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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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