The Very Best of Fats Waller

by Fats Waller

The Very Best of Fats Waller cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 7 November 2000
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:02:07
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A single-disc survey of the stride pianist and entertainer, 'The Very Best of Fats Waller' pairs his virtuoso keyboard work with the comic vocal performances that made him a star. The RCA Victor program covers his Victor years in compact form.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, vocal, classic, melodic, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. Ain't Misbehavin' (3:56)
  2. Honeysuckle Rose (3:07)
  3. Handful of Keys (2:51)
  4. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby (and My Baby's Crazy 'Bout Me) (2:20)
  5. Smashin' Thirds (3:10)
  6. The Joint Is Jumpin' (2:48)
  7. Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now (3:13)
  8. Squeeze Me (3:09)
  9. Honeysuckle Rose (3:35)
  10. All That Meat & No Potatoes (2:45)
  11. The Jitterbug Waltz (3:21)
  12. I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me) (2:49)
  13. Lulu's Back In Town (2:41)
  14. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (3:34)
  15. Somebody Stole My Gal (3:28)
  16. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie (2:56)
  17. The Sheik Of Araby (3:09)
  18. Two Sleepy People (3:06)
  19. A Good Man Is Hard To Find (3:04)
  20. Your Feet's Too Big (3:05)

Credits

  • Orrin Keepnews - compiler
  • Griffin Norman - design

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