Victor matrix BS-84418. How can you face me? / Fats Waller and his Rhythm
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| How can you face me? (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Andy Razaf (lyricist) | |
| Fats Waller (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Fats Waller and his Rhythm (Musical group) | |
| Herman Autrey (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Al Casey (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Harry Dial (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Mezz Mezzrow (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Floyd O'Brien (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Charles Turner (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Fats Waller (instrumentalist : celeste) | |
| Fats Waller (vocalist) | |
| Fats Waller (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Fats Waller (leader) | |
| Ken Macomber (session supervisor) | |
| Fats Waller (speaker) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and talk
- Instrumentation: Bass, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Ken Macomber, present." |
| Audition reveals speaking. |
| Instrumentation is from Victor ledgers and is not confirmed; collective personnel from notes to a reissue compilation CD. Personnel listings here are not intended to imply that every instrument listed is played on every master recorded at the session. |
| Source(s): JSP CD notes (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/28/1934 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Victor 24737 | |||
| 9/28/1934 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-10143 | |||
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| 9/28/1934 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Gramophone (France) K-7863 | From dubbed master, Gramophone 0A-84418. | ||
| 9/28/1934 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | RCA Victor LPV-516 | |||
| 9/28/1934 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | RCA (France) PM 43686 | |||
| 9/28/1934 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | JSP 928 | |||
| 9/28/1934 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1A | Not processed | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-84418. How can you face me? / Fats Waller and his Rhythm," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200017810/BS-84418-How_can_you_face_me.
Victor matrix BS-84418. How can you face me? / Fats Waller and his Rhythm. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200017810/BS-84418-How_can_you_face_me.
"Victor matrix BS-84418. How can you face me? / Fats Waller and his Rhythm." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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