The Middle Years, Part 1 (1936-1938)

~ Release by Fats Waller and His Rhythm (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The version of "I Simply Adore You" included here is not take 1, as indicated in the liner notes, but take 2, identical to the version that appears on the subsequent volume A Good Man Is Hard to Find: The Middle Years, Part 2.

Annotation last modified on 2023-12-29 06:39 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Every Day’s a Holiday
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-12-16)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1937-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1937-12-16)
guitar:
Ceele Burke (on 1937-12-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-12-16)
reeds:
Caughey Roberts (on 1937-12-16)
trumpet:
Paul Campbell (trumpet) (on 1937-12-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-12-16)
recording of:
Every Day’s a Holiday (on 1937-12-16)
writer:
Sam Coslow and Barry Trivers
3:21
2Neglected
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-12-16)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1937-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1937-12-16)
guitar:
Ceele Burke (on 1937-12-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-12-16)
reeds:
Caughey Roberts (on 1937-12-16)
trumpet:
Paul Campbell (trumpet) (on 1937-12-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-12-16)
3:28
3My Window Faces the South
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-12-16)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1937-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1937-12-16)
guitar:
Ceele Burke (on 1937-12-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-12-16)
reeds:
Caughey Roberts (on 1937-12-16)
trumpet:
Paul Campbell (trumpet) (on 1937-12-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-12-16)
recording of:
My Window Faces South (on 1937-12-16)
lyricist:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter) and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter) and Abner Silver
3:14
4Am I in Another World?
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-12-16)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1937-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1937-12-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-12-16)
reeds:
Caughey Roberts (on 1937-12-16)
steel guitar:
Ceele Burke (on 1937-12-16)
trumpet:
Paul Campbell (trumpet) (on 1937-12-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-12-16)
3:09
5Why Do Hawaiians Sing Aloha?
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-12-16)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1937-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1937-12-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-12-16)
reeds:
Caughey Roberts (on 1937-12-16)
steel guitar:
Ceele Burke (on 1937-12-16)
trumpet:
Paul Campbell (trumpet) (on 1937-12-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-12-16)
3:11
6My First Impression of You
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-12-16)
double bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1937-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1937-12-16)
guitar:
Ceele Burke (on 1937-12-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-12-16)
reeds:
Caughey Roberts (on 1937-12-16)
trumpet:
Paul Campbell (trumpet) (on 1937-12-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-12-16)
recording of:
My First Impression of You (on 1937-12-16)
writer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
3:10
7On the Sunny Side of the Street
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-12-15)
vocals:
Peggy Dade (on 1937-12-15)
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (on 1937-12-15)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
3:34
8Georgia on My Mind
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-12-15)
vocals:
Peggy Dade (on 1937-12-15)
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1937-12-15)
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)
3:28
9Something Tells Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-03-11)
celesta and piano:
Fats Waller (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)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-03-11)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-03-11)
recording of:
Something Tells Me (on 1938-03-11)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
3:01
10I Love to Whistle
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)
recording of:
I Love to Whistle (on 1938-03-11)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:41
11You Went to My Head
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)
recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1938-03-11)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
3:14
12Florida Flo
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)
recording of:
Florida Flo (on 1938-03-11)
writer:
Howard Johnson (songwriter / lyricist) and Joe Sivad
2:50
13Lost 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)
2:57
14Don’t Try to Cry Your Way Back to Me
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)
2:45
15Marie
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)
recording of:
Marie (on 1938-03-11)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company
2:40
16In the Gloaming (instrumental)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-04-12)
alto saxophone:
William Allsop (on 1938-04-12), Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1938-04-12) and Fred Skerritt (on 1938-04-12)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-04-12) and Lonnie Simmons (US jazz instrumentalist and bandleader) (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
John Haughton (trombone) (on 1938-04-12) and George Robinson (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12), John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12) and Nathaniel Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-04-12)
instrumental recording of:
In the Gloaming (on 1938-04-12)
lyricist:
Meta Orred
composer:
Annie Fortescue Harrison (in 1877)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 18343)
3:23
17You Had an Ev’ning to Spare
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-04-12)
alto saxophone:
William Allsop (on 1938-04-12), Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1938-04-12) and Fred Skerritt (on 1938-04-12)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-04-12) and Lonnie Simmons (US jazz instrumentalist and bandleader) (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
John Haughton (trombone) (on 1938-04-12) and George Robinson (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12), John "Bugs" Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12) and Nathaniel "Courtney" Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-04-12)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
2:51
18Let’s Break the Good News
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-04-12)
alto saxophone:
William Allsop (on 1938-04-12), Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1938-04-12) and Fred Skerritt (on 1938-04-12)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-04-12) and Lonnie Simmons (US jazz instrumentalist and bandleader) (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
John Haughton (trombone) (on 1938-04-12) and George Robinson (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12), John "Bugs" Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12) and Nathaniel "Courtney" Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-04-12)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
3:02
19Skrontch
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-04-12)
alto saxophone:
William Allsop (on 1938-04-12), Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1938-04-12) and Fred Skerritt (on 1938-04-12)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-04-12) and Lonnie Simmons (US jazz instrumentalist and bandleader) (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
John Haughton (trombone) (on 1938-04-12) and George Robinson (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12), John "Bugs" Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12) and Nathaniel "Courtney" Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-04-12)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
recording of:
Skrontch (on 1938-04-12)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Irving Mills and Henry Nemo
3:31
20I Simply Adore You
alto saxophone:
William Allsop (on 1938-04-12), Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1938-04-12) and Fred Skerritt (on 1938-04-12)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-04-12) and Lonnie Simmons (US jazz instrumentalist and bandleader) (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
John Haughton (trombone) (on 1938-04-12) and George Robinson (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12), John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12) and Nathaniel Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-04-12)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
recording of:
I Simply Adore You (on 1938-04-12)
writer:
Paul Mann (German/American pianist and composer) and Ned Wever
3:25
21The Sheik of Araby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-04-12)
alto saxophone:
William Allsop (on 1938-04-12), Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1938-04-12) and Fred Skerritt (on 1938-04-12)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-04-12) and Lonnie Simmons (US jazz instrumentalist and bandleader) (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
John Haughton (trombone) (on 1938-04-12) and George Robinson (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12), John "Bugs" Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12) and Nathaniel "Courtney" Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-04-12)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
cover recording of:
The Sheik of Araby (on 1938-04-12)
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
recording of:
The Sheik of Araby (on 1938-04-12)
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
3:07
22Hold My Hand
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-04-12)
alto saxophone:
William Allsop (on 1938-04-12), Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1938-04-12) and Fred Skerritt (on 1938-04-12)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-04-12) and Lonnie Simmons (US jazz instrumentalist and bandleader) (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
John Haughton (trombone) (on 1938-04-12) and George Robinson (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12), John "Bugs" Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12) and Nathaniel "Courtney" Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-04-12)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
recording of:
Hold My Hand (on 1928-04-12)
writer:
J.C. Johnson and Fats Waller
3:00
23Inside
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-04-12)
alto saxophone:
William Allsop (on 1938-04-12), Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1938-04-12) and Fred Skerritt (on 1938-04-12)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-04-12) and Lonnie Simmons (US jazz instrumentalist and bandleader) (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
John Haughton (trombone) (on 1938-04-12) and George Robinson (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12), John "Bugs" Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-04-12) and Nathaniel "Courtney" Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-04-12)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
recording of:
Inside (This Heart of Mine) (on 1938-04-12)
writer:
J.C. Johnson and Fats Waller
3:09

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art direction:Ria Lewerke (art direction, design)
Norman Moore (art director and designer)
liner notes:Loren Schoenberg
executive producer:Steve Backer
producer:Orrin Keepnews
illustration:Nancy Stahl
design:Norman Moore (art director and designer)
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