Fats Waller
Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, and singer. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz piano. A widely popular star in the jazz and swing eras, he toured internationally, achieving critical and commercial success in the United States and Europe. His best-known compositions, "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose", were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1984 and 1999, respectively.
Waller copyrighted over 400 songs, many of them co-written with his closest collaborator, Andy Razaf. Razaf described his partner as "the soul of melody... a man who made the piano sing... both big in body and in mind... known for his generosity... a bubbling bundle of joy". It is likely that he composed many more popular songs than he has been credited with. When in financial difficulties, he had a habit of selling songs to other writers and performers who claimed them as their own. He died from pneumonia, aged 39.
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Charleston (Arr. for Piano by Florian Noack) - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Dinah (Arr. for Piano by Florian Noack) - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Squeeze Me (Arr. for Piano by Florian Noack) - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Bye Bye Baby (Arr. for Piano by Florian Noack) - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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L'enfant et les sortilèges, M. 71: Five O'Clock Fox-Trot (Arr. for Piano by H. Gil-Marchex) - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Valse for l'Album des Six, FP 17 - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Mouvements perpétuels, FP 14a: I. Assez modéré - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Mouvements perpétuels, FP 14a: II. Modéré - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Mouvements perpétuels, FP 14a: III. Alerte - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Isoldina - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Slap That Bass (Arr. for piano by Florian Noack) - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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How Long Has This Been Going On? (Arr. for Piano by Florian Noack) - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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What Causes That? (Arr. for Piano by Florian Noack) - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Morphium (Arr. for Piano by Florian Noack) - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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The Threepenny Opera, Act I: Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (Arr. for Piano by Florian Noack) - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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The Threepenny Opera, Act II: Pollys Lied (Arr. for Piano by Florian Noack) - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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The Threepenny Opera, Act II: Tango-Ballade (Arr. for Piano by Florian Noack) - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Suite Dansante en Jazz, WV 98: I. Stomp - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Suite Dansante en Jazz, WV 98: II. Strait - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Suite Dansante en Jazz, WV 98: III. Waltz - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Suite Dansante en Jazz, WV 98: IV. Tango - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Suite Dansante en Jazz, WV 98: V. Slow - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Suite Dansante en Jazz, WV 98: VI. Fox-Trot - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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Suicide in an Airplane, SO 6 - Tales of the Jazz Age -
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