Portrait, Volume 1

~ Release by Fats Waller (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Fats Waller Stomp
2▶CD: A Handful of Keys
3▶CD: Valentine Stomp
4▶CD: I’m Crazy ’Bout My Baby
5▶CD: Honeysuckle Rose
6▶CD: Sweet and Low
7▶CD: Sugar Blues
8▼CD: Functionizin’
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1When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-11-29)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1935-11-29)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1935-11-29)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-11-29)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-11-29)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-11-29)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-11-29)
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1935-11-29)
recording of:
When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful (on 1935-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Callicoon Music (in 1935, in 1991)
3:37
2I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-11-29)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1935-11-29)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1935-11-29)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-11-29)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-11-29)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-11-29)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-11-29)
performer:
Fats Waller and His Rhythm (on 1935-11-29)
recording of:
I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed (on 1935-11-29)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:39
3Spreadin’ Rhythm Around
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-11-29)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1935-11-29)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1935-11-29)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-11-29)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-11-29)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-11-29)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-11-29)
recording of:
Spreadin’ Rhythm Around (on 1935-11-29)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:42
4A Little Bit Independent
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-11-29)
celesta:
Fats Waller (on 1935-11-29)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1935-11-29)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1935-11-29)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-11-29)
piano:
“Fats” Waller (Fats Waller) (on 1935-11-29)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-11-29)
vocals:
“Fats” Waller (Fats Waller) (on 1935-11-29)
cover recording of:
A Little Bit Independent (on 1935-11-29)
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
2:56
5You Stayed Away Too Long
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-11-29)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1935-11-29)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1935-11-29)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-11-29)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-11-29)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-11-29)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-11-29)
3:11
6Sweet Thing
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-11-29)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1935-11-29)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1935-11-29)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-11-29)
piano:
“Fats” Waller (Fats Waller) (on 1935-11-29)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-11-29)
vocals:
“Fats” Waller (Fats Waller) (on 1935-11-29)
recording of:
Sweet Thing (on 1935-11-29)
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Fred Ahlert and Abel Baer
3:22
7Fat and Greasy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-12-04)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1935-12-04)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-12-04)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1935-12-04) and Fats Waller (on 1935-12-04)
reeds:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1935-12-04), Emmett Matthews (US jazz saxophonist and singer) (on 1935-12-04), Rudy Powell (on 1935-12-04), Gene Sedric (on 1935-12-04) and Fred Skerritt (on 1935-12-04)
soprano saxophone:
Emmett Matthews (US jazz saxophonist and singer) (on 1935-12-04)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1935-12-04) and Gene Sedric (on 1935-12-04)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1935-12-04) and Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1935-12-04)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-12-04) and Eddie Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1935-12-04)
vibraphone:
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1935-12-04) and Fats Waller (on 1935-12-04)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-12-04)
recording of:
Fat and Greasy (on 1935-12-04)
writer:
Porter Grainger and Charlie Johnson (jazz bandleader and pianist)
3:09
8Functionizin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-12-04)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1935-12-04)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-12-04)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1935-12-04) and Fats Waller (on 1935-12-04)
reeds:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1935-12-04), Emmett Matthews (US jazz saxophonist and singer) (on 1935-12-04), Rudy Powell (on 1935-12-04), Gene Sedric (on 1935-12-04) and Fred Skerritt (on 1935-12-04)
soprano saxophone:
Emmett Matthews (US jazz saxophonist and singer) (on 1935-12-04)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1935-12-04) and Gene Sedric (on 1935-12-04)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1935-12-04) and Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1935-12-04)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-12-04) and Eddie Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1935-12-04)
3:07
9I Got Rhythm
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-12-04)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1935-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1935-12-04)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1935-12-04)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1935-12-04) and Fats Waller (on 1935-12-04)
reeds:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1935-12-04), Emmett Matthews (US jazz saxophonist and singer) (on 1935-12-04), Rudy Powell (on 1935-12-04), Gene Sedric (on 1935-12-04) and Fred Skerritt (on 1935-12-04)
soprano saxophone:
Emmett Matthews (US jazz saxophonist and singer) (on 1935-12-04)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1935-12-04) and Gene Sedric (on 1935-12-04)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1935-12-04) and Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1935-12-04)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1935-12-04) and Eddie Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1935-12-04)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-12-04)
recording of:
I Got Rhythm (on 1935-12-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:10
10The Panic Is On
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-02-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-02-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1936-02-01)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1936-02-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-02-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
3:15
11Sugar Rose
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-02-01)
celesta and piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-02-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1936-02-01)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1936-02-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-02-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
3:10
12Ooh! Look‐A‐There, Ain’t She Pretty?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-02-01)
celesta and piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-02-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1936-02-01)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1936-02-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-02-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
recording of:
Oooh! Look-a There, Ain't She Pretty? (on 1936-02-01)
writer:
Carmen Lombardo and Clarence Todd (US jazz vocalist and kazoo player, 1920s)
2:33
13Moon Rose
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-02-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-02-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1936-02-01)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1936-02-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-02-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
2:54
14West Wind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-02-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-02-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1936-02-01)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1936-02-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-02-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
3:35
15That Never‐To‐Be‐Forgotten Night
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-02-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-02-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1936-02-01)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1936-02-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-02-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
3:13
16Sing an Old Fashioned Song (To a Young Sophisticated Lady)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-02-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-02-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1936-02-01)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1936-02-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-02-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
3:25
17Garbo Green
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-02-01)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-02-01)
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1936-02-01)
guitar:
James Smith (US jazz guitarist active 1930s, recorded with Fats Waller) (on 1936-02-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-02-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-01)
3:00
18All My Life
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:
All My Life (on 1936-04-08)
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Sam H. Stept
2:48
19Christopher 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
2:54
20Cross Patch
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:
Cross Patch (on 1936-04-08)
lyricist:
Tot Seymour
composer:
Vee Lawnhurst
3:30
21It’s No Fun
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:
It's No Fun (on 1936-04-08)
writer:
Milton Ager, Murray Mencher and Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter)
2:48
9▶CD: Fractious Fingering
10▶CD: Havin’ A Ball