Fats Waller 16 Top Tracks

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Tracklist

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1I'm on a See-Saw
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-08-20)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-08-20)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-08-20)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-08-20)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-20)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-08-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-20)
recording of:
I’m on a See-Saw (on 1935-08-20)
lyricist:
Desmond Carter
composer:
Vivian Ellis (composer)
3:06
2Have a Little Dream on Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-08-17)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-08-17)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-08-17)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-08-17)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1934-08-17)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-08-17)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-08-17)
recording of:
Have a Little Dream on Me (on 1934-08-17)
writer:
Phil Baxter (US songwriter, singer and band leader), Jack Murray (US songwriter) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
2:50
3You Meet the Nicest People in Your Dreams
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-06-28)
drums (drum set):
Larry Hinton (Jazz drum player) (on 1939-06-28)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-06-28)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-06-28)
tenor saxophone:
Chauncey Graham (Sax player) (on 1939-06-28)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-06-28)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-06-28)
recording of:
You Meet the Nicest People (on 1939-06-28)
writer:
Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman and Manny Kurtz
2:56
4Carolina Shout
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-05-13)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-05-13)
recording of:
Carolina Shout (on 1941-05-13)
composer:
James P. Johnson
2:24
5Lulu's Back in Town
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-05-08)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-05-08)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-05-08)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1935-05-08)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1935-05-08)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-05-08)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-05-08)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-05-08)
cover recording of:
Lulu’s Back in Town (on 1935-05-08)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:42
6My Very Good Friend the Milkman
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1935-06-24)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-06-24)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-06-24)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-06-24)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-06-24)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
recording of:
My Very Good Friend the Milkman (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
43:37
7Do Me a Favor
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-05-16)
clarinet:
Ben Whitted (on 1934-05-16)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-05-16)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-05-16)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-05-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-05-16)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-05-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-05-16)
recording of:
Do Me a Favor (on 1934-05-16)
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
3:16
8Us on a Bus
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1936-04-08)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-04-08)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-04-08)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-04-08)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-04-08)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-04-08)
recording of:
Us on a Bus (on 1936-04-08)
lyricist:
Tot Seymour
composer:
Vee Lawnhurst
2:46
9Porter's Love Story to a Chambermaid
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-05-16)
clarinet:
Ben Whitted (on 1934-05-16)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-05-16)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Harry Dial (on 1934-05-16)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-05-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-05-16)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-05-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-05-16)
recording of:
A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid (on 1934-05-16)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
James P. Johnson
3:26
10Then I'll Be Tired of You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-08-17)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-08-17)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-08-17)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-08-17)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1934-08-17)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-08-17)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-08-17)
recording of:
Then I’ll Be Tired of You (on 1934-08-17)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
3:15
11There's Honey on the Moon Tonight
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-07-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-07-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-07-01)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-07-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-07-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-07-01)
recording of:
There’s Honey on the Moon Tonight (on 1938-07-01)
lyricist:
J. Fred Coots
composer:
Mack Davis (US composer, songwriter, and conductor) and Haven Gillespie
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Toy Town Tunes, Inc.
2:41
12Georgia on My Mind
solo piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-05-13)
instrumental recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1941-05-13)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
3:06
13I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-08-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-08-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-08-01)
guitar:
Albert Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-08-01)
piano:
"Fats" Waller (Fats Waller) (on 1936-08-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-08-01)
lead vocals [ritornello vocale]:
"Fats" Waller (Fats Waller)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-01)
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) (on 1936-08-01)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill (Alex Hill, 20th century US jazz pianist)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:22
14Lost and Found
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-03-11)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-03-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-03-11)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-03-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-03-11)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-03-11)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-03-11)
3:02
15The Meanest Thing You Ever Did Was Kiss Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-02-22)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-02-22)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-02-22)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-02-22)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-02-22)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-02-22)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-02-22)
recording of:
The Meanest Thing You Ever Did Was Kiss Me (on 1937-02-22)
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter)
composer:
Murray Mencher
3:12
16I'm Gonna Put You in Your Place (And Your Place Is in My Arms)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-11)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-06-11)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-06-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-06-11)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-06-11)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-06-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-06-11)
2:31

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part of:Diamond Series (1988 RCA series) (order: 4)