Tag: Andy Razaf

From the Studio #89 - Ain’t-Cha GladFrom the Studio #89 – Ain’t-Cha Glad – I heard this tune from 1933 first on one of the earliest records I bought, “King of the Blues Trombone” with Jack Teagarden. It is written by the iconic songwriter couple Fats Waller and Andy Razaf. And here’s my recording of it (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #317 - Nobody but My BabyFrom the Record Shelves #317 – Nobody but My Baby – It says “Louis Armstrong’s Original Washboard Beaters” on the label. So, what was going on here? Did they try to capitalize on Armstrong’s growing fame in Europe? Was it no mistake, just a way of selling more copies? Well, it might have been the (…) read more and listenread more and listen