Here are two great and variegated recordings of this Fats Waller tune. The earlier is by Fess Williams on an uncommon Brunswick (the original pairing is with his "Ozark Blues"), the later by the composer himself at the ivories.
Alligator Crawl Fess Williams and His Royal Flush Orchestra (Br 3589;E-23633/5; NY, 6/15/27)
http://www.box.net/shared/9p11npjzd7
Alligator Crawl Thomas "Fats" Waller, piano (Vic 24830; 86210-1; NY, 11/16/34)
http://www.box.net/shared/j0dsx432s4
Alligator Crawl
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Re: Alligator Crawl
Adam,
WOWSERS! Two great ones! A super comparison, it's impossible to pick a favorite! Have you posted Ozark Blues yet? I have a CD with the Missourians recording of it IIRC. That's another great one!
Regards,
John
WOWSERS! Two great ones! A super comparison, it's impossible to pick a favorite! Have you posted Ozark Blues yet? I have a CD with the Missourians recording of it IIRC. That's another great one!
Regards,
John
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Re: Alligator Crawl
Okay, John, here's the flip side:
Ozark Blues Fess Williams and His Royal Flush Orchestra (Br 3589; E-23636-8; NY, 6/15/27)
http://www.box.net/shared/ldirbzpyxb
Ozark Blues Fess Williams and His Royal Flush Orchestra (Br 3589; E-23636-8; NY, 6/15/27)
http://www.box.net/shared/ldirbzpyxb
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Re: Alligator Crawl
Adam,
Thanks for sharing these—I’ve enjoyed all of your transfers that I have listened to so far, which has been quite a few of them.
Definitely we are quite lucky to have you expanding our MP3 collections with some great music!
Thanks for sharing these—I’ve enjoyed all of your transfers that I have listened to so far, which has been quite a few of them.
Definitely we are quite lucky to have you expanding our MP3 collections with some great music!
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