The Great Fats Waller

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

Tracklist

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1Ain’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)
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)
3:36
2Your Feet’s Too Big
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-09-26)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-09-26)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-09-26)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-09-26)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-09-26)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-09-26)
recording of:
Your Feet’s Too Big (on 1941-09-26)
lyricist:
Ada Benson
composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1936)
3:03
3Honeysuckle Rose
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
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)
2:48
4I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
clarinet and reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-05-24)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1936-05-24)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-05-24)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-05-24)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-05-24)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-05-24)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1936-05-24)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (on 1936-05-24)
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Fred Ahlert and Joe Young (US lyricist)
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Azure Pearl Music, Beeping Good Music Publishing, Bluewater Music UK, David Ahlert Music, DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC (PRS-affiliated), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., MPL UK Publishing, Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP) and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
3:18
5I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed
recording of:
I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
1:38
6The Joint Is Jumpin’
recording of:
The Joint Is Jumpin’
lyricist:
J.C. Johnson and Andy Razaf
writer:
James C. Johnson (Jim Johnson, James Calvin Johnson // American guitarist, singer and songwriter)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:49
7Sweet Sue, Just You
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:
Sweet Sue, Just You (on 1939-08-07)
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.
2:31
8Nagasaki
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)
instrumental recording of:
Nagasaki (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1928)
2:29
9Lonesome 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
4:04
10Hallelujah
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)
3:15
11Handful of Keys
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
Handful of Keys (on 1939-08-07)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:58
12Christopher Columbus
3:04
13It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
clarinet:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-08-09)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1936-08-09)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-08-09)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-08-09)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1936-08-09)
recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie (on 1936-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
2:32
14Until the Real Thing Comes Along
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1936-08-09)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-08-09)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-08-09)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-08-09)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1936-08-09)
recording of:
Until the Real Thing Comes Along (on 1936-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:10
15Crazy ’Bout My Baby
clarinet:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-08-09)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1936-08-09)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-08-09)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-09)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-08-09)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-09)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1936-08-09)
edit of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (radio broadcast, 1936-08-09) by Fats Waller
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill (Alex Hill, 20th century US jazz pianist)
composer:
Fats Waller
1:53
16Hallelujah, Things Look Rosy Now
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-01-03)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-01-03)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-01-03)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-01-03)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1937-01-03)
2:34
17A Thousand Dreams of You
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-01-03)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-01-03)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-01-03)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-01-03)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1937-01-03)
recording of:
A Thousand Dreams of You (on 1936-11-29)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Louis Alter
3:01
18Old Grandad
2:50
19Dark Eyes
2:54
20Jingle Bells
2:49

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