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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