George Melly - Sings Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin' / Let's Do It! / Like Sherry Wine / Makin' Whoopee (2 CD)

Cat. no: BGOCD1532
Format: CD (2 CD)
Barcode: 5017261215321
Release Date: 04 Oct 2024
Genre: Jazz

Four Melly albums from 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982, recorded for PYE/PRT Records

Originally a "blues shouter" in the ffties trad boom, Melly managed to reinvent himself musically in the 1970s when former Beatles publicist Derek Taylor signed him to Warner Brothers.

These albums are a strong mixture of covers and some original material, with John Chiltern's Feetwarmers accompanying on three of them.

George Melly was also a journalist, art critic, script writer and fy fsherman!

He sadly died in 2007 at the age of 80.

Digitally remastered and slipcased, and with new notes.

Tracks: Ain't Misbehavin' / Squeeze Me / I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter / An Awful Lot My Gal Ain't Got / Your Feets Too Big / My Very Good Friend The Milkman / The Joint Is Jumpin' / It's A Sin To Tell A Lie / Foolin' Myself / Honeysuckle Rose / Blue, Turning Grey Over You / Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now / I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling / Ain't Misbehavin' / Gonna Catch You With Your Britches Down (Black Eye Blues) / Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) / The Lady Wants Some Jazz / Backwater Blues / Medley: From Monday On / Introducing My Monday Date / I Want My Fanny Brown / Downhearted Blues / You're Driving Me Crazy / A Hundred Years From Today / Was I Drunk / T'Ain't Watcha Do (It's The Way That You Do It) / On Revival Day / Wait Till You See My Baby Do The Charleston / Baby Won't You Please Come Home / You've Got The Right Key But The Wrong Keyhole / Papa De Da Da / Way Down Yonder In New Orleans / Jerry The Junker / Beale Street Mama / Michigan Water / Please Don't Mention Your Sign / I Wanna Hot Dog For My Roll / Dapper Dan / Empty Bed Blues / Goody Goody / Sporting Life / Makin' Whoopee / Shake Your Can / Someday You'll Be Sorry / Everybody Loves My Baby / Watch The Birdie / Baby Doll / I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate / Yellow Dog Blues / I Can't Give You Anything But Love / Bye Bye Boogie