The Last Years: 1940-1943

~ Release by Fats Waller and His Rhythm (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Old Grand Dad
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-04-11)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1940-04-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-04-11)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-04-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
recording of:
Old Grand Dad (on 1940-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Fats Waller
2:47
2Fat and Greasy
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-04-11)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1940-04-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-04-11)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-04-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
recording of:
Fat and Greasy (on 1940-04-11)
writer:
Porter Grainger and Charlie Johnson (jazz bandleader and pianist)
3:07
3Little Curly Hair in a High Chair
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-04-11)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1940-04-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-04-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
recording of:
Little Curly Hair in a High Chair (on 1940-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Nat Simon and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
3:10
4(You're a) Square From Delaware
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-04-11)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1940-04-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-04-11)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-04-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
2:57
5You Run Your Mouth, I'll Run My Business [take 2]
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-04-11)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1940-04-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-04-11)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-04-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
recording of:
You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business (on 1940-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:28
6Too Tired
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-04-11)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1940-04-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-04-11)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-04-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
2:57
7"Send Me" Jackson
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-04-11)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1940-04-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-04-11)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-04-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
3:15
8Eep, Ipe, Wanna Piece of Pie
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-04-11)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1940-04-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-04-11)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-04-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-04-11)
2:47
9Stop Pretending
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 Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-07-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-07-16)
3:07
10I'll Never Smile Again
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 Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-07-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-07-16)
recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again (on 1940-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pickwick Music (publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:08
11My Mommie Sent Me to the Store
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 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 1940-07-06)
3:00
12Dry Bones
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 Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-07-16)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-07-16)
recording of:
Dry Bones (on 1940-07-16)
writer:
Will Osborne and Dick Rogers (singer, comedian, songwriter & pianist)
3:20
13Fats 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)
3:15
14Stayin' 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)
3:27
15Hey! Stop Kissin' My Sister
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)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1940-07-16)
2:48
16Everybody Loves My Baby
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-11-06)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1940-11-06)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-06)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-11-06)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-11-06)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-06)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1940-11-06)
recording of:
Everybody Loves My Baby (on 1940-11-06)
composer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Salabert
2:56
17I'm Gonna Salt Away Some Sugar
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-11-06)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1940-11-06)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-06)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1940-11-06)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-11-06)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-06)
3:17
18'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-11-06)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1940-11-06)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-06)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-11-06)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-11-06)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-06)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1940-11-06)
recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do (on 1940-11-06)
lyricist:
Porter Grainger
composer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
American Splendor
3:00
19Abercrombie Had a Zombie
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-11-06)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1940-11-06)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-06)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-11-06)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-11-06)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-06)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1940-11-06)
recording of:
Abercrombie Had a Zombie (on 1940-11-06)
lyricist:
Mort Greene
composer:
Vee Lawnhurst
3:25
20Blue Eyes
celesta and piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-06)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-11-06)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1940-11-06)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1940-11-06)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-11-06)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-06)
2:42
21Scram
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-11-06)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1940-11-06)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-06)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (on 1940-11-06)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-11-06)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-06)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1940-11-06)
recording of:
Scram (on 1940-11-06)
composer:
Leonard Feather
2:43
22My Melancholy Baby
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1940-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1940-11-06)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1940-11-06)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1940-11-06)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1940-11-06)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1940-11-06)
vocals:
Katherine Perry (on 1940-11-06)
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1940-11-06)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
2:28
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