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A generous 32-track single-disc overview of Fats Domino's first six
years of recording, Fat Man's Frenzy stops just short of "Blueberry
Hill," the song that sent Domino to international stardom in 1956.
What's immediately obvious about these Imperial recordings, which
reach back to "The Fat Man" from 1949, is how uptempo most of them
are. The easy sliding, midtempo Fats style of "Blueberry Hill" and
"Walking to New Orleans" hadn't quite codified yet, and most of
these tracks move along briskly on Domino's stripped-down Big Easy
piano playing and producer Dave Bartholemew's loose-limbed and
sympathetic arrangements. While a little of the familiar Fats comes
through in his laconic Creole vocals on cuts like "Little Bee" and
"Blue Monday," most of what is collected here isn't exactly
laid-back, and a couple of the instrumentals, like the title tune
and "Swanee River Hop," are downright freight trains at full
throttle. "Ain't That a Shame" (called here by its original title,
"Ain't It a Shame") is here, a song that is almost as much a
signature for Domino as "Blueberry Hill," and it remains a New
Orleans R&B classic. This set doesn't make an ideal starting
point for listeners interested in Fats Domino simply because his
later, better-known hits aren't here, but it is still a wonderful
collection, and no Fats fan will be disappointed by it. ~ Steve
Leggett
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