Fats Waller

"...Fats Waller..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Stormy Weather (1943)

The rags-to-riches storyline is mere pretext for the musical numbers but oh my stars and garters, what musical numbers.

"...with Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway, Katherine Dunham, Fats Waller, Dooley Wilson...."

Dec. 27, 2002 Screens Review by Sam Hurwitt

If You're a Viper

From 'La Cucaracha' to Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson: P-O-T

"...of the era such as Cab Calloway's "Reefer Man," Fats Waller's "A Viper's Drag," Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow's "Sendin' the..."

May 25, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Centennial Collection

Gift guide

"...unreleased live tracks on the Glenn Miller set. The Fats Waller medley from an obscure 1938 NBC broadcast is..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Ain't Misbehavin'

Two hours of sublime singing and dynamic dancing at the service of Fats Waller's music

"...revue I couldn't tell you much of anything about Fats Waller. I did manage to glean some things about..."

April 8, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Arya’s Weyes Blood aftershow, celebrating SPOT, Urban Cultural Fest, and more

"...closer to tradition with the catalogs of Count Basie, Fats Waller, and Oliver Nelson, via the direction of Dr...."

March 31, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

Until the End of the World

Writing is not what I live for, it’s how I live

"...a whiskey – in a rocking chair! just like Fats Waller sang! – and I wonder about this and..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Arts Feature by Michael Ventura

Introducing the 2019 Class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The stories behind the art transformers of this year's Hall of Fame inductees

"...companies, putting his stamp on work as diverse as Fats Waller and August Wilson. Among his stage homes were..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

National Top 10s

Eight critics, 80 lines by genre

"...7) Jason Moran, All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller (Blue Note)..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Music Feature

Jazz Sides

Jazz Sides

"...originals, the pair offers ambitious interpretations of Miles Davis, Fats Waller, and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Pianist Keith Jarrett is..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

The Last Laugh

Guy Forsyth signs off on God's Favorite Band

"...Organic Rubber Machine) but knew lots about country-blues and Fats Waller-style swing. He talked about playing washboard while I..."

April 21, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Bree Bruns

Girlie Action

"...Get Around Much Anymore," Hoagy Carmichael's "Nearness of You," Fats Waller's "Honeysuckle Rose," and Cole Porter's "Love for Sale."..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Not All of Me Will Die:
Remembering Joe Watson

In remembrance of The Brick Row Book Shop's Joe Watson

"...the first place I ever heard classical music and Fats Waller (played on an old phonograph in the proprietor’s..."

Oct. 23, 2010 Books Post by Sidney Brammer

Old Settler's Music Festival Preview

Bluebonnets and bluegrass: the Old Settler's Music Festival, still picking, still grinning

"...springing from the marijuana-inspired culture of Cab Calloway and Fats Waller. Also featuring prolific guitarist Slim Richey, they dropped..."

April 18, 2008 Music Feature

More 2006 box sets

Gift Guide

"...Fats Waller..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Music Review

Spreadin' Rhythm Around: Black Popular Songwriters, 1880-1930

Gift guide

"...James A. Bland, James Reese Europe, Eubie Blake, and Fats Waller as not only vastly influential songwriters but also..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

Touching All Those Hands

Remembering Boyd Vance, his life and legacy

"...down an aisle as narrow as a breath, selling Fats Waller so sweetly you could smell honeysuckle in the..."

April 29, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Memoriam: Boyd Vance

Boyd Vance, founder and director of Pro Arts Collective, acclaimed musical theatre performer, and leader in nurturing and promoting African-American arts for a quarter of a century, has died

"...Capitol City Playhouse to invite Vance to stage the Fats Waller revue Ain't Misbehavin' there. After that proved a..."

April 15, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Jimmy Smith

Gift guide

"...There were jazz organists before Jimmy Smith – Fats Waller, Count Basie, Bill Doggett, Wild Bill Davis –..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

'Banned Toons' at the Alamo

Kansas City's Chucky Lou AV Club brings a collection of banned Looney Tunes shorts to the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown.

"...Downtown's two-hour program kicks off with Cab Calloway and Fats Waller archival footage and includes a discussion with film..."

June 13, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye

Life ain't the only thing that's like a box of chocolates -- talk shows are, too!

"...to a more sophisticated level. When Keys played some Fats Waller on the piano, it was clear Daly had..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Rhapsodies In Black: Music and Words From The Harlem Renaissance (Rhino)

"...its pertinence. Sidney Bechet, Fletcher Henderson, James P. Johnson, Fats Waller, Chick Webb, Alberta Hunter, and Austinite Teddy Wilson,..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Exhibitionism

Latino Comedy Festival: Ripeness Is All

"...as Vincent Youmans & Irving Caesar's "Tea For Two," Fats Waller's "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now," Richard Rogers &..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Arts Review

See What You Want to See

"...was cool," recalls Foster. "It could be anything from Fats Waller to Jimmie Rodgers to Hank Williams to Merle..."

May 28, 1999 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Record Reviews

Duke Ellington

"...included James P. Johnson, Willie "the Lion" Smith, and Fats Waller, but his style evolved into something completely unique...."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature

Stompy Jones

"...the era -- Willie "the Lion" Smith and Thomas "Fats" Waller -- who befriended Ellington when he and his..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Big Sweet Life

"...the broad American tradition such as Louie Armstrong and Fats Waller singing ..."..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Articulations

Seasons in the Sun

"...the premiere of Gone With the Wind; the rollicking Fats Waller revue, Ain't Misbehavin'; and Richard O'Brien`s cult hit..."

June 5, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Writes of Spring

Off the Bookshelf

"...in her work, but she's not a satirist like Fats Waller. Holiday was motivated to rework compositions primarily for..."

April 3, 1998 Books Review

Some of That Jazz

Compared to What?

"...Lionel Hampton, Eddie Durham, Floyd Smith, Charlie Christian, and Fats Waller, who pioneered the use of electric instruments in..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Books Feature by Harvey Pekar

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