Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-09-07
rain 9 THE
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Collectors Issue No. a
fofS Weller

The late Thomas Fats" Waller
was one OF those stalwarts in the
JaEE.idiom who were and are ne
Sponsible for much Of the VERT
able treasury Of Jazz classics that
once were and frequently are
heard VIA recordings
Fats" otherwise known As the
Harmful Little Armnul" was re
Sponsible for a goodly portion Of
those standard pop bits which
have resisted 81 easily the pas
sage OF time and the ficklcneSs Of
the publc's fancy,
Not only was he large In a
physical sense, but also GTandiosc
unsteady He Possessed more
than Just mere talent. He had
genius, such that was uninhihited
IN addition. there is the little
known fact that he was a well.
schooled musician.
In the second OF RIGA Victor
series OF Treasury Of Immortal
Performances are eight truly ~
preventative Waller classics.
played and sung with the joyous
abandon and fantastic manner for
which he was famous and of
which his followers never tired
The sides chosen for this album
were taken from original record.
ings made during the period 1884.
1912 They are easily the ones well
remembered by jazz lovers
Oldest in the group is YOU'RE
Not The Only Oyster In The
stew. a Johnny Borke- Harold
Splna tune handled foxily by Fats
and ms AN-mRn rhythm crew
This Is the 1884 waxing
Next IN line Is the 1898 Waller
made hit, I'm Gonna ST Right
Down and Write Myself u Letter.
The Waller version soon had the
entire country exercising its ton
sils on the tuncful- catchy lyrics
The year 1885 is represented in
the album by two other top
Waller items IT'S u Sin % Tel u
Lie: and SWinEin' Them Jingle
Bells.
Two of three Waller originals
were waxcd the following year
the never dying always current,
oneysHckIr Rose and Blue turn
ing Grey Over You. Waller shared
composers credits on these with
Andy RafaZ lthe two formed one
OF ''Tinpan Alleys" top tune
teams. Fats on music. RaZaf on
lyriCsD
Rounding out the album Is the
1889 waxing Of the perennial
"ragtime" uhcy call II Dixie
land" these days. hit DRrktown
Strutt"rs' Rail: and the other
Waller original, The JItterbuK
Waltz.
Fats career. which began in
1918 was cut short In l9I3 by his
untimely death but he piled up
enough of both instrumental and
vocal treats 10 keep the memory
Of his contribution 10 the Jazz
picture ever bright and long ZEN.
during
There are, as with other albums
IN this series, favOritcs which
were not included but with this
for a starter or as replacement
for worn out discs. you can look
with pride on your collection and
listen in with real enjoyment on "a
Waller intcrludc
SINGLES
Virle-voiced EzIo PIMA adds TO
cnnquests In the field Of pop bal.
lads through two evergreen tunes
III Sec You In Ny DREAMS and
Everything . Have l. YourS. The
tunes make up ViCt0r'E Red Seal
special Tor the month Sympa-
thetic background treatment IL
handled by the Johnny Green ork
CViCtOrJ
The atmosphere sounds created
by Hugo WHITEWATER are admir-
ably suited for his waxing Of
Max" B~IIrve LandIady and Blou
Blow Winds ~ the S.a. On the en-
joyinR current revival. stuart
Foster handles the vocal on the
former and Ginny Gibson. ~ W
thrush. that latter Victor.
Then there Ia Dennis Day in his
fine Irish tenor wipes pouring his
heart and soul into Mary Roae and
NAybe It's Because Tony Martin
IL sports minded In his latest disc
excursion with the subject mat
ter being baseball Titles are Take
We Out 10 the Hall Gam and
CAS~y Al BAT. The Martin voice
stiIl captivatrs but mHthinks the
voice n better suited for romantic