Waller's first recordings, "Muscle Shoals Blues" and "Birmingham Blues", were made in October 1922 for Okeh Records. Waller wrote "Squeeze Me" (1919), "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now", "Ain't Misbehavin'" (1929), "Blue Turning Grey Over You", "I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling" (1929), "Honeysuckle Rose" (1929) and "Jitterbug Waltz" (1942). [4][5] He started playing the piano when he was six and graduated to playing the organ at his father's church four years later. Thomas Wright Waller s'est marié deux fois. [31], Uhl, Jim. [22] Together, they had a son, Maurice Thomas Waller, born on September 10, 1927. Avec Deezer, musique en streaming, découvrez plus de 56 millions de titres, créez vos propres playlists, téléchargez … La famille Waller est originaire de Virginie et s'est installée à New York au tournant du XXe siècle pour s'assurer un avenir plus favorable. Il suit souvent ses parents qui prêchent au coin des rues. [21], In 1938, Waller was one of the first African Americans to purchase a home in the Addisleigh Park section of St. Albans, Queens, a New York City community with racially restrictive covenants. Johnson. Il étudie également avec le pianiste et compositeur Leopold Godowsky[8] et Karl Böhm[5]. Jazzman Fats Waller, style-wise. En 1928, il joue pour la première fous au Carnegie Hall[1]. Sa réputation d'amuseur et la joie qu'il met dans sa musique l'ont sans doute desservi, en donnant l'impression qu'il ne s'agit de rien de sérieux[11]. Il a écrit plusieurs centaines de chansons, dont une bonne partie sont devenues des standards de jazz. "[26] Afterwards, he was cremated and his ashes were scattered over Harlem from an airplane piloted by an unidentified African American World War I aviator. I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter, Fats Waller[album : Ain't Misbehavin], Toute la discographie de Fats Waller dans la boutique Planète Jazz, Vous avez des informations supplémentaires ? Il swingue avec les pédales, joue staccato à la main droite tout en surprenant par des changements de registration[5]. Between 1926 and the end of 1927, Waller recorded a series of pipe organ solo records. Thomas Wright » Fats » Waller (21 mai 1904 – 15 décembre 1943) était un pianiste de jazz, organiste, compositeur, chanteur et humoriste américain. "[19], Later in Waller's career, he had the distinction of becoming the first African-American songwriter to compose a hit Broadway musical that was seen by a mostly white audience. His best-known compositions, "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose", were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1984 and 1999. From then on, Waller was the show's composer only, with lyrics by George Marion, whose best-remembered work today is the script for the Astaire-Rogers film The Gay Divorcée.[20]. Il tente sans succès de monter un big band, formation populaire dans les années 1930[5]. [12], Standards attributed to Waller, sometimes controversially, include "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby". Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, violinist, singer, and comedic entertainer. En décembre 1943, il attrape une grippe en jouant au Zanzibar Room à Hollywood, qui le contraint à rentrer chez lui plus tôt que prévu[1]. During a cash crisis and in an advanced state of intoxication, Waller threatened to leave the production unless Kollmar bought the rights to his Early to Bed music for $1,000. His mother instructed him in his youth, and he attended other music lessons, paying for them by working in a grocery store. His final recording session was with an interracial group in Detroit, Michigan, that included white trumpeter Don Hirleman. Waller performed Bach organ pieces for small groups on occasion. But Grofé withdrew, and it is to Kollmar's credit that he realized that he had a top-rate pop-song composer available in Waller. After sessions with Ted Lewis (1931), Jack Teagarden (1931) and Billy Banks' Rhythmakers (1932), he began in May 1934 the voluminous series of recordings with a small band known as Fats Waller and his Rhythm. L'image de clown de Fats Waller, imposée par la société blanche[13], a souvent masqué son talent musical[7]. In 1949, as an 18-year-old, Janis put together a band of aging jazz greats, consisting of James P. Johnson (piano), Henry Goodwin (trumpet), Edmond Hall (clarinet), Pops Foster (bass) and Baby Dodds (drums), with Janis on trombone. Recordings of Fats Waller were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame which is a special Grammy Award established in 1973 to honour recordings that are at least 25 years old and that have "qualitative or historical significance". Il donne des conseils à Count Basie pour le jeu à l'orgue[8]. En 1942, il est la tête d'affiche d'un concert au Carnegie Hall[9]. Fats Waller, né Thomas Wright Waller (21/05/1904, New York - 15/12/1943 Kansas City) était un pianiste de jazz, organiste, chanteur et homme de scène américain. Thomas Wright Waller, dit Fats Waller, né le 21 mai 1904 à New York, mort le 15 décembre 1943 à Kansas City (Missouri), est un pianiste de jazz, organiste et compositeur américain. [2] Waller copyrighted over 400 songs, many of them co-written with his closest collaborator, Andy Razaf. Fats Waller, à son époque, est un des musiciens les plus influents et les plus appréciés tant du public que de la critique, aussi bien aux États-Unis qu'en Europe[3], à une époque où le jazz peinait à être considéré comme une musique « sérieuse »[7]. Durant sa tournée triomphale en Europe en 1938-1939[1],[5], notamment à Londres et au Danemark[9]. [23] In 1928 Waller and Rutherford had their second son, Ronald Waller. Waller started playing the piano at the age of six, and became a professional organist aged 15. Sutton was a great admirer of Waller, saying "I've never heard a piano man swing any better than Fats – or swing a band better than he could. We have 1 possible solution for this clue in our database. Fat Waller s'inscrit dans le style du « piano stride », un genre héritié du ragtime[8]. On one occasion his playing seemed to have put him at risk of injury. After a balance had been taken, we'd just need one take to make a side, unless it was a kind of difficult number.". Elle est capable d'enchaîner des octaves et des dizièmes à un rythme élevé sans jamais dévier du tempo[5]. Johnson le prend sous son aile et en fait son élève[3], pendant que Smith lui fait découvrir les compositeurs impressionnistes[1], tout en le poussant à développer ses talents d'entertainer, par exemple en faisant des grimaces en jouant[8]. Let's find possible answers to "Jazzman Fats Waller, style-wise" crossword clue. Razaf described his partner as "the s… Il a acquis une renommée extraordinaire en tant qu'artiste de jazz quand la forme musicale était encore naissante. Cliquez ici pour compléter cet article, Sitemap  |   Forum  |   Actu - RSS  |   Boutique  |   Crédits  |   Mentions Légales  |   Partenaires  |   Webnext.fr - Sites Web à Lyon. "Fats was the most relaxed man I ever saw in a studio, and so he made everybody else relaxed. Il quitte l'école et fait de petits boulots[1], tout en jouant de plus en plus et traînant aux abords des night-clubs afin d'approcher ses idoles. "[30], Actor and band leader Conrad Janis also did a lot to keep the stride piano music of "Fats" Waller and James P. Johnson alive. Waller's double duty as composer and performer was short-lived. Il tourne en France en 1931[1] et fonde son orchestre « Fats Waller and his Rhythm », avec Herman Autrey (tp), Ben Whittet (anches), Al Casey (g), Billy Taylor (en) (b) et Harry Dial (dm)[9]. La famille Waller est originaire de Virginie et s'est installée à Harlem au tournant du XXe siècle[1] pour s'assurer un avenir plus favorable. Performed by five African-American actors, the show included such songs as "Honeysuckle Rose", "This Joint Is Jumpin'", and "Ain't Misbehavin'". Ensemble, ils écrivent des comédies musicales pour Broadwayn notamment le célèbre Hot Chocolates (en) (1929), qui rencontre un succès tant critique que public[3], notamment grâce à la chanson Ain't Misbehavin'[1]. Il compose avec James P. Johnson la musique de son premier spectacle, Keep Shufflin[10]. The song was made famous by Adelaide Hall in the Broadway show Blackbirds of 1928. Although he recorded with several groups, including Morris's Hot Babes (1927), Fats Waller's Buddies (1929) (one of the earliest multiracial groups to record), and McKinney's Cotton Pickers (1929), his most important contribution to the Harlem stride piano tradition was a series of solo recordings of his compositions: "Handful of Keys", "Smashing Thirds", "Numb Fumblin'", and "Valentine Stomp" (1929). The show opened at the Longacre Theatre and ran for more than 1600 performances. Enter the answer length or the answer pattern to get better results. Click the answer to find similar crossword clues. Waller was ordered inside the building and found a party taking place. Broadway producer Richard Kollmar's hiring of Waller to create the musical Early to Bed was recalled in a 2016 essay about Waller by John McWhorter, an American academic and linguist who is Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, where he teaches linguistics, American studies, philosophy, and music history. His best-known compositions, "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose", were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1984 and 1999. 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Il joue également avec Erskine Tate à Chicago au Théatre Vendome, au Metropolitan et au Regal[9]. In addition to his playing, Waller was known for his many humorous quips during his performances. Six months after the premiere of Early to Bed, it was still playing in a Broadway theater; at that point newspapers reported Waller's premature death. Suivent neuf années d'une rare intensité, Fats Waller enchaînant les enregistrements (400 morceaux en neuf ans) les radio-shows, et même les apparitions au cinema (ex: "Stormy Weather" en 1943, avec Lena Horne , Bill Robinson et Cab Calloway). Vers l'âge de 6 ans, il apprennent les rudiments du piano auprès de sa mère et du directeur musical de l'église[3] qui lui fait découvrir les œuvres de Jean-Sébastien Bach que Thomas jouera toute sa vie[1].