Waller,Fats Complete Published Sides 3 CD

This third volume of our complete Waller edition charts our hero's progress from November 1934 to August 1936. Here we see the emergence of Fats, the larger-than-life entertainer, he of the relentless swing, utter mastery of his craft and unfailing good humour. And, my word, did he need that humour, given some of the less than first rate material he had to record. Funny thing is, it doesn't seem to make that much difference. The master takes us into his confidence, playing unpromising material and masterpiece alike for all they are worth, but with a knowing wink which says Hey, let's have a party! As ever, we have sought out the best originals and applied our customary care in remastering - we also have a hitherto unissued second take of Lulu's Back In Town, which surfaced recently. The two years covered here are among the most productive of Fats' (or any other contemporary musician) career. This is when he made his historic recordings of My Very Good Friend The Milkman, I'm Going To Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter and I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby among many others. The remastering on these sides is to JSP's usual exacting standards who, again have entrusted the project to Ted Kendall. Great care has been taken to locate the cleanest originals which makes this latest addition to the Waller collection as close to definitive as it is possible to be.

1. African Ripples 2. Clothes Line Ballet 3. Alligator Crawl 4. Viper's Drag 5. I'm a Hundred Per Cent for You 6. I'm a Hundred Per Cent for You 7. Baby Brown 8. Baby Brown 9. Night Wind 10. Because of Once Upon a Time 11. I Believe in Miracles 12. You Fit Into the Picture 13. Louisiana Fairy Tale 14. I Ain't Got Nobody 15. I Ain't Got Nobody 16. Whose Honey Are You? 17. Whose Honey Are You? 18. Rosetta 19. Rosetta 20. Pardon My Love 21. What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You?) 22. What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You?) 23. Cinders 24. (Oh Suzannah) Dust Off That Old Pianna 25. Lulu's Back in Town 26. Sweet and Low 27. You've Been Taking Lessons in Love 28. You're the Cutest One 29. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter 30. Hat to Talk About Myself 31. Dinah 32. Take It Easy 33. You're the Picture (I'm the Frame) 34. My Very Good Friend the Milkman 35. Blue Because of You 36. There's Going to Be the Devil to Pay 37. 12th Street Rag 38. There'll Be Some Changes Made 39. Somebody Stole My Gal 40. Sweet Sue 41. Truckin' 42. Sugar Blues 43. Just As Long As the World Goes 'Round and 'Round 44. Georgia Rockin' Chair 45. Brother, Seek and Ye Shall Find 46. The Girl I Left Behind Me 47. You're So Darn Charming 48. Woe! Is Me 49. Rhythm and Romance 50. Loafin' Time 51. A Sweet Beginning Like This 52. Got a Bran' New Suit 53. I'm on a See-Saw 54. Theif in the Night 55. When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful 56. I've Got My Fingers Crossed 57. Spreadin' Rhythm Around 58. A Little Bit Dependent 59. You Stayed Away Too Long 60. Sweet Thing 61. Fat and Greasy 62. Functionizin' 63. I Got Rhythm 64. The Panic Is on 65. Sugar Rose 66. Oooh! Look-A-There, Ain't She Pretty? 67. Moon Rose 68. West Wind 69. That Never to Be Forgotten Night 70. Sing An Old Fashioned Song 71. Garbo Green 72. All My Life 73. Christopher Columbus 74. Cross Patch 75. It's No Fun 76. Cabin in the Sky 77. Us on a Bus 78. Stay 79. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie 80. The More I Know You 81. You're Not the Kind 82. Why Do I Lie to Myself About You? 83. Let's Sing Again 84. Big Chief de Sota 85. Black Raspberry Jam 86. Back Up to Me 87. Fractious Fingering 88. Paswonky 89. Lounging at the Waldorf 90. Latch on 91. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby 92. I Just Made Up with That Old Girl of Mine 93. Until the Real Thing Comes Along 94. There Goes My Attraction 95. The Curse of An Aching Heart 96. Bye, Bye, Baby 97. Louisiana Fairy Tale 98. Sweet Sue 99. Lulu's Back in Town 100. You're So Darn Charming 101. Fat and Greasy 102. Black Raspberry Jam 103. The Curse of An Aching Heart