Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller : performances in transcription, 1927-1943 / edited by Paul S. Machlin.

Format:

Musical score

Author/Creator:

Waller, Fats, 1904-1943, composer, performer.

Contributor:

Machlin, Paul S., editor.

Series:

Music of the United States of America ; 10.

Recent researches in American music ; 41.

Recent researches in Music Online. 2577-4573.

Music of the United States of America ; 10

Recent researches in American music, 0147-0078 ; 41

Recent researches in Music Online, 2577-4573

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Piano music (Jazz)--Scores.

Piano music (Jazz).

Organ music (Jazz)--Scores.

Organ music (Jazz).

Jazz vocals.

Jazz--Scores.

Jazz.

Genre:

Jazz.

Scores.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xliii, 205 pages, 6 pages of plates) : facsimiles, portrait.

Other Title:

Performances in transcription, 1927-1943

Place of Publication:

Middleton, Wisconsin : Published for the American Musicological Society by A-R Editions, Inc., 2019.

Summary:

"The seventeen transcriptions in this volume reveal the compositional artistry and comic play of Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (1904-43), virtuoso jazz pianist, organist, singer, bandleader, parodist, comedian, and composer in the Harlem stride tradition. Using pairs of transcriptions of the same tune, this volume explores the creative process within Waller's improvisations by demonstrating the wide variety of gesture and idea captured at the moment of recording. Alternate takes of "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," for example, show how deep the stylistic gulf between two versions of a song could become, even within the same recording session. Alternate takes of "Waiting at the End of the Road," performed on piano and on pipe organ, demonstrate Waller's ability to exploit the different expressive possibilities inherent in the two instruments. Drawn from recordings made throughout Waller's career, other pairs include a broad sampling of solo piano and pipe organ performances, popular songs, and small ensemble work: "Ain't Misbehavin'," "Gladyse," "Honeysuckle Rose," "I Ain't Got Nobody," "I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby," and "Rusty Pail Blues." A single transcription of Waller's little-known homemade acetate of "That Does It" from his 1943 show Early to Bed completes the volume. The accompanying essay explores the nature of Waller's compositional and lyrical ingenuity, illustrated by several recently discovered manuscript sketches that offer clues to Waller's musical imagination. Serving both performers and scholars, this volume provides new insights into Waller's musical achievements." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Gladyse (2 versions for solo piano) ; Rusty pail blues (2 versions for solo pipe organ) / Thomas "Fats" Waller

Waiting at the end of the road / Irving Berlin (versions for solo piano and for solo pipe organ)

I can't give you anything but love / Jimmy McHugh ; Dorothy Fields (2 versions for piano, voices, and jazz ensemble)

I'm crazy 'bout my baby / Thomas "Fats" Waller ; Alexander Hill (2 versions for piano and voice)

Honeysuckle rose / Thomas "Fats" Waller ; Andy Razaf (2 versions for solo piano)

Ain't misbehavin' / Thomas "Fats" Waller, Harry Brooks ; Andy Razaf (versions for solo piano and for piano and voice)

I ain't got nobody / Spencer Williams ; Roger Graham (versions for solo pipe organ and for solo piano)

That does it / Thomas "Fats" Waller (for solo piano).

Notes:

Transcriptions of selected recordings of Fats Waller.

Includes preface, historical and critical notes in English.

Some music has been omitted from the electronic version due to copyright restrictions. Please refer to the print version of this title for the music of "Gladyse" (pages 5-24), "Rusty Pail Blues" (pages 27-35 and 37-45), "Waiting at the End of the Road" (pages 51-58 and 61-66), "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (pages 70-83 and 85-95), "I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby" (pages 101-12 and 114-21), "Honeysuckle Rose" (pages 124-29 and 132-40), and "Ain't Misbehavin'" (pages 148-55 and 158-63).

Includes bibliographical and discographical references.

Online resource (A-R Editions, viewed November 14, 2019).

OCLC:

1128680627

Publisher Number:

A041 A-R Editions, Inc.