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Originally published in 1977, this full story of his life and career is generally recognized as the best work ever written on Fats Waller, the famous stride pianist known for his humorous performance style and for composing such jazz classics as Ain't Misbehavin'.
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Maurice Waller (1927–1989) was a composer, pianist, and the son of legendary musician Fats Waller.
Anthony Calabrese (1938–1996) was a freelance writer, journalist, and film producer.
Michael Lipskin is a veteran stride pianist and former protégé of Harlem jazz master Willie “the Lion” Smith.
"Fats was my first jazz piano influence and his spirit is still vital to my approach to jazz . . . Maurice Waller’s book about his father clarifies what has been for so long just story and rumor. Now I feel I know his legend from an authentic source—his son. Thanks, Maurice. Fats lives, indeed."—Dave Brubeck
"A delightful look into the Jazz Age."—Chicago Tribune
"Maurice Waller’s look-back at life with, or mostly without, his father is an affectionate and remarkably objective portrait of a lovable, exasperating, comedy-prone, joy-spreading, and excessively self-indulgent and talented jazz pianist, organist, and composer, who was also a warm and generous parent."—Christian Science Monitor
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- PublisherCassell
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0304300330
- ISBN 13 9780304300334
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Excellent and authoritative biography largely written by Waller's son. Light uniform toning to stock, but otherwise all in VG order. Smart black boards with bright silver titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j lightly rubbed with minor edgewear. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 235pp. Seller Inventory # 008840
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. hardback, octavo, light foxing to the closed page edges, tightly bound and with an unmarked text. The pictorial dust jacket is well preserved, illustrated, xix + 235pp. Seller Inventory # 278804
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Book Description 1st U.K. edition. Large 8vo. [xx] + 235pp. B/w. illustrations from photographs. Original boards. Pictorial black d/w. lettered in white, some minor wear. ISBN 0304300330 US$11. Seller Inventory # 176784
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Book Description Hardback. Thomas "Fats" Waller was a legendary stride pianist, a wildly entertaining comedic singer, and the composer of such classic melodies as "Honeysuckle Rose," "Ain't Misbehavin'," and hundreds more. This is the intimate, behind-the-scenes story of his exuberant life, as told by his son, Maurice Waller. The public knew him as a charming, rascally, and effervescent showman. Friends like Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Irving Berlin, and George Gershwin knew him as a serious piano stylist and composer. Maurice Waller reveals the rarely seen side of Fats as a family man, struggling to juggle domestic affairs with the demands of being one of the era's busiest jazz men. From his earliest days as a child prodigy to his wild nights playing Harlem rent parties to his appearances on stages around the world and his eventual commercial success, it's all here. Few stories capture the frenetic energy of the age quite as well as the life story of this rollicking, hard living jazz icon. 1978. First UK edition. A near fine copy only marked by light age tanning to the edges. No d/w. Seller Inventory # 15047828
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