During his 21-year recording career, Thomas "Fats" Waller waxed so many hundreds of songs that only a dedicated few have heard them all even once, let alone often [more]
A joyful and constantly partying performer, Thomas “Fats” Waller had more than his share of talents. One of the truly great stride pianists, Waller was [more]
Recorded a year after his last landmark Blue Note dates, this album finds Nichols performing in the familiar trio setting again -- this time with Mingus drummer Dannie [more]
During his short life Thomas Wright Waller made it onto an enormous number of phonograph records as soloist, leader, sideman and accompanist. Each decade in the second [more]
A collection of 22 mostly blues tracks that either influenced or were covered by the White Stripes, this set works just fine as an anthology even without the White [more]
It's hard to believe that jazz organist Reuben Wilson actually retired from music for a time beginning during the 1980s, but he went for a long spell without any recording opportunities [more]