--- product_id: 120824220 title: "The Complete Recorded Works 1938-40, Vol. 5" brand: "fats waller" price: "€ 44.37" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/120824220-the-complete-recorded-works-1938-40-vol-5 store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # The Complete Recorded Works 1938-40, Vol. 5 **Brand:** fats waller **Price:** € 44.37 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Complete Recorded Works 1938-40, Vol. 5 by fats waller - **How much does it cost?** € 44.37 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/120824220-the-complete-recorded-works-1938-40-vol-5) ## Best For - fats waller enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted fats waller brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Complete Recorded Works 1938-40, Vol. 5 ## Images ![The Complete Recorded Works 1938-40, Vol. 5 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/813Iyl7D8pL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ GREAT MUSIC *by D***R on Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2018* Occasionally you come across an artist whose longing to do something more than his ordinary playing allows leaks over into his music. The accomplished post-stride, pre-swing pianist/organist/comedy singer and bandleader Thomas “Fats” Waller may be the prime example in mainstream jazz.It’s not that he didn’t record a lot or that he wasn’t popular. ‘Popular’ was his problem. That and being black. Over the course of a much too short life, this wonderful artist recorded way too many truly trivial songs that exploited his ability to turn a sow’s ear into, if not into a velvet purse, at least into an acceptable fine cloth item. Whoa, you can’t believe the crap he recorded across his hectic but too short career!Even in the worst pieces of dreck he recorded, he was never a trivial player. And at his best, he was an immensely consequential performer, who played with a unique mixture of jollity, joy and melancholy. (You have to listen closely for the melancholy but it’s there.)Now we have six sets of four CDS each, twenty-four albums of approximately twenty-five tunes on each, for a total of roughly six hundred cuts, all of Waller as sideman (first and second sets), then head honcho (the inimitable Gene Sedric his sideman on sax() ,and on a few cuts, alone or playing with unexpected collaborators. There are several cuts with Waller playing pipe organ, which was his preferred instrument.Listen to these recordings both casually and intensely. Let the music soak in. Eventually, if not at first, you will understand why consequential players, like stride giant Ralph Sutton (whose playing of Waller’s “The Spider and the Fly” is better than Fats on his own recording) and Michel Legrand/Miles Davis’ (Waller’s “Jitterbug Waltz”), venerated this gentle jazz giant. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What's not to like? *by T***L on Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2020* I bought all of the complete works except volume 1. If you like tremendous 1930's small groupjazz that really swings, is not self-conscience or phony with a master of 'tongue in cheek'humor, this set should give you hours of enjoyment. Not everything Fats recorded is a masterpiece,but he did wonders with most of the material he was forced to record. The sound of the transfersis excellent as well.' tongue in cheek humor of a master you will find this collectionvery worthwhile. Technically it is excellent ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fats' expanded repetoire is enjoyable. If you want the mainstream hits, these are not. *by J***Y on Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2014* At first I was disappointed because the versions of Ain't Misbehavin were done on organ unlike the piano versions with which I am familiar. However I found so many great tracks I soon got over it. My new favorite track by Fats is Got No Time, from this recording. The quality of the recordings range from muddy to sonically tolerable but the performances are entertaining and I am happy with this purchase. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/120824220-the-complete-recorded-works-1938-40-vol-5](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/120824220-the-complete-recorded-works-1938-40-vol-5) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-06-13*