Fats Waller carried the stride piano style to its highest levels of sophistication, virtuosity, and creativity. This collection brings 15 of his greatest solos to the printed page, transcribed note-for-note from Waller's own recordings. Included are the showpieces "Handful of Keys" and "Smashing Thirds", the visionary musical dialogue "Clothes Line Ballet", the boogie-woogie parodies "Alligator Crawl" and "Viper's Drag", solo versions of his popular songs "Ain't Misbehavin'", "Honeysuckle Rose", "I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling", and more. The transcriber, noted concert pianist and scholar Paul Posnak, also provides a biography of Waller and notes on the transcriptions . | fats by Fats Waller, Paperback | Indigo Chapters