[78-L] Fats Waller on the Air

[Steven C. Barr]

From: "Hans en Corrie" <koerthchkz at zeelandnet.nl>
> Most of us are too young to have seen Fats Waller perform -so am I, but 
> his
> concerts were indelible events - his swing, his humour and charisma are
> legendary. During the 1930s and early 1940s concerts and radio broadcasts
> were almost scheduled daily. We still can listen to his records, but only
> few radio broadcasts have survived. Thanks to Stephen Taylor, author of 
> the
> book Fats Waller on the Air ( The Radio Broadcasts and discography), we 
> can
> now enjoy some unreleased 1938 broadcasts. Great stuff .........
> http://keepswinging.blogspot.com <http://keepswinging.blogspot.com/>
>
Two or three years ago, I bought a 10-CD set of Waller. As near as I could
tell, it was mostly reissues of his many 78's; however, there were a few
cuts which (to my ears) were NOT from the 78's! IIRC I posted about
this set on 78-L; I don't recall what the conclusion was...?!

Steven C. Barr