The Last Years: 1940-1943

~ Release by Fats Waller and His Rhythm (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Reissue produced by Orrin Keepnews
Executive Producer: Steve Backer
Digital transfers and audio restoration by Paul Goodman
"NoNOISE" processing by Sonic Solutions
Annotations by Marty Grosz and Will Warner
ND90411(3)
© 1989 BMG Music

Annotation last modified on 2021-03-01 18:30 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Compact Disc 1
▼ CD 2: Compact Disc 2
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1Mamacita
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-01-02)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-01-02)
electronic organ:
Fats Waller (on 1941-01-02)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-01-02)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-01-02)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-01-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-01-02)
42:41
2Liver Lip Jones
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-01-02)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-01-02)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-01-02)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-01-02)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-01-02)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-01-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-01-02)
3:00
3Buckin' the Dice
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-01-02)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-01-02)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-01-02)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-01-02)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-01-02)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-01-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-01-02)
3:28
4Pantin' in the Panther Room (take 1)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-01-02)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-01-02)
electronic organ:
Fats Waller (on 1941-01-02)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-01-02)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-01-02)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-01-02)
3:02
5Come Down to Earth, My Angel (take 1)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-01-02)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-01-02)
electronic organ:
Fats Waller (on 1941-01-02)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-01-02)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-01-02)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-01-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-01-02)
3:10
6Shortnin' Bread (take 2)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-01-02)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-01-02)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-01-02)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-01-02)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-01-02)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-01-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-01-02)
recording of:
Short’nin’ Bread (traditional song) (on 1941-01-02)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4209)
2:39
7I Repent
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-01-02)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-01-02)
electronic organ and organ:
Fats Waller (on 1941-01-02)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-01-02)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-01-02)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-01-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-01-02)
3:25
8Do You Have to Go?
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-03-20)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-03-20)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-03-20)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-03-20)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-03-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-03-20)
3:16
9Pan-Pan
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-03-20)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-03-20)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-03-20)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-03-20)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-03-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-03-20)
recording of:
Pan Pan (on 1941-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Daniels
3:00
10I Wanna Hear Swing Songs
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-03-20)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-03-20)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-03-20)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (Clarinet and Tenor sax player) (on 1941-03-20) and Gene Sedric (on 1941-03-20)
trumpet:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-03-20) and John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-03-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-03-20)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1941-03-20)
3:17
11You're Gonna Be Sorry
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-03-20)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-03-20)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-03-20)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-03-20)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-03-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-03-20)
recording of:
You're Gonna Be Sorry (on 1941-03-20)
writer:
Clarence Gaskill
3:27
12All That Meat and No Potatoes
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-03-20)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-03-20)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-03-20)
reeds:
Eugene Sedric (Clarinet and Tenor sax player) (on 1941-03-20) and Gene Sedric (on 1941-03-20)
trumpet:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-03-20) and John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-03-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-03-20)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1941-03-20)
recording of:
All That Meat and No Potatoes (on 1941-03-20)
writer:
Ed Kirkeby (also known as Ed Lloyd and Ted Wallace) and Fats Waller
recording of:
All That Meat and No Potatoes (on 1941-03-30)
writer:
Ed Kirkeby (also known as Ed Lloyd and Ted Wallace) and Fats Waller
2:45
13Let's Get Away From It All
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-03-20)
electronic organ:
Fats Waller (on 1941-03-20)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-03-20)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-03-20)
recording of:
Let’s Get Away From It All (on 1941-03-20)
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
publisher:
Dorsey Brothers Music
2:58
14Twenty-Four Robbers
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-05-13)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-05-13)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-05-13)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-05-13)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-05-13)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-05-13)
2:41
15I Understand (take 1)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-05-13)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-05-13)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-05-13)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-05-13)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-05-13)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-05-13)
3:09
16Sad Sap Sucker Am I
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-05-13)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-05-13)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-05-13)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-05-13)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-05-13)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-05-13)
3:01
17Headlines in the News
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-05-13)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-05-13)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-05-13)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1941-05-13)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-05-13)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-05-13)
3:01
18Chant of the Groove
alto saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1941-07-01) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-07-01)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-07-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-07-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1941-07-01) and Gene Sedric (on 1941-07-01)
trombone:
Raymond Hogan (on 1941-07-01) and George Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-07-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01) and John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01)
3:03
19Come and Get It
alto saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1941-07-01) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-07-01)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-07-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-07-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1941-07-01) and Gene Sedric (on 1941-07-01)
trombone:
Raymond Hogan (on 1941-07-01) and George Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-07-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01) and John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-07-01)
2:39
20Rump Steak Serenade
alto saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1941-07-01) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-07-01)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-07-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-07-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1941-07-01) and Gene Sedric (on 1941-07-01)
trombone:
Raymond Hogan (on 1941-07-01) and George Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-07-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01) and John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1941-07-01)
2:38
21Ain't Nothin' to It
alto saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1941-07-01) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-07-01)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1941-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1941-07-01)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-07-01)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (jazz sax) (on 1941-07-01) and Gene Sedric (on 1941-07-01)
trombone:
Raymond Hogan (on 1941-07-01) and George Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-07-01)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01) and John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1941-07-01)
3:10
▶ CD 3: Compact Disc 3