guitar,Featured Artist
Eugene Sedric   Clarinet,Sax (Tenor),Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Brad Gowans   Arranger