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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1The Sheik of Araby
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)
recorded at:
NBC Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-05)
3:53
2Honeysuckle Rose
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:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
writer:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
3:19
3Viper’s Drag
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Viper's Drag (on 1935-03-11)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:23
4I’m Crazy ’Bout My Baby
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill (Alex Hill, 20th century US jazz pianist)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:15
5After You’ve Gone
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:
After You’ve Gone (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
3:23
6You’re Slightly Less Than Wonderful
2:24
7Sweet Sue, Just You
compilation of:
Sweet Sue, Just You (radio transcription, 1935-03-11) by Fats Waller and Somebody Stole My Gal (radio transcription, 1935-03-11) by Fats Waller
recording of:
Somebody Stole My Gal (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist and composer:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist)
composer:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
4:24
8Alligator Crawl
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Alligator Crawl (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Joe Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
2:13
9The Moon Is Low
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)
recording of:
The Moon Is Low (from MGM film "Montana Moon") (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
2:59
10Lonesome Me
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:
Lonesome Me (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
3:57
11St. Louis Blues
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
instrumental recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
2:51
12Tea for Two
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
instrumental recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
4:05
13My Fate Is in Your Hands
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
My Fate Is in Your Hands (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
1:03
14When You and I Were Young Maggie
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-20)
recording of:
When You and I Were Young, Maggie (on 1939-11-20)
lyricist:
George Washington Johnson (Hamilton Canada poet)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
James A. Butterfield
3:23
15Hallelujah
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
instrumental recording of:
Hallelujah! (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey (in 1927) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1927)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1927)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
3:07
16I Had to Do It
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist)
piano:
Fats Waller
reeds:
Gene Sedric
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player)
vocals:
Fats Waller
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm
recorded at:
Yacht Club (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1938-10-18)
edit of:
I Had to Do It (live, 1938-10-18: Yacht Club, New York, NY, USA) by Fats Waller
4:12
17Flat Foot Floogie
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-10-14)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-10-14)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-10-14)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-10-14)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-10-14)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-10-14)
recorded at:
Yacht Club (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1938-10-14)
live recording of:
The Flat Foot Floogie (on 1938-10-14)
composer:
Slim Gaillard, Bud Green and Slam Stewart
3:56
18Ain’t Misbehavin’
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:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
writer:
Andy Razaf
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)
3:31
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