@@billmavin1998 Peterson was extremely intimidated by Tatum, who had way more experience and was half-blind. The fastest jazz artist of all time is Art tatum. If you have heard Song of the Vagabonds by Art Tatum, you will be amazed at the speed of his fingers. th-cam.com/video/rH4gMdD8JwQ/w-d-xo.html
@@solomon525 Thanks for that link to "Song of the Vagabonds," Solomon. That was mind-blowing. I now see why Count Basie, Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles, and so many other musicians (not simply pianists) revered Art Tatum. The recurring theme was that Mr. Tatum was not only playing at an entirely different level, but that he was almost supernatural in his musical understanding and abilities.
Les Paul began his musical career as a pianist. But when he heard Art Tatum; he never played piano again. But went on to become one of the greatest guitarists of all time!
You just have to watch and smile. Nobody has ever played jazz piano this great, and nobody ever will. You could practice 12 hrs. a day for a lifetime and not play like this. I think Art Tatum was God's gift to the piano!
@@ili626 Who? There are some astounding jazz pianists around, but I don't know of one with his technical AND musical ability. There's lots of classical pianists faster and more brilliant, but that's a whole different genre.
Artie Shaw had the right idea. He kept a roll of banknotes in his coat pocket. During breaks he would hand noisy people back their entry fees and ask them to leave.
There was a Jazz supper club on Sunset & Silver Lake Blvd in LA 'The Red Chimney' booking the best Jazz musicians for yrs but the patrons, many were So damn indifferent to the musicians & Noisy & Restaurant Mgt didn't do Jack
"I sorta wished we could be alone. I have something I wanted to tell you, Jane." "Oh? What is it Bob? "I finished the concerto." "Oh Bob, that's wonderful! Now shut the fuck up and listen to Tatum."
Dick Hyman saw and heard Art Tatum play several times in person and has some fingerings for some of Tatum's runs in some of his method books for jazz piano. Many of those runs are only fingered with the first two or three fingers on the right hand (thumb and forefinger, with or without the middle finger).
@@andrewbarrett1537 How does that work? Does he just tap them lightly and then glide his hand further left instead of really pressing them? That would explain why his sound is so tinkly and fluffy. I'd really love to know.
Thanks for posting. Great to see as well as hear the extraordinary talent that was Art Tatum. The "Yesterdays" at the end is just incredible. And to think he only had about 25% vision in one eye. Another jazz great who died far too young.
Just because he was caught on film and moving and almost looking at me from time to time, I am utterly intimidated. This was the man who brought all of New York's top pianists to their knees.
Charles Duckett Jr. Y'know I thought the same thing but then a similar thing happened at 3:38 which made me think that maybe it's just a glitch in the audio recording.
@@thepianojuggler If you listen real close, he modulates down to Bb from B at the end of the intro; it's so sublime, you really can miss it altogether. Incidentally, it reminds me of those old analog conversions where the tune starts in one key, but ends at least a half step away due to the irregular phonograph speed. I secretly wonder if Tatum, in all his glory, wasn't imitating the unpredictable speed of the old turntables. I once worked with a pianist who would play The Entertainer, and he would randomly modulate even in the middle of beats to imitate the wonky playback.
and at 3:37, when his ascending right hand run should hit an "F" concert (the 5th in Bb), it warbles up to an F#... so, it's really anybody's guess! But seriously, he went up a half step to screw with his buddies...
Bro I just heard it, he does it twice, starts in B, Goes to Bb, then briefly does it in A. Plus the entire melody is done with just the right hand. Ive been practicing this for 3 days but haven't gotten past 4 minutes in the video.
His ideas and musical thoughts so effortlessly comes out but they are so perfect and coherent he is pure perfection like a piano hendrix / mozart constantly pouring out pure piano ideas by the split second such correct ideas idk how he got to that level of mental ability
I REALLY wish there was more video footage of Art Tatum. I absolutely cherish the few that exist and have watched all of them so many times that it would scare me to hear the actual number. His recordings are gold, and I am thankful he lived in a time when his godly playing was preserved for us all to hear. Rest in Peace Art, you were truly one of a kind.
He surely inspired many generations with his tremendous mastery. But can you imagine the number of players who just shook their heads quit after hearing him?
They were really determined to transcribe what he was playing....lol. They had it from the same short piece filmed from several different angles over and over. Go Art Tatum!! Killin' it!!
Tatum was super good at the piano. Ahmaj says , one time he play a whole song and tatum listen, when he finish tatum got close to him and said "if you would of play it with one hand then you would of got my attention. Then tatum play the whole song with one hand (I believe his left hand ) Tatum was a super pianist. One time listen and used one hand to play at a genius level ! Amazing. Ahmaj jamal says there is no one till this day that can play as much piano like Tatum ! I don't know bit he says there is no one close enough! Horrowitz love tatum a lot , tatum was his favorite pianist !
I just love Art isn't even looking at the keyboard, he's looking at the time on the wall, discussing major events in the middle east with the crowd, reading the newspaper, meanwhile, his hands just keep playing the most amazing piano ever. Yes, I know he was basically blind, which makes all of it even more amazing.
Art Tatum was almost completely blind, he had only 25% of his right eye sight and nothing of his left. He could not read sheet music in real time and he could not see the whole piano keyboard, only a few keys in a grey mist.
They had to bring him and the 🎹 in with a Forklift bc he is attached to it the way he played they had to be inseparable GOD Blessed Art Tatum " PERSONALLY!!!!!"
I think that he hated publicity.. Anecdotes suggest that recorders were quietly slipped under pianos and behind curtains. It was said that had he gone to the Concert Platform, he would have worried a good few people.
Not only that, apparently George Gershwin and even Vladimir Horowitz plus a few others snuck around a couple of late night clubs in NY to check this Tatum out and were definitely left in awe.
@@tropicvibe Horowitz eventually met Tatum. He played his awesome concert piece The Stars and Stripes and and Tatum played a version of Tea for Two. Horowitz stopped him and said "Amazing! How long did it take to arrange and memorise all that?" Tatum.."I just did it as I was playing...! Horowitz was suitably amazed.
Kids have you heard the stuff folks are fobbing you off with now these days! My daddy is way bigger than your daddy (-: Art Tatum king of the keys. Makes me smile every time, the music is so animated. Thanks for sharing.
Wow. This is the first time that I have seen footage of Art Tatum playing. I have heard plenty and have a lot of CDs etc. Does anyone know of any footage of Art playing Tiger Rag? I would love to watch his hands over the keys playing that one!
@@tunatuna6723 Interesting, thanks for that info. Given the number of radio broadcasts he did, the records he made and the live gigs he performed, isn't it extraordinary that there isn't more film.
@@jeremypreece870 do you know much about the radio broadcasts, and how many might still be around? there was a radio interview I heard (I believe from the 50s) and the quality was outstanding, but there was little to no actual music on it....if there are radio performances from around that time that survive though, I would love to hear them!
@@rblossey I'm afraid that I only have commercially available recordings on records and CDs. I am honestly amazed by how much "rare" material appears on TH-cam. Sorry that I can't help. :(
Were it not for these rare footages and the recordings, no one would believe the monster pianist this guy was. Cause the stories sound too colorful to be true.
If you actually play ( pianoforte) then you understand what you are seeing and hearing. Exceptional ability coupled with seemingly effortless technical prowess - something l feel you are born with.
@@farshimeltboth. Some people can work on it for years and never achieve such greatness. Others are born with great talent but neglect it. When talent meets dedication and hard work, you get a legend
I never can understand the technique he was using right here, I mean you can hear but when looking at his fingers it almost don't make sense at all. I don't see his thumb moving much at all I can some of the other fingers moving sort of but the technique was superior.
I’m sitting here playing my ass off practicing all day everyday. Not even close to Tatum and pple are chatting amongst themselves. No wonder i don’t have the confidence to play live.
Chris Schaffner : The greatest technician for sure (until someone comes up with live-footage of Paganini), but the title of greatest musician is shared by other greats. Never forget that all of Art's incredible tour de forces are based on simple tunes written by technically lesser gods.
Tatum looks like an innocent fellow, but in truth he would scan the audience for any sign of mockery among the patrons, and if he got the chance to after the show, would pound the guilty down through the wood floor all the way into the cellar like he was putting down fence posts straight to hell.
4:50 - I hope you won't crack open my head with a rock because I brought you to a jazz bar.. After all, I'm a woman and these are the 40's.. btw.. how is this rare footage if it's on TH-cam?
I believe it's one of his original compositions called "Turquoise", that was published as part of a piano solo sheet music folio (four tunes) in England, I think by the Peter Maurice publishing co. but not 100% sure. One of the other tunes in the folio ("Jade"?) is actually the tune he recorded as "The Shout", but re-named. Not sure whether he ever got to record the other two.
Yes it's "Turquoise", an original composition of Art Tatum (in B flat). 1939 Peter Maurice Music Co., Ltd. Published in: The Music Makers, Art Tatum, 1980 EMI Music Publishing Ltd., 138-140 Charing Cross Road, London WC 2H 0 LD. Editor: Cecil Bolton, ISBN 0 86175 139 6. I like this composition very much, but I never found a record. I even made a request at the Swiss Jazz Museum for a discographie. I'm very happy about this discovery. Also "Jade" in D flat is beautiful. You can find on youtube a sampled version to have an idea. But it sounds not like Art Tatum. I posted my interpretation of it a few months ago - just a sketch, not the full composition. For both please search for "Jade Art Tatum". Some time ago I did a good record of my interpretation of "Turquoise". I will try to post it on youtube. I must remark that in this film Art Tatum plays the Stride Piano parts not as written in the EMI book. Johannes Klein
Oscar Peterson said that Art Tatum was the greatest two pianists he ever heard.
YEP Mr Peterson loved Art and Art loved him
It’ so...
@@billmavin1998 Peterson was extremely intimidated by Tatum, who had way more experience and was half-blind. The fastest jazz artist of all time is Art tatum.
If you have heard Song of the Vagabonds by Art Tatum, you will be amazed at the speed of his fingers.
th-cam.com/video/rH4gMdD8JwQ/w-d-xo.html
@@solomon525 Thanks for that link to "Song of the Vagabonds," Solomon. That was mind-blowing. I now see why Count Basie, Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles, and so many other musicians (not simply pianists) revered Art Tatum. The recurring theme was that Mr. Tatum was not only playing at an entirely different level, but that he was almost supernatural in his musical understanding and abilities.
Art is surely the greatest
Les Paul began his musical career as a pianist. But when he heard Art Tatum; he never played piano again. But went on to become one of the greatest guitarists of all time!
Cosmic ironic causailty!!
maybe he just sucked at piano
"When you listened Art, it seems like two person playing the piano, you just couldnt believe what you hearing man" Ray Charles.
You just have to watch and smile. Nobody has ever played jazz piano this great, and nobody ever will. You could practice 12 hrs. a day for a lifetime and not play like this. I think Art Tatum was God's gift to the piano!
he was an early great no doubt, but many have indeed caught up with him since
@@ili626 Who? There are some astounding jazz pianists around, but I don't know of one with his technical AND musical ability. There's lots of classical pianists faster and more brilliant, but that's a whole different genre.
Artie Shaw had the right idea. He kept a roll of banknotes in his coat pocket. During breaks he would hand noisy people back their entry fees and ask them to leave.
There was a Jazz supper club on Sunset & Silver Lake Blvd in LA 'The Red Chimney' booking the best Jazz musicians for yrs but the patrons, many were So damn indifferent to the musicians & Noisy & Restaurant Mgt didn't do Jack
Pretty class move to 😊
Louis Armstrong was alleged to only play with you if you were down smoking. The herbal remedies
Also he endorsed laxative use for weight loss
THEY'RE PIANO PLAYERS AND THERE IS ART TATUM. THE ABSOLUTE GOD OF PIANO
That solo at the end is just insane. I never heard piano sound like that, he went prog on that cut!
I'm so grateful that I could see Art playing because I don't think I'd have believed that was possible on the piano without seeing....x
Thank you! *Art Tatum - October 13, 1909 - November 5, 1956* - Shared on Google+, Oct. 13, 2018
"I sorta wished we could be alone. I have something I wanted to tell you, Jane."
"Oh? What is it Bob?
"I finished the concerto."
"Oh Bob, that's wonderful! Now shut the fuck up and listen to Tatum."
Thank God For This Rare Archival Footage of This Phenomenal Jazz Master !!!....
I envy those people beside him, seeing him play, OMG!!!
Tatum - one of Thee, if not Thee greatest Jazz pianist Ever.
For me Earl Hines, Tatum's' teacher' [according to Tatum], was less 'flash' but even greater: go see Hines on Vimeo @ vimeo.com/58414566
MrTolesi Earl Hines influenced Nat Cole too.
Greatest***
obviously the best
That's nonsense... Sun ra was the greatest pianist ever
One can't get any better than this.😊Art Tatum
Mr. Art Tatum was truly gifted. Also, that is Mr. Ray Bauduc who was a fabulous drummer.
When Art plays one of his downward runs, I'm not even sure which fingers are hitting which keys
Dick Hyman saw and heard Art Tatum play several times in person and has some fingerings for some of Tatum's runs in some of his method books for jazz piano. Many of those runs are only fingered with the first two or three fingers on the right hand (thumb and forefinger, with or without the middle finger).
@@andrewbarrett1537 How does that work? Does he just tap them lightly and then glide his hand further left instead of really pressing them? That would explain why his sound is so tinkly and fluffy. I'd really love to know.
@@jazzygiraffe8589 That and his preference for a piano with a light action... Beyond amazing.
That's a great player
Thanks for posting. Great to see as well as hear the extraordinary talent that was Art Tatum. The "Yesterdays" at the end is just incredible. And to think he only had about 25% vision in one eye. Another jazz great who died far too young.
Autumn Leaves I wonder if there’s more footage somewhere from the same “Yesterdays” performance...
Tatum is the king of piano. He was so good.
Just because he was caught on film and moving and almost looking at me from time to time, I am utterly intimidated. This was the man who brought all of New York's top pianists to their knees.
“looking at” you?
He was blind
@@banfield1368 He wasn't completely blind.
Art cracks the band up when he starts in on the tune a half step lower, little deleted scene moment! 1:38.
Charles Duckett Jr. Y'know I thought the same thing but then a similar thing happened at 3:38 which made me think that maybe it's just a glitch in the audio recording.
@@thepianojuggler If you listen real close, he modulates down to Bb from B at the end of the intro; it's so sublime, you really can miss it altogether. Incidentally, it reminds me of those old analog conversions where the tune starts in one key, but ends at least a half step away due to the irregular phonograph speed. I secretly wonder if Tatum, in all his glory, wasn't imitating the unpredictable speed of the old turntables. I once worked with a pianist who would play The Entertainer, and he would randomly modulate even in the middle of beats to imitate the wonky playback.
and at 3:37, when his ascending right hand run should hit an "F" concert (the 5th in Bb), it warbles up to an F#... so, it's really anybody's guess! But seriously, he went up a half step to screw with his buddies...
Bro I just heard it, he does it twice, starts in B, Goes to Bb, then briefly does it in A. Plus the entire melody is done with just the right hand. Ive been practicing this for 3 days but haven't gotten past 4 minutes in the video.
He's is completely messing with the all white camera crew.
His ideas and musical thoughts so effortlessly comes out but they are so perfect and coherent he is pure perfection like a piano hendrix / mozart constantly pouring out pure piano ideas by the split second such correct ideas idk how he got to that level of mental ability
Like a piano art Tatum
I REALLY wish there was more video footage of Art Tatum. I absolutely cherish the few that exist and have watched all of them so many times that it would scare me to hear the actual number.
His recordings are gold, and I am thankful he lived in a time when his godly playing was preserved for us all to hear. Rest in Peace Art, you were truly one of a kind.
there were but those fuckers on tv deleted it
for some limited storage or something... what is more rare than art tatum playing? Chopin maybe lol
@@agamaz5650 what !!?🙀 Dammn
Art Tatum’s fingers glide over the piano keys like nobody else’s. He is the best piano player I have ever heard. 🥰🌻
I only play the piano, but tonight God is on my laptop screen
He surely inspired many generations with his tremendous mastery. But can you imagine the number of players who just shook their heads quit after hearing him?
@@ryneagheilim9782 Something like that in Maurice Waller's book about his dad.
@@tranquilitybase2351 It included Les Paul. But he just did something else instead.
The man was in a different league. Even Oscar Petersen said that his talent was intimidating..
How lucky to be able to sit next to and hear such a genius ! Wow !
THE CONCERTO CAN WAIT!
Here is a great Musician so neglected by the listeners.
Let us make that he never dies and is always alive...
This guy is so terrific, how on earth do those fingers move
They were really determined to transcribe what he was playing....lol. They had it from the same short piece filmed from several different angles over and over. Go Art Tatum!! Killin' it!!
breathtaking talent, beautiful artistic hands
Tatum was super good at the piano.
Ahmaj says , one time he play a whole song and tatum listen, when he finish tatum got close to him and said "if you would of play it with one hand then you would of got my attention.
Then tatum play the whole song with one hand (I believe his left hand )
Tatum was a super pianist.
One time listen and used one hand to play at a genius level !
Amazing.
Ahmaj jamal says there is no one till this day that can play as much piano like Tatum !
I don't know bit he says there is no one close enough!
Horrowitz love tatum a lot , tatum was his favorite pianist !
Thanks for posting this.
Apparently many of AT's original clips were destroyed to make room!
what the f... are you serious? wow... I would kill those idiots.... murder those assholes.... is there anything more precious than art tatum playing?
I am not overreacting tell me who are those people I will find them
Imagine if we saw Chopin playing the piano then someone would decide.... PHEW LET'S DELETE IT
Make room for what?
So many precious things have been lost that way.
Imagine being at that bar that night. Jesus Christ.
I'd buy Art his drinks and food.
I just love Art isn't even looking at the keyboard, he's looking at the time on the wall, discussing major events in the middle east with the crowd, reading the newspaper, meanwhile, his hands just keep playing the most amazing piano ever. Yes, I know he was basically blind, which makes all of it even more amazing.
Art Tatum was almost completely blind, he had only 25% of his right eye sight and nothing of his left. He could not read sheet music in real time and he could not see the whole piano keyboard, only a few keys in a grey mist.
The One and ONLY....KING of JAZZ PIANO. ! ALL HANDS DOWN No Arguments !
Rachmaninov said : ''If that guy (Art) gets into classical music, we (all the classical pianists) would be in hard trouble.."
9:48 HIS LEFT HAND. JESUS CHRIST.
Wonder pianist! Great awesomeness!
They had to bring him and the 🎹 in with a Forklift bc he is attached to it the way he played they had to be inseparable GOD Blessed Art Tatum " PERSONALLY!!!!!"
The best, bar none! May God rest his immortal soul!!!!!
I have heard of him for ever but I do not think I have ever heard him until tonight. Amazing man and apparently modest with it.
Something special, legendary
Phenomenal
His fingers just GLIDE over the keys!
As they're supposed to 😉 that's how you play piano.
@@LasseBoogieJensen His super-precise staccato articulation reminds me a lot of Glenn Gould!!
He just makes it look so easy….
The bravery and love to sit in seemingly, therefore so….peacefully
Greatest of all time
I think that he hated publicity..
Anecdotes suggest that recorders were quietly slipped under pianos and behind curtains.
It was said that had he gone to the Concert Platform, he would have worried a good few people.
Not only that, apparently George Gershwin and even Vladimir Horowitz plus a few others snuck around a couple of late night clubs in NY to check this Tatum out and were definitely left in awe.
@@tropicvibe Horowitz eventually met Tatum.
He played his awesome concert piece The Stars and Stripes and
and Tatum played a version of Tea for Two.
Horowitz stopped him and said "Amazing! How long did it take to arrange and memorise all that?"
Tatum.."I just did it as I was playing...!
Horowitz was suitably amazed.
When the video started I hat to check whether it was a 1.25x speed. Damn, he's smooth
Art Tatum was a legally blind, self-taught pianist.
This man was not human.
Kids have you heard the stuff folks are fobbing you off with now these days! My daddy is way bigger than your daddy (-: Art Tatum king of the keys. Makes me smile every time, the music is so animated. Thanks for sharing.
How could 42 people not like this?
Instead of an arpeggio it should be called an "Art Tatum".
Wow. This is the first time that I have seen footage of Art Tatum playing. I have heard plenty and have a lot of CDs etc. Does anyone know of any footage of Art playing Tiger Rag? I would love to watch his hands over the keys playing that one!
These 3 clips, plus one of him playing Dvorak's Humoresque, are the only known videos that exist of Tatum playing.
@@tunatuna6723 Interesting, thanks for that info. Given the number of radio broadcasts he did, the records he made and the live gigs he performed, isn't it extraordinary that there isn't more film.
@@jeremypreece870 do you know much about the radio broadcasts, and how many might still be around? there was a radio interview I heard (I believe from the 50s) and the quality was outstanding, but there was little to no actual music on it....if there are radio performances from around that time that survive though, I would love to hear them!
@@rblossey I'm afraid that I only have commercially available recordings on records and CDs. I am honestly amazed by how much "rare" material appears on TH-cam. Sorry that I can't help. :(
Wow what a gem this video is! Awesome!
That dude in the back on guitar is happy!
Un enorme pianista!
The Greatest of all time
Oscar Peterson once mentioned that the only footage he ever found was "The Fabulous Dorseys", glad there's a little more, too bad not a lot more!!!
Were it not for these rare footages and the recordings, no one would believe the monster pianist this guy was. Cause the stories sound too colorful to be true.
Damn i didnt know Patrice could play
Same tribe
Bruh I thought the same thing. Seeing the Thumbnail..see oh patreeky lamumba play piano..lmfao
I can hear him laughing his ass off to our comments..RIP to 2 GOATS
LMAO!! Didn't expect to find this comment 🤣
The greatest!
When looking at this footage, what I get, is that you want to be good at the Piano, play with you ears and your eyes.
Un súper referente en el mundo jazz!
❤ Old is gold
You just made my week
The "Go ahead please" gets funnier and funnier thru this video..
If you actually play ( pianoforte) then you understand what you are seeing and hearing. Exceptional ability coupled with seemingly effortless technical prowess - something l feel you are born with.
No, it's something you work on hours a day for years.
@@farshimeltboth. Some people can work on it for years and never achieve such greatness. Others are born with great talent but neglect it. When talent meets dedication and hard work, you get a legend
💜 the woman in the hat who couldn’t resist looking into the camera
I thought she was looking at Tatum.
If Oscar Peterson. Gives such high praise you can rest assured of the talent being immense
They played excerpt. On the verge jazz awards
the way he doesnt even need to look at the piano. he's incredible.
He's blind...
@@a.g.m.s_1916 OMG IM SO SORRY I didnt know, I just discovered him oh my im sorry im so embarrassed kahjkfghasl;ja
@@bigtooter606 it's fine haha lol. I mean technically you weren't wrong 😂
I seem to remember reading that Art actually had more vision for a while then lost it again. His life story was quite amazing.
@northernbohemianrealist1412: Are we sure there is only "two" pianists here?
OMG what a wonderful musician
Huge looking hands?! This is quite tame compared to some of his other recordings
george van eps on guitar in the dorsey segment
0:31 god knows if that couple relizes they are a meter away from art tatum himself
please can you share the full DVD? I want this with the full bitrate so much
I never can understand the technique he was using right here, I mean you can hear but when looking at his fingers it almost don't make sense at all. I don't see his thumb moving much at all I can some of the other fingers moving sort of but the technique was superior.
No one can take anything away from Tatum, but if you want fast, listen to Hiromi.
Fast is irrelevant.
I am on way to play like that!!! Just wait! Cheers! from Guatemala city!
I’m sitting here playing my ass off practicing all day everyday. Not even close to Tatum and pple are chatting amongst themselves. No wonder i don’t have the confidence to play live.
Piano God.
The greatest musician in the history of the world
Chris Schaffner : The greatest technician for sure (until someone comes up with live-footage of Paganini), but the title of greatest musician is shared by other greats. Never forget that all of Art's incredible tour de forces are based on simple tunes written by technically lesser gods.
He didn't seem to have issues with his 4th finger.
6:04 sure them talking and kissing is more important than Art Tatum IQ 99999999
Ah yes that's the Three Deuces.
Wish I could play like him..
Is it asking too much to provide the source material and personnel?
As for the quality, it’s priceless stuff.
Tommy Dorsey, Trombone, Harry James, Trumpet, Georgie Auld, Tenor, Jimmy Dorsey, Clarinet, Ray Bauduc, drums. I don't know the guitarist and bassist.
@@farshimelt Thanks George.
is this all the video we got of Tatum?
glad this survived
I miss keys all the time & I can see !!!
Tatum looks like an innocent fellow, but in truth he would scan the audience for any sign of mockery among the patrons, and if he got the chance to after the show, would pound the guilty down through the wood floor all the way into the cellar like he was putting down fence posts straight to hell.
exactly
Great,thanks.
THE best
TATUM IS GOD
No he's not Erroll Garner on the other hand is...
And Garner only said that Art was 'A virtual God'...
Gordon Mote plays for GOD.
R136a1 TATUM is dead!
@@kre814 same as God
It’s sad to see him so full of life and his hands moving so fast you know Hes gone it’s just kind of weird sing somebody alive that’s now gone :(
God is in the house
4:50 - I hope you won't crack open my head with a rock because I brought you to a jazz bar.. After all, I'm a woman and these are the 40's..
btw.. how is this rare footage if it's on TH-cam?
fabulouso!
what is the song Tatum plays in the fabulous dorseys ?
I believe it's one of his original compositions called "Turquoise", that was published as part of a piano solo sheet music folio (four tunes) in England, I think by the Peter Maurice publishing co. but not 100% sure. One of the other tunes in the folio ("Jade"?) is actually the tune he recorded as "The Shout", but re-named. Not sure whether he ever got to record the other two.
Yes it's "Turquoise", an original composition of Art Tatum (in B flat). 1939 Peter Maurice Music Co., Ltd. Published in: The Music Makers, Art Tatum, 1980 EMI Music Publishing Ltd., 138-140 Charing Cross Road, London WC 2H 0 LD. Editor: Cecil Bolton, ISBN 0 86175 139 6. I like this composition very much, but I never found a record. I even made a request at the Swiss Jazz Museum for a discographie. I'm very happy about this discovery. Also "Jade" in D flat is beautiful. You can find on youtube a sampled version to have an idea. But it sounds not like Art Tatum. I posted my interpretation of it a few months ago - just a sketch, not the full composition. For both please search for "Jade Art Tatum". Some time ago I did a good record of my interpretation of "Turquoise". I will try to post it on youtube. I must remark that in this film Art Tatum plays the Stride Piano parts not as written in the EMI book. Johannes Klein
Please watch my own interpretation of Turquoise. Search for "Turquoise (Art Tatum)"
are you t h e roger whittaker ( the one who whistled while he sang) ?? if yes, great fun to meet you !!
Dont forget Dvorak live