Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
2. Improvisation on St. Louis Blues, for piano (after Handy)
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
3. Improvisation on Tiger Rag, for piano (after La Rocha, De Costa , Ragas, Shields, Sbarbaro & Edwards)
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
4. Improvisation on Aunt Hagar's Blues, for piano (after Handy & Brymn)
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
5. Improvisation on Humoresque, for piano (after Dvorak)
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
6. Improvisation on Sweet Lorraine, for piano (after Burwell & Parish)
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
7. Improvisation on Get Happy, for piano (after Arlen & Koehler)
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
8. Improvisation on The Jitterbug Waltz, for piano (after Waller)
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
9. Tatum Pole Boogie, for piano
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
10. Improvisation on Cherokee, for piano (after Noble & Davis Jr.)
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
11. Improvisation on Lover, Come Back to Me!, for piano (after Romberg & Hammerstein II)
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
12. Improvisation on Elegy, for piano (after Massenet)
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
13. Improvisation on Hallelujah, for piano (after Youmans, Robin & Grey)
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
14. Improvisation on Willow Weep For Me, for piano (after Ronell)
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
15. Improvisation on Emaline, for piano (after Parish & Perkins)
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
16. Improvisation on Yesterdays, for piano (after Harbach & Kern)
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
17. Improvisation on I Know that You Know, for piano (after Youmans, O'Dea & Harbach)
Composed by Art Tatum
with Steven Mayer
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Art Tatum, arguably the greatest pianist in the history of jazz, combined Harlem stride, ingenious pianistic extensions, humor, harmony that stretched its language to the limits and the subtlest of improvisational techniques. The Afro-American pianist Art Tatum was nearly blind from childhood. He made an early reputation for himself as a solo player and in his recordings, as well as with various bands. His achievement lay in his development of the New York Harlem Stride school of jazz-playing, under the influence of Fats Waller. This collection presents improvised and embellished (jazz-style) versions of classic tunes in the style that Art Tatum made famous. Credited by the New York Times with "piano playing at its most awesome," Steven Mayer has brought jazz greats Art Tatum, Jelly Roll Morton and James P. Johnson to listeners world wide, together with acclaimed interpretations of Ives, Liszt and Mozart.
Art Tatum, arguably the greatest pianist in the history of jazz, combined Harlem stride, ingenious pianistic extensions, humor, harmony that stretched its language to the limits and the subtlest of improvisational techniques. The Afro-American pianist Art Tatum was nearly blind from childhood. He made an early reputation for himself as a solo player and in his recordings, as well as with various bands. His achievement lay in his development of the New York Harlem Stride school of jazz-playing, under the influence of Fats Waller. This collection presents improvised and embellished (jazz-style) versions of classic tunes in the style that Art Tatum made famous. Credited by the New York Times with "piano playing at its most awesome," Steven Mayer has brought jazz greats Art Tatum, Jelly Roll Morton and James P. Johnson to listeners world wide, together with acclaimed interpretations of Ives, Liszt and Mozart.
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