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Art Tatum

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Art Tatum was among the most extraordinary of all jazz musicians, a pianist with wondrous technique who could not only play ridiculously rapid lines with both hands (his 1933 solo version of "Tiger Rag" sounds as if there were three pianists jamming together) but was harmonically 30 years ahead of his time; all pianists have to deal to a certain extent with Tatum's innovations in order to be taken seriously. Able to play stride, swing, and boogie-woogie with speed and complexity that could only previously be imagined, Tatum's quick reflexes and boundless imagination kept his improvisations filled with fresh (and sometimes futuristic) ideas that put him way ahead of his contemporaries.

Born nearly blind, Tatum gained some formal piano training at the Toledo School of Music but was largely self-taught. Although influenced a bit by Fats Waller and the semi-classical pianists of the 1920s, there is really no explanation for where Tatum gained his inspiration and ideas from. He first played professionally in Toledo in the mid-'20s and had a radio show during 1929-1930. In 1932 Tatum traveled with singer Adelaide Hall to New York and made his recording debut accompanying Hall (as one of two pianists). But for those who had never heard him in person, it was his solos of 1933 (including "Tiger Rag") that announced the arrival of a truly major talent. In the 1930s, Tatum spent periods working in Cleveland, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and (in 1938) England. Although he led a popular trio with guitarist Tiny Grimes (later Everett Barksdale) and bassist Slam Stewart in the mid-'40s, Tatum spent most of his life as a solo pianist who could always scare the competition. Some observers criticized him for having too much technique (is such a thing possible?), working out and then keeping the same arrangements for particular songs, and for using too many notes, but those minor reservations pale when compared to Tatum's reworkings of such tunes as "Yesterdays," "Begin the Beguine," and even "Humoresque." Although he was not a composer, Tatum's rearrangements of standards made even warhorses sound like new compositions.

Art Tatum, who recorded for Decca throughout the 1930s and Capitol in the late '40s, starred at the Esquire Metropolitan Opera House concert of 1944 and appeared briefly in his only film in 1947, The Fabulous Dorseys (leading a jam session on a heated blues). He recorded extensively for Norman Granz near the end of his life in the 1950s, both solo and with all-star groups; all of the music has been reissued by Pablo on a six-CD box set. His premature death from uremia has not resulted in any loss of fame, for Art Tatum's recordings still have the ability to scare modern pianists.

Title: Live 1953-55 Vol. 7

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Live 1944-45 Vol. 2

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Freestyle

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Love for Sale

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Jeans

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Dancing Couple

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Butterfly Vocals

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Art Tatum: The V-Discs

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Masters of Jazz Vol. 3

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Magic Fingers

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: National Dance

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Art Tatum Masterworks

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Song Is You

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Body & Soul

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: I'll See You Again

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Music Arena

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Easter Singing

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Call Me Later

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Art Tatum Swings

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Piano Solos

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Get Happy!

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Great Virtuoso

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Gospel, Jazz

Title: Back To The Roots

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: 10 Best

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Art Tatum: Finest Hour

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Piano Virtuoso

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Live 1944-52 Vol. 9

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Headman

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Art Tatum - Volume 2

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Art Tatum

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Art Tatum, Best Streams

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Sunflower

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Driver Songs

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Title: Endless Sky

Artist: Art Tatum

Genre: Jazz

Collections

Title: Hot Pianos

Genre: Jazz

Title: "P", Cole Porter

Genre: Jazz

Title: Best of Jazz Piano

Genre: Jazz

Title: American Jazz Piano

Genre: Jazz

Title: Learning Jazz Piano

Genre: Jazz

Title: Vocal Jazz 1

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Feeling Blue

Genre: Jazz

Title: Vintage Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz: Piano Vibes

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

Title: Compilation

Artist: Supersongs

Genre: Pop

Title: Cool Romance

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: Swing Time

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Berlin

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz, Pop

Title: Jazz for Weddings

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Oldies: Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Cats - Piano

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Stockholm Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Acoustic Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

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