The Quintessence: New York - Camden - Los Angeles 1929-1943

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1Handful of Keys
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-03-01)
solo piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-03-01)
recording of:
Handful of Keys (on 1929-03-01)
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller2:49
2A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-05-16)
clarinet:
Ben Whitted (on 1934-05-16)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-05-16)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Harry Dial (on 1934-05-16)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-05-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-05-16)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-05-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-05-16)
recording of:
A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid (on 1934-05-16)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
James P. Johnson
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:20
3How Can You Face Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1934-09-28)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-09-28)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-09-28)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-09-28)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-09-28)
trombone:
Floyd O'Brien (on 1934-09-28)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-09-28)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-09-28)
recording of:
How Can You Face Me? (on 1934-09-28)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:51
4Numb Fumbling
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-03-01)
Fats Waller2:53
5You're Not the Only Oyster in the Stew
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1934-09-28)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-09-28)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-09-28)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-09-28)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-09-28)
trombone:
Floyd O'Brien (on 1934-09-28)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-09-28)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-09-28)
recording of:
You’re Not the Only Oyster in the Stew (on 1934-09-28)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:16
6Honeysuckle Rose
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-11-07)
clarinet:
Gene Sedric (on 1934-11-07)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-11-07)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-11-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-11-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-07)
trumpet:
Bill Coleman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1934-11-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-07)
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1934-11-07)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:41
7Ain't Misbehavin'
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1929-08-02)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-08-02)
recorded at:
Victor’s Church Studio in Camden, New Jersey, United States
instrumental recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1929-08-02)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Fats Waller3:01
8I'm a Hundred Percent for You
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1935-01-05)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1935-01-05)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1935-01-05)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-01-05)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1935-01-05)
trumpet:
Bill Coleman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1935-01-05)
instrumental recording of:
I’m a Hundred Percent for You (on 1935-01-05)
writer:
Irving Mills, Ben Oakland and Mitchell Parish
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:05
9Baby Brown
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1935-01-05)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1935-01-05)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1935-01-05)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-01-05)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1935-01-05)
trumpet:
Bill Coleman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1935-01-05)
instrumental recording of:
Baby Brown (on 1935-01-05)
lyricist and composer:
Alex Hill (20th century US jazz pianist)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:37
10Sweet Savannah Sue
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-08-02)
recording of:
Sweet Savannah Sue (on 1929-08-02)
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller3:00
11Sweet and Slow
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-05-08)
alto saxophone, clarinet and reeds:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-05-08)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-05-08)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1935-05-08)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1935-05-08)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-05-08)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-05-08)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-05-08)
recording of:
Sweet and Slow (on 1935-05-08)
lyricist and composer:
Fats Waller
writer:
Al Dubin and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:35
12I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-05-08)
alto saxophone, clarinet and reeds:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-05-08)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-05-08)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1935-05-08)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1935-05-08)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-05-08)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-05-08)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-05-08)
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1935-05-08)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (on 1935-05-08)
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Fred Ahlert and Joe Young (US lyricist)
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Azure Pearl Music, Beeping Good Music Publishing, Bluewater Music UK, David Ahlert Music, DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC (PRS-affiliated), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., MPL UK Publishing, Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP) and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:32
13I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1929-08-02)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-08-02)
recording of:
I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling (on 1929-08-02)
lyricist:
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter) and Fats Waller
Fats Waller2:49
14Christopher Columbus
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-04-08)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1936-04-08)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-04-08)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-04-08)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-04-08)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-04-08)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-04-08)
recording of:
Christopher Columbus (on 1936-04-08)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Leon “Chu” Berry
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:05
15It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1936-06-05)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-06-05)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-06-05)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-06-05)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)
cover recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie (on 1936-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:56
16Valentine Stomp
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-08-02)
Fats Waller3:16
17Until the Real Thing Comes Along
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-08-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-08-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-01)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-08-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-08-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-08-01)
recording of:
Until the Real Thing Comes Along (on 1936-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:26
18Swingin' Them Jingle Bells
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1936-11-29)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-11-29)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-11-29)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-11-29)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-11-29)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-11-29)
recording of:
Swingin’ Them Jingle Bells (on 1936-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:01
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1Smashing Thirds
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-09-24)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-09-24)
Fats Waller3:08
2You Showed Me the Way
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-04-09)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-04-09)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-04-09)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-04-09)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-04-09)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-04-09)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-04-09)
recording of:
You Showed Me the Way (on 1937-04-09)
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer), Bud Green, Teddy McRae and Chick Webb
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:58
3Blue Turning Grey Over You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-11)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-06-11)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-06-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-06-11)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-06-11)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-06-11)
instrumental recording of:
Blue, Turning Grey Over You (on 1937-06-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Thomas Waller (Fats Waller)
recording of:
Blue, Turning Grey Over You (on 1937-06-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Thomas Waller (Fats Waller)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm4:22
4African Ripples
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-16)
recording of:
African Ripples (on 1934-11-16)
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller3:10
5The Joint Is Jumping
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-10-07)
clarinet, reeds and saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1937-10-07)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1937-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1937-10-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1937-10-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-10-07)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1937-10-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1937-10-07)
recording of:
The Joint Is Jumpin’ (on 1937-10-07)
lyricist:
J.C. Johnson and Andy Razaf
writer:
James C. Johnson (James Calvin Johnson // American guitarist, singer and songwriter)
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:49
6Two Sleepy People
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1938-10-13)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1938-10-13)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1938-10-13)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-10-13)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1938-10-13)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1938-10-13)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-10-13)
recording of:
Two Sleepy People (from the 1938 film "Thanks for the Memory") (on 1938-10-13)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:04
7Alligator Crawl
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-16)
recording of:
Alligator Crawl (on 1934-11-16)
lyricist:
Joe Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller2:43
8Hold Tight
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-01-19)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-01-19)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-01-19)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-01-19)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-01-19)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-01-19)
recording of:
Hold Tight (on 1939-01-19)
lyricist:
Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer)
writer:
Kent Brandow, Lenny Kent and Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer)
composer:
Jerry Brandow, Lenny Kent and Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm32:17
9Honey Hush
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-06-28)
drums (drum set):
Larry Hinton (Jazz drum player) (on 1939-06-28)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-06-28)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-06-28)
tenor saxophone:
Chauncey Graham (Sax player) (on 1939-06-28)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-06-28)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-06-28)
recording of:
Honey Hush (“Oh how I love you honey hush…”) (on 1939-06-28)
writer:
Ed Kirkeby (also known as Ed Lloyd and Ted Wallace) and Fats Waller
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:18
10Viper's Drag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-11-16)
solo piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-11-16)
recording of:
Viper's Drag (on 1934-11-16)
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller2:58
11Squeeze Me
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-08-10)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-10)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-08-10)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-10)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-10)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-08-10)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-10)
recording of:
Squeeze Me (on 1939-08-10)
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:11
12Your Feet's Too Big
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-03)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-11-03)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-11-03)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-11-03)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-11-03)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
recording of:
Your Feet’s Too Big (on 1939-11-03)
lyricist:
Ada Benson
composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1936)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:05
13Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-11)
solo piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-06-11)
recording of:
Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now (on 1937-06-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Razaf Music
Fats Waller3:12
14I Can't Give You Anything but Love
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-11-03)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-11-03)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1939-11-03)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-11-03)
vocals:
Una Mae Carlisle (on 1939-11-03) and Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (on 1939-11-03)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:08
15Fats Waller's Original E Flat Blues
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-07-16)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1940-07-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-07-16)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-07-16)
trumpet:
John "Bugs" Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-07-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-07-16)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1940-07-16)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:23
16I Ain't Got Nobody
solo piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-06-11)
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody (on 1937-06-11)
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Fats Waller3:08
17Stayin' at Home
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-07-16)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1940-07-16)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-07-16)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1940-07-16)
trumpet:
John "Bugs" Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-07-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-07-16)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:33
18Moppin' and Boppin'
Fats Waller and His Rhythm4:31