Handful of Keys [Box set]

Disc: 1

1. Muscle Shoals Blues

2. Birmingham Blues

3. Henderson Stomp

4. Rusty Pail

5. Blue Black Bottom

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Serenade for a Wealthy Widow

2. How Can You Face Me?

3. Sweetie Pie

4. Believe It, Beloved

5. Dream Man

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. I'm on a See-Saw

2. When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful

3. I've Got My Fingers Crossed

4. Little Bit Independent

5. Fat and Greasy

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Yacht Club Swing

2. Spider and the Fly

3. Good Man Is Hard to Find

4. Hold Tight

5. 'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That Cha Do It)

See all 20 tracks on this disc

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Average customer rating: HOLD TIGHT!!! Mercy, mercy. Yes, yes. Handful of Keys One of the best of the series

Handful of Keys Fats Waller Manufacturer: Proper UK Boxed Sets ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Stride Piano | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Jive Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Jelly Roll Morton: 1926-1930 Stomping at the Savoy The Hot Fives & Sevens Masterpieces: 1926-1949 Piano Grand Master ASIN: B0002DSA1G Release Date: 2004-06-28

Tracks:

1. Muscle Shoals Blues
2. Birmingham Blues
3. Henderson Stomp
4. Rusty Pail
5. Blue Black Bottom
6. Fats Waller Stomp
7. Savannah Blues
8. Geechee
9. Thou Swell
10. Handful of Keys
11. Minor Drag
12. Harlem Fuss
13. Numb Fumblin'
14. Gladyse
15. Valentine Stomp
16. Smashing Thirds
17. Lookin' Good but Feelin' Bad
18. Won't You Get Off It Please?
19. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
20. Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid
21. I Wish I Were Twins
22. Do Me a Favor
23. Then I'll Be Tired of You
24. Don't Let It Bother You
25. Have a Little Dream on Me

Tracks:

1. Serenade for a Wealthy Widow
2. How Can You Face Me?
3. Sweetie Pie
4. Believe It, Beloved
5. Dream Man
6. Breakin' the Ice
7. African Ripples
8. Alligator Crawl
9. Viper's Drag
10. I'm a Hundred Percent for You
11. Night Wind
12. I Believe in Miracles
13. I Ain't Got Nobody
14. Clothes Line Ballet
15. Lulu's Back in Town
16. I'm Going to Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
17. You're the Cutest One
18. Dinah
19. My Very Good Friend the Milkman
20. Twelfth Street Rag
21. There'll Be Some Changes Made
22. Sweet Sue
23. Truckin'
24. Sugar Blues - Fats Waller & His Rhythm
25. Rhythm and Romance

Tracks:

1. I'm on a See-Saw
2. When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful
3. I've Got My Fingers Crossed
4. Little Bit Independent
5. Fat and Greasy
6. I Got Rhythm
7. All My Life
8. Christopher Columbus
9. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
10. Black Raspberry Jam
11. Fractious Fingering
12. Paswonky
13. Until the Real Thing Comes Along
14. Curse of an Aching Heart
15. S'posin
16. I'm Sorry I Made You Cry
17. Nero
18. Spring Cleaning
19. Honeysuckle Rose
20. Smarty
21. Blue Turning Grey Over You
22. Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
23. Joint Is Jumping
24. Everyday's a Holiday
25. Two Sleepy People

Tracks:

1. Yacht Club Swing
2. Spider and the Fly
3. Good Man Is Hard to Find
4. Hold Tight
5. 'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That Cha Do It)
6. London Suite: Piccadilly/Chelsea/Soho/Bond Street/Limehouse/Whitec ...
7. Squeeze Me
8. Your Feet's Too Big
9. Darktown Strutters' Ball
10. I Can't Give You Anything but Love
11. Fats Waller's Original E Flat Blues
12. Pantin' in the Panther Room
13. Carolina Shout
14. Chant of the Groove
15. Buck Jumpin'
16. Your Socks Don't Match
17. Jitterbug Waltz
18. Swing Out to Victory
19. Ain't Misbehavin'
20. Waller Jive/Hallelujah

Customer Reviews:

HOLD TIGHT!!!.......2005-11-19

Marvelous music from long ago by a great talent who left us
way too soon. Considering the age, the transfers are very good.
"How 'bout that mess"! Git some for yourself; you won't
regret it!

Mercy, mercy. Yes, yes........2005-08-18

My my.

Yes yes.

Let's see.There are 95 recordings here from a very fat man who died over sixty years ago with titles like "Thou Swell," "My Very Good Friend the Milkman," "Lookin' Good bt Feeling Bad," and "Christopher Columbus." "So gauche...so stupidly innoncent...so passe" one might assume.

And one would be totally wrong.

If you breathe...if you like kissing...if you like a good meal and a botle of red whiskey on a fall evening with a friend...if you love someone...if you love life, well, you will love this collection. I dare you to put it on and not feel better, not to sing along with this wonderful American.

Those people who manufacture "mood enhancing" prescription pills better watch out. This works better.

No less a figure than Ernest Hemingway was a Waller fan, according to an ex daughter-in-law. Hem would put 78's on his Victrola and sing along to "Your Feets Too Big." Now if that isn't an endearing post card from the last century, I'll kiss it in Times Square.

Handful of Keys.......2005-08-02

I bought this package of four CD's about five months ago, and believe me, there are very few days go by when I don't have one or more playing on my stereo. The transfers from 78's is remarkable. If you like Waller, you gotta like this ... and I'm not misbehavin'. Buy it and smile, smile, smile. It's fabulous. Oh yes and it's a great price for four CD's each of which lasts over 70 minutes. Go get it ... now.

One of the best of the series.......2004-10-06

We may now be in re-issue heaven and the PROPER BOX series are up to No 72 as at Sep 2004. To my ear, some of the music now sounds dated such as the bebop saxophone re-issues, or some of the swing music of the forties. Duke Ellington of any period but perhaps especially from 1926 to 1944 still seems brilliant to me, and modern. Similarly, Louis Armstrong seems immortal. And this PROPER BOX of FATS WALLER is in that company. I find it difficult to name a musician of such calibre who was also a consummate entertainer who could redeem some musical rubbish just by his performance. My first record was a 12" 78 which had BLUE TURNING GREY OVER YOU on one side HONEYSUCKLE ROSE on the other. Both these sides - works that almost define what it means to swing, which combine rhythm, harmony and melody in such a delicious combination, both recorded in 1937 - are included in this Box Set of four CD's. The accompanying Booklet has 48 pages of biography, posters, photos, recording details, and biographical information as well as notes accompanying the records by JOOP VISSER. My one disappointment is that the set contains no records of Mr Waller on a large organ has he did record some Spirituals in England which were stunning. (He is featured on organ and piano on a number of tracks in the set though I assume it is a Hammond). Some of the music - such as I'M ON A SEE-SAW - are classics of swing music; others - I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES made acceptable by Mr Waller: none are filler. For music lovers of 20th Century music, this is an essential purchase of a compleat musician at the peak of his powers exuding the joy of creating some of the best swing ever.

Average customer rating: Excellent Solo Debut First rate album! Phenomenal Player!

Jens Lindemann: Flying Solo Eden Ahbez , Alexander Arutiunian , Samuel Barber , Fryderyk Chopin , Claude Debussy , George Gershwin , Percy Grainger , Jeno Hubay , Jens Lindemann , Franz Liszt , Fernando J. Obradors , Rob Parisi , Bobby Troup , Thomas (Fats) Waller , Clarence Williams , Brad Ellis , and Jennifer Snow Manufacturer: Marquis Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Jens Lindemann: Rising Sun Caprice - Alison Balsom Amanda Bach: Works for Trumpet Music for Trumpet and Organ ASIN: B00007JTXJ Release Date: 2003-06-24

Tracks:

1. Girl With the Flaxen Hair
2. Handful of Keys
3. Sugar Blues
4. Vito
5. Amazing Grace Variations
6. Danny Boy
7. Three Preludes
8. Three Preludes (Continued)
9. Three Preludes (Continued)
10. Oh Quand Je Dors
11. Etude Op. 10, No. 2
12. Hejre Kati
13. Sure on This Shining Night
14. Nature Boy
15. Irish Washerwoman
16. Their Hearts Were Full of Spring
17. Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2
18. Al Amor
19. Del Cabello Mas Sutil
20. Con Amores, La Mi Madre
21. Elegy
22. Play That Funky Music

Product Description

As both a soloist and former lead trumpet of the world-renowned Canadian Brass for five years, Jens Lindemann has developed a critically acclaimed career as an international virtuoso. This new solo CD is a perfect showcase for his talent. He is accompanied by pianists Jennifer Snow and Brad Ellis.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Solo Debut.......2006-09-12

Lindemann's musicality, technique, and showmanship is evident
here on a very high level. Of particular interest is
his very effective use of plunger to subtly modify his sound.
The Gershwin preludes are especially entertaining. He uses
the extreme high high register a bit more frequently than
I would wish, but with high range this strong, it's easy to
see why he would want to use it.

This is, overall, extremely musical playing. Minor quibbles
can be made about intonation in some spots, but the listener
will forgive these when the playing is so infectious and
the tone so fine. I found myself laughing on occasion because
I was having so much fun listening to what the artist was doing
with these pieces. It is apparent that Lindemann and his fine
accompanists were having a great time with this music. Buy this
disc and you will too.

First rate album!.......2006-03-06

Jens Lindemann really makes a name for himself with this album. Anyone who enjoys trumpet music will probably enjoy this. Jens is a true master at mixing jazz, pop and classical styles seamlessly. This album has a good mix of classical and jazz hits to suit anyone's taste. After first hearing Jens' beautiful tone when he played with the Canadian Brass, I was eagerly awaiting his first solo album. I had no idea his talent was so immense until I heard some of the songs on this album. His arrangement of Chopin's Etude No. 2 requires circular breathing for the entire piece. I think his variations on Amazing Grace are the best I've ever heard. There is even some insanely high stuff for those of you who like a little squealing now and then! ;)

Phenomenal Player!.......2005-12-01

Jens is one of the few trumpet players out there that can move with me a single note. There are some great tracks on this CD that showcase his technical brilliance, but most of the tracks show off his lyrical ability, especially the first track. My only personal complaint was with the choice of some of the 'pop' tracks - they just aren't really my kind of music, but Jens plays everything with wonderful clarity and fluidity (as expected).

Average customer rating: Brass at its Best Ever. Almost the first collection

The Canadian Brass: Greatest Hits Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Pachelbel | Pachelbel, Johann | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Trumpet | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Canadian Brass | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Canadian Brass: More Greatest Hits Best of the Canadian Brass Bolero & Other Blockbusters Red Hot Jazz: The Dixieland Album Super Hits: Canadian Brass ASIN: B000003ENK Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Toccata And Fugue in d
2. Rondeau (Theme Of 'Masterpiece Theatre')
3. Water Music: Allegro Maestoso
4. Fanfare 'Albason' (Theme Of CBS' 'Sunday Morning')/Trumpet Voluntary (Prince Of Denmark's March)
5. Canon
6. A Sousa Collection
7. Carnival Of Venice
8. Handful Of Keys
9. Lounging At The Waldorf
10. Grandpa's Spells
11. The Flight Of The Bumblebee
12. Hallelujah Chorus - John Grady

Customer Reviews:

Brass at its Best Ever........2005-10-22

A few years ago, I couldn't get enough of the Canadian Brass music. They were a delight to watch and to hear. They put so much spirit and talent into each performance, it was a wonder to behold. In this collection, there is a stirring Sousa grouping, Carnival of Venice, Pachelbel: Canon, and The Flight of the Bumblebees. It's a fantastic selection; they've recorded jazz and silly songs. For an obvious reason, the brass section is my favorite in any band or orchestra; two of my sons played the same trombone several years apart in the Pulaski school bands. Although Jeff, the flutist, was concertmaster his last year, I loved the way Zach and Justin mastered the trombone. Kenny's specialty was the trumpet (as was Chuck Southcott's), which shines through the brass section and is usually the star instrument.

These talented performers use comedy and fun to overshaow their fantastic performances. Hear them just once, and you will be hooked.

Almost the first collection.......2004-10-25

This album is the recording of the Canadian Brass's first collection. Very old one, and here's the memeber list: Bb Trumpet - Ron Romm, C trumpet - Fred Mills, Frech Horn - David Ohanian, Trombone - Gene Watss, Tuba - Chuck Daellanbach. This recording might seem boring, but the performance are so superb that you can hardly wait to listen to it again.

Average customer rating: A piano essential Nice live set Hallelujah! great fats A difinitive look at Fats Waller in live radio broadcasts...

A Handful of Keys Fats Waller Manufacturer: Buddha ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Stride Piano | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Jive Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Traditional Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Traditional Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Fats Waller The Original James P. Johnson 1942-1945 The Centennial Collection Birth of the Hot Legendary Sidney Bechet ASIN: B00000IM66 Release Date: 1999-04-27

Tracks:

1. Ain't Misbahavin'
2. The Joint Is Jumpin'
3. Inside (AKA Inside This Heart Of Mine)
4. I Had To Do It
5. E Flat Blues
6. Hold My Hand
7. Stop Beatin' Round The Mulberry Bush
8. What's The Matter With You
9. Hallelujah!
10. What's Your Name
11. I Simply Adore You
12. My Best Wishes
13. Handful Of Keys
14. The Sheik Of Araby
15. The Flat Foot Floogie
16. St. Louis Blues
17. Pent Up In A Penthouse
18. Honeysuckle Rose
19. I Got Rhythm
20. Some Of These Days
21. After You've Gone
22. The Yacht Club Swing

Amazon.com

Dizzy Gillespie claimed that "Fats could eat up a piano"--one of the clearest expressions of the great Waller's talent ever uttered by another master. But what's frustrating for all pianists about Waller was said by Fats himself in the middle of a vast piano solo that sounded as if he had four hands and two pianos going at once: "It's so easy when you knows how!" To add credence, the great Art Tatum declared "Fats ... that's where we all came from." To add credence listeners can experience, it's difficult to find a musician who cut as many records as Waller did in his short life of 39 years. Handful of Keys boasts previously unrecorded selections like "Stop Beatin' 'Round The Mulberry Bush," "My Best Wishes," and "What's the Matter with You," all of them masterfully performed. The biggest surprise here is "St. Louis Blues" done as a solo, in contrast to the early duet in March 1930 with Bennie Payne, then a member of Cab Calloway's orchestra. The solo version can render you unconscious because of both its stride and its luminous optimism. Fats's stride piano invokes a stomp and howl at (or with) anyone who can play so much piano and transmit such happiness through the music alone. The clever asides and burlesques of the rather simple-minded numbers RCA Victor forced him to record, of course, add to the hilarity, but the stupefyingly glorious wonder of Waller's technique and imagination are joyous. Handful of Keys is a keeper for all fans, be they Traditional, Bop, R&B, Rock, or whatever the present state of Jazz connotes. Fats is the cat who gave us many of the foundation stones of all jazz. --Daniel Bartlett Jr.

Customer Reviews:

A piano essential .......2007-01-30

Fats Waller was unique in that he he didn't take himself or his obvious talent too seriously. You can hear that he's having fun in every song. No jazz piano collection is complete without some Fats Waller!

Nice live set.......2002-05-20

It is rare to find nice live sets with black musicians of this era, but to find live Fats Waller is a delight. Clearly they are having a ball playing, and you will have a ball listening. The sound quality is great (for recordings of this era), and the music is hot.

Hallelujah!.......2000-06-24

This is a special treat for Waller lovers. It's Fats Live, which gives you more of an idea what an entertaining genius he was. It includes alot of the patented wisecracks, quips, asides and humbugs, but it also features truly enjoyable music. His spiritual rendition of "Hallelujah" is especially a revelation. The sound is very clean, free of the usual hisses and pops you hear from vintage recordings. Fats is such a hepcat, the only thing that gives this away as vintage are the somewhat corny comments by the radio announcers. To be expected though, and it just illustrates how far the man was ahead of his time. Waller is my favorite artist and this is (currently) one of my favorite albums by in my opinion, the true King of Jazz.

great fats.......2000-06-23

the sound quality of this Cd is superb. The joy and enthusiasm of Fats' singing and playing comes bursting through. Try listening to this music without tapping your toes!

A difinitive look at Fats Waller in live radio broadcasts..........2000-06-06

With informitive liner notes by autor of JAZZ SINGING Will Friedwald, this is an essential addition to any jazz fan's music library. Although you can find some of these songs on import CD's. This domestic CD is easy to find, and has great sound, and includes some spectacular vocals and stride piano playing by the one and only Fats Waller... Essental...

Average customer rating: 3.5 stars actually

The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful of Keys Fats Waller Manufacturer: Jsp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Jive Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 Handful of Keys Pre-War Classic Sides Jazz Classics, Vol. 1 Chicago Rhythm - Apex Blues: The Recordings of Jimmie Noone 1923-1943 ASIN: B000H3K546 Release Date: 2006-10-10

Tracks:

1. Handful Of Keys
2. The Minor Drag
3. Harlem Fuss
4. Numb Fumblin'
5. Ain't Misbehavin'
6. Sweet Savannah Sue
7. I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling
8. Love Me Or Leave Me
9. Gladyse
10. Valentine Stomp
11. Waiting At The End Of The Road
12. Baby, Oh! Where Can You Be?
13. Tanglefoot
14. That's All
15. Waitin' At The End Of The Road
16. Baby, Oh! Where Can You Be?
17. Goin' About
18. My Feelin's Are Hurt
19. That's How I Feel Today
20. Six Or Seven Times
21. Smashing Thirds
22. Lookin' Good But Feelin' Bad
23. I Need Someone Like You
24. Big Business - Part 1
25. Big Business - Part 2

Tracks:

1. Plain Dirt
2. Gee, Ain't I Good To You?
3. I'd Love It
4. The Way I Feel Today
5. Miss Hannah
6. Peggy
7. Wherever There's A Will, Baby
8. You Don't Understand
9. You've Got To Be Modernistic
10. My Fate Is In Your Hands
11. My Fate Is In Your Hands
12. Turn On The Heat
13. Lookin' For Another Sweetie
14. Ridin' But Walkin'
15. Won't You Get Off It, Please?
16. When I'm Alone
17. St Louis Blues
18. After You've Gone
19. Girls Like You Were Meant For Boys Like Me
20. Arkansas Blues
21. Eqyptian-Ella
22. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
23. Dallas Blues
24. Royal Garden Blues
25. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby

Tracks:

1. Draggin' My Heart Around
2. You Rascal You
3. That's What I Like About You
4. Chances Are
5. I Got The Ritz From The One I Love
6. China Boy
7. Lies
8. I'm Sorry Dear
9. Tiger Rag
10. I Would Do Anything For You
11. Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
12. Yellow Dog Blues
13. Yes Suh!
14. A Shine On Your Shoes/Louisiana Hayride
15. A Porter's Love Song To A Chambermaid
16. I Wish I Were Twins
17. Armful O' Sweetness
18. Do Me A Favor
19. Georgie May
20. Then I'll Be Tired Of You
21. Don't Let It Bother You
22. Have A Little Dream On Me
23. Serenade For A Wealthy Widow
24. How Can You Face Me?
25. Sweetie Pie

Tracks:

1. Mandy
2. Let's Pretend There's A Moon
3. You're Not The Only Oyster In The Stew
4. Honeysuckle Rose
5. Believe It, Beloved
6. Dream Man
7. I'm Growing Fonder Of You
8. If It Isn't Love
9. Breakin' The Ice
10. I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling
11. I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling
12. Love Me Or Leave Me
13. Gladyse
14. Valentine Stomp
15. Waiting At The End Of The Road
16. Baby, Oh! Where Can You Be?
17. Tanglefoot
18. Waiting At The End Of The Road
19. Baby, Oh! Where Can You Be?
20. Goin' About
21. Where Ever There's A Will
22. I Would Do Anything For You
23. Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
24. Yellow Dog Blues
25. Yes Suh!
26. I Wish I Were Twins

Customer Reviews:

3.5 stars actually.......2007-02-08

There is good and bad about this set being 'the complete recorded works'. The 'bad' being that the producers of this set have decided to include sessions where Fats was a sideman, and in many ocassions, he is just the piano player barely audible in the back. All in all, I'd say 50% of this box include tracks where Fats is featured, the rest are just tracks where Fats played on, but you cant really appreciate him. Since I bought this set because I wanted to hear great Fats Waller, I found myself skipping through most of discs 2 & 3.

Ted Kendall mastered this set. Ted is one of the apprentices of the great late John RT Davis. Ted, if you are reading this, take it easy on the noise reduction button. I dont understand why he is using it when Mr Davis was not very keen on it. Anyway Im not that impressed with the sonics of this set, there is some clear NR, not heavily used, but I dont think it was necessary. I wasnt impressed either with Ted Kendall's Bird box for the same reason.

This is just for completists. Others should seek the 3CD box 'If you have to ask, you aint got it'.

Average customer rating:

A Handful of Keys: The Music of Thomas "Fats" Waller Hank Jones Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000046N0 Release Date: 1993-01-26

Tracks:

1. Handful of Keys
2. I'm More Than Satisfied
3. How Come You Do Me Like You Do
4. Ain't Misbehavin'
5. Honeysuckle Rose
6. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
7. What Did I Do To Be So Black And Blue
8. Spreadin' Rhythm Around
9. I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling
10. Your Feet's Too Big
11. Squeeze Me
12. Sunday
13. The Jitterbug Waltz
14. How Ya, Baby
15. Keeping Out Of Mischief Now
16. Believe It, Beloved

Average customer rating: Anthology of top old jazz pianists is piece of history

A Handful of Keys: 13 Great Jazz Pianists Various Artists Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing Jazz & Big Band | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans & Dixieland Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Stride Piano | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Boogie-Woogie | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Dixieland | Jazz | Styles | Music 1920-1929 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1940-1949 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1930-1939 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Piano | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Swing Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001HGL Release Date: 1994-04-20

Tracks:

1. A Monday Date - Earl Hines
2. I Ain't Got Nobody - Earl Hines
3. Black Beauty - Duke Ellington
4. Swampy River - Duke Ellington
5. Don't Blame Me - Teddy Wilson
6. Every Now And Then - Teddy Wilson
7. Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade Lux Lewis
8. Shout For Joy - Albert Ammons
9. How Long Blues - Count Basie
10. The Dirty Dozens - Count Basie
11. Between Sets - Billy Kyle
12. Finishing Up A Date - Billy Kyle
13. Handful Of keys - Fats Waller
14. Numb Fumbling - Fats Waller
15. Overhand - Mary Lou Williams
16. The Pearls - Mary Lou Williams
17. Gin Mill Blues - Joe Sullivan
18. Onyx Bringdown - Joe Sullivan
19. In A Mist - Bix Beiderbecke
20. In The Dark/Flashes - Jess Stacy
21. Barrelhouse - Jess Stacy
22. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise - Jess Stacy
23. Gone With The Wind - Art Tatum
24. Stormy Weather - Art Tatum

Customer Reviews:

Anthology of top old jazz pianists is piece of history.......2000-12-15

This is a great sampler of the early jazz pianists of the late 20s and 30s. It swings and the sound is clear. Actually, the CD contains 24 cuts :Earl Hines (A MONDAY DATE and I AINT GOT NOBODY), Duke Ellington (BLACK BEAUTY and SWAMPY RIVER), Teddy Wilson (DON'T BLAME ME and EVERY NOW AND THEN), Meade Lux Lewis (HONKY TONK TRAIN BLUES), Albert Ammons (SHOUT FOR JOY), Count Basie (HOW LONG BLUES and THE DIRTY DOZEN), Billy Kyle (BETWEEN SETS and FINISHING UP A DATE), Fats Waller (HANDDUL OF KEYS and NUMB FUMBLING), Mary Lou Williams (OVERHAND and THE PEARLS), Joe Sullivan (GIN MILL BLUES and ONYX BRINGDOWN), Bix Beiderbecke (IN A MIST), Jess Stacy (IN THE DARK/FLASHES, BARRELLHOUSE and THE WORLD'S WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE), Art Tatum (GONE WITH THE WIND and STORMY WEATHER). It's an earful!

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Ain't Misbehavin' (1995 London Cast) Fats Waller , and Ray Shell Manufacturer: First Night Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Fats Waller ASIN: B000026YP8 Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

1. Ain't Misbehavin'
2. Honeysuckle Rose - Ray Shell
3. Squeeze Me - Company
4. Handful of Keys - Company
5. I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling - Company
6. How Ya, Baby? - Company
7. Jitterbug Waltz
8. Ladies Who Sing With the Band/Yacht Club Swing - Dawn Hope, , Ray Shell
9. Cash for Your Trash - Ray Shell
10. Off-Time
11. Joint Is Jumpin'
12. Spreadin' the Rhythm Around/Loungin' at the Waldorf - Debbie Bishop, , , Dawn Hope, , Ray Shell, Company
13. Viper's Drag - Company
14. Mean to Me
15. Your Feet's Too Big - Ray Shell
16. Keepin' Out of Mischief Now - Dawn Hope
17. Find Out What They Like - Debbie Bishop, Ray Shell
18. Fat and Greasy - Ray Shell
19. Black and Blue
20. Finale: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter/Two ... - Debbie Bishop, , , Dawn Hope, , , Ray Shell, Company

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Handful of Keys-Best of Jazz Piano Various Artists Manufacturer: Hallm ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000756T Release Date: 1996-10-01

Album Details

20 Tracks Performed by the Greatest Pianists Such as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton and Much More.

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Celebration Manufacturer: Canadian Brass ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ellington | Ellington, Edward Duke | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foss, Lukas | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Canadian Brass | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B0006OS7XW Release Date: 2003-01-01

Tracks:

1. Little Fugue in G Minor
2. Celebration: Fanfare
3. Celebration: Choral
4. Celebration: March
5. McCartney & Lennon Tribute: Penny Lane
6. McCartney & Lennon Tribute: Blackbird
7. McCartney & Lennon Tribute: Come Together
8. Classical Duke: Harlem Sunday Morning
9. Classical Duke: Cotton Tail
10. Classical Duke: Sophisticated Lady
11. Classical Duke: It Don't Mean a Thing
12. Mostly "Fats": Lookin' Good, Feelin' Bad
13. Mostly "Fats": Handful of Keys
14. Saints/Hallelujah

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