Waller, Fats 1904-1943

Overview

Works:	2,780 works in 4,009 publications in 9 languages and 24,366 library holdings
Genres:	Jazz Jazz vocals Sound recordings
Roles:	Performer, Composer, Instrumentalist, Singer, Vocalist, Originator, Conductor, Dedicatee, Arranger, Other, Lyricist, Adapter, Narrator, Speaker, Honoree, Collaborator, Actor
Classifications:	m1366, 781.65

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Fats Waller

Publications by Fats Waller

Publications by Fats Waller, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Fats Waller

Fats Waller by Maurice Waller ( Book )
Ain't misbehavin' : the story of Fats Waller by W. T. Ed Kirkeby ( Book )
Stride, the music of Fats Waller by Paul S Machlin ( Book )
Fats Waller, his life and times by Joel Vance ( Book )
Fats Waller : his life & times by Alyn Shipton ( Book )

Fats Waller : the cheerful little earful by Alyn Shipton ( Book )
Fats Waller by Charles Fox ( Book )
Fats Waller on the air : the radio broadcasts and discography by Stephen Taylor ( Book )
Jazz. Episode four, The true welcome home ( Visual )
Misbehavin' with Fats : a Toby Bradley adventure by Harold D Sill ( Book )
Jazz time tale ( Visual )
Modernism and popular music by Ronald Schleifer ( Book )
Jazz. Episode four, The true welcome ( Visual )
Fats Waller ( Visual )
Jazz collection ( Visual )
The march of time by Raymond Fielding ( Recording )
Fats" in fact by Laurie Wright ( Book )
Fats Waller, jazz musician personified by Maurice Waller ( Recording )
Fats Waller ( Recording )
Fats Waller this joint is jumpin ( Visual )

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Most widely held works by Fats Waller

Ain't misbehavin by Fats Waller ( Recording )
159 editions published between 1929 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 649 libraries worldwide
Composition du big band : Solo vocal (subst. solo saxophone ténor), 2 saxophones alto, 2 saxophones ténor, 1 saxophone bariton, 4 trompettes, 4 trombones, piano, guitare, basse, percussionniste.

Ain't misbehavin' : the new Fats Waller musical show ( )
8 editions published between 1978 and 1996 in English and held by 539 libraries worldwide
Recorded October 1995 at Clinto Studios, NYC. William Foster McDaniel, conductor.

Stormy weather ( Visual )
16 editions published between 1943 and 2005 in English and held by 537 libraries worldwide
An imaginatively photographed though otherwise conventional all-Black musical featuring a host of top musical performers.

And then we wrote American composers and lyricists sing, play, and conduct their own songs ( Recording )
2 editions published between 1977 and 2007 in English and held by 524 libraries worldwide

Ain't misbehavin' original Broadway cast recording ( Recording )
3 editions published between 1978 and 1987 in English and held by 463 libraries worldwide

Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller : performances in transcription, 1927-1943 ( )
1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 375 libraries worldwide

Satch plays Fats by Fats Waller ( Recording )
12 editions published between 1973 and 2010 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 344 libraries worldwide
Solomon Jazz Collection.

Nicky's jazz for kids ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 340 libraries worldwide
A Parents' Choice Silver Honor winner, this CD provides children with a fun and engaging introduction to jazz. Featuring specially selected original recordings by celebrated jazz masters Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Cab Calloway, Nat King C.

Fats Waller by Fats Waller ( Recording )
55 editions published between 1954 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 305 libraries worldwide

The joint is jumpin by Fats Waller ( Recording )
27 editions published between 1942 and 1999 in 3 languages and held by 279 libraries worldwide

The Greatest ragtime of the century ( Recording )
6 editions published between 1987 and 2003 and held by 242 libraries worldwide

Greatest hits by Fats Waller ( Recording )
6 editions published in 1996 in 3 languages and held by 224 libraries worldwide

The very best of Fats Waller by Fats Waller ( Recording )
2 editions published in 2000 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 195 libraries worldwide

Jumpin' & jivin'. Volume 1 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 179 libraries worldwide
A collection of short films from the 1940s and 1950s offering a rare opportunity to see as well as hear jazz legends.

Handful of keys by Fats Waller ( Recording )
26 editions published between 1933 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 167 libraries worldwide

If you got to ask, you ain't got it by Fats Waller ( Recording )
2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 150 libraries worldwide
"The collection is divided thematically--Disc One features Fats' insouciant vocals, Disc Two is "Strictly Instrumental," while the third CD finds Waller touring Tin Pan Alley and rendering Great American Songbook standouts ... as well as ... personal signatures...."--Container.

Fats Waller the last years, 1940-1943 by Fats Waller ( Recording )
10 editions published between 1989 and 1990 in 3 languages and held by 137 libraries worldwide

Turn on the heat the Fats Waller piano solos by Fats Waller ( Recording )
4 editions published in 1991 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 137 libraries worldwide

Fats Waller and his Rhythm. The early years, Part 2 (1935-36), I'm gonna sit right down by Fats Waller ( Recording )
24 editions published between 1952 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 106 libraries worldwide

Souvenirs of Hot chocolates by Fats Waller ( Recording )
4 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 77 libraries worldwide

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