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Fats Waller
If You Got Ask You Ain't Got It
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (22) - Disc #1
1. Honeysuckle Rose - Fats Waller, Razaf, Andy
2. How Can You Face Me? - Fats Waller, Razaf, Andy
3. The Panic Is On - Fats Waller, Clarke, Bert
4. Sugar Rose - Fats Waller, Ponce, Phil
5. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby - Fats Waller, Hill, Alex [Bandlea
6. Lost Love - Fats Waller, Razaf, Andy
7. Our Love Was Meant to Be - Fats Waller, Davis, Joe
8. The Joint Is Jumpin' - Fats Waller, Johnson, J. C.
9. A Hopeless Love Affair - Fats Waller, Razaf, Andy
10. Hold My Hand - Fats Waller, Johnson, J. C.
11. Patty Cake, Patty Cake - Fats Waller, Johnson, J. C.
12. Honey Hush - Fats Waller, Kirkeby, Ed
13. Anita - Fats Waller, Waller, Fats
14. Squeeze Me - Fats Waller, Waller, Fats
15. Old Grand Dad - Fats Waller, Waller, Fats
16. All That Meat and No Potatoes - Fats Waller, Kirkeby, Ed
17. Ain't Nothing to It - Fats Waller, Kirkeby, Ed
18. Bessie, Bessie, Bessie - Fats Waller, Kirkeby, Ed
19. Cash for Your Trash - Fats Waller, Kirkeby, Ed
20. You Must Be Losing Your Mind - Fats Waller, Kirkeby, Ed
21. Up Jumped You with Love - Fats Waller, Kirkeby, Ed
22. Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller, Brooks, Harry
Track Listings (22) - Disc #2
1. St. Louis Blues - Fats Waller, Handy, WC
2. 'Sippi - Fats Waller, Creamer, Henry
3. Thou Swell - Fats Waller, Hart, Lorenz
4. Numb Fumblin' - Fats Waller, Waller, Fats
5. Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller, Brooks, Harry
6. Love Me or Leave Me - Fats Waller, Donaldson, Walter
7. Smashing Thirds - Fats Waller, Waller, Fats
8. My Fate Is in Your Hands - Fats Waller, Razaf, Andy
9. African Ripples - Fats Waller, Waller, Fats
10. Viper's Drag - Fats Waller, Waller, Fats
11. Keepin' Out of Mischief Now - Fats Waller, Razaf, Andy
12. Stardust - Fats Waller, Carmichael, Hoagy
13. Carolina Shout - Fats Waller, Johnson, James P.
14. Serenade for a Wealthy Widow - Fats Waller, Foresythe, Reginald
15. Rosetta - Fats Waller, Hines, Earl
16. Functionizin' - Fats Waller,
17. Loungin' at the Waldorf - Fats Waller, Waller, Fats
18. Blue, Turnin' Grey Over You - Fats Waller, Waller, Fats
19. In the Gloamin' - Fats Waller, Public Domain
20. Mamacita - Fats Waller, Kaye, Buddy
21. The Jitterbug Waltz - Fats Waller, Waller, Fats
22. Honeysuckle Rose - Fats Waller, Razaf, Andy
Track Listings (22) - Disc #3
1. (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You - Fats Waller, Theard, Sam
2. You're Not the Only Oyster in the Stew - Fats Waller, Burke, Johnny
3. What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You) - Fats Waller, Grier, Jimmie
4. Lulu's Back in Town - Fats Waller, Dubin, Al
5. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter - Fats Waller, Ahlert, Fred
6. Dinah - Fats Waller, Akst, Harry
7. There'll Be Some Changes Made - Fats Waller, Higgins, Billy [Dru
8. Somebody Stole My Gal - Fats Waller, Wood, Leo
9. Christopher Columbus - Fats Waller, Berry, Chu
10. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie - Fats Waller, Mayhew, Billy
11. She's Tall, She's Tan, She's Terrific - Fats Waller, Coots, J. Fred
12. The Sheik of Araby - Fats Waller, Smith, Harry
13. Two Sleepy People - Fats Waller, Carmichael, Hoagy
14. A Good Man Is Hard to Find - Fats Waller, Green, Eddie
15. Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood, Mama) [#] - Fats Waller, Brandow, Jerry
16. 'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way You Do It) - Fats Waller, Oliver, Sy
17. Your Feet's Too Big - Fats Waller, Benson, Ada
18. Darktown Strutters' Ball - Fats Waller, Brooks, Shelton
19. I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Fats Waller, Fields, Dorothy
20. You Run Your Mouth, I'll Run My Business - Fats Waller, Armstrong, Lil' Har
21. Let's Get Away from It All - Fats Waller, Adair, Tom
22. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do - Fats Waller, Graham, Robert

CD Details

All Artists: Fats Waller
Title: If You Got Ask You Ain't Got It
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: RCA Victor
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 9/26/2006
Album Type: Box set, Original recording remastered
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Styles: Swing Jazz, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Jive Jazz
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 828768112526

CD Reviews

Wonderful introduction to Fats Waller

Gerald | MA United States | 10/03/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"My wife bought this set for me after hearing about it on NPR. Though I love jazz, my album collection is only fair to middlin' (e.g., Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Miles Davis, Coltrane, etc.) and this is my first Fats Waller album. Though it is my first, it won't be my last - as I listened to Fats' phenomenal stride piano and Armstrong-reminiscent voice, I became an instant fan. I have had it two days and have listened to it at home, in the car on the way to work and even at work. I can't get enough.

This is a fan review. I leave it to the real jazzophiles to provide technical reviews (e.g., I can't speak to the production quality or selection of songs, given how prolific a songwriter/performer Fats was). As a new fan, however, I highly recommend this set as an introduction to Fats' music and it's hard to beat the price for a box set. The set includes an informative booklet that provides background on and plenty of pictures of Fats, His Rhythm and his times.

A few of my favorite songs from the album (so far) are "Honeysuckle Rose," "Hold My Hand," and "Honey Hush." That being said, I haven't heard a song I haven't liked."

Meet Fats!!!

Blues Bro | Lakewood, Colorado USA | 01/19/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Mr Orrin Keepnews, one of the legendary jazz producers has given us a great gift: a 3cd box set to get all music fans started on knowing and appreciating one of the great genious of early jazz: Fats Waller. Fats was a total package. He was a singer, an entretainer, an acomplished pianist, and one of the greatest composers in jazz. That he died before his 40th birthday is sad but also speaks greatly of the man who could compose songs just by opening his mouth.

The collection is divided in 3: disc one features Fats the composer, disc 2 Fats the pianist and disc 3 is Fats the entretainer (singing Tin Pan alley songs). Great care and love was put in selecting the songs and the packgaing. The booklet alone deserves a grammy. Great essays and photos. And the price is right. You dont have a reason why you should not get this box."

Supreme collection of a maestro's work

Mark Baven | Northampton, Mass. | 04/02/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This scrupulously assembled box solves the where-do-I-start question for anyone who wants some serious representation of this master's work in his or her collection. Waller's ouevre is immense, multifaceted, and essential. So a box like this that culls from his most important categories of music [one disk each of his own sung songs, instrumentals, and tin pan alley covers] is an invaluable boon to any jazz fans that want more than a single-disk 'intro' set. The selections are brilliant, the sound is dazzling, and the accompanying documentation is amazing. All in all, one of the best jazz boxes I personally have ever seen. Recommended with the highest honors."