Art Tatum
Art Tatum
Artist Information
Genres: Boogie-Woogie, Swing, Stride, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Active: 30's, 40's, 50's
Born: October 13, 1909 in Toledo, OH
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Biography
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.
Discography
Release: June 22, 2010
Label: The Jazz Biography
Release: March 9, 2010
Label: Fuel 2000