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Handful of Keys (album)

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Handful of Keys
Compilation album / Live by
Released1957
Recorded1929–1942
GenreJazz
LabelRCA

A Handful of Keys is an album of live performances by Fats Waller and His Rhythm, the only authorized live performances of the musician.[1] It features previously unreleased live radio transcriptions originally broadcast in 1938.

Musicians

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  • Fats Waller: piano and vocals
  • Herman Autrey: trumpet
  • Gene Sedric: clarinet and tenor saxophone
  • Al Casey: guitar
  • Cedric Wallace: bass
  • Slick Jones: drums

Producers

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Includes liner notes by Will Friedwald.

Recording

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Recorded live at NBC Studios and The Yacht Club, New York, New York in 1938.

Track list

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  1. "Ain’t Misbehavin’" (1:06)
  2. "The Joint is Jumpin’" (3:00)
  3. "Inside" (aka Inside This Heart of Mine) (3:01)
  4. "I Had To Do It (2:15)
  5. "E Flat Blues" (2:48)
  6. "Hold My Hand" (2:28)
  7. "Stop Beatin’ ‘Round the Mulberry Bush" (2:54)
  8. "What’s The Matter With You" (2:31)
  9. "Hallelujah" (1:34)
  10. "What’s Your Name" (3:26)
  11. "I Simply Adore You" (2:37)
  12. "My Best Wishes" (2:29)
  13. "Handful of Keys" (1:57)
  14. "The Sheik of Araby" (3:16)
  15. "The Flat Foot Floogie" (4:00)
  16. "St. Louis Blues" (1:57)
  17. "Pent Up In a Penthouse (3:34)
  18. "Honeysuckle Rose (3:40)
  19. "I Got Rhythm" (2:36)
  20. "Some of These Days" (2:12)
  21. "After You’ve Gone" (2:01)
  22. "The Yacht Club Swing" (3:11)

References

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  1. ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (April 20, 1990). "Footlights". New York Times. Retrieved 2024-02-23.