With the exception of a third take of "I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling" and his two earliest records from 1922, all of Fats Waller's recorded piano solos are on this superior double-CD set. Over half of these recordings are from 1929, but fortunately he also cut three sessions of piano solos after he became much more famous as a comedy personality with his Rhythm sides. Highlights include the virtuosic "Handful of Keys," the earliest version of "Ain't Misbehavin'," "Clothes Line Ballet," "I Ain't Got Nobody," and "Honeysuckle Rose." A special bonus is a pair of piano duets with Bennie Payne ("St. Louis Blues" and "After You've Gone"). Classic music.
Turn on the Heat: The Fats Waller Piano Solos
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Turn on the Heat: The Fats Waller Piano Solos Review
by Scott Yanow
Track Listing - Disc 1
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Fats Waller | 02:52 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
2 | Fats Waller | 02:47 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
3 | Fats Waller | 02:50 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
4 | Fats Waller | 03:02 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
5 | Fats Waller | 03:01 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
6 | Fats Waller | 02:50 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
7 | Fats Waller | 02:59 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
8 | Fats Waller | 02:47 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
9 | Fats Waller | 02:39 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
10 | Fats Waller | 02:54 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
11 | Fats Waller | 02:54 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
12 | Fats Waller | 03:14 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
13 | Fats Waller | 03:23 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
14 | Fats Waller | 03:25 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
15 | Fats Waller | 03:19 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
16 | Fats Waller | 03:14 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
17 | Fats Waller | 03:17 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
18 | Fats Waller | 03:17 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
19 | Fats Waller | 03:11 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
20 | Fats Waller | 03:00 | SpotifyAmazon |
Track Listing - Disc 2
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Fats Waller | 03:06 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
2 | Fats Waller | 02:41 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
3 | Fats Waller | 02:25 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
4 | Fats Waller | 03:02 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
5 | Fats Waller | 03:26 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
6 | Fats Waller | 03:08 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
7 | Fats Waller | 02:57 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
8 | Fats Waller | 02:41 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
9 | Fats Waller | 02:56 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
10 | Fats Waller | 03:09 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
11 | Fats Waller | 03:12 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
12 | Fats Waller | 02:32 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
13 | Fats Waller | 03:20 | SpotifyAmazon |