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    Art Tatum

    Three stunning performances among many:

    Begin The Beguine:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRTgV6Xzigw

    Night and Day:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5I51E20IMc

    Partnered with Big Joe Turner on Wee Baby Blues:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05wTuhWgiA4
    Last edited by Satchmo Distel; 14-08-2018, 21:41.

    #2
    Possibly apocryphal, but always worth telling.

    Young pianist: Art, it took me years, but I finally managed to figure out how to play that piece of yours. That really complex one, you know. The right hand does this; the left hand does that. I finally nailed it!

    Art: that’s great, but I only used one hand.

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      #3
      Apparently Tatum learned by listening to records where a piano was played with four hands.

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        #4
        Tatum's virtuousity has always stunned me, even more so because he made it seem effortless.

        Good NPR Jazz profile of Tatum with multiple clips and interviews.

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          #5
          Sounds fascinating, cheers.

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            #6
            An extraordinary talent. Oscar Peterson was in awe of him.

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