The Ultimate Collection

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Tracklist

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1When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-11-29)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1935-11-29)
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1935-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (on 1935-11-29)
guitar:
James Smith (on 1935-11-29)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-11-29)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1935-11-29)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-11-29)
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1935-11-29)
recording of:
When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful (on 1935-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods
publisher:
Warner/Chappell and Callicoon Music (in 1935, in 1991)
3:40
2I'm on a See-Saw
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-08-20)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-08-20)
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1935-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-08-20)
guitar:
James Smith (on 1935-08-20)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-20)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1935-08-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-20)
recording of:
I’m on a See-Saw (on 1935-08-20)
lyricist:
Desmond Carter
composer:
Vivian Ellis
3:06
3Georgia Rockin' Chair
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-08-02)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-08-02)
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1935-08-02)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-08-02)
guitar:
James Smith (on 1935-08-02)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-02)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1935-08-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-02)
recording of:
Georgia Rockin’ Chair (on 1935-08-02)
writer:
Fred Fisher
2:47
4Sugar Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-08-02)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-08-02)
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1935-08-02)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-08-02)
guitar:
James Smith (on 1935-08-02)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-02)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1935-08-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-02)
recording of:
Sugar Blues (on 1935-08-02)
lyricist:
Lucy Fletcher (in 1919)
composer:
Clarence Williams (in 1919)
publisher:
Chappell Paris
2:53
5Sweet Sue
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:
Sweet Sue, Just You (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist:
Will J. Harris
composer:
Will J. Harris and Victor Young
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
2:57
6Rhythm and Romance
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-08-20)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-08-20)
celesta and piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-20)
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1935-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1935-08-20)
guitar:
James Smith (on 1935-08-20)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1935-08-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-08-20)
recording of:
Rhythm and Romance (on 1935-08-20)
lyricist:
Nat Schwartz
writer:
George Whiting
composer:
J.C. Johnson
3:18
7Somebody Stole My Gal
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)
cover recording of:
Somebody Stole My Gal (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Leo Wood (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
3:31
8Twelfth Street Rag
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)
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1935-06-24)
recording of:
12th Street Rag (on 1935-06-24)
publisher:
Euday L. Bowman (on 1914-01-30)
lyricist:
James S. Sumner
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
arrangement of:
Twelfth Street Rag
recording of:
Twelfth Street Rag (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
2:51
9There'll Be Some Changes Made
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:
There’ll Be Some Changes Made (on 1935-06-24)
publisher:
Harry H. Pace (in 1921)
lyricist:
Billy Higgins
composer:
W. Benton Overstreet
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (in 1924)
3:11
10My Very Good Friend -- The Milkman
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:
My Very Good Friend the Milkman (on 1935-06-24)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke
composer:
Harold Spina
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc.
3:35
11It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1936-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1936-06-05)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1936-06-05)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-06-05)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1936-06-05)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)
cover recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie (on 1936-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
2:57
12I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-08-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-08-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1936-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-08-01)
guitar:
Albert Casey (on 1936-08-01)
piano:
"Fats" Waller (on 1936-08-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1936-08-01)
lead vocals [ritornello vocale]:
"Fats" Waller
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-01)
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) (on 1936-08-01)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill
composer:
Fats Waller
2:19
13Until the Real Thing Comes Along
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1936-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-08-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1936-08-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-01)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-08-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1936-08-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-01)
recording of:
Until the Real Thing Comes Along (on 1936-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. and WB Music Corp.
3:27
14Bye Bye Baby
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1936-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-08-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1936-08-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-01)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-08-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1936-08-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-01)
recording of:
Bye Bye Baby (on 1936-08-01)
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch
composer:
Lou Handman
2:22
15There Goes My Attraction
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1936-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-08-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1936-08-01)
piano:
"Fats" Waller (on 1936-08-01)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-08-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1936-08-01)
lead vocals [ritornello vocale]:
"Fats" Waller
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-01)
recording of:
There Goes My Attraction (on 1936-08-01)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg
composer:
Boyd Bunch and Jerry Livingston
2:15
16S'Posin
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1936-09-09)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-09-09)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1936-09-09)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-09-09)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-09-09)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1936-09-09)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-09-09)
recording of:
S’posin’ (on 1936-09-09)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Paul Denniker
publisher:
Mayfair Music Corp.
2:54
17Copper Coloured Gal
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1936-09-09)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-09-09)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1936-09-09)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-09-09)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-09-09)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1936-09-09)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-09-09)
recording of:
Copper Colored Gal (on 1936-09-09)
lyricist:
Benny Davis
composer:
J. Fred Coots
2:56
18Why Do I Lie to Myself About You
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1936-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1936-06-05)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1936-06-05)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-06-05)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1936-06-05)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)
2:54
19Please Keep Me in Your Dreams
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-12-24)
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1936-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-12-24)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1936-12-24)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-12-24)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-12-24)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1936-12-24)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-12-24)
recording of:
Please Keep Me in Your Dreams (on 1936-12-24)
lyricist:
Tot Seymour
composer:
Vee Lawnhurst
2:36
20One in a Million
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-12-24)
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1936-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-12-24)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1936-12-24)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-12-24)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-12-24)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1936-12-24)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-12-24)
2:45
21Where Is the Sun?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-03-18)
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1937-03-18)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-03-18)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1937-03-18)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-03-18)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-03-18)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1937-03-18)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-03-18)
recording of:
Where Is the Sun? (on 1937-03-18)
writer:
Lee David and John Redmond
2:38
22You've Been Reading My Mail
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-03-18)
double bass:
Charles Turner (on 1937-03-18)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-03-18)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1937-03-18)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-03-18)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-03-18)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1937-03-18)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-03-18)
2:26
23The Sheik of Araby
alto saxophone:
William Allsop (on 1938-04-12), Jimmy Powell (on 1938-04-12) and Fred Skerritt (on 1938-04-12)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-04-12) and Lonnie Simmons (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
John Haughton (on 1938-04-12) and George Robinson (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1938-04-12), John Hamilton (on 1938-04-12) and Nathaniel Williams (on 1938-04-12)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
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
3:11
24Hold My Hand
alto saxophone:
William Allsop (on 1938-04-12), Jimmy Powell (on 1938-04-12) and Fred Skerritt (on 1938-04-12)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1938-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-04-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1938-04-12)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-04-12) and Lonnie Simmons (on 1938-04-12)
trombone:
John Haughton (on 1938-04-12) and George Robinson (on 1938-04-12)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1938-04-12), John Hamilton (on 1938-04-12) and Nathaniel Williams (on 1938-04-12)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-04-12)
recording of:
Hold My Hand (on 1938-04-12)
writer:
J.C. Johnson and Fats Waller
2:58
25Ain't Misbehavin'
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1943-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1943-01-23)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1943-01-23)
piano:
Fats Waller (in 1943, on 1943-01-23)
reeds:
Gene Porter (on 1943-01-23)
trombone:
Alton Moore (on 1943-01-23) and Slim Moore (on 1943-01-23)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1943-01-23)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1943-01-23)
edit of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (alternate ending) by “Fats” Waller
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1943-01-23)
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.
3:57
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