greatest piano player ever. he was at least 30 years ahead of his time. no one even heard of the harmonic structures he played until years later. and his technical mastery of the instrument is obviously unparalleled.
Art, the pianist and Ray Heindorf's piano are a magical combo. Art Tatum had a fantastic ability to bring out the best sound from a grand piano. Tatum could play anything he chose to; at the drop of a hat
...another profoundly talented artist that lost his life at far too young an age. While all of his performances stagger the mind, towards the very end of his life his uncharacteristic stumbles on some of the granz recordings are sobering. Thanks for recording this - a great example of his interpretation.
imagine what he would do in other styles.Jas is such a challenge,just imagine ,folk ? With that talent and versatility he could play anything way above normal ,Rachmaninoff himself said he was the best in all styles and he even mentioned that he would stop if Art played classical...Think for a sec.
I think some people on here have missed the point. Art Tatum was one of the most gifted pianists of the 20th century, irrespective of which genre of music he played. He chose jazz as a vehicle, only because of the rampant racism of the day. He was comfortable in a jazz club or in front of an orchestra. It mattered little what he was playing. Wrong to "pigeon-hole" him.
@tyrone2252 prety sure it was horrowitz not rach. but yeah either way, hes a beast honostly, as great of a jazz musician art is, i doubt he would been able to fully convert to classical. itd be waaay to restricting to learn wats on the page, for him at least.
Don't think his color affected the fact that he was very much the pianists' pianist; if he had have been white, he may have gone down another road in to classical..perhaps. My take on Art Tatum was that he created a style for himself, that was affected by his eyesight, so instead of being a negative, he turned it into a positive. We won't hear his like again
greatest piano player ever. he was at least 30 years ahead of his time. no one even heard of the harmonic structures he played until years later. and his technical mastery of the instrument is obviously unparalleled.
agreed!!
A God of the Ivories, none swung better! Even Fats Waller had to bow to this man's talent. Genius.
Art, the pianist and Ray Heindorf's piano are a magical combo. Art Tatum had a fantastic ability to bring out the best sound from a grand piano. Tatum could play anything he chose to; at the drop of a hat
Did anyone ever hear Art Tatum play badly, or just so-so....NEVER! What a pianistic genius, Thanks for this!
god lives between the left and right hand of this man.
...another profoundly talented artist that lost his life at far too young an age. While all of his performances stagger the mind, towards the very end of his life his uncharacteristic stumbles on some of the granz recordings are sobering.
Thanks for recording this - a great example of his interpretation.
How could you possibly play better than this? Just superb.
he was a stunning pianist even fats waller
said that he is the god in the house.
Profoundly moving.
@Jigov Yes Errol was a beautiful and very influential player. His music will be played and enjoyed as long as people still have ears!
Grand!! TNX!
I love how at 3:18 you can hear the other people in the room enjoying his art form.
wow...
imagine what he would do in other styles.Jas is such a challenge,just imagine ,folk ? With that talent and versatility he could play anything way above normal ,Rachmaninoff himself said he was the best in all styles and he even mentioned that he would stop if Art played classical...Think for a sec.
I think some people on here have missed the point. Art Tatum was one of the most gifted pianists of the 20th century, irrespective of which genre of music he played.
He chose jazz as a vehicle, only because of the rampant racism of the day. He was comfortable in a jazz club or in front of an orchestra. It mattered little what he was playing. Wrong to "pigeon-hole" him.
@tyrone2252 I think that was vladimir horowitz
@tyrone2252 prety sure it was horrowitz not rach.
but yeah either way, hes a beast
honostly, as great of a jazz musician art is, i doubt he would been able to fully convert to classical. itd be waaay to restricting to learn wats on the page, for him at least.
@hoiszhdfoifh22 NO NO NO. It is Art Tatum, of Toledo OH. Blind from birth, could barely make out the ace of spades with only one eye.
Don't think his color affected the fact that he was very much the pianists' pianist; if he had have been white, he may have gone down another road in to classical..perhaps. My take on Art Tatum was that he created a style for himself, that was affected by his eyesight, so instead of being a negative, he turned it into a positive.
We won't hear his like again
Check out what Roland Kirk does with the same song, totally diffrent but also enjoyable
I saw him in the 60s in Bristol, UK; amazing musician
@altair003 Your statement is incorrect.
@boogsie777 Hhhhmmm...I disagree, because think of the ratio of famous black jazz musicians compared to famous white jazz musicians.
As opposed to Fats Waller, Tatum did not want to play classics.
what the hell