Plays Fats Waller

Plays Fats Waller is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances of tunes associated with Fats Waller, recorded on January 23, 1962 and released on Blue Note later that year.

Plays Fats Waller
Studio album by Jimmy Smith
Released	1962
Recorded	January 23, 1962
Studio	Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:55
Label	Blue Note BLP 4100
Producer	Alfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Midnight Special (1961) Plays Fats Waller (1962) Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith (1962)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Steve Leggett states, "It's fairly typical Smith, who careens, bolts, stutters, glides, and flashes notes all over the place at a frequently breathless pace, doing what he always does, which is being Jimmy Smith at the organ. That's what you want, and that's what you get here."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Everybody Loves My Baby" (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) – 3:47
2. "Squeeze Me" (Fats Waller) – 5:31
3. "Ain't She Sweet" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) – 3:37
4. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Waller) – 3:44

Side 2

1. "Lulu's Back in Town" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 5:16
2. 'Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf, Waller) – 6:57
3. "I've Found a New Baby" (Palmer, Williams) – 6:03

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Quentin Warren – guitar
• Donald Bailey – drums

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Del Shields – liner notes