Fats Waller – All The Hits And More 1922-43 – 3CD

Pianist, singer and songwriter, Thomas “Fats” Waller was one of the legendary and unique personalities of early jazz and the swing era, an artist with an unmistakably distinctive style and a way with a song whose work transcended the different strands of jazz that emerged during the 20 years or so when he established his reputation and enjoyed all his success as a recording artist. He was renowned as an influential innovator of the Harlem style of stride piano, but also became famous playing the organ and celeste on his sessions. Recording both solo and in small groups, and equally well-known and loved for his instrumental and vocal recordings, he had over 60 hits between 1929 and 1943, when he died suddenly from pneumonia at the tragically early age of 39. This great-value 75-track 3-CD collection contains all those hits plus selected other recordings which are among his most highly-regarded and popular work. It naturally features the recordings for which he is best-known, including his No. 1s with “Truckin’”, “A Little Bit Independent”, “All My Life”, “It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie”, “Smarty” and “Two Sleepy People and classics like “Honeysuckle Rose”, “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter”. It’s a substantial and enjoyable showcase for one of the great personalities of jazz.

Track Listing:

CD1:
Fats Waller: 1. Muscle Shoals Blues -   2. St. Louis Blues -   3. Ain't Misbehavin' -   4. Smashing Thirds -   Fats Waller And His Rhythm: 5. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby (And My Baby's Crazy 'Bout Me) -   6. You're Not The Kind -   7. I Wish I Were Twins -   8. A Porter's Love Song To A Chambermaid -   9. Then I'll Be Tired Of You -   10. Don't Let It Bother You -   11. Sweetie Pie -   12. How Can You Face Me -   13. Believe It, Beloved -   Fats Waller: 14. Honeysuckle Rose - Fats Waller And His Rhythm: 15. Because Of Once Upon A Time -   16. I Believe In Miracles -   17. Pardon My Love -   18. Whose Honey Are You -   19. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter -   20. Lulu's Back In Town -   21. Sweet And Slow -   22. My Very Good Friend The Milkman -   23. 12th Street Rag -   24. Sweet Sue Just You -   25. Truckin -

CD2:
Fats Waller And His Rhythm: 1. Rhythm And Romance -   2. A Little Bit Independent -   3. I've Got My Fingers Crossed -   4. When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful -   5. Sing An Old-Fashioned Song (To A Young Sophisticated Lady) -   6. West Wind -   7. Christopher Columbus (A Rhythm Cocktail) -   8. Us On A Bus -   9. All My Life -   10. Cross Patch -   11. It's A Sin To Tell A Lie -   12. Let's Sing Again -   13. Black Raspberry Jam -   14. Until The Real Thing Comes Along -   15. Bye Bye Baby -   16. The Curse Of An Achin' Heart -   17. S'posin' -   18. Dinah -   19. T'ain't Good (Like A Nickel Made Of Wood) -   20. A Thousand Dreams Of You -   21. Please Keep Me In Your Dreams -   22. Who's Afraid Of Love -   23. I'm Sorry I Made You Cry -   24. You're Laughing At Me -   25. When Love Is Young -

CD3:
Fats Waller And His Rhythm: 1. Where Is The Sun -   2. To A Sweet And Pretty Thing -   3. Spring Cleaning -   4. Honeysuckle Rose -   5. You Showed Me The Way -   6. (You Know It All) Smarty -   7. Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now -   8. You're My Dish -   9. Our Love Was Meant To Be -   10. The Joint Is Jumpin' -   11. What Will I Do In The Morning -   12. I Love To Whistle -   13. Something Tells Me -   14. There's Honey On The Moon Tonight -   15. Two Sleepy People -   16. You Look Good To Me -   17. Good For Nothin' But Love -   18. Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama) -   19. Squeeze Me -   20. Your Feet's Too Big -   21. Little Curly Hair In A High Chair -   22. Come And Get It -   Fats Walller: 23. Carolina Shout -   Fats Waller, His Rhythm & His Orch.: 24. Jitterbug Waltz -   Fats Waller And His Rhythm: 25. Your Socks Don’t Match -