Most people who know about him think of him as a vocalist with a boisterous sense of humor who also played piano. Thomas Waller was a gifted pianist and a prolific composer as well as the first-ever jazz organist. During his short life this amazing man recorded literally hundreds of songs, and I'm sifting through them for what I think are the best of the lot.
This retrospective is planned as a summer-long weekly feature, and will eventually include material emphasizing "parallel artistry" with records by the man's many friends and followers, and the eventual theme of "songs we wish Mr. Waller had lived long enough to interpret for the people".
Face
the Music 6.05.14
Fats
Waller Instrumentals
Serenade
for a Wealthy Widow
Fats
Waller & his Rhythm 1934
I
Ain’t Got Nobody {instrumental take}
Fats
Waller & his Rhythm 1935
Boo
Hoo
Fats
Waller & his Rhythm 1937
What’s
The Reason? {instrumental take}
Fats
Waller & his Rhythm 1935
The
Love Bug Will Bite You If You Don’t Watch Out
Fats
Waller & his Rhythm 1937
Whose
Honey Are You? {instrumental take}
Fats
Waller & his Rhythm 1935
Blue,
Turning Grey Over You
Fats
Waller & his Rhythm 1937
Baby
Brown {instrumental take}
Fats
Waller & his Rhythm 1935
Functionizin’
Fats
Waller, his Rhythm & Orchestra 1935
Sweet
Heartache {instrumental take}
Fats
Waller & his Rhythm 1937
San
Anton’ {instrumental take}
Fats
Waller & his Rhythm 1937
You
Showed Me the Way {instrumental take}
Fats
Waller & his Rhythm 1937
Rosetta
{instrumental take}
Fats
Waller & his Rhythm 1935
In
the Gloaming
Fats
Waller, his Rhythm & Orchestra 1938
I’m
100% for You {instrumental take}
Fats
Waller & his Rhythm 1935
I’ve
Got a New Lease on Love {instrumental take}
Fats
Waller & his Rhythm 1937
Honeysuckle
Rose
extended
instrumental version with vibraphone solo
by
drummer Wilmore Slick Jones
Fats
Waller & his Rhythm 1937
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