Performance: Radio Recordings From 1931 to 1943

~ Release by Fats Waller (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Despite the implication of the title, several tracks are studio recordings made for commercial release: I Wish I Were Twins, The Joint is Jumpin', and Your Feet's Too Big.

The remainder are either from live broadcasts or from radio transcriptions recorded in the studio for later broadcast.

Annotation last modified on 2023-12-11 20:51 UTC.

Tracklist

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1I Simply Adore You
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-07-05)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-07-05)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-07-05)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-07-05)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-07-05)
vocals:
Fats Waller
recorded at:
NBC Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-05)
recording of:
I Simply Adore You
writer:
Paul Mann (German/American pianist and composer) and Ned Wever
2:29
2Handful of Keys
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-07-05)
recorded at:
NBC Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-05)
recording of:
Handful of Keys
composer:
Fats Waller
1:58
3Honolulu Bundle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-12-27)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-12-27)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-12-27)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1940-12-27)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-12-27)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1940-12-27)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-12-27)
4:18
4Watcha Know, Joe?
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-12-27)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-12-27)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-12-27)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1940-12-27)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-12-27)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1940-12-27)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-12-27)
live recording of:
What'cha Know, Joe?
writer:
Sy Oliver
3:03
5Oh! Susannah
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-20)
recording of:
Oh! Susanna (on 1939-11-20)
orchestrator:
Herbert Spencer (Production music composer)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Stephen Foster (composer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11745)
2:52
6B Flat Blues
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
B flat Blues (on 1939-08-07)
writer:
Fats Waller
3:11
7The Spider and the Fly
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
Spider and the Fly
writer:
J.C. Johnson, Andy Razaf and Fats Waller
2:38
8Waller Jive
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1943-09-16)
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1943-09-16)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 181 (1))
1:06
9I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
medley including a recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter) and Fats Waller
medley including a instrumental recording of:
My Fate Is in Your Hands (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
6:19
10I Wish I Were Twins
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-05-16)
clarinet:
Ben Whitted (on 1934-05-16)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-05-16)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-05-16)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-05-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-05-16)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-05-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-05-16)
recording of:
I Wish I Were Twins (on 1934-05-16)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Frank Loesser and Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
2:39
11Baby Brown
alto saxophone, clarinet and reeds:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-03-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Baby Brown
lyricist and composer:
Alex Hill (20th century US jazz pianist)
1:25
12How Can You Face Me
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
reeds:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
How Can You Face Me? (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
1:48
13Don’t Let It Bother You
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Don’t Let It Bother You (on 1935-03-11)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
1:15
14California Here I Come
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
California Here I Come (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Al Jolson
composer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons (on 1924-01-07)
recording of:
California Here I Come (in 1935)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Al Jolson
composer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons (on 1924-01-07)
2:33
15The Joint Is Jumping
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-10-07)
clarinet, reeds and saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-10-07)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-10-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-10-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-10-07)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-10-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-10-07)
recording of:
The Joint Is Jumpin’ (on 1937-10-07)
lyricist:
J.C. Johnson and Andy Razaf
writer:
James C. Johnson (Jim Johnson, James Calvin Johnson // American guitarist, singer and songwriter)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:46
16Your Feets Too Big
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-03)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-11-03)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-11-03)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-11-03)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-11-03)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
recording of:
Your Feet’s Too Big (on 1939-11-03)
lyricist:
Ada Benson
composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1936)
2:58
17This Is So Nice It Must Be Illegal
1:59
18Dark Eyes
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-12-28)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-12-28)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1940-12-28)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-12-28)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1940-12-28)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-12-28)
live recording of:
Dark Eyes (with English lyrics) (on 1940-12-28)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Florian Hermann (composer)
translated version of:
Очи чёрные (Dark Eyes, original version by Y. Hrebinka)
3:22