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.[1]

Plays Fats Waller
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedJanuary 23, 1962
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length34:55
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4100
ProducerAlfred Lion
Jimmy Smith chronology
Midnight Special
(1961)
Plays Fats Waller
(1962)
Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith
(1962)

Reception

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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."[2]

Professional ratings
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AllMusic     [2]

Track listing

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Side 1

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  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

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  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

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Musicians

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Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 26, 2010
  2. ^ a b Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2010