Fats Waller – A Handful Of Fats - Original 1929-1942 Recordings

 

Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, and singer. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz piano. A widely popular star in the jazz and swing eras, he toured internationally, achieving critical and commercial success in the United States and Europe. His best-known compositions, "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose", were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1984 and 1999.

Waller copyrighted over 400 songs, many of them co-written with his closest collaborator, Andy Razaf. Razaf described his partner as "the soul of melody... a man who made the piano sing... both big in body and in mind... known for his generosity... a bubbling bundle of joy". It is likely that he composed many more popular songs than he has been credited with. When in financial difficulties, he had a habit of selling songs to other writers and performers who claimed them as their own.

1 Handful Of Keys

2 Ain't Misbehavin'

3 I'm Crazy About My Baby

4 Viper's Drag

5 Twelfth Street Rag

6 Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now

7 Tea For Two

8 The Joint Is Jumpin'

9 Two Sleepy People

10 Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama)

11 Honey Hush

12 Your Feet's Too Big

13 Squeeze Me

14 Darktown Strutter's Ball

15 Honeysuckle Rose

16 Georgia On My Mind

17 Rockin' Chair

18 Carolina Shout

19 The Jitterbug Waltz

20 Come And Get It

Fats Waller – A Handful Of Fats

Swing Groups 1931 To 1936 - various artists

 

1 The Benny Goodman Quartet– My Melancholy Baby

2 The Charleston Chasers– Beale Street Blues

3 Red Nichols And His Five Pennies– Fan It

4 Wingy Manone & His Orchestra– Never Had No Lovin'

5 Red Norvo And His Swing Sextet– Tomboy

6 Freddie Jenkins And His Harlem Seven– Toledo Shuffle

7 Bud Freeman And His Windy City Five– The Buzzard

8 The Mound City Blue Blowers– Muskrat Ramble

9 Gene Krupa's Swing Band*– Swing Is Here

10 Jimmie Noone And His New Orleans Band– The Blues Jumped A Rabbit

11 Mezz Mezzrow And His Swing Band– Mutiny In The Parlour

12 Barney Bigard And His Jazzopators*– Frolic Sam

13 Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra– Warmin' Up

14 Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra– Rhythm Saved The World

15 Fats Waller & His Rhythm– Paswonky

16 Jones-Smith Incorporated– Shoe Shiney Boy

Swing Groups 1931 To 1936 

Billie Holiday – Lady Sings The Blues (reissue)

 

1 Say It Isn't So 3:01

2 I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 3:55

3 I Wished On The Moon 6:48

4 Always 3:57

5 Everything Happens To Me 6:20

6 Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me 5:00

7 Ain't Misbehavin' 4:38

8 Trav'lin Light 3:07

9 I Must Have That Man! 3:04

10 Some Other Spring 3:36

11 Lady Sings The Blues 3:44

12 Strange Fruit 3:01

13 God Bless The Child 3:58

14 Good Morning Heartache 3:29

15 No Good Man 3:18

16 God Bless The Child (Rehearsal For) 15:38

Billie Holiday – Lady Sings The Blues

Jerry Lewis – The Capitol Collector's Series

 

1 Jerry Lewis [Child Star] With Billy May And His Orchestra– Are You For Real 2:42

2 Jerry Lewis [Child Star] With Billy May And His Orchestra– I Love A Murder Mystery 2:57

3 Jerry Lewis With Billy May And His Orchestra– Sunday Driving 2:37

4 Jerry Lewis With Billy May And His Orchestra– I'm A Little Busybody 2:50

5 Jerry Lewis – Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa Polka 2:01

6 Jerry Lewis – I Like It-I Like It 2:43

7 Jerry Lewis – I'll Tell A Policeman On You 2:39

8 Jerry Lewis – Lay Something On The Bar (Besides Your Elbows) 2:30

9 Jerry Lewis – I Love Girls 2:45

10 Jerry Lewis – North Dakota, South Dakota 2:17

11 Jerry Lewis – I've Had A Very Merry Christmas 2:34

12 Jerry Lewis – The Book Was So Much Better Than The Picture 2:29

13 Jerry Lewis – I Can't Carry A Tune 2:40

14 Jerry Lewis – Strictly For The Birds 2:38

15 Jerry Lewis – Crazy Words - Crazy Tune (Vo-Do-De-O) 2:20

16 Jerry Lewis – They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me 2:29

17 Jerry Lewis – I Keep Her Picture Hanging Upside Down 3:02

18 Jerry Lewis – Y-Y-Y-Yup! 2:08

19 Jerry Lewis – Candelabra Boogie 2:06

20 Jerry Lewis – Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody 2:33

Jerry Lewis – The Capitol Collector's Series