Track Listing 1. Handful of Keys 2. Minor Drag, The 3. Numb Fumblin' 4. Ain't Misbehavin' - (piano solo) 5. Smashing Thirds 6. African Ripples 7. Alligator Crawl 8. Viper's Drag 9. Lulu's Back in Town 10. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby 11. S'Posin 12. Honeysuckle Rose 13. Blues 14. Tea For Two 15. I Ain't Got Nobody 16. Joint Is Jumpin', The 17. Sheik of Araby, The 18. Yacht Club Swing 19. Squeeze Me, (When You) 20. Your Feet's Too Big 21. Carolina Shout 22. Honeysuckle Rose 23. Ain't Misbehavin' - (with Fats Waller & His Rhythm)
| Details | | Playing Time: | 69 min. | | Producer: | Ed Michel (Reissue) | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Mono | | SPAR Code: | ADD |
Album Notes Personnel includes: Thomas "Fats" Waller (piano, vocals); William Alsop, Fred Skerritt (alto saxophone); Lonnie Simmons (tenor saxophone); Benny Carter, Bunny Berigan (trumpet); John Haughton, Charlie Irvis, Tommy Dorsey (trombone); Arville Harris (clarinet, alto & tenor saxophones); Rudy Powell (clarinet, alto saxophone); Gene Porter, Gene Sedric (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Irving Ashby, Al Casey (guitar); Eddie Condon (banjo); Cedric Wallace, Charlie "Fat Man" Turner (bass); George Wetling, Harry Dial (drums). Recorded between March 1, 1929 and January 23, 1943. Includes liner notes by George Winston. All tracks have been digitally remastered. One of the legends of 20th century jazz is heard here in small group and solo settings on a variety of instrumental and vocal arrangements of tunes like "Honeysuckle Rose," "The Sheik of Araby," and "Ain't Misbehavin'," all of which demonstrate his astonishing versatility, musicality, and irrepressible good humor.
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