Reddit mentions of Thomas "Fats" Waller : The Great Solos, 1929-1937

For some reason my response to you disappeared so here it is again:

Well that's a tough question but I've spent the last 6 or 7 years practicing the music of Fats Waller, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson and the like.

There's a bunch of books called the "Artist Transcription" series published by Hal Leonard that has great nearly note-for-note transcriptions of those artists, and I've bought and devoured almost all of them.

Here are a few examples:

Fats Waller

Art Tatum

Oscar Peterson

It's insanely difficult music, but extremely rewarding just to study.

Hope that helps!

1. There was nothing else to sit on, haha. I ended up pulling a couch from the middle of the room (I was playing in one of Steinway Hall's showrooms), which was lower than ideal, but better than nothing!
   
   
2. You can find the transcriptions of Smashing Thirds and other Fats Waller solo pieces in this book by Paul Posnak.