Biography

The legacy of pianist Art Tatum looms large over jazz. Nearly blind, he possessed a technical prowess that awed even the classical virtuoso Vladimir Horowitz, and his style was completely his own. Tatum's genius was in dissecting, reconstructing, and elaborating the repertoire of the American popular song, an approach that informed and inspired Charlie Parker and the bop generation. Tatum may be best appreciated in his solo work, where he was able to stretch out without overwhelming his sidemen. Recording intermittently from the 1930s until his death in 1956, Tatum made a profound impact on the art of the jazz piano.

Top Tracks

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• A Foggy Day

• All God's Chillun Got Rhythm

• All The Things You Are

• Battery Bounce

• Blue Skies

• Body And Soul

• Caravan

• Cocktails For Two

• Deep Purple

• Devil In The Moon

• Gershwin Medley

• Have You Met Miss Jones?

• Honeysuckle Rose

• How High The Moon

• Humoresque

• I Can't Get Started

• I Cover The Waterfront

• I Know That You Know

• I Surrender Dear

• I Won't Dance

• In A Sentimental Mood

• It's Only A Paper Moon

• Jitterbug Waltz

• Just A-sittin' And A-rockin'

• Just One Of Those Things

• Kerry Dance

• Liza (all The Clouds'll Roll Away)

• Love For Sale

• Makin' Whoopee

• Moon Song

• Moonglow

• Mr. Freddie Blues

• Nice Work If You Can Get It

• Night And Day

• Oh, Lady Be Good

• On The Sunny Side Of The Street

• Over The Rainbow

• 's Wonderful

• Someone To Watch Over Me

• St. Louis Blues

• Stompin' At The Savoy

• Sweet Georgia Brown

• Sweet Lorraine

• Tea For Two

• Tea For Two/honeysuckle Rose

• The Kerry Dance

• The Man I Love

• Tiger Rag

• Toledo Blues

• Under A Blanket Of Blue

• Willow Weep For Me

• Would You Like To Take A Walk

• Yesterdays

• You Took Advantage Of Me

Discography

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• John Simmons Quartet

  1957

• Art Tatum-Ben Webster Quartet

  Palm Grove / Essential Jazz Classics / MSI Music Distribution

  1956

• The Art Tatum-Buddy DeFranco Quartet

  1956

• Presenting the Art Tatum Trio

  Clef Records

  1956

• The Tatum Touch

  Columbia

  1956

• The Incomparable Music of Art Tatum

  Verve

  1955

• Still More of the Greatest Piano of Them All

  Verve

  1955

• The Art Tatum-Roy Eldridge-Alvin Stoller Trio

  Clef Records

  1955

• Tatum-Carter-Bellson

  Clef Records

  1954

• The Three Giants

  Verve

  1954

• Makin' Whoopee

  Verve

  1954

• Art Tatum Concert

  Columbia

  1954

• Battle of Jazz, Vol. 2

  Brunswick

  1953

• Tatum Piano

  Remington

  1950

• Art Tatum [Asch]

  Jazz After Hours

  1950

• At Shrine Auditorium

  Columbia

  1949