Fats Waller - 10 CD Set (2005)

A masterful stride pianist, a playful vocalist, and an influential jazz figure who was enormously popular in the '30s and '40s.
Not only was Fats Waller one of the greatest pianists jazz has ever known, he was also one of its most exuberantly funny entertainers - and as so often happens, one facet tends to obscure the other. His extraordinarily light and flexible touch belied his ample physical girth; he could swing as hard as any pianist alive or dead in his classic James P. Johnson-derived stride manner, with a powerful left hand delivering the octaves and tenths in a tireless, rapid, seamless stream. Waller also pioneered the use of the pipe organ and Hammond organ in jazz - he called the pipe organ the "God box" - adapting his irresistible sense of swing to the pedals and a staccato right hand while making imaginative changes of the registration. As a composer and improviser, his melodic invention rarely flagged, and he contributed fistfuls of joyous yet paradoxically winsome songs like "Honeysuckle Rose," "Ain't Misbehavin,'" "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now," "Blue Turning Grey Over You" and the extraordinary "Jitterbug Waltz" to the jazz repertoire.

CD 1 Tracklist (Old Plantation):
01. You're Laughing At Me
02. I Can't Break The Habit Of You
03. Did Anyone Ever Tell You?
04. When Love Is Young
05. The Meanest Thing You Ever Did Was Kiss Me
06. Cryin' Mood
07. Where Is The Sun?
08. You've Been Reading My Mail
09. To A Sweet Pretty Thing
10. Old Plantation
11. Spring Cleaning
12. Honeysuckle Rose (31.03.1937)
13. Blues (31.03.1937)
14. You Showed Me The Way (Vocal)
15. You Showed Me The Way (Instr.)
16. Boo-Hoo
17. The Love Bug Will Bite You
18. San Anton' (Vocal)
19. San Anton' (Instr.)
20. I've Got A New Lease On Love (Vocal)
21. I've Got A New Lease On Love (Instr.)

Total time: 55:44

CD 2 Tracklist (Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now):
01. Sweet Heartache (Vocal)
02. Sweet Heartache (Instrumental)
03. Honeysuckle Rose
04. (You Know It All) Smarty
05. Don't You Know Or Don't You Care?
06. Lost Love
07. I'm Gonna Put You In Your Place (And Your Place Is In My Arms)
08. Blue, Turning Grey Over You
09. Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now
10. Stardust
11. Basin Street Blues
12. Tea For Two
13. I Ain't Got Nobody (13.02.1939)
14. You've Got Me Under Your Thumb
15. Beat It Out
16. Our Love Was Meant To Be
17. I'd Rather Call You Baby
18. I'm Always In The Mood For You
19. She's Tall, She's Thin, She's Terrific
20. You're My Dish
21. More Power To You

Total time: 01:06:04

CD 3 Tracklist (How Ya, Baby):
01. How Can I?
02. The Joint Is Jumpin'
03. A Hopeless Love Affair
04. What Will I Do In The Morning?
05. How Ya, Baby?
06. Jealous Of Me
07. Every Day's A Holiday
08. Neglected
09. My Window Faces South
10. Am I In Another World?
11. Why Do Hawaiians Sing Aloa?
12. My First Impression Of You
13. Something Tells Me
14. I Love To Whistle
15. You Went To My Head
16. Florida Flo
17. Lost And Found
18. Don't Try To Cry Your Way Back To Me
19. In The Gloaming
20. You Had An Evening To Spare
21. Let's Break The Good News

Total time: 01:03:36

CD 4 Tracklist (The Sheik Of Araby):
01. Skrontch
02. I Simply Adore You
03. The Sheik Of Araby
04. Hold My Hand
05. Inside (This Heart Of Mine)
06. There's Honey On The Moon Tonight
07. If I Were You
08. (Take Me Back) To The Wide Open Places
09. On The Bumpy Road To Love
10. Fair And Square
11. We, The People
12. Don't Try Your Jive On Me
13. Ain't Misbehavin' (02.08.1929)
14. The Flat Foot Floogie
15. Pent Up In A Penthouse
16. Music, Maestro, Please
17. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
18. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
19. All God's Chillun Got Wings
20. Go Down, Moses
21. Deep River

Total time: 01:00:18

CD 5 Tracklist (Lonesome Road):
01. Water Boy
02. Lonesome Road
03. That Old Feeling
04. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
05. Two Sleepy People
06. Shame! Shame!
07. I'll Never Forgive Myself
08. You Look Good To Me
09. Tell Me With Your Kisses
10. Yacht Club Swing
11. Love, I'd Give My Life For You
12. I Wish I Had You
13. I'll Dance At Your Wedding
14. Imagine My Surprise
15. I Won't Believe It
16. The Spider And The Fly
17. Patty Cake, Patty Cake
18. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
19. You Out - Smarted Yourself
20. Last Night A Miracle Happened
21. Good For Nothin' But Love

Total time: 01:02:10

CD 6 Tracklist (Sweet Sue):
01. Hold Tight
02. Kiss Me With Your Eyes
03. Sweet Sue (Young - Harris) 2:50
04. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
05. You Asked For It - You Got It
06. Some Rainy Day
07. Tain't What You Do
08. Got No Time
09. Step Up And Shake My Hand
10. Undecided
11. Remember Who You're Promised To
12. London Suite - Picadilly
13. London Suite - Chelsea
14. London Suite - Soho
15. London Suite - Bond Street
16. London Suite - Limehouse
17. London Suite - Whitechapel
18. Smoke Dreams Of You
19. You Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It
20. Honey Hush
21. I Used To Love You

Total time: 01:01:13

CD 7 Tracklist (Squeeze Me):
01. Wait And See
02. You Meet The Nicest People In Your Dreams
03. Anita
04. What A Pretty Miss
05. Squeeze Me
06. Bless You
07. It's The Tune That Counts
08. Abdullah
09. Who'll Take My Place?
10. Bond Street
11. It's You Who Taught It To Me
12. Suitcase Susie
13. Your Feet's Too Big
14. You're Lettin' The Grass Grow Under Your Feet
15. The Darktown Strutters Ball
16. I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
17. Swing-Dilla Street
18. At Twilight
19. Oh! Frenchy
20. Cheatin' On Me

Total time: 01:00:27

CD 8 Tracklist (Black Maria):
01. Black Maria
02. Mighty Fine
03. The Moon Is Low
04. The Moon Is Low - Part 2
05. Old Grand Dad
06. Fat And Greasy
07. Little Curly Hair In A High Chair
08. Square From Delaware
09. You Run Your Mouth, I'll Run My Business
10. Too Tired
11. "Send Me" Jackson
12. Eep, Ipe, Wanna Piece Of Pie
13. Stop Pretending
14. I'll Never Smile Again
15. My Mommie Sent Me To The Store
16. Dry Bones
17. Georgia On My Mind
18. Rockin' Chair
19. Carolina Shout
20. Honeysuckle Rose

Total time: 01:01:10

CD 9 Tracklist (Old Grand Dad):
01. Ring Dem Bells
02. Twenty-Four Robbers
03. I Understand
04. Sad Sap Sucker Am I
05. Headlines In The News
06. Chant Of The Groove
07. Come And Get It
08. Rump Steak Serenade
09. Ain't Nothing To It
10. Oh Baby, Sweet Baby
11. Buck Jumpin'
12. The Gets It, Mr. Joe
13. The Bells Of San Raquel
14. Bessie, Bessie, Bessie
15. Clarinet Marmelade
16. Winter Weather
17. Cash For You Trash
18. Don't Give Me That Jive
19. Your Socks Don't Match

Total time: 55:51

CD 10 Tracklist (Ain't Misbehavin):
01. You Must Be Losing Your Mind
02. The Jitterbug Waltz
03. By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
04. Swing Out To Victory
05. Up Jumped You With Love
06. Romance A La Mode
07. That's What The Well-Dresses Man In Harlem Will Wear
08. That Ain't Right
09. Moppin' And Boppin'
10. Ain't Misbehavin'
11. Ain't Misbehavin' / Two Sleepy People
12. Slighty Less Than Wonderful / There's A Gal In My Life
13. This Is So Nice It Must Be Illegal / Martinique
14. Waller Jive
15. Hallelujah
16. That's What The Bird Said To Me
17. Reefer Man
18. Solitude
19. Bouncin' On A V-Disc
20. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
21. Really Fine

Total time: 01:12:08





















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See also:
Fats Waller and his Rhythm - B...Years, Part 1 (1934-35) (1995)
Fats Waller and his Rhythm - I...Years, Part 2 (1935-36) (1995)