Fats Waller
piano, composer
Stride pianist, singer and songwriter; Barry mentions him only as a songwriter said to have sold many of his songs.
- mentions
- 2
- recordings
- 2
- Barry speaking
- 2
What Barry says
Composer credits on standards are not always true, Barry tells a theory class: songwriters on Broadway would sell a song for $25 so they could eat, and he has heard that Fats Waller sold a lot of songs. So we do not really know who wrote what, and should take credits with a grain of salt.
Jazz theory, part 2: drop voicings2:46Jazz theory, part 2, with score2:413:14
In his own words
We had composers out on Broadway that would sell a song for $25 so they could eat, you know. So we don’t know who composed what... I heard that about [Fats] Waller, he sold a lot of his songs.
Every mention
2 moments in the recordings, 2 of them Barry speaking. Each says who is talking.
Jazz theory, part 2: drop voicings
- 2:46
Has heard that Waller sold many songs; so composer credits on standards are not to be trusted.
Jazz theory, part 2, with score
- 3:14
The same remark in another upload of the same class: Waller sold a lot of songs.
Method ideas nearby
Ideas of the method taught in the classes where they come up, with how many mentions fall in each.