Art Tatum was the most tallented jazz pianist of 20th century. His 'private sessions' recording made in 1948 is amazingly revealing in its intimate detail and highly recommended. The recording was made by Buddy Cole the quality of which is remarkable for the time period. Sadly they both passed too early but I am fortunate enough to now be the proud owner of Buddy Cole's Steinway B piano on which the first 16 tracks of Art's private sessions recording were made.
Thats amazing, now octover 13 is the 111th anniversary of art, and i did a small tribute playing the super fast song called i know that you know watch here th-cam.com/video/e_562_Y3c6I/w-d-xo.html
Nice to see Tatum with a band. Tatum played solo more often than not because there were so few bands or other musicians for that matter that could keep up with him.
Art Tatum had training in a music school, but what you hear and see with him is a God-given talent which can't be taught. Undoubtedly one of the greatest pianists in history, irrespective of genre RIP Art
77 años y el mundo cambio tanto que no me entra en la cabeza, que maravilloso pensar que la magia quw producían estos tipos sigan brillando a pesar de el paso de el tiempo, indudablemente el poder de el arte y la musica transciende fronteras y horizontes
Charles Barnett--- My favorite all time big band--- Of course Jimmy Dorsey Ziggy Elman and the others added a lot. The music with video helps me appreciate it! They make it look so effortless---sign of real pros Thanks for showing this! Leebm29
He's one of my lifetime fav players. I've heard his playing so many times and never seen his face. Strange to finally know who the man was. He's more round than I expected. I visualized somebody super skinny and tall with endless fingers.
Tatum could really swing when he wanted to. All the cats in this video do some serious swinging though.Your feet automatically start tapping on their own!
This was a Hollywood production number, not a home video of a real jam session. Someone in the background yelling "Cut! Makeup!," etc. Better than average for that atmosphere, and just great to see them all. Plus, after 55 years of close listening, never could hear color - only quality.
Damn sometimes when I see so much talent gathered at one place I get irritated. It's like god is playing a prank on you on what you can't reach.. . True magic in this clip!
Whenever a jazz musician improvises, they are "composing" in real time. Art Tatum typically improvised on themes of popular songs of the day. There is no question that he was capable of creating chord structures and melodies from scratch, but I do not know personally of any such "tunes" attributed to him as a composer. A popular practice of the era was to take well-known song like "I Got Rhythm" and superimpose a new melody on it. I suspect Tatum did similar things (to avoid copyright.)
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Loads of comments here and I would like to add to it in 2 directions. First - race. If this movie was 1947 then that was the same year that Jackie Robinson broke the "color line" in Major League Baseball and that was not unanimously accepted by the fans to say the least. It was 1935 that Teddy Wilson joined Benny Goodman (the Jewish guy) and Gene Krupa (Polish Catholic) for a successful trio and when they went to a quartet it was with Lionel Hampton. The legendary Carnegie Hall concert was 1938 - integration in music that was not really focused on at all. Now, traveling in the South with such a group could be a real problem for many years. Even Nat King Cole's TV show was dropped by many southern stations in the 1950's. These are facts we cannot ignore. Is everything perfect today? No, but yesterday was opening day 2018 in MLB and how many interpreters do teams need - Spanish, Japanese, Korean. And they still make a team playing together. Things are definitely better.
What an assemblage of jazz talent! And I have to put in a plug for George Van Eps, a great and long underrecognized guitarist, as adept on his instrument as Tatum was on his. This clip provides only the tiniest hint of Van Eps' talent. Still, nice to see him in his prime (he was 34 at the time).
"The Anderson Twins play The Fabulous Dorseys" at 59E59 Theaters, NYC Sept. 11th - Oct 7th, 2012 - Month long running Off-Broadway show, the Anderson Twins live jazz sextet with footage from the 1947 movie "The Fabulous Dorseys"
Tatum is not only playing a 12 bar blues. He's playing all kinds of substitution changes. And even if he was playing a 12 bar blues, it's what he does with it that is very burnin'. He never composed any music but he influenced people like Bird who did compose a lot of amazing compositions. Tatum is one of the early founders of bebop. The bebop guys like Bird and Dizzy were copying his substitution changes. Like the" I got rhythm" substitution changes.
Amazing footage... just wish Tatum would've gotten more than one chorus and a little tag at the end. I think people just didn't know what they had then, or there would have been camera and recording crews recording every move Art made.
This is definitely a sort of "old school" jazz that isnt my preference...but art tatum is an exception to that rule 100%!! Its no racism that I dont really feel this track too much but that I love Art Tatums playing during this era; thats just Art Tatum, the individual deity, praise be unto him.
"il ritmo ha in se' qualcosa di così magico da spingerci persino a credere che il sublime ci appartenga" Goethe... un bacio a tutti gli innamorati del jazz...anna.
The blues is a deep expression of experience. The black experience in will come out.I don't think a rich black kid is going to have more authentic blues than Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jazz players are musical intellectuals. Jazz has its roots in Classical as well as blues so Europrean culture had a strong voice. Unlike blues, funk, R&B, etc, jazz evolved with white and black musician sharing and playing together. Jazz is truly universal as great players come from all nations and cuttures.
Can someone explain the hand movement Art does when he lifts his hand flat? (2:07) I've seen him do it on Tiny's Excercise. Is he saying "Hold back", or is he just doing some kind of little non-piano hit with his hand? (Like Sinatra when Sinatra drops his shoulders to the top of an A section?) (He's Art Tatum, so I have a hard time believing he's saying "Hold back"). And he wasn't really a man for extraneous habits. It he signaling something, like, let's finish this up?
I'm just gonna say it. I love how these musicians don't care if Art Tatum is black or white. they're gonna play with them because he's a great musician.
@RaceWithTheDevil And this is the best part: black and white musician love to play each others music. The better part of my life has been playing everything from blues to heavy metal to hiphop with black and white musicians. Nobody insisting one style is superior to the other. Nobody claiming anyone is "stealing" anything. Educate yourself. Checkout Captain Kirk Douglas of The Roots - a black rock guitarist missing Hendrix and Van Halen in a hip-hop band -with a white bass player. Imagine that!
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Art Tatum was the most tallented jazz pianist of 20th century. His 'private sessions' recording made in 1948 is amazingly revealing in its intimate detail and highly recommended. The recording was made by Buddy Cole the quality of which is remarkable for the time period. Sadly they both passed too early but I am fortunate enough to now be the proud owner of Buddy Cole's Steinway B piano on which the first 16 tracks of Art's private sessions recording were made.
I know it's an old comment but I checked out the 'private sessions' and boy, do I owe you one!
That Steinway B is a sweet musical ride, but I'm holding out till I can get that Bosendorfer with the extra bass keys. ;-)
Thats amazing, now octover 13 is the 111th anniversary of art, and i did a small tribute playing the super fast song called i know that you know watch here
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Wow 😁👍
Where can I hear these private sessions?
Art Tatum is the man that every body got there licks from, if you play blues, rock and roll funk, jazz, R&B, blue grass, and more he is that MAN
Hard to believe all this takent in one room. Hottest band I've ever heard!
Ugh that first sax solo is everything!!! As much as everyone killed it on this performance, Charlie Barnet really took it for me.
Good i'm not the only who feels that was epic
Nice to see Tatum with a band. Tatum played solo more often than not because there were so few bands or other musicians for that matter that could keep up with him.
Art Tatum had training in a music school, but what you hear and see with him is a God-given talent which can't be taught. Undoubtedly one of the greatest pianists in history, irrespective of genre RIP Art
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Tatum-GOAT-impressed with Charlie Barnet tone. Nice pre Bebop
77 años y el mundo cambio tanto que no me entra en la cabeza, que maravilloso pensar que la magia quw producían estos tipos sigan brillando a pesar de el paso de el tiempo, indudablemente el poder de el arte y la musica transciende fronteras y horizontes
just beautiful music of past times, thanks to the old musicians
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Life always gets better when I watch this clip.
I think I might give a year of my life for just one more precious video of Art Tatum.
It doesn't get any better than this, it simply doesn't!
Art!
especially special of Art Tatum piano jam, thanks.
Fantastic listening! Art Tatum rises head and shoulders above everyone here
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I'm quite sure I lived among them in the past 🥰🥰🥰 much love to this pure art
Something tells me you were the lady in white with that gorgeous smile.
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Charles Barnett--- My favorite all time big band--- Of course Jimmy Dorsey Ziggy Elman and the others added a lot. The music with video helps me appreciate it! They make it look so effortless---sign of real pros Thanks for showing this! Leebm29
Fantastic! So much great musical talent
All of the greats in one room! Amazing!
What absolutely amazing musicians.
On the Album "Piano Starts Here" there is a tune called "Tatum Pole Boogie" where he is lited as composer.
no problem. hopefully more people will see it. it is a treasure
Art Tatum....Charlie Barnet!!!!!!!!!!! freakin amazing musicians
too FABULOUS !!
Jimmy Dorsey was greatly respected by Charlie Parker.....And he knew about things like this!
The level of your talent in the room is insane.
He's one of my lifetime fav players. I've heard his playing so many times and never seen his face. Strange to finally know who the man was.
He's more round than I expected. I visualized somebody super skinny and tall with endless fingers.
Tatum could really swing when he wanted to. All the cats in this video do some serious swinging though.Your feet automatically start tapping on their own!
This was a Hollywood production number, not a home video of a real jam session. Someone in the background yelling "Cut! Makeup!," etc. Better than average for that atmosphere, and just great to see them all. Plus, after 55 years of close listening, never could hear color - only quality.
What a marvellous music is this. Great musicians..
Damn sometimes when I see so much talent gathered at one place I get irritated. It's like god is playing a prank on you on what you can't reach.. . True magic in this clip!
So cool - the very best of Jazz of that period
Great jazz by the Dorseys and fabulous piano playing by Art Tatum!
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Nobody could keep up with Tatum.
MAGIC... Amazing !
All the guys working up a sweat, Tatum is basically yawning.
Amazing!
Now that is a Band!!! Thank you George posting this!
Thanks for listening to it and watching it.
Whenever a jazz musician improvises, they are "composing" in real time. Art Tatum typically improvised on themes of popular songs of the day. There is no question that he was capable of creating chord structures and melodies from scratch, but I do not know personally of any such "tunes" attributed to him as a composer. A popular practice of the era was to take well-known song like "I Got Rhythm" and superimpose a new melody on it. I suspect Tatum did similar things (to avoid copyright.)
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The best music ever
Wow, what a tremendous ‘jam session’ 🎵 🎶 👍
A jam session with a million tons of joy!
Imortalizado.... raro epic video.
Phhh…..❤❤❤🎉🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🧨🧨🧨
Just emogies without word’s, altough, the english is one of my mother language, but I can’t find word’s for this..ahhh😂😂😂🎩
The best Alien jazz-piano artist of the cosmos & universe…
Wonderful!
Loads of comments here and I would like to add to it in 2 directions. First - race. If this movie was 1947 then that was the same year that Jackie Robinson broke the "color line" in Major League Baseball and that was not unanimously accepted by the fans to say the least. It was 1935 that Teddy Wilson joined Benny Goodman (the Jewish guy) and Gene Krupa (Polish Catholic) for a successful trio and when they went to a quartet it was with Lionel Hampton. The legendary Carnegie Hall concert was 1938 - integration in music that was not really focused on at all. Now, traveling in the South with such a group could be a real problem for many years. Even Nat King Cole's TV show was dropped by many southern stations in the 1950's. These are facts we cannot ignore. Is everything perfect today? No, but yesterday was opening day 2018 in MLB and how many interpreters do teams need - Spanish, Japanese, Korean. And they still make a team playing together. Things are definitely better.
Fox will put a stop to that.
Fantastic-great music!! Thanks for sharing.
What an assemblage of jazz talent! And I have to put in a plug for George Van Eps, a great and long underrecognized guitarist, as adept on his instrument as Tatum was on his. This clip provides only the tiniest hint of Van Eps' talent. Still, nice to see him in his prime (he was 34 at the time).
Ray Baduc is one of the greats as Gene Krupa said, one of the greatest Dixieland drummers!
"The Anderson Twins play The Fabulous Dorseys" at 59E59 Theaters, NYC Sept. 11th - Oct 7th, 2012 - Month long running Off-Broadway show, the Anderson Twins live jazz sextet with footage from the 1947 movie "The Fabulous Dorseys"
what a clip! thanks!
The Art of blues made flesh.
Tatum is not only playing a 12 bar blues. He's playing all kinds of substitution changes. And even if he was playing a 12 bar blues, it's what he does with it that is very burnin'. He never composed any music but he influenced people like Bird who did compose a lot of amazing compositions. Tatum is one of the early founders of bebop. The bebop guys like Bird and Dizzy were copying his substitution changes. Like the" I got rhythm" substitution changes.
sublime
absolute perfection
I couldn't agree more with Mr Bufford. Art was a giant among giants and that was a shameful time in our history.
Grande Tatum. Gracias por compartirlo.
What great bunch of giants, that was Charlie Barnet on the tenor,Ziggy Elman trumpet Lee Mason
Amazing footage... just wish Tatum would've gotten more than one chorus and a little tag at the end. I think people just didn't know what they had then, or there would have been camera and recording crews recording every move Art made.
Art was an amazing player indeed. Too bad there's so little footage of him (there was a bunch of TV recordings but that allegedly got burned down!).
i havent seen this movie in long time. great post!
This is definitely a sort of "old school" jazz that isnt my preference...but art tatum is an exception to that rule 100%!! Its no racism that I dont really feel this track too much but that I love Art Tatums playing during this era; thats just Art Tatum, the individual deity, praise be unto him.
To each his own though I personally prefer old school jazz.
this makes me so happy
WOW!!!! The MASTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5*****
about 2:06 Art pauses with his right hand in a gesture as if time itself stopped.
That trumpet trill though
"il ritmo ha in se' qualcosa di così magico da spingerci persino a credere che il sublime ci appartenga" Goethe... un bacio a tutti gli innamorati del jazz...anna.
That's some sweetness to the ear.
awesome post manhatin. i thought i had seen every tatum clip available. you made my day. THANKS!
TATUM'S FINGERS GLIDE WITH NO EFFORT.
loveyouall66 his abilities not dropping from rachmaninoffs or Horowitz's..
Agreed Art had a very unique tehnique.
El del saxo tenor es Charlie Barnet , que se casó 11 veces .
When you arrive in Heaven this is whats waiting for you!!!
This happened so long ago but still speaks to me.
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The blues is a deep expression of experience. The black experience in will come out.I don't think a rich black kid is going to have more authentic blues than Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jazz players are musical intellectuals. Jazz has its roots in Classical as well as blues so Europrean culture had a strong voice. Unlike blues, funk, R&B, etc, jazz evolved with white and black musician sharing and playing together. Jazz is truly universal as great players come from all nations and cuttures.
Charlie Barnet's solo sounds so modern at points.... too bad he didn't get to record more of that kind of playing.
@trump34 Excellent point! Most people just hear music--they don't listen! What I mean specifically is perceptive listening.
Long Live The Groove !!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG! This is genial!
The drummer, Ray Bauduc, wrote South Rampart Street Parade, a Dorsey band success of 1937.
Is there a genuine version out there somewhere?
We sadly lack jazz in movies these days.
i love clarinette jazz
Another video that won't let me go to bed!
eargasm and soulgasm :)))
I was thinking the same thing.
Wouldn't you love to go into a club today and see that kind of performance? Where have our giants gone?
Can someone explain the hand movement Art does when he lifts his hand flat? (2:07) I've seen him do it on Tiny's Excercise. Is he saying "Hold back", or is he just doing some kind of little non-piano hit with his hand? (Like Sinatra when Sinatra drops his shoulders to the top of an A section?) (He's Art Tatum, so I have a hard time believing he's saying "Hold back"). And he wasn't really a man for extraneous habits. It he signaling something, like, let's finish this up?
I'm guessing it's just a mannerism he does in response to the beat.
1:38 the music plays
music.
😮
thanks!
Leebm29 ,
I wish I could find more clips like this.
Art made everyone else sound like they were playing in slow motion.
The top of the mountain
Was that a D'angelico New Yorker the guitarist was playing? Looked like it might have been.
Miles Of Smiles !
Is that Glenn Ford at the table?
You're right, it's in the horn.
this doesn't exist anymore in our time .
what a shame
+מחזור כא now taylor swift has 1 bilion views... sad world !
check people like Marcus Roberts, Hiromi Uehara, etc. there's a lot of great jazz musicians out there, they're just not as popular as they used to be
No never Dorsey brothers and Tatum..
Imagining a band (that shoulda coulda happened) with Tatum, Django, Ray Brown, Big Sid, Bird and Dizzy...
All these gentlemen "get'r done".
I'm just gonna say it.
I love how these musicians don't care if Art Tatum is black or white. they're gonna play with them because he's a great musician.
@RaceWithTheDevil And this is the best part: black and white musician love to play each others music. The better part of my life has been playing everything from blues to heavy metal to hiphop with black and white musicians. Nobody insisting one style is superior to the other. Nobody claiming anyone is "stealing" anything. Educate yourself. Checkout Captain Kirk Douglas of The Roots - a black rock guitarist missing Hendrix and Van Halen in a hip-hop band -with a white bass player. Imagine that!
Walt disney play drums very good ..