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Thomas Wright " Fats " Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, and singer. [1] His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz piano. A widely popular star in the jazz and swing eras, he toured internationally, achieving critical and commercial success in ...
Utalentowany pianista – szeroko znany jako mistrz stride piano – Waller był jednym z najbardziej znanych wykonawców tamtych czasów. Jego utwory trafiały m.in. do Grammy Hall of Fame. Zmarł na zapalenie płuc, mając 39 lat.
2 kwi 2014 · Best Known For: African American pianist Fats Waller wrote such jazz standards as "Ain't Misbehavin'" and earned fame for his comedic radio performances in the 1930s.
All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller is an album by Jason Moran paying tribute to pianist/composer Fats Waller which was released on the Blue Note label. [1]
1 mar 2000 · FATS Waller's rise to lasting fame as an entertaining singer with a witty twist on the popular songs of his day was still several years off when, in November of 1926, the Victor Talking...
5 lip 2011 · Yet he did so in a manner very different from his white contemporaries. First of all, unlike the Gershwins and Porter, he performed his music, both as a remarkably talented musician – an important developer of the “stride” piano – and as a singer and entertainer of some note.
25 paź 2024 · Today’s Song of the Day is “A Handful of Keys,” originally recorded for RCA Victor in 1929 and reissued in 2013 on the album Fats Waller’s Greatest Hits. A classic example of Waller’s adventurous stride-piano style, the melody moves at a clip that dares you to keep up.