Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4: New York Chicago Hollywood [Box set]

Fats Waller

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 19, 2008)
• Original Release Date: February 19, 2008
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Jsp Records
• ASIN: B0010DGYL0
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #119,448 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. S'posin'

2. Copper Colored Gal

3. I'm at the Mercy of Love

4. Floatin' Down to Cotton Town

5. La-De-De, La-De-Da

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. You've Been Reading My Mail

2. To a Sweet Pretty Thing

3. Old Plantation

4. Spring Cleaning

5. Honeysuckle Rose - Fats Waller

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. I Ain't Got Nobody

2. You've Got Me Under Your Thumb

3. Beat It Out

4. Our Love Was Meant to Be

5. I'd Rather Call You Baby

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Something Tells Me

2. I Love to Whistle

3. You Went to My Head

4. Florida Flo

5. Lost and Found

See all 25 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 This is the one, July 19, 2009

By	jive rhapsodist (NYC, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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If you buy only one of these boxes - anyway, I think you're crazy if you don't buy all of them - this is the one you need. Fats Waller and His Rhythm were at their height during this period: still alive to challenges, still keeping it fresh. And the solo session of June 11, 1937 contains five of the greatest solo piano recordings of all time. So effortless, so musical and swinging. You also get a rare glimpse into the world of Waller's Big Band - not amazing, but very interesting. He toured with this group more often than his recording history would lead you to believe. I'm always tempted to go point by point on the Rhythm recordings - but I resist. Some of them are like candy; delicious and forgettable, or at least evanescent...but each one has its moment of the most perfect piano playing. More details? Why?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE COMPLETE FATS WALLER COLLECTION 5 BOX SETS, December 25, 2008

By	James Poe "JAZZ BY JAMES" (PITTSBORO, N.C.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

THIS IS THE MOST COMPLETE FATS WALLER COLLECTION AVAILABLE BUT MORE TO MY PREFERENCE IT IS THE BEST SOUNDING AND IS AVAILABLE AT A REASONABLE PRICE. THE BLUEBIRD SETS ARE NOW QUITE EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT TO FIND (THEY WERE THE REFERENCE) BUT THIS CURRENT SET SOUNDS MUCH BETTER. RECOMMENDED WITHOUT RESERVATION. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW FATS WALLER YOU ARE MISSING A TREAT.