Waller - for me - was a principal reason I survived the 70's. His music, at its best, is simply sublime. It has a tendency to make me happier in almost all situations. This track - part of a "Soundie" - is not the best performance of "The Joint is Jumpin'" on record, but it is probably the most energetic one. The RCA studio (audio) record from 1937 is the monster hit. It's also on YouTube. The problem with Soundies is that the soundtrack is poorly adapted to the picture.
"The Joint Is Jumpin'" (minus the female vocal insertion) was a Fats Waller smash in November 1937 (Victor 25712). If you don't own a Fats Waller CD, go out and buy one! You''ll be so gald you did!
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My brother Markus Bott had been tortured during 5.5 years by the German BND. He was assassinated on 11.7.09 because of our homepage.
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Note all the elements of modern ganster rap present:
References to concealed carry weapons, alchohol, adversarial relationships with the police, prison, violence against women (in the original recording), and particular women dancing provacatively.
Note all the elements of modern ganster rap present:
References to concealed carry weapons, alchohol, adversarial relationships with the police, prison, violence against women (in the original recording), and particular women dancing provacatively.
How about looking at it as a joyous expression of art and celebration of life in the face of and in spite of racism, economic injustice and all the rest that Black people had to contend with just 6-7 decades after the end of an era in which they had been bought and sold like livestock for centuries?
@TaylorMonkeyAl "This is actually the first ganster rap video"
I'm sure Fats wouldn't appreciate the comparison. He was a perfectionist, a piano virtuoso who believed in the power of music to uplift and to bring people together. On that last point, one might note that the police didn't exactly end up in a very adversarial role in this video.
I just bought a 10 cd boxset of Fats, and it's a treasure of great recordings. His interperations of songs can be so surprising at times. There's a recording of Ellington's Ring Dem Bells that is done in a sensitive almost classical style that is really special. Long live Fats!!
My mom was a big band singer, so music from this era knocks me out. Nobody, I think, ever had a better time playing than Fats Waller. And the cat could wail. Big time chops.
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I hate it when kids post their age in their comments. "I'm 12 nd i like teh beatles!!!!!" It pretty much just shows you only listen to that kind of music for attention, which no one is going to give you anyway. So, shut up and enjoy Fats Waller. We don't give a damn about your age. :)
My Dad made us all listen to "Fats" as kids. He played piano too my Dad, and even dressed like the great man when gigging. He loved "Fats" Waller and taught us to as well. It was an easy lesson!
This video gives me the impression that the 40's weren't all that different than now, usually you see videos from this time that are all slow and no one is happy, but this one is the complete opposite.
Not surprisingly, I was introduced to "Fats" Waller through a clip of him singing "Ain't Misbehavin'." He's been my favorite pianist, and one of my favorite jazz performers, since. Excellent. What entertainment!
The roots of rhythm and blues... the first divergence of two branches from the trunk of swing... r'n'b was one branch, be-bop was the other... guess which one spawned rock'n'roll...
Whoa, I bought one of Fats Wallers albums fourteen years ago and fell in love with his music, one of my favorite songs of his was 'I can't give you anything but love' and sung it with a woman. He was also a funny charming sort of guy. I'm completely amazed that there is a actual video for this song, must date back around the 1930s/1940s?
well this was from a different time-it was called "swing" or "Jump" music played by a small band usually piano trumpet clarinet/sax/bass/ drums-fats waller was one of the most famous his music "crossed over" i.e. got heard by more white people than some of the forgotten groups. this was like the "dirty" swing music, most mainstream people listened to the "big band" type swing music. another artist you can still find is louis jordan and the tympani 5 check them out too.
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Just about anything. The only types I can't stand are country, jazz and most rap. There's some others that I dislike that I can't think of at the moment. Anything else is good.
Fats was an all time classic American songwriter, entertainer and virtuoso pianist.
A true artist. He wrote song like Ain't Misbehavin' and Honeysuckle Rose which are standards of the songbook.
He had fabulous technique and along with a few others created the piano style known as "Stride Piano" an original. if it's not your cup of tea, then that's fine, but try to appreciate the artistry if you can.
Oh, I'm not questioning that he was one of the most talented artists or that people like him. I'm not one of the immature 13 year olds going "ur music sux lol!!1" I'm just saying I don't understand the appeal of this type of music. I know taste is relative and everything, but I still find it hard to understand.
I didn't know about the stride piano thing though. Looked it up on wiki, it's interesting even though I don't like it.
At about 2:20, Fats can be seen, but not heard, saying "It's so easy when you know how", a remark he made from time to time during piano solos such as this one. The Soundies were all dubbed, and someone as improvisational as Mr. Waller doubtless could not remember at the time of the filming, what he had said during the recording. You'll also notice that his hands and shoulders don't move to the pace of the rollicking piano solo.
It's Wilmore "Slick" Jones. There is at least one film appearance of Chick Webb, but the drummer himself is now shown, perhaps because of his physical deformity.
I think the drummer is having a seizure!! but all kidding aside this is great
Eli3459 7 months ago
Waller - for me - was a principal reason I survived the 70's. His music, at its best, is simply sublime. It has a tendency to make me happier in almost all situations. This track - part of a "Soundie" - is not the best performance of "The Joint is Jumpin'" on record, but it is probably the most energetic one. The RCA studio (audio) record from 1937 is the monster hit. It's also on YouTube. The problem with Soundies is that the soundtrack is poorly adapted to the picture.
jsteeber 8 months ago
"The Joint Is Jumpin'" (minus the female vocal insertion) was a Fats Waller smash in November 1937 (Victor 25712). If you don't own a Fats Waller CD, go out and buy one! You''ll be so gald you did!
horarwgt 9 months ago
0:35 is priceless
starisent 9 months ago
The man's facial expressions crack me up....I love the swing vibe this has
beast72486 9 months ago
i have to do a tap dance to this nd its fast!!!!
haileybutt331 1 year ago
1:08 to 1:14 - one of the earliest electric guitar solos ever recorded??
usefulmusic 1 year ago
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My brother Markus Bott had been tortured during 5.5 years by the German BND. He was assassinated on 11.7.09 because of our homepage.
German snitchers are following me on youtube and immediately flag my postings.
wwwtotalitaerde 1 year ago
what year was this song written?
IV92101 1 year ago
comedy took away from his playing~He was actually a great strider!
zhartable 1 year ago
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Note all the elements of modern ganster rap present:
References to concealed carry weapons, alchohol, adversarial relationships with the police, prison, violence against women (in the original recording), and particular women dancing provacatively.
This is actually the first ganster rap video.
Fats, the Original Notorious B.I.G.
TaylorMonkeyAl 1 year ago
Note all the elements of modern ganster rap present:
References to concealed carry weapons, alchohol, adversarial relationships with the police, prison, violence against women (in the original recording), and particular women dancing provacatively.
This is actually the first ganster rap video.
Fats, the Original Notorious B.I.G.
TaylorMonkeyAl 1 year ago
@TaylorMonkeyAl
How about looking at it as a joyous expression of art and celebration of life in the face of and in spite of racism, economic injustice and all the rest that Black people had to contend with just 6-7 decades after the end of an era in which they had been bought and sold like livestock for centuries?
pyannaguy 1 year ago
@TaylorMonkeyAl Nah, that was Bessie Smith.
OhShitOhHellOhWell 1 year ago
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@TaylorMonkeyAl "This is actually the first ganster rap video"
I'm sure Fats wouldn't appreciate the comparison. He was a perfectionist, a piano virtuoso who believed in the power of music to uplift and to bring people together. On that last point, one might note that the police didn't exactly end up in a very adversarial role in this video.
TroyOi 1 year ago
I just bought a 10 cd boxset of Fats, and it's a treasure of great recordings. His interperations of songs can be so surprising at times. There's a recording of Ellington's Ring Dem Bells that is done in a sensitive almost classical style that is really special. Long live Fats!!
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wfriverrats 1 year ago
Hip Hop destroyed the true valuable culture of African Americans. All that stride, ragtime, blues, rock&roll,.... are ALL BLACK INVENTIONS.
NatKingCole46 2 years ago
yesssss he's so awesome!!
dogman1796 2 years ago
What a character!
vanvlitp 2 years ago
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Check out the version of the same tune on Fats Waller on the Air: 1938 Broadcasts. Google the title.
taiping194 2 years ago
My mom was a big band singer, so music from this era knocks me out. Nobody, I think, ever had a better time playing than Fats Waller. And the cat could wail. Big time chops.
slownoman 2 years ago
Checking them for weapons? This looks like a modern party to me!
BarnacleBillsBastard 2 years ago
ya!
Procrustes22 2 years ago
very nice and you thik its weerd that i say this gust realy i am 12 years
rollingsaxophoons 2 years ago
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I hate it when kids post their age in their comments. "I'm 12 nd i like teh beatles!!!!!" It pretty much just shows you only listen to that kind of music for attention, which no one is going to give you anyway. So, shut up and enjoy Fats Waller. We don't give a damn about your age. :)
billyshears11 2 years ago
totally awesome post!!! Fantastic footage of an American legend~Damn cool video choreography as well- Thanks for posting
inherentrisk 2 years ago 3
LOL don't ever give the right name.... don't ever do that... I MEAN THIS JOINT IS JUMPIN'!!! YEAH!!
scotchrks 2 years ago
My Dad made us all listen to "Fats" as kids. He played piano too my Dad, and even dressed like the great man when gigging. He loved "Fats" Waller and taught us to as well. It was an easy lesson!
aoxomoxoa88 2 years ago 3
they had pimp my Edsel back then
number098 2 years ago
damn is this like old MTV? lol
chasehaggardisblack 2 years ago 2
lol he looks so goofy but hes so awesome
Drewington15 2 years ago
This video gives me the impression that the 40's weren't all that different than now, usually you see videos from this time that are all slow and no one is happy, but this one is the complete opposite.
Sabored 2 years ago
Thank`s for this one.
nosedk 2 years ago
rap from the 40s
mikeandmike 2 years ago 5
"don't ever give yr right name!" :D
lol no way this guy is so funny :D
nostalgiacreep 2 years ago
this shit is dope
OGKaine 2 years ago
Not surprisingly, I was introduced to "Fats" Waller through a clip of him singing "Ain't Misbehavin'." He's been my favorite pianist, and one of my favorite jazz performers, since. Excellent. What entertainment!
OldieMusicMan 2 years ago
this guys cool as a dog in a parashute and thats hella cool
dudezzzy 2 years ago
Hey Bruno,
been to your blog, fantastic and insightful work. Fats was the best!
Cheers,
Rab
busconductorxhines 3 years ago 7
Thanks very much for this one. Wonderful performance!
For more splendid jazz, please feel free to visit my blog (see profile).
THX again & All best,
BRUNO LEICHT
BrunoJazzmanLeicht 3 years ago 9
Even in those days they had to search them for weapons.
ibeyoutu 3 years ago
Where did you get this? It's great. Fats Waller does the best version of "Lulu's Back In Town".
MrRightNow469 3 years ago
What's with his face. It's hilarious... I wish I could see him live D=
Sepharite 3 years ago
lol i know what yuo mean about the face...he's working that camera for sure! i don't get it, surely tv was still rare? this guy was already a pro!
i love fats, such a great vibe in his playing, and WHAT a player! :O
nostalgiacreep 2 years ago
The roots of rhythm and blues... the first divergence of two branches from the trunk of swing... r'n'b was one branch, be-bop was the other... guess which one spawned rock'n'roll...
tuxguys 3 years ago
yeah i just learned about him in LA cuz we are writing papers about the Harlem Renaissance
I wish we could have like a culture boom today
kiwiloverjj 3 years ago
its sad wat my generation missed out on. :`( this guy is a great player
99Frezooo99 3 years ago
Awesome!
nwtrucker38 3 years ago
The ultimate entertainer and an extraordinary musician! Great vid.
nwtrucker38 3 years ago
This video just makes me want to get up and dance forever! Prime entertainment. You can't help but bounce your head to this tune.
FontanoTribe 3 years ago
Fats Waller: Best entertainer ever! He, Gershwin, and Art Tatum: America's greatest.
FontanoTribe 3 years ago
Whoa, I bought one of Fats Wallers albums fourteen years ago and fell in love with his music, one of my favorite songs of his was 'I can't give you anything but love' and sung it with a woman. He was also a funny charming sort of guy. I'm completely amazed that there is a actual video for this song, must date back around the 1930s/1940s?
jimmysherriff 3 years ago
Early, early music video, dude. I realized it when it showed a "neighbor" as he was saying, "Neighbors are knockin'..."
P.S. Fats is great.
shuckslbj 3 years ago 2
amazing thanks for posting this
scooch2010 3 years ago
well this was from a different time-it was called "swing" or "Jump" music played by a small band usually piano trumpet clarinet/sax/bass/ drums-fats waller was one of the most famous his music "crossed over" i.e. got heard by more white people than some of the forgotten groups. this was like the "dirty" swing music, most mainstream people listened to the "big band" type swing music. another artist you can still find is louis jordan and the tympani 5 check them out too.
BruceWLA 3 years ago
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same shit as today niggers with guns
steve89z 3 years ago
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early rapper?
steve89z 3 years ago
This joint is jumpin.
windowwisher 3 years ago
Jesus christ!!! is that off of a V-Disk?
windowwisher 3 years ago
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Why does everyone like this guy so much? Can't stand this 'music.'
Freecell82 3 years ago
what kind of music do you listen to?
silkysausage 3 years ago
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Just about anything. The only types I can't stand are country, jazz and most rap. There's some others that I dislike that I can't think of at the moment. Anything else is good.
Freecell82 3 years ago
Well, thia is early Jazz/swing.
Fats was an all time classic American songwriter, entertainer and virtuoso pianist.
A true artist. He wrote song like Ain't Misbehavin' and Honeysuckle Rose which are standards of the songbook.
He had fabulous technique and along with a few others created the piano style known as "Stride Piano" an original. if it's not your cup of tea, then that's fine, but try to appreciate the artistry if you can.
silkysausage 3 years ago
Oh, I'm not questioning that he was one of the most talented artists or that people like him. I'm not one of the immature 13 year olds going "ur music sux lol!!1" I'm just saying I don't understand the appeal of this type of music. I know taste is relative and everything, but I still find it hard to understand.
I didn't know about the stride piano thing though. Looked it up on wiki, it's interesting even though I don't like it.
Freecell82 3 years ago 2
Do tell, to quench my own personal curiosity, what do you find unappealing about it?
Not trying to invalidate your opinion, just curious.
d00m8r1ng3r 3 years ago
I dunno. Like I said, taste is relative. I just don't like it. It bugs me for some reason.
Freecell82 3 years ago
the beggining sounds like tiger rag sort of
JamesPriceJohnson 3 years ago
go fats!
JamesPriceJohnson 3 years ago
godliness, best ever, dig it!
RocknRollAllNiteLong 3 years ago
At about 2:20, Fats can be seen, but not heard, saying "It's so easy when you know how", a remark he made from time to time during piano solos such as this one. The Soundies were all dubbed, and someone as improvisational as Mr. Waller doubtless could not remember at the time of the filming, what he had said during the recording. You'll also notice that his hands and shoulders don't move to the pace of the rollicking piano solo.
Wallerfan 3 years ago
Very interesting.
monsterfashion 3 years ago
yes affirmative
Alphabex8 3 years ago
FATS IS THE MAN!!!
unklwlly 3 years ago
cant beat old fats, eh?
Savemefromhelen 3 years ago
is that Chick Webb on drums?
onecatpeepin 3 years ago
It's Wilmore "Slick" Jones. There is at least one film appearance of Chick Webb, but the drummer himself is now shown, perhaps because of his physical deformity.
Wallerfan 3 years ago
Is that my &*%$ n ur %#@^
ctjazzking 3 years ago
This is a 'soundie', an early music video. Waller was the greatest!
woodears 3 years ago 4
come si fa a tenere fermi i piedi quando suona Fats , nemmeno se me li inchiodo al pavimento
anvedicepiero 3 years ago
1'58''-2'04'' is the best!
:D
likemyviolin 3 years ago