Fats Waller - King of Piano Swing, His Best Jazz Hits
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In this fifth volume of our Fats Waller edition, Fats takes rare trips overseas. Fats' audiences were falling in the US. Europe was an obvious refuge. Fats' asking price was an unprecedented $2500 a week. The British accepted the figure without hesitation. Fats' first appearance was in Glasgow - a tough town. To up the ante, Fats wore a kilt for hi... [Read More]
By 1929, aged 25, when this compilation opens, Fats had established himself among the inner circle of New York session players; with Andy Razaf he was getting into his stride as a songwriter; he was a recording artist; he had contributed to a couple of hit Broadway shows; he had played Carnegie Hall. The opening track show Fats as a gifted soloist ... [Read More]
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 h... [Read More]
Thomas 'Fats' Waller was born in New York in 1904. His musical talents were obvious early - as was his charm - aged six, Fats talked his way into unlimited access to a neighbor's piano. His older brother Bob persuaded the family to buy their own instrument. Fats was sent to lessons, but soon dropped out - he could learn a tune simply by watching hi... [Read More]
The Christmas Song was recorded by The Nat King Cole Trio, and with Nat's impeccable dark and intimate vocal, the disc reached number three in the Hit Parade. It has remained a yuletide evergreen ever since and is a must have for warm, family Christmas holiday celebrations. Enjoy nostalgic festivities with ALL the Christmas favourites and have a 'V... [Read More]
Get your dance cards ready for sweeping your partner across the dance floor to 26 delightful vintage tunes. Perfect music for your afternoon or evening tea dances and tea parties. Track listing: Reinhardt & Grappelli - Tea For Two The Ink Spots - Java Jive Benny Goodman Orchestra - Sugar Foot Stomp Fats Waller & His Rhythm - My Very Good Friend The... [Read More]
Robert Redford's fable of a cynical, young, white war veteran (Matt Damon) learning the perfect golf swing--and the meanings of life--from a mysterious black caddy (Will Smith) is typically rich in subtexts, from racial discrimination to armchair existential philosophy. As she did for the period dramaThe Cider House Rules, English composer Rachel P... [Read More]
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