The Fats Waller collection 1922-1943
(Audiobook CD)

Acrobat: FACSD356.

Catalogued from container.

Includes booklet in English ([5] p. : ports) inserted in container.

Also featuring: Eddie Condon (banjo) ; Jimmy Archey (trombone) ; Adelaide Hall (vocals) ; Charlie Gaines (trumpeter) ; Herman Autrey (trumpeter) ; Rudey Powell (clarinet, alto saxophone) ; Al Casey (guitar) ; Gene Sedric (clarinet, tenor saxophone) ; Charlie Turner (bass) ; Cedric Wallace (bass) ; John Hamilton (trumpeter) ; George Chisholm (trombone) ; Edmundo Ros (drum).

Thomas "Fats" Waller was a hugely popular abd equally ifluential pianist, organist, singer, composer and comedic entertainer during the formative decades of jazz, and his unique style and memorable hit songs earned him a special place in the world of entertainment, transcending the boundaries between jazz and wider popular culture, and enjoying success on both sides of the Atlantic. Waller was a pioneer of the stride piano style distinctively associated with Harlem, and it was the basis of many of the hits he wrote, which have become perennially popular standards such as "Honeysuckle Rose" and "Ain't Misbehavin'", among many others. This great value 25-track collection traces his career from his first recordings in the early "20s through too just before his untimely death in 1943, when he appeared in the movie "Stormy Weather", and features his performing both on piano and organ, singing hits recorded with his quitet or sextet "Fats Waller & His Rhythm", and also accompanying Adeilaide Hall. It's an enjoyable snapshot of a great artist's work.