The fat man plays. I debated for a long time which Fats Waller CD I wanted in my collection and finally settled on "Fats Waller: Piano Masterworks Vol. 1" from the Jazz Archives series of the French label EPM. I chose it because these early Waller recordings (1922, 1927 and mostly 1929) are all about piano playing with none of the singing and clowning that came later.
And what a piano player. If Art Tatum was god, then Thomas Waller was jesus. The version of "Ain't Misbehavin'" on this gave me goose bumps when I played it for the first time yesterday. Likewise the second of three versions of "I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling." The disk would be a great addition even if you think you've already got Fats Waller covered.
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