Tatum,Art Art Tatum Collection 1932-47 CD

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.

1. Strange As It Seems 2. Tiger Rag (5 Aug. 1932) 3. Tea For Two (21 Mar. 1933) 4. St. Louis Blues (21 Mar. 1933) 5. Sophisticated Lady 6. Moonglow 7. When A Woman Loves A Man 8. Emaline (22 Aug. 1934) 9. Love Me (22 Aug. 1934) 10. Cocktails For Two (22 Aug. 1934) 11. Ill Wind 12. The Shout 13. Liza 14. I Would Do Anything For You 15. After You've Gone (9 Oct. 1934) 16. Star Dust 17. I Ain't Got Nobody 18. Beautiful Love 19. Body And Soul (Feb 26 1937) 20. With Plenty Of Money And You 21. What Will I Tell My Heart? 22. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 23. Gone With The Wind 24. Stormy Weather 25. The Sheik Of Araby 26. Chloe [Song Of The Swamp] 27. Tea For Two (12 Apr. 1939) 28. Deep Purple 29. Elegie 30. Humoresque 31. Sweet Lorraine 32. Get Happy 33. Lullaby Of The Leaves 34. Tiger Rag (22 Feb. 1940) 35. Emaline (22 Feb. 1940) 36. Love Me (22 Feb. 1940) 37. Cocktails For Two (22 Feb. 1940) 38. St. Louis Blues (22 Feb. 1940) 39. Begin The Beguine 40. Rosetta 41. (Back Home Again In) Indiana (26 Jul. 1940) 42. Wee Baby Blues 43. Stompin' At The Savoy 44. Last Goodbye Blues 45. Battery Bounce 46. Lucille 47. Rock Me Mama 48. Corrine Corrina 49. Lonesome Graveyard Blues 50. Lady Be Good 51. Esquire Bounce 52. My Ideal 53. I Got Rhythm 54. Honeysuckle Rose 55. After You've Gone (5 Jan 1944) 56. The Man I Love 57. Dark Eyes [Otchitchornyia] 58. Body And Soul (1 May 1944) 59. I Know That You Know 60. On The Sunny Side Of The Street 61. Flying Home 62. Boogie 63. Topsy 64. If I Had You 65. Soft Winds 66. Fine And Dandy 67. It Had To Be You 68. Ja-Da 69. Where Or When (21 Dec. 1944) 70. Sweet And Lovely 71. Danny Boy 72. Can't Help Lovin' That Man 73. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone 74. Sweet Marijuana Brown 75. Blues For Art's Sake 76. Hallelujah 77. Poor Butterfly 78. Song Of The Vagabonds 79. Lover 80. Memories Of You 81. Runnin' Wild 82. Yesterdays 83. The Kerry Dance 84. She's Funny That Way 85. Gershwin Medley: Summertime, The Man I Love, I Got Plenty O' Nuttin', It Ain't Necessarily So 86. I'm Beginning To See The Light 87. 9:20 Special 88. Where Or When (21 Jan. 1946) 89. (Back Home Again In) Indiana (21 Jan. 1946) 90. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 91. Ain't Misbehavin' 92. Out Of Nowhere 93. Cherokee