Fats Waller at Carnegie Hall - (1942)
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Via Stephen Taylor (all credit goes to him!).
"Fats Waller - Carnegie Hall Concert (1942) - Unissued
Carnegie Hall concert on 14 January 1942, playing solo piano "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" and "St. Louis Blues," followed by "Blues In B Flat" and "Honeysuckle Rose." MP3 version.
The piano solo is unissued commercially. A tape copy was obtained in New York by Hansjurg "George" Richner in the 1950s, and had severe double cracks, restored by the author. Copyright info embedded."
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This is such a unique performance. He's so free. Fats had such joy in his piano playing, and hearing him just improv on that first piece... what a unique and exceptional gift he was to us. He was so funny that it sort of makes you forget how expressive he was
This is amazing, I was watching the documentary about him and I searched the NY Times Paper on him at Carnegie Hall. Sadly, he was disliked at Carnegie Hall Concert since everyone wanted that fat and jolly joker he was instead of such a serious man. But thank you for posting.
Invernizzi, it is impossible to crtize anything, he is genius😊
He was indeed
A very serious pianist
there was a set list that he didn't follow because he was drunk and that made the performance awkward
Sit Right Down is so delicate and sensitive, a different side than the Harlem stride Waller played. This is great. Thanks.
This is quite a find and well restored tape. Provides a unique opportunity to hear him improvise freely! 😎
Fats' is playing here at the height of his powers....And One can only be in Awe....
Thanks a million for posting this!! I'm almost positive that's Gene Krupa on drums on 'Honeysuckle Rose' - any idea who the other musicians were?
Max Kaminsky, Pee Wee Russell, Bud Freeman, John Kirby, Gene Krupa!
Thanks for posting this wonderful music by Thomas Waller!
One of the greatest musician of the 20th century.
Transcendent program and performance!
It reminds me the 'London suite' which was also another serious session for Fats. Thanks for sharing this live 👍
Un toucher de piano incomparable
inversement proportionnel à sa corpulence ! magnifique
Bonjour quel plaisir d'entendre un musicien de ce niveau en live !!
That looks something like Hot Lips Page in the photo...
Ah, that's definitely HLP on the vocal.
Man, how I wish a better transfer of this existed..
Priceless. Thank you.
I’m so happy I have found this, thank you uploading
Can you believe that this was such an accomplishment for a black man at the time! To play on their funky stage? They probably threw the piano away after he touched it. But it had to be done. Sick country. We’ll never forget. Great playing sir and thank you!
not for the New York City movers and shakers
There were no movers and shakers. At the end of the day, you were a black man.
There are metaphysical dimensions to Fats playing, that can only be equalled never suurpassed..
This is beautiful and thank you for making it more widely available. Alas, we lost Stephen Taylor recently: a good and generous man.