Performance: Radio Recordings From 1931 to 1943

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

Annotation

Despite the implication of the title, several tracks are studio recordings made for commercial release: I Wish I Were Twins, The Joint is Jumpin', and Your Feet's Too Big.

The remainder are either from live broadcasts or from radio transcriptions recorded in the studio for later broadcast.

Tracklist

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1The Sheik of Araby
3:53
2Honeysuckle Rose
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1939-08-07)
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)
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
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)
3:19
3Viper’s Drag
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Viper's Drag (on 1935-03-11)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:23
4I’m Crazy ’Bout My Baby
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill
composer:
Fats Waller
2:15
5After You’ve Gone
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
After You’ve Gone (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
3:23
6You’re Slightly Less Than Wonderful
2:24
7Sweet Sue, Just You
compilation of:
Sweet Sue, Just You by Fats Waller and Somebody Stole My Gal by Fats Waller
recording of:
Somebody Stole My Gal (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist and composer:
Leo Wood (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Will J. Harris
composer:
Will J. Harris and Victor Young
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
4:24
8Alligator Crawl
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Alligator Crawl (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Joe Davis and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
2:13
9The Moon Is Low
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1939-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
The Moon Is Low (from MGM film "Montana Moon") (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown
2:59
10Lonesome Me
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1939-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
Lonesome Me (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
3:57
11St. Louis Blues
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
instrumental recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
2:51
12Tea for Two
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
instrumental recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
4:05
13My Fate Is in Your Hands
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
My Fate Is in Your Hands (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
recording of:
My Fate Is in Your Hands (in 1935)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
1:03
14When You and I Were Young Maggie
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-20)
recording of:
When You and I Were Young, Maggie (on 1939-11-20)
lyricist:
George Washington Johnson
writer:
[traditional]
composer:
James A. Butterfield
3:23
15Hallelujah
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
instrumental recording of:
Hallelujah! (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey (in 1927) and Leo Robin (in 1927)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1927)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
3:07
16I Had to Do It
4:12
17Flat Foot Floogie
3:56
18Ain’t Misbehavin’
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1939-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1939-08-07)
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.
3:31
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1I Simply Adore You
2:29
2Handful of Keys
1:58
3Honolulu Bundle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-12-27)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1940-12-27)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-12-27)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1940-12-27)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-12-27)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1940-12-27)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1940-12-27)
4:18
4Watcha Know, Joe?
3:03
5Oh! Susannah
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-20)
recording of:
Oh! Susanna (on 1939-11-20)
orchestrator:
Herbert Spencer
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11745)
2:52
6B Flat Blues
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1939-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11, on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11, on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
B flat Blues (on 1935-03-11)
writer:
Fats Waller
recording of:
B flat Blues (on 1939-08-07)
writer:
Fats Waller
3:11
7The Spider and the Fly
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1939-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
2:38
8Waller Jive
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1943-09-16)
part of:
V Disc (number: VP 181 (1))
1:06
9I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
medley including a recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1935-03-11)
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.
medley including a instrumental recording of:
I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Billy Rose
composer:
Harry Link and Fats Waller
medley including a instrumental recording of:
My Fate Is in Your Hands (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
6:19
10I Wish I Were Twins
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-05-16)
clarinet:
Ben Whitted (on 1934-05-16)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (on 1934-05-16)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-05-16)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1934-05-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-05-16)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1934-05-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-05-16)
recording of:
I Wish I Were Twins (on 1934-05-16)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Frank Loesser and Joseph Meyer
2:39
11Baby Brown
alto saxophone, clarinet and reeds:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-03-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
1:25
12How Can You Face Me
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
reeds:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
How Can You Face Me? (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
1:48
13Don’t Let It Bother You
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Don’t Let It Bother You (on 1935-03-11)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Revel
1:15
14California Here I Come
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
California Here I Come (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Al Jolson
composer:
Joseph Meyer
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons (on 1924-01-07)
recording of:
California Here I Come (in 1935)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Al Jolson
composer:
Joseph Meyer
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons (on 1924-01-07)
2:33
15The Joint Is Jumping
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-10-07)
clarinet, reeds and saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-10-07)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Charles Turner (on 1937-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-10-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1937-10-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-10-07)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1937-10-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-10-07)
recording of:
The Joint Is Jumpin’ (on 1937-10-07)
lyricist:
J.C. Johnson and Andy Razaf
writer:
James C. Johnson
composer:
Fats Waller
2:46
16Your Feets Too Big
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-03)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1939-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-11-03)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-11-03)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-11-03)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-11-03)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
recording of:
Your Feet’s Too Big (on 1939-11-03)
lyricist:
Ada Benson
composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1936)
2:58
17This Is So Nice It Must Be Illegal
1:59
18Dark Eyes
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-12-28)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1940-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-12-28)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1940-12-28)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-12-28)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1940-12-28)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1940-12-28)
live recording of:
Dark Eyes (with English lyrics) (on 1940-12-28)
lyricist:
[unknown]
composer:
Florian Hermann
translated version of:
Очи чёрные (Dark Eyes, original version by Y. Hrebinka)
3:22