Ain't Misbehavin': The Story of Fats Waller Kirkeby Ed
Ain't Misbehavin': The Story of Fats Waller Kirkeby Ed Once the king of the blues-derived "stride" school of jazz piano, Fats Waller earned his reputation as the most perfect of all jazz pianists…
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Ain't Misbehavin': The Story of Fats Waller Kirkeby Ed
Once the king of the blues-derived "stride" school of jazz piano, Fats Waller earned his reputation as the most perfect of all jazz pianists with impeccable time keeping, instrumental mastery, the intensity of swing, and melodic gift. His death . . . He arrived on the scene just as jazz was flowering nationwide, and he reaped a harvest of fame and fortune through his piano rolls, recordings, and much-lauded European tours.
This informal narrative of Waller's life and music--a moving memoir of a musical genius and an outstanding human being--was written by Fats' personal manager. in 1943, marked the end of the swing era. Reviewing Fats' brief but stellar career, Kirkeby reveals a life that was filled with paradoxes, and a man who moved with ease from a middle-class churchgoing home to New York's speakeasy subculture.
Kirkeby details Waller's collaboration with lyricist Andy Razaf; his
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