FATS WALLER: THE ESSENTIAL FATS WALLER (2 CDS)

This two CD-compilation features many of the songs that Fats wrote or brought to fame. A singer who could add personality to even he most limpid of songs, he was a superb pianist who influenced many keyboardists in a line extending from Count Basie through to Thelonious Monk. A consummate entertainer he was well-loved. Enjoy this compilation including "Ain't Misbehavin'", "I Got Rhythm", "Honeysuckle Rose" and many more!

Disc 1

1. Ain't Misbehavin'
2. Viper's Drag
3. Honeysuckle Rose
4. The Joint Is Jumpin'
5. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
6. I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (With Adelaide Hall)
7. After You've Gone
8. Two Sleepy People
9. You Stayed Away Too Long
10. Alligator Crawl
11. There Goes My Attraction
12. Messin' Around With The Blues
13. I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby (And My Baby's Crazy About Me)
14. Fats Waller Stomp
15. It's No Fun
16. A Rhyme For Love
17. I Can't Break The Habit Of You
18. Lennox Avenue Blues
19. (Oh Susannah) Dust Off That Old Piana
20. Darktown Strutter's Ball
21. Tea For Two
22. 12th Street Rag
23. What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)
24. Somebody Stole My Gal
25. Functionizin'

Disc 2

1. I Got Rhythm
2. It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
3. Blue Turning Grey Over You
4. Baby Brown
5. Carolina Shout
6. My Very Good Friend The Milkman
7. I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling
8. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
9. Believe It Beloved
10. The Minor Drag
11. Soothin' Syrup Stomp
12. Sugar Rose
13. All My Life
14. Nero
15. I'm At The Mercy Of Love
16. Valentine Stomp
17. Sloppy Water Blues
18. The More I Know You
19. Spring Cleaning
20. Then I'll Be Tired Of You
21. I Just Made Up With That Old Girl Of Mine
22. Rusty Pail
23. Sweet Savannah Sue
24. Woe! Is Me
25. Lulu's Back In Town