Ed Kirkeby in New York City - early 20th Century
from Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It, pages 262-263:
Yes, Fats was a volcano all right, alone in his class. That alternating strength and delicacy in his playing, his tongue-in-cheek singing, and his ebullient songs like "Ain't Misbehavin'", "Honeysuckle Rose", and "Keeping Out of Mischief" leave one with the feeling that he thought life was rather a good joke and not to be taken too seriously.
cite as
Nat Hentoff and Nat Shapiro, Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It (London, 1992), p. 262-263. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435495601213 accessed: 20 April, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| jazz piano music | performed by Fats Waller |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | early 20th Century |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Sun, 28 Jun 2015 13:46:41 +0100
Approved on Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:22:00 +0100