Back In the Day, 2006

Fats Waller

The Very Best Of...

(Collector's Choice)

Essential evidence that folks got natural kicks long before Rock'n'Roll. Waggish Fats' puffed-chest stride piano and the bounce of his hip sidemen sparked the ignitions of everyone from bawdy-house carousers to High Hats in their snoot suits. That the man frequently tossed off sometimes salacious lyrics with a cocked eyebrow and leer assured all they could let hair down and be as earthy as humanity urged. Muted-trumpet antics and step-lively traps maintained the hustle, to the elation of assorted wrigglers and in-corner grapplers. 

How many blessed events ensued? "One never knows, do one?"

Recommended: "Handful Of Keys," "The Minor Drag," "Ain't Misbehavin'," "How Can You Face Me," "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," "Dinah," "Truckin'," "When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful," "I Got Rhythm," "It's a Sin To Tell a Lie," "Until the Real Thing Comes Along," "The Curse Of An Aching Heart," "Honeysuckle Rose," "Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama"

Videos: "Honeysuckle Rose,"  "The Joint Is Jumpin'," "Your Feet's Too Big"

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