Fats Waller



Pianist Thomas Waller (whose nickname was 'fats') was a brilliant disciple of James Price Johnson, one of the inventors of stride music. In his time, he was rather regarded as a comic singer from the show-business, but he surely was the best 'strider' ever. Here are some of his best-known tunes.

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Alligator Crawl
Fats Waller
MIDI by Pascal Naidon

Keepin´ out of mischief now
Fats Waller
MIDI by Pascal Naidon

I´ve got my fingers crossed
Koehler - H. Hugh from the film “The King of Burlesque”
MIDI by Pascal Naidon

Nobody but my baby
Williams - Razaf
MIDI by Pascal Naidon

Squeeze Me
Fats Waller
MIDI by Pascal Naidon
Honeysuckle Rose
Fats Waller - Andy Razaf
MIDI by Pascal Naidon

Ain´t Misbehavin´
Fats Waller - Harry Brooks - Andy Razaf
MIDI by Pascal Naidon

Viper´s drag
Fats Waller
MIDI by Pascal Naidon

Handful of Keys
Fats Waller 1st march 1929 version
MIDI by Pascal Naidon