Fats Waller & James P. Johnson : Rare piano duet

[Redflowers9]

gold

[sirjuandabicho]

Muchas gracias por compartirlo.

[brabazon10]

wonderful!!

[broadwood1830]

@brianCIM Sorry but we cannot forgive your impertinence words. These both pianists are much mor better than your experiments to try to play Chopin. We think Alkan and Fast Wller became good friends If they knew each other. Most of todays universitary pianists are people without impression and real knowing how to play

Sabine

[brianCIM]

@broadwood1830 Next time the BBC contacts you asking you to share your thoughts on the history of pianism based solely on the knowledge displayed on your youtube comments and performances call me. Until then please shut up and let your playing do the talking. Preferably in real concert attire next time. Arrogant prick.

[broadwood1830]

@broadwood1830 So ein arroganter Schnösel!!! Kann nix und wagt es goodfahter of Jazz zu kritisieren.

[sleeplessinsale]

It is night time where I am. Am I dreaming or did I really just hear this? If I'm dreaming, I want to stay asleep forever to hear this again.

[EddieHaskelll]

Woof!

[hremdldw]

Eating Up some piano, mad chops!

[vimana19]

Bloody Wow!!!!

[partidoalto1]

The two geniuses at work together. Check out the dynamics. Fat's singing is a conversation. They never get into each other's way!

[Kenazzle]

0 dislikes - possibly the only video on youtube which can boast that. And rightly so.

[bcleere1]

On "Thou Swell" Fats is on organ and James P. on piano. On "Chicago Blues" (?) they play a sweet little duet chorus that musically is just riffing but somehow makes you understand where the expression "playing" the piano came from. (Sorry, this is from memory).

[jazztime100]

@bcleere1

what quasi-elegant bull

[rawdog001]

This is why I love you tube, I've been a fan of both of these geniuses for 40 years and I have never heard this before! Thanks for the post!

[bugsycline]

this is either the music of angels or devils, for music this exciting has to be the product of some sort of devine intervention.

If it be angels then take thee lord....

If it be devils then I am ready for the firey pits...

the heat don't sound so bad if this is the soundtrack.

[genreslur]

O. G. Killin' floor. Yowzaa. Thank you for the node, James P. n' Fatty blowin' hard. Amazing! Wonder if Bud heard this when it first aired/came out...

[phyramus7]

This is simply one of the greatest and most intensly inspired moments I've heard with Fats Waller allthough they are many... Didn't know this existed. Thanks!

[brianradomski]

James P  is who inspired and taught Fats wasnt he???

[Pentagonshark666]

@brianradomski Yes he was his

mentor.Both dudes were

gods on the piano.

[Surmusicp]

wow!...i cant believe this..

I never knew that Waller and Johnson made a recording together..

It´s Awesome! now, i think...would be more stuff out there and we dont know it?? ´cause its seems like a live performance, a jam or something...

[yadadoodi]

Actually, they did several recordings together in 1929 with James P. orchestra. But this one is really rare and is from a radio broadcast. I don't think many others are existing...

[AAErikCO]

@yadadoodi

They also did one duet piano roll, QRS #3818 of a JPJ tune, called ,"If I could be with you one hour tonight". QRS still sells copies of this roll performance, and I think there's a recording of it on YouTube somewhere. It's obviously rehearsed and refined for the roll(not improv), but you can definetely discern their different tricks.

[bvscfanatic]

Thanks very much for sharing this recording. It's a real treasure. I have a huge collection of Fats' recordings, but this one had escaped me. And to hear him play a duet with James P. Johnson ... that's just magic. Thanks again.

[mooniemoney]

This is rare! Thanks for posting this.

[jsteeber]

How could I not have heard this after about 32 years of listening to Fats and James P.?

You can still hear the reverence from Thomas to James.

[FontanoTribe]

WOW! 2:07-2:15, Incredible syncopations. Waller and Johnson; what a pair!

[FontanoTribe]

This is really a valuable recording. How did you find this material? Great duet.