The Essential Collection

Fats Waller | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 24, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Avid Records UK
• ASIN: B000J3F7GU
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,311 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #63 in Music > Jazz > Jive Jazz

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Won't You Take Me Home?

2. You Rascal, You

3. Handful of Keys (Piano Solo)

4. Loveless Love [Organ Solo]

5. Harlem Fuss

6. That's What I Like About You

7. Valentine Stomp (Piano Solo)

8. I Wish I Were Twins

9. Hog-Maw Stomp [Organ Solo]

10. Won't You Get off It, Please?

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Oooh! Look-A There, Ain't She Pretty?

2. Smarty (You Know It All)

3. Alligator Crawl (Piano Solo)

4. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie

5. There's Honey on the Moon Tonight

6. African Ripples (Piano Solo)

7. The Joint Is Jumpin'

8. The Curse of an Aching Heart

9. Fair and Square

10. Honeysuckle Rose

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Armful Of Sweetness, July 15, 2007

By 

Barry McCanna (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Essential Collection (Audio CD)

Given the opportunity, Fats Waller could produce minor masterpieces, but his creative talents were undermined by the need to fund his increasingly hectic lifestyle, which factor bedevilled much of his later output. Fortunately for us, this Avid set has been cherry-picked with evident care, and the result lives up to the title. Those who know him only as the exuberant leader of his Rhythm group will discover two earlier sides with his Buddies, some of his distinctive piano solos, and some amusing dialogue on two collaborations with Jack Teagarden. It may come as a surprise also to hear him on the organ, in four 1927 pipe-organ solos and with Morris' Hot Babies the same year. In addition, he is featured on the Compton organ in "Ain't Misbehavin'", a side recorded with his Continental Rhythm during a visit to London in 1938, and the orchestral version of "Bond Street" from his London Suite of 1939 is included also. In short, anyone wanting an excellent showcase of Fats Waller's talents will not be disappointed.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection & Great Sound, May 24, 2009

By 

R. Flaherty "VP Navy" (CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Essential Collection (Audio CD)

Two discs = 52 tunes by Fats Waller. The sound quality is good. If you love Fats Waller's music then, this collection is a good choice.