Your Time Now - Fats Waller Piano Roll Transcription

Here’s my transcription of “Your Time Now,“ played by Thomas “Fats“ Waller in March of 1923, QRS Piano Roll #2245. Composed by Spencer Williams, composer of hits such as “I Ain’t Got Nobody,“ the tune begins with the verse following a brief intro, then three choruses. Finally, Fats begins playing at breakneck speeds, performing a minor riff that would go on to form the third section of “Valentine Stomp,“ and the premise of “Russian Fantasy“ and “Piccadilly“ from his London Suite. As Fats’ third piano roll, it includes lots of great improvisation, and sounds quite similar to his accompaniment of singers in records from the Early-Mid 1920s. Here’s the original recording: Here’s my transcription on Musescore: #fatswaller #stridepiano #pianotranscription