The One and Only Thomas "Fats" Waller

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Tracklist

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1I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-05-08)
alto saxophone, clarinet and reeds:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-05-08)
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1935-05-08)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1935-05-08)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1935-05-08)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-05-08)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1935-05-08)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-05-08)
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1935-05-08)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (on 1935-05-08)
lyricist:
Joe Young
composer:
Fred Ahlert and Joe Young
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Azure Pearl Music, Beeping Good Music Publishing, Bluewater Music UK, David Ahlert Music, DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC, Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., MPL UK Publishing, Pencil Mark Music and Rytvoc, Inc.
3:33
2Hold Tight
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1939-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-01-19)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1939-01-19)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-01-19)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-01-19)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1939-01-19)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-01-19)
recording of:
Hold Tight (on 1939-01-19)
lyricist:
Leonard Ware
writer:
Kent Brandow, Lenny Kent and Leonard Ware
composer:
Jerry Brandow, Lenny Kent and Leonard Ware
2:14
3Two Sleepy People
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1938-10-13)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-10-13)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1938-10-13)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-10-13)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-10-13)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1938-10-13)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-10-13)
recording of:
Two Sleepy People (from the 1938 film "Thanks for the Memory") (on 1938-10-13)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
3:03
4Blue Because of You
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 (on 1935-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-06-24)
guitar:
James Smith (on 1935-06-24)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1935-06-24)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
recording of:
Blue Because of You (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist:
Charles Carpenter
composer:
Louis Dunlap and Quinn Wilson
2:52
5Dinah
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 (on 1935-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-06-24)
guitar:
James Smith (on 1935-06-24)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1935-06-24)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-06-24)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
3:03
6I'll Dance at Your Wedding
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1938-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-12-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1938-12-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-12-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-12-07)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1938-12-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-12-07)
recording of:
I’ll Dance at Your Wedding (on 1938-12-07)
writer:
Herb Magidson and Ben Oakland
2:39
7E Flat Blues
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1940-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-07-16)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1940-07-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-07-16)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-07-16)
trumpet:
John "Bugs" Hamilton (on 1940-07-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-07-16)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio #2 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1940-07-16)
3:14
8What's the Reason?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-03-06)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-03-06)
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1935-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1935-03-06)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1935-03-06)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-06)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1935-03-06)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-06)
recording of:
What’s the Reason I’m Not Pleasing You (on 1935-03-06)
writer:
Jimmie Grier, Earl Hatch, Coy Poe and Pinky Tomlin
2:47
9Ain't Misbehavin'
double bass:
Len Harrison (on 1938-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Edmundo Ros (on 1938-08-21)
guitar:
Alan Ferguson (on 1938-08-21)
pipe organ:
Fats Waller (on 1938-08-21)
reeds:
Alfie Kahn (on 1938-08-21)
trumpet:
Dave Wilkins (on 1938-08-21)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-08-21)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1938-08-21)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., EMI Music, Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd.
2:55
10That Old Feeling
pipe organ:
Fats Waller (on 1938-08-28)
vocals:
Adelaide Hall (on 1938-08-28)
recording of:
That Old Feeling (on 1938-08-28)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:59
11The Flat Foot Floogie
2:44
12A Tisket A Tasket
double bass:
Len Harrison (on 1938-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Edmundo Ros (on 1938-08-21)
guitar:
Alan Ferguson (on 1938-08-21)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-08-21)
reeds:
Alfie Kahn (on 1938-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Ian Sheppard
trombone:
George Chisholm (on 1938-08-21)
trumpet:
Dave Wilkins (on 1938-08-21)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-08-21)
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket (on 1938-08-21)
lyricist:
[traditional], Ella Fitzgerald and Van Alexander
composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
2:31
13Music Maestro, Please
3:14
14I Can't Give You Anything But Love
piano and pipe organ:
Fats Waller (on 1938-08-28)
vocals:
Adelaide Hall (on 1938-08-28)
performer:
Adelaide Hall
recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (on 1938-08-28)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス, コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:09
15You've Got Me Under Your Thumb
2:47
16She's Tall, She's Tan, She's Terrific
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-09-07)
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1937-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-09-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1937-09-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-09-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-09-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-09-07)
2:36
17Sweet Heartache
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-04-09)
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1937-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-04-09)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1937-04-09)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-04-09)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-04-09)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1937-04-09)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-04-09)
3:19
18Honeysuckle Rose
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-04-09)
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1937-04-09)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Slick Jones (on 1937-04-09)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1937-04-09)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-04-09)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-04-09)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1937-04-09)
instrumental recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1937-04-09)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
4:30