Happy Birthday Art Tatum!!
Oct 13, 2022 10:16:00 #
There have been many great jazz pianists, but Art Tatum is probably the greatest of them all. BTW, he was essentially blind from youth.
He is unmatched in speed and dexterity in his runs as he improvised. Oscar Peterson was close, but Tatum was #1.
Here are two videos for your enjoyment.
A documentary about his life and piano magic:https://youtu.be/VXJb14qufe4
A video of him playing Dvorak:https://youtu.be/qYcZGPLAnHA?list=RDqYcZGPLAnHA
If you search YouTube you'll find a few more scattered videos.
Enjoy,
Mark
He is unmatched in speed and dexterity in his runs as he improvised. Oscar Peterson was close, but Tatum was #1.
Here are two videos for your enjoyment.
A documentary about his life and piano magic:https://youtu.be/VXJb14qufe4
A video of him playing Dvorak:https://youtu.be/qYcZGPLAnHA?list=RDqYcZGPLAnHA
If you search YouTube you'll find a few more scattered videos.
Enjoy,
Mark
Oct 13, 2022 10:37:37 #
Oct 13, 2022 10:51:56 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
Very cool, Mark!
Thank you, Ben!!
I enjoy acknowledging greatness. I think Art Tatum deserves the handle.
Mark
Oct 13, 2022 11:11:23 #
Oct 13, 2022 11:15:07 #
gkl wrote:
A number of classical pianists liked/admired his musicianship .
Thank you for that info. He was truly admired by many musicians.
Mark
Oct 14, 2022 09:53:46 #
Tatum rarely played with other musicians in an ensemble. It's been said that the was so fast and creative that he was hard to accompany. Truly a soloist.
Oct 17, 2022 13:45:01 #
Oct 17, 2022 15:01:14 #
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