4.0 out of 5 stars
A VERY GOOD SAMPLER OF FATS, January 20, 2010
This review is from: Best of Jazz/Swing Era (Audio CD)
This compilation spans a longer period than that by Robert Parker, and contains 6 more titles, but with one exception (Willow Tree, by the Louisiana Sugar Babes) confines itself to those records Fats made under his own name. So it's a less varied mix, which comprises seven piano solos, an organ solo, a dozen of Fats & his Rhythm, and one of Fats with his Buddies. Sound quality is excellent, but in my opinion there are five numbers which do not merit inclusion in a selection which claims to be his best recordings. But if you want a "sampler" of Fats singing some of his best-known songs, together with some piano solos, then this should do nicely.
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