If You Got to Ask, You Ain’t Got It!

~ Release by Fats Waller (see all versions of this release, 3 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)
2:38
2How 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
2:47
3The Panic Is On
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-02-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-02-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1936-02-01)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1936-02-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-02-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
3:15
4Sugar Rose
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-02-01)
celesta and piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-02-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1936-02-01)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1936-02-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-02-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
3:10
5I’m Crazy ’Bout My Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-08-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-08-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-08-01)
guitar:
Albert Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-08-01)
piano:
"Fats" Waller (Fats Waller) (on 1936-08-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-08-01)
lead vocals [ritornello vocale]:
"Fats" Waller (Fats Waller)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-01)
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) (on 1936-08-01)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill (Alex Hill, 20th century US jazz pianist)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:16
6Lost Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-11)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-06-11)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-06-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-06-11)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-06-11)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-06-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-06-11)
3:06
7Our Love Was Meant to Be
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-09-07)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-09-07)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Slick Jones (on 1937-09-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-09-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-09-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-09-07)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-09-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-09-07)
recording of:
Our Love Was Meant to Be (on 1937-09-07)
writer:
Alexander Hill (Alex Hill, 20th century US jazz pianist), Joe Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Fats Waller
3:30
8The Joint Is Jumpin’
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
2:48
9A Hopeless Love Affair
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-10-07)
double 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)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-10-07)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-10-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-10-07)
recording of:
A Hopeless Love Affair (on 1937-10-07)
writer:
Andy Razaf and Fats Waller
3:13
10Hold My Hand
alto saxophone:
William Allsop (on 1938-04-12), Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1938-04-12) and Fred Skerritt (on 1938-04-12)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-04-12) and Lonnie Simmons (US jazz instrumentalist and bandleader) (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
John Haughton (trombone) (on 1938-04-12) and George Robinson (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12), John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12) and Nathaniel Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-04-12)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
recording of:
Hold My Hand (on 1938-04-12)
writer:
J.C. Johnson and Fats Waller
2:56
11Patty Cake, Patty Cake
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-12-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-12-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-12-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-12-07)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-12-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-12-07)
recording of:
Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake, Baker’s Man (on 1938-12-07)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6486)
3:15
12Honey Hush
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-06-28)
drums (drum set):
Larry Hinton (Jazz drum player) (on 1939-06-28)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-06-28)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-06-28)
tenor saxophone:
Chauncey Graham (Sax player) (on 1939-06-28)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-06-28)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-06-28)
orchestra:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm
recording of:
Honey Hush (“Oh how I love you honey hush…”)
writer:
Ed Kirkeby (also known as Ed Lloyd and Ted Wallace) and Fats Waller
3:17
13Anita
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-06-28)
drums (drum set):
Larry Hinton (Jazz drum player) (on 1939-06-28)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-06-28)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-06-28)
tenor saxophone:
Chauncey Graham (Sax player) (on 1939-06-28)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-06-28)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-06-28)
recording of:
Anita (on 1939-06-28)
lyricist and composer:
Fats Waller
3:13
14Squeeze Me
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-08-10)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-10)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-08-10)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-10)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-10)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-08-10)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-10)
recording of:
Squeeze Me (on 1939-08-10)
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3:08
15Old Grand Dad
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-04-11)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1940-04-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-04-11)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-04-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
recording of:
Old Grand Dad (on 1940-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Fats Waller
2:45
16All That Meat and No Potatoes
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-03-20)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-03-20)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-03-20)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1941-03-20)
trumpet:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-03-20) and John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-03-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-03-20)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1941-03-20)
recording of:
All That Meat and No Potatoes (on 1941-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Ed Kirkeby (also known as Ed Lloyd and Ted Wallace) and Fats Waller
2:46
17Ain’t Nothin’ to It
alto saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1941-07-01) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-07-01)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-07-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-07-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1941-07-01) and Gene Sedric (on 1941-07-01)
trombone:
Raymond Hogan (on 1941-07-01) and George Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-07-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01) and John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-07-01)
3:10
18Bessie, Bessie, Bessie
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-10-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-10-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-10-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-10-01)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-10-01)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-10-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-10-01)
recording of:
Bessie, Bessie, Bessie (on 1941-10-01)
writer:
Fats Waller
3:00
19Cash for Your Trash
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-12-26)
drums (drum set):
Arthur Trappier (on 1941-12-26)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-12-26)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-12-26)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1941-12-26)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-12-26)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-12-26)
recording of:
Cash for Your Trash (on 1941-12-26)
writer:
Ed Kirkeby (also known as Ed Lloyd and Ted Wallace) and Fats Waller
3:22
20You Must Be Losing Your Mind
alto saxophone:
Jackie Fields (on 1942-03-16) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-03-16)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1942-03-16)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1942-03-16) and Arthur Trappier (on 1942-03-16)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1942-03-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1942-03-16)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1942-03-16)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1942-03-16)
trombone:
Herb Flemming (trombonist) (on 1942-03-16) and George Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-03-16)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1942-03-16), John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1942-03-16), Joe Thomas (jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-03-16) and Nathaniel Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-03-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1942-03-16)
2:31
21Up Jumped You With Love
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1942-07-13)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1942-07-13)
drums (drum set):
Arthur Trappier (on 1942-07-13)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1942-07-13)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1942-07-13)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1942-07-13)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1942-07-13)
3:17
22Ain’t Misbehavin’
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1943-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1943-01-23)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1943-01-23)
piano:
Fats Waller (in 1943, on 1943-01-23)
reeds:
Gene Porter (40s west coast jazz cat) (on 1943-01-23)
trombone:
Alton Moore (on 1943-01-23) and Slim Moore (trombonist linked to Fats Waller) (on 1943-01-23)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1943-01-23)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1943-01-23)
edit of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (alternate ending) (1943: “Stormy Weather” movie) by “Fats” Waller (Fats Waller)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1943-01-23)
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)
3:58
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