Fats Waller - All The Hits And More 1922-43 swing era, an artist with an unmistakably distinctive style and a way with a song whose work transcended the different strands of jazz that emerged during the 20 years or so when he established his reputation and enjoyed all his success as a recording artist. He was renowned as an influential innovator of the Harlem style of stride piano, but also became famous playing the organ and celeste on his sessions. Recording both solo and in small groups, and equally well-known and loved for his instrumental and vocal recordings, he had over 60 hits between 1929 and 1943, when he died suddenly from pneumonia at the tragically early age of 39. This great-value 75-track 3-CD collection contains all those hits plus selected other recordings which are among his most highly-regarded and popular work. It naturally features the recordings for which he is best-known, including his No. 1s with "Truckin'", "A Little Bit Independent", "All My Life", "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie", "Smarty" and "Two Sleepy People and classics like "Honeysuckle Rose", "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter". It's a substantial and enjoyable showcase for one of the great personalities of jazz.

Track List

1. Muscle Shoals Blues
2. St. Louis Blues
3. Ain't Misbehavin'
4. Smashing Thirds
5. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby (And My Baby's Crazy 'Bout Me)
6. You're Not the Kind
7. I Wish I Were Twins
8. A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid
9. Then I'll Be Tired of You
10. Don't Let It Bother You
11. Sweetie Pie
12. How Can You Face Me
13. Believe It Beloved
14. Honeysuckle Rose
15. Because of Once Upon a Time
16. I Believe in Miracles
17. Pardon My Love
18. Whose Honey Are You
19. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
20. Lulu's Back in Town
21. Sweet and Slow
22. My Very Good Friend the Milkman
23. 12th Street Rag
24. Sweet Sue Just You
25. Truckin
26. Rhythm and Romance
27. A Little Bit Independent
28. I've Got My Fingers Crossed
29. When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful
30. Sing An Old-Fashioned Song (To a Young Sophisticated Lady)
31. West Wind
32. Christopher Columbus (A Rhythm Cocktail)
33. Us on a Bus
34. All My Life
35. Cross Patch
36. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
37. Let's Sing Again
38. Black Raspberry Jam
39. Until the Real Thing Comes Along
40. Bye Bye Baby
41. The Curse of An Achin' Heart
42. S'posin'
43. Dinah
44. T'ain't Good (Like a Nickel Made of Wood)
45. A Thousand Dreams of You
46. Please Keep Me in Your Dreams
47. Who's Afraid of Love
48. I'm Sorry I Made You Cry
49. You're Laughing at Me
50. When Love Is Young
51. Where Is the Sun
52. To a Sweet and Pretty Thing
53. Spring Cleaning
54. Honeysuckle Rose
55. You Showed Me the Way
56. (You Know It All) Smarty
57. Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
58. You're My Dish
59. Our Love Was Meant to Be
60. The Joint Is Jumpin'
61. What Will I Do in the Morning
62. I Love to Whistle
63. Something Tells Me
64. There's Honey on the Moon Tonight
65. Two Sleepy People
66. You Look Good to Me
67. Good for Nothin' But Love
68. Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama)
69. Squeeze Me
70. Your Feet's Too Big
71. Little Curly Hair in a High Chair
72. Come and Get It
73. Carolina Shout
74. Jitterbug Waltz
75. Your Socks Don't Match