Satch Plays Fats: The Music of Fats Waller

by Louis Armstrong

Overview

Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller only worked together twice, briefly in 1925 in Erskine Tate's band and four years later in the New York revue Connie's Hot Chocolates. But Waller made an indelible enough impression for Satchmo to record the tribute album Satch Plays Fats: The Music of Fats Waller in 1955, when such ideas were new. The nine tracks feature Armstrong ably supported by his All-Stars on such classics as "Honeysuckle Rose," "Squeeze Me," and "Ain't Misbehavin'." The mid-'50s was a fertile time for Armstrong, and this makes for a stellar package. ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date:	10/22/2014
Label:	Imports
UPC:	4547366222227
Rank:	65407

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Louis Armstrong   Primary Artist,Vocals,Trumpet
His All Stars   Primary Artist
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five   Primary Artist
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Barrett Deems   Guest Artist,Drums
Barney Bigard   Guest Artist,Clarinet
Trummy Young   Guest Artist,Trombone
Earl Hines   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background),Piano
Henry "Red" Allen   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Albert Washington   Sax (Tenor)
Preston Jackson   Trombone
Lester Boone   Sax (Alto)
John Lindsay   Double Bass
Charlie Alexander   Piano
Mike McKendrick   Guitar
Crawford Wethington   Sax (Alto)
Jimmy Strong   Clarinet,Sax (Tenor),Vocals (Background)
Otis Johnson   Trumpet
William Thornton Blue   Clarinet
Pete Briggs   Tuba
Bert Curry   Sax (Alto)
Carroll Dickerson   Violin,Conductor
Mancy Carr   Banjo
Homer Hobson   Trumpet
Gene Anderson   Piano,Celeste
Billy Kyle   Piano
Teddy Hill   Clarinet
Paul Barbarin   Drums
J.C. Higginbotham   Trombone
Fred Robinson   Trombone,Vocals (Background)
George "Pops" Foster   Double Bass
Charlie Holmes   Clarinet
Velma Middleton   Vocals
Will Johnson   Guitar
Zilner Randolph   Trumpet
George James   Sax (Alto)
Arvell Shaw   Double Bass
Zutty Singleton   Drums
Luis Russell   Piano
Tubby Hall   Drums

Technical Credits

Alex Hill   Composer
Harry Link   Composer
Thomas Waller   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Billy Rose   Composer
Fats Waller   Composer
Clarence Williams   Composer
Ed Kirkeby   Composer
Harry Brooks   Composer
Alexander Hill   Composer