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Tag: Fats Waller and his Rhythm

timeless

Fats Waller (1904-1943, piano, vocals), “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter” (F. E. Ahlert, J. Young), 1935

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this morning, Chicago (Monadnock Building, 1891-93)

old stuff

Close your eyes and you’re there—one hand a martini, cigarette the other.

Fats Waller and his Rhythm, live radio broadcast
Yacht Club, 66 W. 52nd St., New York, 1938