Posts Tagged Fats Waller

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January 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 759

Fats Waller, Piano Solos 1929-1941, Vol. 2 (1982) Recently I watched – for the first time – the movie Stormy Weather. Genius. I had seen some of the sequences, but amazing to watch it all the way through and think back to that time…I love the music of the 40s, and some of the music […]

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October 29, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Jason Moran: All Rise – A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller

Jason Moran All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller CMG There’s always one or two “purists” that want their wood but not trees – or whatever. You know, anytime it’s attempted – a rebranding, or a dragging of older jazz/bop styles into the now – there’s a cringe. Here we’re not talking about any […]