Thomas "Fats" Waller - Loveless Love

By special request I upload this brilliant performance by Fats Waller (1904-1943) who was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer. He was a skilled pianist, and master of stride piano. Waller was one of the most popular performers of his era, finding critical and commercial success in his homeland and in Europe. He was also a prolific songwriter, and many songs he wrote or co-wrote are still popular still, such as "Honeysuckle Rose", "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Squeeze Me". Fellow pianist and composer Oscar Levant dubbed Waller "the black Horowitz". Waller composed many novelty swing tunes in the 1920s and 30s, and sold them for relatively small sums. When the compositions became hits, other songwriters claimed them as their own. Many standards are alternatively and sometimes controversially attributed to Waller. This great recording was made at the organ of Trinity Church in Camden, NJ in 1927.