dclxxviii. WALLER, Fats: Ain't Misbehavin'

dclxxviii. WALLER, Fats (1904-1943)

Ain't Misbehavin' (1943)
FW, piano
Zutty Singleton, drums
Slam Stewart, bass
Benny Carter, trumpet
Irving Ashby, guitar
Alton Moore, trombone
Eugene Porter, clarinet
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, dancing waiter
(2:46)

Notice how -- using a diminished seventh chord -- Fats creates an upward chromatic bass pattern (Eb/E/F/F#/G) ...