I can't hear this without thinking of book "In the Night Kitchen" by Maurice Sendak....
10 years ago
Helen Johnson
total Humanitywith virtuosity and laughing at it all.
10 years ago
Francisco Figeac
Ternura en el piano y delicadez en la voz
10 years ago
Denson Smith
Rare version of a classic.
10 years ago
Dave Hunter
"Say, delivery man, where you been?Oh, mercy it sure is a sin.Mama, mama don't be fastDo not show your big, fine... Shortnin' Bread!" Just another example of the master at work. Dude had it goin' on.
11 years ago
ROBERT DIOTALEVI
Mama made her own bread in the basement, 5's, 10's, 20's....she got 15 years in the big house for it, yes yes!
12 years ago
The Abominator
SERVE IT MAMA, SERVE IT
12 years ago
Azizi Powell
Thanks for posting this sound file. I included a transcription of the lyrics to this song along with comments and this sound file on my cultural blog. Google Pancocojams Fats Waller - Shortnin Bread (Sound File, Lyrics, Comments) Thanks again!
13 years ago
Lembit Punapart
No doubt that this is great.
13 years ago
Quarkman0
The B side of "My Very Good Friend The Milkman" but I always preferred this side. The funny thing is that when I was 12 (fifty years ago), I did the same as you and stuck a picture of Fats on the label cut out from a newspaper!