Fats Waller : A Cheerful Little Earful
Author/creator |
Shipton, Alyn Author |
Format | Electronic and Book |
Publication Info | London : Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited Blue Ridge Summit : National Book Network [Distributor] |
Description | 194 p. ill 08.620 x 05.550 in. |
Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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Summary | Annotation Fats Waller (1904-1943) was an outsize man in all respects: five feet eleven inches tall, he weighed 285 pounds. He was the greatest of the Harlem "stride" pianists, he composed hundreds of songs, he led a band which made over 400 recordings, and he wrote several Broadway shows. He is seen by jazz historians as a man of immense musical talent which was never fulfilled, in the interests of his career as a popular and humorous entertainer. In this fully updated biography of Waller, revised in 2001, Alyn Shipton re-examines his career, arguing that his talents as a songwriter, show composer, and brilliant recording and broadcasting artist have not been fully appreciated. In a newly written final chapter, there is a comprehensive survey of Waller's recordings as they have been reissued for the CD era. |
Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
Genre/form | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 9780826476197 |
ISBN | 0826476198 (UK-Trade Paper) Active Record |
Standard identifier# | 9780826476197 |
Stock number | 00623519 |
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