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The Essential Collection

Fats Waller Audio CD
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Product details

  • Audio CD (16 Oct 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Westend
  • ASIN: B000J3F7GU
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,825 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Won't You Take Me Home?Fats Waller, Morris's Hot Babies 2:49£0.69
Listen  2. You Rascal, YouFats Waller, Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra 3:14£0.69
Listen  3. Handful Of Keys (piano solo)Fats Waller 2:50£0.69
Listen  4. Loveless Love (organ solo)Fats Waller 3:12£0.69
Listen  5. Harlem FussFats Waller with His Buddies 2:42£0.69
Listen  6. That's What I Like About YouFats Waller, Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra 3:27£0.69
Listen  7. Valentine Stomp (piano solo)Fats Waller 3:27£0.69
Listen  8. I Wish I Were TwinsFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:43£0.69
Listen  9. Hog-Maw Stomp (organ solo)Fats Waller 3:08£0.69
Listen10. Won't You Get Off It, Please?Fats Waller with His Buddies 3:04£0.69
Listen11. Don't Let It Bother YouFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:53£0.69
Listen12. I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling (piano solo)Fats Waller 2:52£0.69
Listen13. Sweet Sue - Just YouFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:57£0.69
Listen14. Soothin' Syrup Stomp (organ solo)Fats Waller 3:01£0.69
Listen15. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A LetterFats Waller With His Rhythm 3:33£0.69
Listen16. Twelfth Street RagFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:51£0.69
Listen17. Viper's Drag (piano solo)Fats Waller 3:00£0.69
Listen18. Got A Bran' New SuitFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:36£0.69
Listen19. My Very Good Friend The MilkmanFats Waller With His Rhythm 3:34£0.69
Listen20. Woe! Is MeFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:59£0.69
Listen21. Sugar (organ solo)Fats Waller 3:04£0.69
Listen22. When Somebody Thinks You're WonderfulFats Waller With His Rhythm 3:42£0.69
Listen23. I've Got My Fingers CrossedFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:41£0.69
Listen24. Sugar RoseFats Waller With His Rhythm 3:13£0.69
Listen25. Baby BrownFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:36£0.69
Listen26. Let's Sing AgainFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:19£0.69
Listen27. Oooh! Look-A There, Ain't She Pretty?Fats Waller With His Rhythm 2:37£0.69
Listen28. Smarty (You Know It All)Fats Waller With His Rhythm 2:42£0.69
Listen29. Alligator Crawl (piano solo)Fats Waller 2:47£0.69
Listen30. It's A Sin To Tell A LieFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:58£0.69
Listen31. There's Honey On The Moon TonightFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:39£0.69
Listen32. African Ripples (piano solo)Fats Waller 3:12£0.69
Listen33. The Joint Is Jumpin'Fats Waller With His Rhythm 2:51£0.69
Listen34. The Curse Of An Aching HeartFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:32£0.69
Listen35. Fair And SquareFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:44£0.69
Listen36. Honeysuckle RoseFats Waller With His Rhythm 4:34£0.69
Listen37. Ain't Misbehavin'Fats Waller with His Continental Rhythm 3:02£0.69
Listen38. You Meet The Nicest People In Your DreamsFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:54£0.69
Listen39. AnitaFats Waller With His Rhythm 3:16£0.69
Listen40. Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now (piano solo)Fats Waller 3:15£0.69
Listen41. Suitcase SusieFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:47£0.69
Listen42. Your Feet's Too BigFats Waller With His Rhythm 3:07£0.69
Listen43. Everybody Loves My BabyFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:58£0.69
Listen44. Little Curly Hair In A High ChairFats Waller With His Rhythm 3:12£0.69
Listen45. Pantin' In The Panther RoomFats Waller With His Rhythm 3:03£0.69
Listen46. Old Grand DadFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:48£0.69
Listen47. Shortnin' BreadFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:44£0.69
Listen48. Stop PretendingFats Waller With His Rhythm 3:10£0.69
Listen49. Bond StreetFats Waller With His Rhythm 3:18£0.69
Listen50. Rump Steak SerenadeFats Waller with His Rhythm & His Orchestra 2:42£0.69
Listen51. Twenty-Four RobbersFats Waller With His Rhythm 2:46£0.69
Listen52. That's What The Well-Dressed Man In Harlem Will WearFats Waller & men's chorus, The Victor 'First Nighter' Orchestra 2:27£0.69


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Album Description

An Essential Collection is not essential until the fat man plays the piano! So here is Fats Waller caught at the height of his powers between 1927 and 1942 sounding as fresh today as he did when he laid these tracks down all those years ago. Until 1934 Fats' recording career was a little spasmodic, we can witness some great early stride piano work here, but it was in 1934 when Victor gave him a recording contract that his most famous work began. We feature many of these great tracks here, as James P Johnson said, " Some people have music in them, but Fats was all music". We'll drink to that, enjoy the fat man playing!

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
By Barry McCanna TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
Given the opportunity, Fats Waller could produce minor masterpieces, but his creative talents were undermined by the need to fund his increasingly hectic lifestyle, which factor bedevilled much of his later output. Fortunately for us, this Avid set has been cherry-picked with evident care, and the result lives up to the title. Those who know him only as the exuberant leader of his Rhythm group will discover two earlier sides with his Buddies, some of his distinctive piano solos, and some amusing dialogue on two collaborations with Jack Teagarden. It may come as a surprise also to hear him on the organ, in four 1927 pipe-organ solos and with Morris' Hot Babies the same year. In addition, he is featured on the Compton organ in "Ain't Misbehavin'", a side recorded with his Continental Rhythm during a visit to London in 1938, and the orchestral version of "Bond Street" from his London Suite of 1939 is included also. In short, anyone wanting an excellent showcase of Fats Waller's talents will not be disappointed.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
What an artist! 16 Sep 2010
Format:Audio CD
You need a lift, you want to hear something that makes you so happy that you want to laugh out loud? Well, this is it! Go for it!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Cherry Picked 20 Mar 2011
Format:Audio CD
This is a really well put together compilation, the first CD has more instrumental pieces which demonstrate the intricacy and beauty of Fats' piano playing and arrangement. The second has the more vocally defined tracks (though the instrumental elements are not in any way missing) and the distinctive playfulness of Fats' vocal style which is a unique experience. Overall I've found listening to this a joyful experience and its a great CD for any fan as well as anyone that hasn't already heard much of his music.
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