A Portrait of Fats Waller

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

Tracklist

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1Honeysuckle Rose
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-11-07)
clarinet:
Gene Sedric (on 1934-11-07)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-11-07)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-11-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-11-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-07)
trumpet:
Bill Coleman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1934-11-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-07)
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1934-11-07)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
2:43
2Whose Honey Are You?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-03-06)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-03-06)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1935-03-06)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1935-03-06)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-06)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-03-06)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-06)
recording of:
Whose Honey Are You? (on 1935-03-06)
writer:
J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
2:39
3Twelfth Street Rag
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1935-06-24)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-06-24)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-06-24)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-06-24)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-06-24)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1935-06-24)
recording of:
12th Street Rag (on 1935-06-24)
publisher:
Euday L. Bowman (on 1914-01-30)
lyricist:
James S. Sumner
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
arrangement of:
Twelfth Street Rag
recording of:
Twelfth Street Rag (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
2:50
4Tea for Two
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-06-11)
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1937-06-11)
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
3:21
5I 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)
2:41
6Lulu’s Back in Town
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-05-08)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-05-08)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-05-08)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1935-05-08)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1935-05-08)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-05-08)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-05-08)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-05-08)
cover recording of:
Lulu’s Back in Town (on 1935-05-08)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:41
7The Minor Drag
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Arville Harris (on 1929-03-01)
banjo:
Eddie Condon (on 1929-03-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-03-01)
trombone:
Charlie Irvis (on 1929-03-01)
trumpet:
Charlie Gaines (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-03-01)
recording of:
Minor Drag (early jazz) (on 1929-03-01)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:41
8Blue Because of You
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1935-06-24)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-06-24)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-06-24)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-06-24)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-06-24)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
recording of:
Blue Because of You (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist:
Charles Carpenter
composer:
Louis Dunlap and Quinn Wilson (jazz bassist, tubist)
2:58
9Mandy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1934-09-28)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-09-28)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-09-28)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-09-28)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-09-28)
trombone:
Floyd O'Brien (on 1934-09-28)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-09-28)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-09-28)
recording of:
Mandy (1919 song) (on 1934-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1919)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
2:35
10I Got Rhythm
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-12-04)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1935-12-04)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-12-04)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1935-12-04) and Fats Waller (on 1935-12-04)
reeds:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1935-12-04), Emmett Matthews (US jazz saxophonist and singer) (on 1935-12-04), Rudy Powell (on 1935-12-04), Gene Sedric (on 1935-12-04) and Fred Skerritt (on 1935-12-04)
soprano saxophone:
Emmett Matthews (US jazz saxophonist and singer) (on 1935-12-04)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1935-12-04) and Gene Sedric (on 1935-12-04)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1935-12-04) and Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1935-12-04)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-12-04) and Eddie Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1935-12-04)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-12-04)
recording of:
I Got Rhythm (on 1935-12-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:14
11Rhythm and Romance
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-08-20)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-08-20)
celesta and piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-20)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-08-20)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-08-20)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-08-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-20)
recording of:
Rhythm and Romance (on 1935-08-20)
lyricist:
Nat Schwartz (Early 20th century composer?)
writer:
George Whiting (American composer)
composer:
J.C. Johnson
3:20
12I’m Growing Fonder of You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-11-07)
clarinet:
Gene Sedric (on 1934-11-07)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-11-07)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Harry Dial (on 1934-11-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-11-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-07)
trumpet:
Bill Coleman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1934-11-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-07)
recording of:
I’m Growing Fonder of You (on 1934-11-07)
writer:
George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter), Pete Wendling (American composer) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
3:26
13You’re Not the Only Oyster in the Stew
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1934-09-28)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-09-28)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-09-28)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-09-28)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-09-28)
trombone:
Floyd O'Brien (on 1934-09-28)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-09-28)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-09-28)
recording of:
You’re Not the Only Oyster in the Stew (on 1934-09-28)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
3:18
14Breakin’ the Ice
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-11-07)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-11-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-11-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-07)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1934-11-07)
trumpet:
Bill Coleman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1934-11-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-07)
recording of:
Looks Like I’m Breakin’ the Ice (on 1934-11-07)
writer:
James Cavanaugh, Charles McCarthy (Composer and lyricist) and Frank Weldon
3:17
15I Can’t Give You Anything but Love Baby
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:
Eugene Sedric (on 1939-11-03)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-11-03)
vocals:
Una Mae Carlisle (on 1939-11-03) and Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (on 1939-11-03)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., 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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., 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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:55
16Have a Little Dream on Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-08-17)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-08-17)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-08-17)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-08-17)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1934-08-17)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-08-17)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-08-17)
recording of:
Have a Little Dream on Me (on 1934-08-17)
writer:
Phil Baxter (US songwriter, singer and band leader), Jack Murray (US songwriter) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
2:46
17Let’s Pretend There’s a Moon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1934-09-28)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-09-28)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-09-28)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-09-28)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-09-28)
trombone:
Floyd O'Brien (on 1934-09-28)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-09-28)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-09-28)
recording of:
Let’s Pretend There’s a Moon (on 1934-09-28)
writer:
Russ Columbo (American singer, songwriter, violinist and actor), Grace Hamilton and Jack Stern (US songwriter and bandleader, active 1930s)
3:29
18Dinah
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1935-06-24)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-06-24)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-06-24)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-06-24)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-06-24)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
3:09
19Don’t Let It Bother You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-08-17)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-08-17)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-08-17)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-08-17)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1934-08-17)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-08-17)
additional spoken vocals:
Harry Dial (on 1934-08-17) and Fats Waller (on 1934-08-17)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-08-17)
recording of:
Don’t Let It Bother You (on 1934-08-17)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
2:54
20My Very Good Friend the Milkman
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1935-06-24)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-06-24)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-06-24)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-06-24)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-06-24)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
recording of:
My Very Good Friend the Milkman (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
43:35
21Handful of Keys
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-03-01)
solo piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-03-01)
recording of:
Handful of Keys (on 1929-03-01)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:50
22Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-11)
solo piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-06-11)
recording of:
Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now (on 1937-06-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Razaf Music
3:12
23Ring Dem Bells
solo piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-05-13)
recording of:
Ring Dem Bells (on 1941-05-13)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:14
24How Can You Face Me?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1934-09-28)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-09-28)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-09-28)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-09-28)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-09-28)
trombone:
Floyd O'Brien (on 1934-09-28)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-09-28)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-09-28)
recording of:
How Can You Face Me? (on 1934-09-28)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
2:46
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