The Definitive Fats Waller

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume 1
2▼CD: Volume 2
#TitleRatingLength
1I'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
2:14
2Tea for Two
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1935-03-11)
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
3:10
3Believe It, Beloved
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Believe it, Beloved (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Nat Schwartz (Early 20th century composer?) and George A. Whiting (popular songwriter)
composer:
J.C. Johnson
2:07
4Sweet Sue, Just You
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
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.
2:10
5Somebody Stole My Gal
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
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
2:17
6Honeysuckle Rose
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1935-03-11)
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)
3:10
7Night Wind
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Night Wind (on 1935-03-11)
writer:
Bob Rothberg (tin-pan alley songwriter)
composer:
Dave Pollock
3:17
8African Ripples
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
African Ripples (on 1935-03-11)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:08
9Because of Once Upon a Time
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Because of Once Upon a Time (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Stride
1:42
10Where Were You on the Night of June the Third?
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Where Were You on the Night of June the Third? (on 1935-03-11)
writer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
2:02
11Clothesline Ballet
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Clothes Line Ballet (on 1935-03-11)
writer:
Fats Waller
recording of:
Clothes Line Ballet (Clothesline Ballet)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
2:36
12Don'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)
1:20
13E-Flat Blues
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
2:33
14Alligator 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
2:19
15Zonky
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Zonky (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
1:46
16Hallelujah (#1)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Hallelujah! (on 1935-03-11)
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)
2:09
17Do Me a Favor
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
1:50
18California, 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)
2:37
19I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling
recording of:
I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling (in 1935)
lyricist:
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter) and Fats Waller
2:50
20My 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
1:01
21Ain't Misbehavin'
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
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)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (in 1935)
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)
2:37
22You're the Top
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
You’re the Top (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Anything Goes
recording of:
You’re the Top (in 1935)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Anything Goes
2:24
23Blue, Turning Grey Over You
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Blue, Turning Grey Over You (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Thomas Waller (Fats Waller)
recording of:
Blue, Turning Grey Over You (in 1935)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Thomas Waller (Fats Waller)
1:18
24Russian Fantasy
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
2:20
25I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby (#2 - 1936)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-02)
recorded at:
Radio Station WHIS in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (on 1936-02-02)
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) (on 1936-02-02)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill (Alex Hill, 20th century US jazz pianist)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:23
26Truckin' (1936)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-02)
recorded at:
Radio Station WHIS in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (on 1936-02-02)
recording of:
Truckin’ (on 1936-02-02)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
1:55
27You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It (1939)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Marks (1930s jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-02)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-04-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-04-02)
2:42
28Not There, Right There (1939)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Marks (1930s jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-02)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-04-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-04-02)
2:56
29George Jessel Show Theme (Stompin' at the Savoy) (radio 1939)
recording of:
Stompin’ at the Savoy (on 1939-07-12)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP), Ragbag Music (ASCAP), Razaf Music, Rytvoc (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
2:06
30Hallelujah (#2 - Jessel Show - 1939)
recording of:
Hallelujah! (on 1939-07-12)
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)
1:40
31By the Light of the Silvery Moon (Jessel Show - 1939)
recording of:
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (on 1943-09-16)
lyricist:
Edward Madden (in 1909)
composer:
Gus Edwards (in 1909)
publisher:
Remick Music
part of:
Two Weeks With Love (1950 film)
2:15