Fats Waller: Auditory Prozac
Only the very rottenest of moods cannot be lightened by listening to a little Fats Waller. The man is auditory Prozac, I tell you. Here’s a snippet if you need convincing:
Fats Waller, “Let’s Break the Good News” (Intro)
(436K mp3, 00:00:55)
Who can resist? Bumption tempered with delicacy, insouciance tempered with real feeling. Despite a fairly pedestrian left hand in this tune (and pedestrian is a highly relative term when talking about Fats Waller), the right hand brilliantly illuminates what could otherwise be a pretty average melody. Who needs the pharmacy when you’ve got Fats?
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Posted to Audio • 2002.11.22 (Fri) • 12:55
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