Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works – Vol. 5 – 1938-1940 – New York, London, Chicago – 4 CD

Track Listing:

CD1:
1. There's Honey on the Moon Tonight - 2:40   2. If I Were You - 3:00   3. (Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Spaces - 2:24   4. On the Bumpy Road to Love - 2:42   5. Fair and Square - 2:45   6. We, The People - 2:24   7. Don't Try Your Jive on Me - 3:25   8. Ain't Misbehavin' - 3:03   9. The Flat Foot Floogie - 2:51   10. Pent Up in a Penthouse - 2:37   11. Music, Maestro, Please - 3:23   12. A-Tisket, A-Tasket - 2:39   13. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - 3:02   14. All God's Chillun Got Wings - 3:09   15. Go Down Moses - 2:58   16. Deep River - 2:57   17. Water Boy - 2:59   18. Lonesome Road - 2:48   19. That Old Feeling - 3:09   20. I Can't Give You Anything But Love - 3:20   21. Two Sleepy People - 3:08   22. Shame! Shame! - 2:41   23. I'll Never Forgive Myself - 2:53   24. You Look Good to Me - 3:15   25. Tell Me with Your Kisses - 3:16   26. Yacht Club Swing - 3:03

CD2:
1. Love, I'd Give My Life for You - 2:19   2. I Wish I Had You - 2:47   3. I'll Dance at Your Wedding - 2:43   4. Imagine My Surprise - 2:37   5. I Won't Believe It - 3:00   6. The Spider and the Fly - 3:09   7. Patty Cake, Patty Cake - 3:19   8. A Good Man Is Hard to Find - 3:07   9. You Outsmarted Yourself - 2:49   10. Last Night a Miracle Happened - 3:37   11. Good for Nothin' But Love - 3:34   12. Hold Tight - 2:20   13. Kiss Me with Your Eyes - 3:12   14. Sweet Sue - 2:54   15. I Can't Give You Anything But Love - 2:44   16. You Asked for It-You Got It - 2:42   17. Some Rainy Day - 3:26   18. 'Tain't What You Do - 2:54   19. Got No Time - 3:30   20. Step Up and Shake My Hand - 2:42   21. Undecided 3:40   22. Remember Who You're Promised To - 2:32   23. You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It - 2:43   24. Not There, Right There - 2:57   25. Cottage in the Rain - 3:06

CD3:
1. Piccadilly - 1:52   2. Chelsea - 3:08   3. Soho - 3:04   4. Bond Street - 3:00   5. Limehouse - 3:26   6. Whitechapel - 3:22   7. Smoke Dreams of You - 3:02   8. You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It - 3:23   9. Honey Hush - 3:20   10. I Used to Love You - 2:53   11. Wait and See - 3:11   12. You Meet the Nicest People in Your Dreams - 2:55   13. Anita - 3:17   14. What a Pretty Miss - 2:38   15. Squeeze Me - 3:12   16. Bless You - 3:22   17. It's the Tune That Counts - 3:07   18. Abdullah - 3:00   19. Who'll Take My Place? - 2:58   20. Bond Street - 3:18   21. It's You Who Taught It to Me - 2:45   22. Suitcase Susie - 2:49   23. Your Feet's Too Big - 3:08   24. You're Lettin' the Grass Grow Under Your Feet - 3:22   25. Darktown Strutters' Ball - 2:47   26. I Can't Give You Anything But Love - 2:58

CD4:
1. I've Got a Crush on You - 3:20   2. Someone to Watch Over Me - 3:02   3. How Long Has This Been Going On? - 3:28   4. But Not for Me - 3:14   5. Swinga-Dilla Street - 2:47   6. At Twilight - 3:24   7. Oh! Frenchy - 3:06   8. Cheatin' on Me - 3:15   9. Black Maria - 3:17   10. Mighty Fine - 3:05   11. The Moon Is Low - 3:10   12. The Moon Is Low, Pt. 2 - 2:53   13. Ain't Misbehavin' - 3:26   14. I'll Never Forgive Myself - 2:49   15. You Look Good to Me - 2:44   16. Tell Me with You Kisses - 3:16   17. I'll Dance at Your Wedding - 2:37   18. A Good Man Is Hard to Find - 3:00   19. Good for Nothin' But Love - 3:26   20. Hold Tight - 2:08   21. Kiss Me with Your Eyes - 3:07   22. Remember Who You're Promised To - 2:53   23. Honey Hush - 3:18   24. I Can't Give You Anything But Love - 3:11

Reviews:

1. AllMusic - Steve Leggett
Fats Waller was a vocalist, composer, even a comedian and satirist, but most importantly, he was a phenomenally gifted piano player, and his smooth stride style always sounds fresh and vital. This jam-packed four-disc, 101-track box, the fifth multi-disc box in Ted Kendall's definitive and ongoing overview of the pianist's career, covers 1938 through 1940 and includes recording sessions Waller did in New York, London, and Chicago. Few performers in the history of jazz, or in the pop realm for that matter, have been able to combine such musical brilliance with such a steady, fun, and crowd-pleasing manner, traits that made Waller the prototypical entertainer. This is joyous music, and there is a ton of it here.