Spring Cleaning
We’re nearly at the end of a long week and I’ve got neither the time nor the energy for a lengthy post, so here’s a bit of a pick-me-up in the form of a classic bit of Fats Waller. Thomas Wright Waller was born in 1904 and died (of pneumonia) on a train travelling across the United States in 1943. Â Although he’s usually thought of as an entertainer who specialized in comic versions of popular songs, he was undoubtedly a brilliant jazz musician and an especially accomplished exponent of Harlem Stride piano. Anyway, I heard a bit of this track on a TV advert last night and it seemed both fun and topical so I thought I’d share it and see if people enjoy it as much as I did; in the famous words of Mr Waller “One never knows, do one?”….
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April 26, 2013 at 12:40 pm
I’ve not heard any Mr Waller in years; famous for his labial vibrations, and good natured, growling delivery. Thanks for the post (not being a tv watcher, I’d not come across the commercial). A favourite of mine used to be ‘Hold Tight! Want Some Seafood Mama?’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gih1M_TdVk As for Springcleaning, to quote the psychic in POLTERGEIST: “this house is clean!”