This third volume of our complete Waller edition charts our hero's progress from November 1934 to August 1936. Here we see the emergence of Fats, the larger-than-life entertainer, he of the relentless swing, utter mastery of his craft and unfailing good humour. And, my word, did he need that humour, given some of the less than first rate material he had to record. Funny thing is, it doesn't seem to make that much difference. The master takes us into his confidence, playing unpromising material and masterpiece alike for all they are worth, but with a knowing wink which says Hey, let's have a party! As ever, we have sought out the best originals and applied our customary care in remastering - we also have a hitherto unissued second take of Lulu's Back In Town, which surfaced recently. The two years covered here are among the most productive of Fats' (or any other contemporary musician) career. This is when he made his historic recordings of My Very Good Friend The Milkman, I'm Going To Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter and I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby among many others. The remastering on these sides is to JSP's usual exacting standards who, again have entrusted the project to Ted Kendall. Great care has been taken to locate the cleanest originals which makes this latest addition to the Waller collection as close to definitive as it is possible to be.

Tracklist:

African Ripples
Clothes Line Ballet
Alligator Crawl
Viper's Drag
I'm a Hundred Per Cent for You
I'm a Hundred Per Cent for You - (Inst instrumental)
Baby Brown
Baby Brown - (Inst instrumental)
Night Wind
Because of Once Upon a Time
I Believe in Miracles
You Fit into the Picture
Louisiana Fairy Tale
I Ain't Got Nobody
I Ain't Got Nobody - (Inst instrumental)
Whose Honey Are You?
Whose Honey Are You? - (Inst instrumental)
Rosetta
Rosetta - (Inst instrumental)
Pardon My Love
What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You?)
What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You?) - (Inst instrumental)
Cinders
(Oh Suzannah) Dust Off That Old Pianna
Lulu's Back in Town
Sweet and Slow
You've Been Taking Lessons in Love
You're the Cutest One
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
Hate to Talk About Myself
Dinah
Take It Easy
You're the Picture (I'm the Frame)
My Very Good Friend the Milkman
Blue Because of You
There's Going to Be the Devil to Pay
12th Street Rag
There'll Be Some Changes Made
Somebody Stole My Gal
Sweet Sue
Truckin'
Sugar Blues
Just as Long as the World Goes 'Round and 'Round
Georgia Rockin' Chair
Brother, Seek and Ye Shall Find
Girl I Left Behind Me, The
You're So Darn Charming
Woe! Is Me
Rhythm and Romance
Loafin' Time
Sweet Beginning Like This, A
Got a Bran' New Suit
I'm on a See-Saw
Thief in the Night
When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful
I've Got My Fingers Crossed
Spreadin' Rhythm Around
Little Bit Independent, A
You Stayed Away Too Long
Sweet Thing
Fat and Greasy
Functionizin'
I Got Rhythm
Panic Is On, The
Sugar Rose
Oooh! Look-A-There, Ain't She Pretty?
Moon Rose
West Wind
That Never to Be Forgotten Night
Sing an Old Fashioned Song
Garbo Green
All My Life
Christopher Columbus
Cross Patch
It's No Fun
Cabin in the Sky
Us on a Bus
Stay
It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
More I Know You, The
You're Not the Kind
Why Do I Lie to Myself About You?
Let's Sing Again
Big Chief de Sota
Black Raspberry Jam
Bach Up to Me
Fractious Fingering
Paswonky
Lounging at the Waldorf
Latch On
I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
I Just Made Up with That Old Girl of Mine
Until the Real Thing Comes Along
There Goes My Attraction
Curse of an Aching Heart, The
Bye, Bye, Baby
Louisiana Fairy Tale
Sweet Sue
Lulu's Back in Town
You're So Darn Charming
Fat and Greasy
Black Raspberry Jam
Curse of an Aching Heart, The

UPC: 788065904623
Label: Jsp Records
Release Date: 11.20.07
Format: CD

Fats Waller - The Complete Published Sides, Vol. 3 (4 CD)