717101833528

Live Volume 5: 1951

Art Tatum

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Format: CD

Cat No: 1018335

Release Date:  15 June 2003

Label:  Storyville Records

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  717101833528

Genres:  Jazz  Jazz  

  • Description

    This 72 minute (21 tunes) live CD was recorded at the newly-opened Embers Club in N.Y.C. in 1951.The first four tunes are trio numbers with Everett Barksdale on guitar and Slam Stewart on bass; the rest are solo piano. Pianist Art Tatum is a true, unique genius of jazz; his lightening speed, his dynamics, nuances and complex ideas on the keyboard have never been equaled. The repertoire consists mostly of "crowd pleasers", including compositions by Duke Ellington, the Gershwin Brothers, Benny Goodman, Rogers and Hart, Harold Arlen and of course Art Tatum’s mentor, Fats Waller. In spite of the noisy audience on these live sessions, Tatum succeeds in showing the audience – and CD listener – why he deserves his staus at the father of all jazz pianists. While Tatum plays mostly tunes – and quotes of tunes - that the live audience recognizes, it doesn’t diminish the quality of his playing. These never-before-released live sessions include an interesting three-minute interview with jazz journalist Leonard Feather.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Tenderly
      • 2. The Man I Love
      • 3. Body And Soul
      • 4. Flying Home
      • 5. My Heart Stood Still
      • 6. How High The Moon
      • 7. Come Rain Or Come Shine
      • 8. Begin The Beguine
      • 9. Body And Soul
      • 10. I Know That You Know
      • 11. Honeysuckle Rose
      • 12. Sittin' And Rockin'
      • 13. Memories Of You
      • 14. The Kerry Dance
      • 15. Interview Of Tatum - Leonard Feather
      • 16. Taboo
      • 17. Come Rain Or Come Shine
      • 18. Honeysuckle Rose
      • 19. Don't Blame Me
      • 20. Taboo
      • 21. Gershwin Medley: The Man I Love
      • . I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'