Description
Release Date: 2021
Label: Acrobat Music
Track List
Disc 1
1. Strange As It Seems Adelaide Hall
2. Tiger Rag (5 Aug. 1932) Art Tatum
3. Tea For Two (21 Mar. 1933) Art Tatum
4. St. Louis Blues (21 Mar. 1933) Art Tatum
5. Sophisticated Lady Art Tatum
6. Moonglow Art Tatum
7. When A Woman Loves A Man Art Tatum
8. Emaline (22 Aug. 1934) Art Tatum
9. Love Me (22 Aug. 1934) Art Tatum
10. Cocktails For Two (22 Aug. 1934) Art Tatum
11. Ill Wind Art Tatum
12. The Shout Art Tatum
13. Liza Art Tatum
14. I Would Do Anything For You Art Tatum
15. After You’ve Gone (9 Oct. 1934) Art Tatum
16. Star Dust Art Tatum
17. I Ain’t Got Nobody Art Tatum
18. Beautiful Love Art Tatum
19. Body And Soul (Feb 26 1937) Art Tatum And His Swingsters
20. With Plenty Of Money And You Art Tatum And His Swingsters
21. What Will I Tell My Heart? Art Tatum And His Swingsters
22. I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm Art Tatum And His Swingsters
23. Gone With The Wind Art Tatum
24. Stormy Weather Art Tatum
25. The Sheik Of Araby Art Tatum
Disc 2
1. Chloe [Song Of The Swamp] Art Tatum
2. Tea For Two (12 Apr. 1939) Art Tatum
3. Deep Purple Art Tatum
4. Elegie Art Tatum
5. Humoresque Art Tatum
6. Sweet Lorraine Art Tatum
7. Get Happy Art Tatum
8. Lullaby Of The Leaves Art Tatum
9. Tiger Rag (22 Feb. 1940) Art Tatum
10. Emaline (22 Feb. 1940) Art Tatum
11. Love Me (22 Feb. 1940) Art Tatum
12. Cocktails For Two (22 Feb. 1940) Art Tatum
13. St. Louis Blues (22 Feb. 1940) Art Tatum
14. Begin The Beguine Art Tatum
15. Rosetta Art Tatum
16. (Back Home Again In) Indiana (26 Jul. 1940) Art Tatum
17. Wee Baby Blues Art Tatum And His Band
18. Stompin’ At The Savoy Art Tatum And His Band
19. Last Goodbye Blues Art Tatum And His Band
20. Battery Bounce Art Tatum And His Band
21. Lucille Art Tatum And His Band
22. Rock Me Mama Art Tatum And His Band
23. Corrine Corrina Art Tatum And His Band
24. Lonesome Graveyard Blues Art Tatum And His Band
Disc 3
1. Lady Be Good The Art Tatum Trio
2. Esquire Bounce Leonard Feather’s All Stars
3. My Ideal Leonard Feather’s All Stars
4. I Got Rhythm The Art Tatum Trio
5. Honeysuckle Rose The Art Tatum Trio
6. After You’ve Gone (5 Jan 1944) The Art Tatum Trio
7. The Man I Love The Art Tatum Trio
8. Dark Eyes [Otchitchornyia] The Art Tatum Trio
9. Body And Soul (1 May 1944) The Art Tatum Trio
10. I Know That You Know The Art Tatum Trio
11. On The Sunny Side Of The Street The Art Tatum Trio
12. Flying Home The Art Tatum Trio
13. Boogie The Art Tatum Trio
14. Topsy The Art Tatum Trio
15. If I Had You The Art Tatum Trio
16. Soft Winds The Art Tatum Trio
17. Fine And Dandy Art Tatum
18. It Had To Be You Art Tatum
19. Ja-Da Art Tatum
20. Where Or When (21 Dec. 1944) Art Tatum
21. Sweet And Lovely Art Tatum
Disc 4
1. Danny Boy Art Tatum
2. Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man Barney Bigard Sextet
3. Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone Barney Bigard Sextet
4. Sweet Marijuana Brown Barney Bigard Sextet
5. Blues For Art’s Sake Barney Bigard Sextet
6. Hallelujah Art Tatum
7. Poor Butterfly Art Tatum
8. Song Of The Vagabonds Art Tatum
9. Lover Art Tatum
10. Memories Of You Art Tatum
11. Runnin’ Wild Art Tatum
12. Yesterdays Art Tatum
13. The Kerry Dance Art Tatum
14. She’s Funny That Way Art Tatum
15. Gershwin Medley: Summertime, The Man I Love, I Got Plenty O’ Nut Art Tatum
16. I’m Beginning To See The Light Art Tatum
17. 9:20 Special Art Tatum
18. Where Or When (21 Jan. 1946) Art Tatum
19. (Back Home Again In) Indiana (21 Jan. 1946) Art Tatum
20. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Art Tatum
21. Ain’t Misbehavin’ Art Tatum
22. Out Of Nowhere Art Tatum
23. Cherokee Art Tatum
Notes
Of all the pianists in the annals of jazz, Art Tatum is the one who is most often cited by the great pianists of the post-war era as a key influence and inspiration, his remarkable speed, dexterity, fluency and sheer relaxed mastery of the keyboard in his prolific interpretations of the standards from the Great American Songbook setting him apart from just about all of his peers. Developing his skill despite his blindness, he astounded observers, who marvelled at his technique, often saying that he sounded like two people playing. This great-value 93-track 4-CD set comprises a significant proportion of his recordings from his studio debut in 1932 through to 1947 – at that point he began recording for Capitol, and after that had a second substantial career phase recording for Norman Granz’s labels during the ‘50s. It primarily features solo recordings on the Brunswick, Decca, Asch and ARA labels as well as V-Disc recordings, plus trio and small band recordings for those labels as well as Comet, and recordings with the Barney Bigard Sextet for Black & White and other bonus offerings. It does not purport to be a complete or definitive cross-section of this first significant era of his career, but it’s certainly a substantial and representative showcase for one of the great piano stylists of the genre.
