Davis,Martha & Spouse Slightly More Than Wonderful CD

This wonderful singer/pianist met and drew big inspiration from Fats Waller before she was 20. She started working the clubs of Chicago and then met-and married-bassist Calvin Ponder, and the two became wildly popular on tour and especially in NY. This comp of their recordings includes rare 1952 transcriptions plus their ABC-Paramount LPs "Marth Davis & Spouse" ('57) and "A Tribute to Fats Waller" ('58): "Umbrella Man," "Mine," "Two Sleepy People," "S'Posin'," "Handful of Keys," "I Like the Likes of You," "Life Is So Peculiar" and more! Jasmine.

1. Two Sleepy People 2. Mine 3. You're Slightly Less Than Wonderful 4. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter 5. Keepin' Out of Mischief Now 6. Umbrella Man 7. You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me 8. Have You Ever Been Lonely? 9. Back Street (PD) 10. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top 11. Life Is So Peculiar 12. I Like the Likes of You 13. A Tribute to Fats Waller 14. Your Feets' Too Big 15. Jitterbug Waltz 16. Ain't Misbehavin' 17. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie 18. The Spider and the Fly 19. How Can You Face Me? 20. Honeysuckle Rose 21. Lulu's Back in Town 22. Blue Turning Grey Over You 23. Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama) 24. Handful of Keys 25. S'posin' 26. * Bonus Transcriptions - 27. Goodbye, Honey, Goodbye (Live) 28. Vip-I-Ty Vip-I-Ty Vop (Live) 29. Martha's Boogie (Live) 30. We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye (Live)