Fats Waller and His Rhythm - The Last Years (1940-1943) [1989] (3 x CD's)

FATS WALLER

Fats Waller and His Rhythm - The Last Years (1940-1943) [1989] (3 x CD's)

Since all of the previous Fats Waller Rhythm reissue series start off in 1934 and get discontinued before reaching the '40s, this time around the newest program has started out with Waller's last recordings and is working its way backwards. This essential three-CD set contains the pianist/vocalist/composer's last 63 studio recordings. Some of the titles are quite laughable ("Little Curly Hair in a High Chair," "You're a Square from Delaware," "Abercrombie Had a Zombie" and "Come Down to Earth My Angel") but Waller manages to either satirize or save virtually all of the somewhat dubious material. There are some out-and-out classics included on this set too, including "Fats Waller's Original E Flat Blues," "All That Meat and No Potatoes" and "The Jitterbug Waltz"; this wonderful set of spirited music concludes with "Ain't Misbehavin'" from the soundtrack of Stormy Weather. (AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow)

Box sets are an unlikely way to begin collecting an artist, but there's an addictive pull to Fats Waller's work. He was a larger-than-life personality who could leap from earnest sentimentality to outright mockery in the next breath, or take a lightweight novelty tune and make it far more novel with a few verbal and musical touches. While jazz has had numerous pianists who hum, grunt, or mumble while they're playing, Waller was the only one who could turn the compulsion into comic patter, and there have been few pianists who have had a comparable impact on the way the instrument is played. There are 63 tracks on this three CD-set, chronicling Waller's band and orchestra recordings for RCA Victor in the three years before his death, in 1943. As with other volumes in the series, there's a host of surprises. Waller's a fountain of verbal and musical invention, whether it's reinventing the lyrics of Lil Armstrong's "You Run Your Mouth" or creating the delicate organ-guitar dialogue of "Mamacita" with guitarist Al Casey. Two of Waller's most enduring compositions are heard in singular versions here. "Jitterbug Waltz" gets its first performance with Waller playing organ with a big band, while "Ain't Misbehavin'," the last tune here, is heard in an inspired rendition with altoist Benny Carter and drummer Zutty Singleton (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Old Grand Dad 2:47

02 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Fat And Greasy 3:07

03 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Little Curly Hair In High Chair 3:10

04 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - (You're A) Square From Delaware 2:57

05 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - You Run Your Mouth, I'll Run My Business(Take 2) 3:28

06 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Too Tired 2:57

07 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Send Me Jackson 3:15

08 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Eep, Ipe, Wanna Piece Of Pie 2:47

09 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Stop Pretending 3:07

10 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - I'll Never Smile Again 3:07

11 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - My Mommie Sent Me 3:00

12 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Dry Bones 3:20

13 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Fats Waller's Original E-Flat Blues 3:14

14 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Stayin' At Home 3:27

15 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Hey! Stop Kissin' My Sister 2:47

16 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Everybody Loves My Baby 2:55

17 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - I'm Gonna Salt Away Some Sugar 3:17

18 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - 'tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do 2:59

19 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Abercrombie Had A Zombie 3:25

20 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Blue Eyes 2:41

21 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Scram! 2:42

22 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - My Melancholy Baby 2:28

CD2

01 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Mamacita 2:42

02 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Liver Lip Jones 3:02

03 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Buckin' The Dice 3:29

04 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Pantin' In The Panther Room [Take 1] 3:03

05 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Come Down To Earth, My Angel [Take 1] 3:11

06 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Shortnin' Bread [Take 2] 2:40

07 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - I Repent 3:26

08 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Do You Have To Go? 3:18

09 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Pan-Pan 3:01

10 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - I Wanna Hear Swing Songs 3:18

11 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - You're Gonna Be Sorry 3:28

12 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - All That Meat And No Potatoes 2:46

13 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Let's Get Away From It All 2:59

14 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Twenty Four Robbers 2:43

15 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - I Understand [Take 1] 3:10

16 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Sad Sap Sucker Am I 3:03

17 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Headlines In The News 3:02

18 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Chant Of The Groove 3:05

19 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Come And Get It 2:41

20 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Rump Steak Serenade 2:40

21 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Ain't Nothin' To It 3:10

CD3

01 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Oh Baby, Sweet Baby 2:48

02 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Buck Jumpin' 2:37

03 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - That Gets It, Mr. Joe 2:46

04 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - The Bells Of San Raquelo 2:41

05 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Bessie, Bessie, Bessie 3:00

06 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Clarinet Marmalade 2:44

07 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Winter Weather 3:17

08 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Cash For Your Trash 3:23

09 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Don't Give Me That Jive 2:50

10 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Your Socks Don't Match - Take 2 3:05

11 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - We Need A Little Love 3:21

12 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - You Must Be Losing Your Mind 2:32

13 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Really Fine 3:11

14 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - The Jitterbug Waltz 3:22

15 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - By The Light Of The Silvery Moon 3:12

16 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Swing Out To Victory 2:34

17 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Up Jumped You With Love 3:17

18 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Romance A La Mode 3:19

19 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Moppin' And Boppin' 4:29

20 Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Ain't Misbehavin' 3:56

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