Joint Is Jumpin', The - Fats Waller

Advantages: A LOT of music for NOT a lot of money
Disadvantages: May be illegal under U.S. copyright law?

...This 10-CD set, like all the Membran/Documents sets, contains 200 or more tracks (210, here) recorded by this artist...or about ten hours of the music of Thomas "Fats" Waller! As such, it makes a VERY pleasant way to spend the time. To make it even better, the tracks on the Waller set do NOT seem to be from his many Victor/Bluebird 78's, but from another unknown (to me) source, such as transcriptions. Transfer quality appears to me (although I can't guarantee the absolute accuracy of my aging ears...?!) to be perfectly acceptable; further, if these tracks are indeed from transcriptions (or a similar source), they are effectively previously unreleased. They do, though, showcase "Fats" at his best...as musician, vocalist and performer. Further, these German-made multi-CD sets are usually sold for VERY affordable prices (I bought my copy... Read review

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Advantages: For lovers of Jazz music
Disadvantages: May be not interesting to someone who dislike Jazz music.

...My Experience Well, I like the music of Fats Weller, hence I liked a lot my first listening to this CD I bought in the year of the centennial, 2004. I have been listening to this Cd a few time since when I bought it. Problably you need a previous experience in listening jazz music, to fully enjoy this songs, but anyway it is a great music to listen to. I suggest you to buy it, at seen on ciao.co.uk My knowledge of Fats Weller This is music to dance, and not simply to listen to. So was the music of Fats Waller: the brilliant artist of Harlem (New York) which in 2004 marked the centennial of the birth. And it is precisely to celebrate this anniversary that has been achieved in this box where we find a CD with his greatest successes and a DVD of the movie (and beyond). An act had to remember the greatness of Thomas "Fats... Read review

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Advantages: 104 quality songs, informative and well written booklet
Disadvantages: None unless you don't like 40's-style jazz

...by someone else, including Honeysuckle Rose, That Ain't Right (can't beat the Fats Waller / Ada Brown version though!!), It's Only A Paper Moon, Sweet Georgia Brown, I'm In The Mood For Love, I've Got The World On A String, Makin' Whoopee, Dream A Little Dream Of Me, My Baby Just Cares For Me, and Mona Lisa. If you're not familiar with King Cole, of course, there's no real way for me to explain it to you, or for you to know if you'd like it from my description. However, all is not lost… You can hear samples of all of the tracks at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005RT8F/103-4607289-3317455?v=glance&s=music&vi=samples#disc1. Overall Verdict Brilliant, wonderful, superb, exceptional. Complete Track Listing Disc: 1 1. Sweet Lorraine 2. Honeysuckle Rose 3. Scotchin' With The Soda 4. Slow Down 5. Early... Read review

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