The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6 New York, Chicago & Hollywood

Piano credits on tracks 2-1 to 2-4 are literally to -- Fats Waller (as Maurice Waller) -- 1-1 to 1-8: New York, April 11, 1940. 1-9 to 1-15: New York, July 16, 1940. 1-16 to 1-22: New York, November 6, 1940. 2-1 to 2-4: Liederkranz Hall, New York, 11 or 14 November, 1940. 2-5 to 2-11: Chicago, January 2, 1941. 2-12 to 2-17: New York, March 20, 1941. 2-18 to 3-3: New York, May 13, 1941 (2-18 to 2-23 piano solos). 3-4 to 3-7: Hollywood, July 1, 1941. 3-8 to 3-13: New York, October 1, 1941. 3-14 to 3-17: New York, December 26, 1941. 3-18 to 3-21: New York, March 16, 1942. 3-22, 3-23: New York, July 30, 1942. 4-1, 4-2: New York, July 13, 1942. 4-3: New York, July 30, 1942. 4-4 to 4-6: Hollywood, January 23, 1943. 4-7 to 4-20 (V-Discs, solo piano, organ, vocals): New York, September 16, 1943 (tracks 4-17 to 4-20 as far as is known were not released as V-Discs. They are from Fats Waller's private collection). Tracks 5-1 to 5-7 are sides where no definitive agreement as to Fats' participation has been reached, but where he might reasonably be expected to have been present. 5-1, 5-2: New York, August 1, 1924. 5-3, 5-4: New York, June 26, 1929. 5-5, 5-6: There is longstanding dispute as to Fats' presence as organist on these sides. Shilkret said he was. However, the session pianist (Milton Rettenburg) said the organ was played by Sigmund Krumgold. New York, March 2, 1928. 5-7: New York, January 3, 1930. Alternates: 5-8: as 1-5. 5-9 to 5-17: as 2-1 to 2-4. 5-18 to 5-21: as 2-5 to 2-24. 5-22: as 3-14 to 3-17. 5-23, 5-24: as 4-11.