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Fats Waller
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Fats Waller (1904-1943) was an outsize man in all respects: five feet, eleven inches tall, he weighed 285 pounds. The greatest of the Harlem "stride" pianists, he composed hundreds of songs, he led a band that made over 400 recordings, and he wrote several Broadway shows. Waller's gargantuan appetites have been celebrated in anecdotes and earlier biographies. He is seen by jazz historians as a man of immense musical talent that was never fulfilled. In this fully revised and updated biography of Waller, Alyn Shipton re-examines his career, arguing that his talents as a songwriter, show composer, and brilliant recording and broadcasting artist have not been fully appreciated. In a newly written final chapter, there is a comprehensive survey of Waller's recordings as they have been reissued for the CD era.
Product details
| Published | Jan 04 2005 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 194 |
| ISBN | 9780826476197 |
| Imprint | Continuum |
| Dimensions | 216 x 138 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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