Art Tatum - Piano Grand Master
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Label: ProperBox
Cat No: PROPERBOX60
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 4
Genre: Jazz
Contents
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Art TatumAbout
Art Tatum was an enigma. Partially sighted, largely self-taught, yet one of the most technically accomplished piano players of the 20th Century (admired by classical composers and pianists as well by jazz audiences), he was not universally embraced by the jazz fraternity, some critics considering him too clever by half to be a real jazzman! On the other hand, fellow jazz pianist Teddy Wilson said of him, "You get all the finest jazz pianists in the world and let them play in the presence of Tatum. Then let Tatum play. Everyone (else) there will sound like an amateur".
Such was Tatum's unrivalled dexterity and polyrhythmic inventiveness, the majority of his recordings during his 1932-1951 prime years covered by this 99-track, 4-CD set were unaccompanied solo performances, each a unique display of virtuosity without need of further embellishment.
But he also recorded with a small band fronted by blues shouter Big Joe Turner, with an all-star line-up of jazz greats at a Metropolitan Opera House concert, and as the Art Tatum Trio with his regular club date accompanists, Tiny Grimes (guitar) and Slam Stewart (bass), all included here.
This is the definitive anthology of an artistic genius.
Track Listing:
CD 1: TEA FOR TWO
1. TIGER RAG La Rocca 1932
2. TEA FOR TWO Caesar, Youmans 1933
3. ST. LOUIS BLUES Handy 1933
4. TIGER RAG La Rocca 1933
5. SOPHISTICATED LADY Ellington, Mills 1933
6. MOONGLOW Mills, Hudson, De Lange 1934
7. I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU Williams, Hopkins, Hill 1934
8. WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN Mercer, Hanighen, Jenkins 1934
9. EMALINE Parish, Perkins 1934
10. LOVE ME Young, Washington 1934
11. COCKTAILS FOR TWO Johnston, Coslow 1934
12. AFTER YOU’VE GONE Creamer, Layton 1934
13. STARDUST Carmichael 1934
14. ILL WIND Arlen, Koehler 1934
15. THE SHOUT Tatum 1934
16. BEAUTIFUL LOVE Gillespie, Young 1934
17. LIZA Gershwin, Gershwin 1934
18. I AIN’T GOT NOBODY Graham, Williams 1934
19. STAY AS SWEET AS YOU ARE Gordon, Ravel 1935
20. I WISH I WERE TWINS De Lange, Loesser, Meyer 1935
21. GONE WITH THE WIND Wrubel, Magidson 1937
22. STORMY WEATHER Koehler, Arlen 1937
23. CHLOE Kahn, Moret 1937
24. THE SHEIK OF ARABY Smith, Wheeler, Snyder 1937
25. TEA FOR TWO Caesar, Youmans 1939
26. DEEP PURPLE Parish, De Rose 1939
27. IT HAD TO BE YOU Jones, Kahn 1939
CD 2: ELEGIE
1. OH, YOU CRAZY MOON Burke, Van Heusen 1939
2. OVER THE RAINBOW Harburg, Arlen 1939
3. DAY IN DAY OUT Bloom, Mercer 1939
4. ALL GOD’S CHILLUN GOT RHYTHM Kaper, Jurmann, Kahn 1939
5. ELEGIE Massenet 1940
6. HUMORESQUE Dvorak 1940
7. SWEET LORRAINE Parish, Burwell 1940
8. GET HAPPY Arlen, Koehler 1940
9. LULLABY OF THE LEAVES Young, Petkere 1940
10. TIGER RAG La Rocca 1940
11. SWEET EMALINE, MY GAL Layton, Creamer 1940
12. LOVE ME Young, Washington 1940
13. BEGIN THE BEGUINE Porter 1940
14. ROSETTA Woode, Hines 1940
15. INDIANA Hanley, McDonald 1940
16. WEE BABY BLUES Turner, Johnson 1941
17. STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY Sampson, Goodman 1941
18. LAST GOODBYE BLUES Turner, Johnson 1941
19. BATTERY BOUNCE Tatum 1941
20. LUCILLE Williams 1941
21. ROCK ME, MAMA Jones 1941
22. CORRINE CORRINA Chatman, Williams 1941
23. LONESOME GRAVEYARD BLUES Williams, Jones 1941
24. I GOT RHYTHM Gershwin, Gershwin 1944
25. MOP, MOP Hawkins 1944
26. ESQUIRE BOUNCE Feather 1944
CD 3: WILLOW WEEP FOR ME
1. MY IDEAL Robin, Whiting 1944
2. EXACTLY LIKE YOU Fields, McHugh 1944
3. FLYING HOME Goodman, Hampton 1944
4. DARK EYES Trad. 1943
5. BODY AND SOUL Green, Sour, Heyman, Eyton 1944
6. I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW Youmans, Caldwell 1944
7. HALLELUJAH Youmans, Robbins, Grey 1945
8. YESTERDAYS Kern, Harbach 1945
9. TATUM POLE BOOGIE Tatum 1949
10. WILLOW WEEP FOR ME Ronnell 1949
11. I COVER THE WATERFRONT Heyman, Green 1949
12. AUNT HAGAR’S BLUES Handy 1949
13. NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Gershwin, Gershwin 1949
14. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME Gershwin, Gershwin 1949
15. DARDANELLA Fisher, Bernard, Black 1949
16. TIME ON MY HANDS Youmans, Adamson, Gordon 1949
17. SWEET LORRAINE Parish, Burwell 1949
18. SOMEBODY LOVES ME Gershwin, De Sylva 1949
19. DON’T BLAME ME Fields, McHugh 1949
20. MY HEART STOOD STILL Rodgers, Hart 1949
21. YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME Rodgers, Hart 1949
22. I GOTTA RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES Koehler, Arlen 1949
CD 4: GOIN' HOME
1. GOIN’ HOME Dvorak 1949
2. BLUE SKIES Berlin 1949
3. IT’S THE TALK OF THE TOWN Symes, Neiburg, Livingston 1949
4. DANCING IN THE DARK Dietz, Schwartz 1949 2.54
5. WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS Barris, Koehler, Moll 1949
6. JUST-A-SITTIN’ AND A-ROCKIN’ Strayhorn, Ellington, Gaines 1949
7. YOU’RE DRIVING ME CRAZY Donaldson 1949
8. IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD Ellington, Mills 1949
9. SHE’S FUNNY THAT WAY Moret, Whiting 1949
10. I’LL NEVER BE THE SAME Malneck, Signorelli, Kahn 1949
11. NIGHT AND DAY Porter 1949
12. IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON Arlen, Rose, Harburg 1950
13. THREE LITTLE WORDS Kalmar, Ruby 1950
14. ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET Fields, McHugh 1950
15. WHY WAS I BORN? Kern, Hammerstein 1950
16. IF I COULD BE WITH YOU (ONE HOUR TONIGHT) Creamer, Johnson 1950
17. MEAN TO ME Turk, Ahlert 1950
18. I GUESS I HAVE TO CHANGE MY PLANS Dietz, Schwartz 1950
19. CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS? Swift, James 1950
20. WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE? Porter 1950
21. CRAZY RHYTHM Caesar, Kahn, Meyer 1950
22. LIMEHOUSE BLUES Furber, Braham 1950
23. I’M COMING VIRGINIA Heywood, Cook 1950
24. THE MAN I LOVE Gershwin, Gershwin 1951
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