Fats Waller and His Rhythm: The Middle Years, Part 1 (1936-1938)

Fats Waller and His Rhythm: The Middle Years, Part 1 (1936-1938)

Fats Waller and His Rhythm: The Middle Years, Part 1 (1936-1938)

ASIN: B000002WMX

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While the swing era has been strongly identified with big bands, few musicians of the period enjoyed the success of Fats Waller, who spent most of the period happily leading a sextet. While Waller's popularity was inevitably tied to his casual vocals and the scale of his personality--his verbal humor can become a running commentary on an instrumental--Waller was one of the greatest pianists who ever played jazz. Part of a comprehensive series of Waller's band recordings for RCA, this three-CD set covers his work from December 1936 to April 1938. As with every volume in the series, there's a mix of novelty vocals, sentimental ballads, and superior pop songs. What distinguishes all of it is the genius of the Waller piano, from animated stride to the most thoughtful chord, all of it delivered with a lightness of touch that inspired pianists like Art Tatum and Teddy Wilson. In the spirit of the times, Waller expanded "His Rhythm" to a 14-piece band for the final session, which includes rousing versions of "Sheik of Araby" and Duke Ellington's "Skrontch." --Stuart Broomer

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Fats Waller and His Rhythm: The Middle Years, Part 1 (1936-1938)
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    		Fats Waller and His Rhythm: The Middle Years, Part 1 (1936-1938)
    Fats Waller & His Rhythm
    Manufacturer: RCA
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    Swing GeneralSwing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
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    Stride PianoStride Piano | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000002WMX
    Release Date: 1992-10-27

    Tracks:

    1. Havin' A Ball
    2. I'm Sorry I Made You Cry
    3. Who's Affraid Of Love?
    4. Please Keep Me In Your Dreams
    5. One In A Million
    6. Nero
    7. You're Laughing At Me
    8. I Can't Break The Habit Of You
    9. Did Anyone Ever Tell You?
    10. When Love Is Young
    11. The Meanest Thing You Ever Did Was Kiss Me
    12. Cryin' Mood
    13. Where Is The Sun?
    14. Old Plantation
    15. To A Sweet Pretty Thing
    16. You've Been Reading My Mail
    17. Spring Cleaning
    18. You Showed Me The Way
    19. You Showed Me The Way (Instrumental)
    20. Boo-Hoo (Instrumental)
    21. The Love Bug Will Bite You (If You Don't Watch Out) (Instrumental)
    22. San Anton'
    23. San Anton' (Instrumental)
    24. I've Got A New Lease On Love
    25. I've Got A New Lease On Love (Instrumental)

    Tracks:

    1. Sweet Heartache
    2. Sweet Heartache (Instrumental)
    3. Honeysuckle Rose (Instrumental)
    4. Smarty (You Know It All)
    5. Don't You Know Or Don't You Care
    6. Lost Love
    7. I'm Gonna Put You In Your Place
    8. Blue, Turning Grey Over You (Instrumental)
    9. You've Got Me Under Your Thumb
    10. Beat It Out
    11. Our Love Was Meant To Be
    12. I'd Rather Call You Baby
    13. I'm Always In The Mood For You
    14. She's Tall, She's Tan, She's Terrific
    15. You're My Dish
    16. More Power To You
    17. How Can I (With You In My Heart)?
    18. The Joint Is Jumpin'
    19. A Hopeless Love Affair
    20. What Will I Do In The Morning?
    21. How Ya, Baby
    22. Jealous Of Me

    Tracks:

    1. Every Day's A Holiday
    2. Neglected
    3. My Window Faces The South
    4. Am I In Another World
    5. Why Do Hawaiians Sing Aloha?
    6. My First Impression Of You
    7. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
    8. Georgia On My Mind
    9. Something Tells Me
    10. I Love To Whistle
    11. You Went To My Head
    12. Florida Flo
    13. Lost And Found
    14. Don't Try To Cry Your Way Back To Me
    15. Marie
    16. In The Gloaming (Instrumental)
    17. You Had An Ev'ning To Spare
    18. Let's Break The Good News
    19. Skrontch
    20. I Simply Adore You
    21. The Sheik Of Araby
    22. Hold My Hand
    23. Inside

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    While the swing era has been strongly identified with big bands, few musicians of the period enjoyed the success of Fats Waller, who spent most of the period happily leading a sextet. While Waller's popularity was inevitably tied to his casual vocals and the scale of his personality--his verbal humor can become a running commentary on an instrumental--Waller was one of the greatest pianists who ever played jazz. Part of a comprehensive series of Waller's band recordings for RCA, this three-CD set covers his work from December 1936 to April 1938. As with every volume in the series, there's a mix of novelty vocals, sentimental ballads, and superior pop songs. What distinguishes all of it is the genius of the Waller piano, from animated stride to the most thoughtful chord, all of it delivered with a lightness of touch that inspired pianists like Art Tatum and Teddy Wilson. In the spirit of the times, Waller expanded "His Rhythm" to a 14-piece band for the final session, which includes rousing versions of "Sheik of Araby" and Duke Ellington's "Skrontch." --Stuart Broomer

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