Fats Waller
Friday 11 May 2007 22:30-23:30 (Radio 3)
Alyn Shipton is joined by Humphrey Lyttelton to select recordings by Fats and His Rhythm, and by Martin Litton to consider Waller's solo recordings.
Recommended Recordings
Handful of Keys: (Proper)
Centennial Collection (includes DVD) (Bluebird)
Playlist
DISC 1
Title The Joint Is Jumpin
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Razaf, Waller, Johnson
Album Handful of Keys
Label Proper
Number Properbox 71 CD 3 T 23
DISC 2
Title Dinah
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Lewis, Young, Akst
Album Handful of Keys
Label Proper
Number Properbox 71 CD 2 Track 18
DISC 3
Title Twelfth Street Rag
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Sumner, Borsman
Album Handful of Keys
Label Proper Number Properbox 71 CD 2 Track 20
DISC 4
Title Jitterbug Waltz
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Waller
Album The Last Years 1940-1943
Label Bluebird
Number ND 90411 CD 3 Track 14
DISC 5
Title Honeysuckle Rose
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Razaf, Waller
Album Complete Recorded Works, Vol 2
Label JSP
Number 928 CD 4 Track 4
DISC 6
Title Ain't Misbehavin / Hold My Hand / What's The Matter With You/ Hallelujah
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Razaf, Waller; Razaf, Waller; Levy, Webb; Youmans, Robbins, Gray
Album The Centennial Collection
Label Bluebird Number 82876 59952 CD1 Track 4
DISC 7
Title Handful of Keys
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Waller
Album Handful of Keys
Label Proper
Number Properbox 71 CD 1 Track 10
Personnel: Fats Waller Solo: date: 1 March 1929
DISC 8
Title Carolina Shout
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Johnson
Album Handful of Keys
Label Proper
Number Properbox 71 CD 4 Track 13
Personnel: Fats Waller Solo: date: 13 May 1941
DISC 9
Title Smashing Thirds
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Waller
Album Handful of Keys
Label Proper
Number Properbox 71 CD 1 Track 16
Personnel: Fats Waller Solo: date: 11 Sept 1929
DISC 10
Title E Flat Blues
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Waller
Album The 1935 Transcriptions
Label Naxos
Number 8.120577 Track 7
Personnel: Fats Waller Solo: date: 11 March 1935
DISC 11
Title Valentine Stomp
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Waller
Album Handful of Keys
Label Proper
Number Properbox 71 CD 1 Track 15
Personnel: Fats Waller Solo: date: 2 Aug 1929
DISC 12
Title Russian Fantasy
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Waller
Album The 1935 Transcriptions
Label Naxos
Number 8.120577 Track 12
Personnel: Fats Waller Solo: date: 11 March 1935
DISC 13
Title Piccadilly (London Suite)
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Waller
Album Handful of Keys
Label Proper
Number Properbox 71 CD 4 Track 6
Personnel: Fats Waller Solo: date: 13 June 1939
DISC 14
Title Whitechapel (London Suite)
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Waller
Album Handful of Keys
Label Proper
Number Properbox 71 CD 4 Track 6
DISC 15
Title Viper's Drag
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Waller
Album Handful of Keys
Label Proper
Number Properbox 71 CD 2 Track 9
Personnel: Fats Waller Solo: date: 16 Nov 1934
DISC 16
Title Georgia On My Mind
Artist Fats Waller
Composer Carmichael / Gorell
Album Handful of Fats
Label Naxos
Number 8.120760 Track 16
Personnel: Fats Waller Solo: date: 13 May 1941
Recommendations:
Handful of Keys: (Proper)
Centennial Collection (includes DVD): (Bluebird)
Read Alyn Shipton's Fats Waller Profile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/profiles/fats_waller.shtml
email the programme at jazzlibrary@bbc.co.uk
