Catalogue: JASMCD 2549
Price Code: A
Release Date: 01/07/1999
Bar Code: 604988 25492 1
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Fats WALLERYacht Club Swing & Other Radio Rarities
Fats Waller was so successful as a recording artist,
and his records have survived so well, that it is often forgotten how important
a role radio played in his career. These marvellous broadcasts serve as a
welcome and potent reminder of that fact, and prove that Fats was a master of
what then was still a relatively new medium. Not many performers - and
especially not black performers - were given the option of doing their own
announcing on the air in 1938, and especially not without a script. But after
the mandatory opening announcement by the hapless staffer, Fats takes control of
the proceedings in no uncertain manner, and his superiority becomes even clearer
when that gentleman (anonymous, to his good fortune) attempts to re-enter in
mid-broadcast. It's not hard to decide who's the pro here.
Also Available By Fats Waller JASMCD2555
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