ISBN: 9781441167804

Fats Waller (1904-1943) was an outsize man in all respects: five feet, eleven inches tall, he weighed 285 pounds.The greatest of the Harlem "stride" pianists, he composed hundre… Mehr…

Fats Waller (1904-1943) was an outsize man in all respects: five feet, eleven inches tall, he weighed 285 pounds.The greatest of the Harlem "stride" pianists, he composed hundreds of songs, he led a band that made over 400 recordings, and he wrote several Broadway shows.Waller's gargantuan appetites have been celebrated in anecdotes and earlier biographies.He is seen by jazz historians as a man of immense musical talent that was never fulfilled.In this fully revised and updated biography of Waller, Alyn Shipton re-examines his career, arguing that his talents as a songwriter, show composer, and brilliant recording and broadcasting artist have not been fully appreciated.In a newly written final chapter, there is a comprehensive survey of Waller's recordings as they have been reissued for the CD era.; EPUB; Biography > Biography: general > Biography: arts & entertainment, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers<

2010, ISBN: 9781441167804

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), Fats Waller (1904-1943) was an outsize man in all respects: five feet, eleven inches tall, he weighed 285 pounds. The greatest of the Harlem &quote;strid… Mehr…

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), Fats Waller (1904-1943) was an outsize man in all respects: five feet, eleven inches tall, he weighed 285 pounds. The greatest of the Harlem &quote;stride&quote; pianists, he composed hundreds of songs, he led a band that made over 400 recordings, and he wrote several Broadway shows. Waller's gargantuan appetites have been celebrated in anecdotes and earlier biographies. He is seen by jazz historians as a man of immense musical talent that was never fulfilled. In this fully revised and updated biography of Waller, Alyn Shipton re-examines his career, arguing that his talents as a songwriter, show composer, and brilliant recording and broadcasting artist have not been fully appreciated. In a newly written final chapter, there is a comprehensive survey of Waller's recordings as they have been reissued for the CD era. [PU: Bloomsbury Publishing], Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010<

2010, ISBN: 9781441167804

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), Fats Waller (1904-1943) was an outsize man in all respects: five feet, eleven inches tall, he weighed 285 pounds. The greatest of the Harlem "stride" pianist… Mehr…

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), Fats Waller (1904-1943) was an outsize man in all respects: five feet, eleven inches tall, he weighed 285 pounds. The greatest of the Harlem "stride" pianists, he composed hundreds of songs, he led a band that made over 400 recordings, and he wrote several Broadway shows. Waller''s gargantuan appetites have been celebrated in anecdotes and earlier biographies. He is seen by jazz historians as a man of immense musical talent that was never fulfilled. In this fully revised and updated biography of Waller, Alyn Shipton re-examines his career, arguing that his talents as a songwriter, show composer, and brilliant recording and broadcasting artist have not been fully appreciated. In a newly written final chapter, there is a comprehensive survey of Waller''s recordings as they have been reissued for the CD era. [PU: Bloomsbury Publishing], Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010<

ISBN: 9781441167804

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