Her father died last July. Christmas had to not be melocloy so Daphne invited a whole crew of us to Dinner. David and I dragged the old Victrola down from the third floor and I was designated DJ. One old bakelite proved my favorite, so the company was compelled to hear it over and over again: Winifred Atwell, St. Louis Blues. Once home I found Bessie Smith, and now foundring. When ever I feel down I play these. It is why it's all called Blues I suppose.
Great rendition! I have the St Louis Blues piano roll for my player piano. 2 people play the piece. I've never heard it played by just 1 person. It sounds Great! Thanks :)
Bravo! You took on the Master, and have done it brilliantly...An awesome undertaking, not unlike scaling Mount Everest! Thanks for learning it and sharing it with us! (Now, can you teach it to me?!) :)
hey man , really impressive finger tecnique u got!!! :O
since about like half a year i train stride piano every day and i did not really get better yet, u seem to have an awesome tecnique, can u give me any advice HOW should practice my stride piano? thanks a lot,
Again, a masterpiece. Discovering all you are able to do is an inspiration to all especially other musicians. I know your background was in classical from what you've said; I'd love to hear your interpretation of Chopin's Barcarolle, Op. 60, or any of his Scherzi. Do you play much classical any more? Not that you have to, but your versatility is abundantly evident.
You truly bring this music alive again - like a Star Trek episode of being transported back to a 1930s nightclub, but I am curious - you read music equally as well as you play by ear and have perfect pitch - am I right ?
Although I have perfect pitch, I don't learn music by ear nearly as easily as many great pianists, especially someone like tatum. I'm much better at reading music and memorizing it quickly than *hearing* music and playing it back accurately.
Comes from the classical background I think, only started playing jazz stuff much later.
brilliant performance! Gives you a real idea of how ridiculously good Tatum was... if you're struggling with this, think of how the mere morals feel, only being able to listen and nothing more.
Your touch is brilliant and I heard no wrong notes. You do tend to hesitate on the tricky bits though, which is to be expected. Have you checked out Dick Hyman's Tatum lessons on Youtube? They give secret fingerings. Dick Hyman actually met Tatum and saw and heard him play in the '40s and '50s.
I just watched your newer video of "Ain't Misbehavin' " - it sounds like your left hand is stretching out a bit more now! Playing stride is kind of a nightmare if you aren't blessed with large hands (which I'm not). I'd love to hear you tackle this piece again as it's one of my favorites. I can't play this piece yet but I tried parts of it and it's much easier if you transpose it a half-step up to G, the stretches are much easier! I didn't have to "roll" lol...keep up the good work!
I know tons of pro´s who play only half as good as this guy. Makes You think, doesn´t it. There´s so much talent out there. I also like the tuning of the piano. (Dig that left hand at 0:22)
awesome dude! im a very strong critic! and your just fuckn awesome, please keep posting videos as you get older! and anyone who gives this video a negative review is just a jealous prick! keep it up, and i wish there were more pianos like yours out thier, cause everyone now is using keyboards and they cheat by using the transpose! a+++++++++++
I like to hear people fail to be as great as the best, though.
It's like Berlioz once said about a fellow composer "the only thing he lacks is inexperience".
It can be nice to hear a different side of the human perception of art. And I think this guy's pretty good for an amateur who doesn't spend all his time playing piano in a brothel or dive some place until his fingers are bloody and white with callouses.
It's like saying pieces composed by Liszt or Chopin should be only left in the hands of the greats only, and still, thousands of pianists play them. We have tons of pianists playing the Chopin etudes, and Liszt etudes.
You grasp of this piece is just so damned good - you had my attention the whole time. It is a shame that truly good music like this is so rarely performed:(
...and the slightly out of tune piano adds just the right sense of 'authenticity' for this piece (seriously!).
I agree, it's too bad that this genre has largely been forgotten. I can't think of a better time period/group of musicians to study than Tatum and his ilk. It has been an incredibly rewarding experience, and studying them has taught me more about music than anything or anybody else!
Hopefully I'll inspire others to bring back this awesome type of music!!
Wow...you've got that right hand down really well! I can imagine what you'll be like in a few years when it will be effortless. Way to go, I am impressed! It's so good to see a young person keeping this music alive. Best of luck and keep it up!
duudddee.... you must b takin' music @ the university level.......damn...u r INSANE!! i'm a classical pianist. And u r one of the few ppl 2 impress me. DAMN!! keep it up bro!!
I was learning this piece from the Tatum recording not long ago. I can do the runs as fast or almost as fast as you can do it, but when I do, it sounds a little uneven or some of the notes will be unclear. Oh, I sometimes slip off the black keys or I accidently hit a white key instead of the black key I was intending to hit.
Double trills and sixths can sometimes be a disaster for me.
Kylan !!! Love your playing, you are such a genius!!! Seriously folks, can anyone show me another pianist who could bring Tatum to life like this? I've heard a few guys in NYC that have made recordings of Tatum's work, and I'm telling you, Kylan's got more raw talent than all of them.
i closed my eyes 4 a moment and thought that you were Tatum...the only thing thats missing is a backround noise to make it soun like a record (lol)...SPECTACULAR job on the note for note attempt and dont listen to the critics unless they can play it better than u or Tatum (which is highly unlikely)
If that was a note for not thing... OM my God you are talented! I wish I could master the piano like you. I hope you are going to work with music in tha future. Otherwise I'll get pissed off! :P Awsome to memorize that all too! SKILLZ!
Very nice. Let us see more of your face and personality. But I understand....you're a bit shy. You'll grow out of that. Take care and I really enjoyed your performance.
for the umpteenth time...I'M NOT IMPROVISING THIS.
This is an (attempted) note-for-note rendition of a performance by Art Tatum (which is on the album "Piano Starts Here").
In other words, you're criticizing Tatum and not me, I simply memorized this piece.
That being said, although Tatum has been criticized for "recycling" his runs frequently, IMO the runs in this piece *are* very varied...just because they sound similar doesn't mean he's doing the same thing--just look at the sheet music!
A great performance Kylan, thanks for posting :-) Those runs are pretty damn clean. I've a heard some Tatum, but not nearly enough - I think I'll have to buy that album now. I'm far more into Classical music than jazz, and then just a good amateur. I know Rachmaninoff described Tatum as "the greatest piano player in any style" - and he ought to know something about that :-)
Horowitz and Gershwin were also huge fans of Tatum, and I believe they shared that sentiment with Rachmaninoff :)
In fact, the first time I heard him play (before I knew who he was), I concluded he was the best in the world (or I was in trouble). I also came from a pretty solid classical background myself, but didn't have too difficult a time transitioning into this genre, which isn't quite jazz, isn't quite classical or ragtime, but rather a beautiful combination of them all!
You have some incredibly technique, but don't use the same lick every time between the frases! Try to variate the improvisation more, now it's the same stuff all over.. You don't have to play so fast all the time.. I have one thing to say, listen to miles. But, of course, you're very talented. But constructive critic is good;) My english is not so good:p hope you understand what i mean..
yes and no. Actually, one of the main points that critics make of Tatum's music is that many of his performances and renditions of pieces were in fact pre-determined, and specifically *not* improvised. He was known to have a phenomenal memory (he was a terrific card player too), and he could sometimes "replay" note-for-note many of his "arrangements". So although he never wrote anything down, much of what he played was pre-determined, so I see nothing wrong with using the word "arranged".
You can find the sheet music in the book "The Art Tatum Collection" which is published by Hal Leonard and is in the "Artists Transcriptions" series. I *highly* recommend the book, I've studied the whole thing for 2 years, and I still learn something new every time I open it...
When people '...like to hear you in about 10 years...', I hope they are only saying that "if you are this good right now, what a marvelous wonder you will be to the world in 10 years...". However, I have known quite a few people, who will sit back in their easy chair and critique young players and find all kinds of reasons to downgrade the playing. Be self assured, continue to quest for your highest ability and don't listen to the naysayers: you are a fabulous, natural talent!
Fantastic! I had a tape of this when I was a teenager and it was the most inspirational piece of piano playing I ever heard. I'll never be able to play like this, I try and I get by but this is a different league, well done, keep it up!
When you were first studying classical piano, did you use Hanon exercises to enhance your technique or did you just constantly drill your 4th and 5th fingers all day until you got better?
haha oh man, I haven't thought about hanon in ages--yes I did some hanon, but I always avoided technique exercises like the plague, much to my teachers' chagrin. even now my scales and arpeggio technique leaves something to be desired. but honestly, I owe a lot to my sight reading ability and my resolve when I was younger to read through and learn pretty much all of the sheet music I owned, from bach to chopin to messiaen to rachmaninoff. they taught me technique :)
ha...you're very fortunate Tatum recycles his runs. Otherwise you'd have a great deal of work on your hands--not saying you didn't work hard enough or your workload was light, but learning Tatum's music sequentially probably simplifies reading and following this beast. His runs normally initiate with 4,5,4 fingerings, that'd be a problem for any "common" pianist, you must have studied chopin's op10 no.2
lucky me? "ha" - there's a difference between learning the patterns of a few runs and memorizing note-for-note one (actually, several, as you can see by my other videos) of Tatum's solo performances. Tatum is not a one-trick pony--maybe learning this piece would be easy for you, but I won't lie, saying that learning this was "a great deal of work" would be an understatement--I studied this for over a year before I could even touch it. and no, I haven't played any chopin. you're 0 for 2.
i never said it would be easy for me...i kno for a fact tatum recycles a couple of his runs. But yes...tatum isn't a one-trcik pony, his recording of Tea for two is so much different from the transcription, but some the runs are the same...Still the transcription is wild.
i was not trying to prove a point or make a thesis about something that is public knowledge. listen to tatum's recording of begin the beguine, danny boy, t42, yesterdays, and others. and this is just off something dick hyman has said about tatum's style, embellished with these signature runs and things.
You're problem isn't your playing. Technically very good but your sense of rythmn is wrong. Your left hand doesn't groove/swing in the right way. You're a little to on the beat for the song to swing. I suggest you keep your hands closer to the keys and groove a little more smoothly and change your posture.
Excellent work, I'm very impressed. You've obviously worked pretty hard on your runs, but if I may criticise - work on keeping it swinging, and keeping an even tempo. Also, if you can help it, cut out the dramatic moving and the hand flicking (like at the end of that run at 0.22). It just makes you look arrogant and doesn't add to the performance, if anything, it's probably making yo uget carried away. Tatum barely moved when he played, he was completely relaxed.
however, my style of playing is my style, it's innate and I don't "dress it up" or alter it in the slightest. the example you cite was completely unintentional--when performing something as difficult as this, the last thing I can afford to think about are "dramatic" movements. I am not trying to mimic Tatum, simply pay homage to him. Thanks again pinky, I appreciate both compliments and criticism!
thank you for your kind words and criticism, both. maintaining a steady tempo is the hardest part about this piece, too many notes in such a short amount of time...I understandably had to play it slightly under tempo, and my occasional fumbling definitely detracted from the overall swing. I have a better handle on this piece now, a few months later, and am considering making a more polished recording...eventually....
hey thanks--I've been playing for just over 15 years, and I did in fact learn this piece from sheet music, however, as is the case with any transcription, I had to "fill in the gaps" by listening to the actual recording (on Piano Starts Here), plus I added my own flourishes here and there. Time-wise, I started playing it about a year ago, but only started focusing on it and memorizing it about 2-3 months before I made this video. Thanks again!
heh, yeah, me love pedal long time. but seriously, one of the reasons I'm so liberal with the pedal is that my left hand simply isn't big enough to play many of the chords that Tatum could reach and hold quite easily, hence I have to compensate by adding a little extra pedal when necessary. good observation--but let me tell you, not the first time I've had to compensate for being too small ...
Again, email me much Kylan? You owe me at least one message - all your nameless fans get as much and more!
*pouts*
If it's feedback you answer to, well then: get a hair cut, message me back, try sitting up straighter, and hit the keys lighter - half the tension is held in your shoulders and you can both see and hear it. Like a snake coiled to strike... relax in the sun a bit.
Nice work! You have really worked diligently to make this song come together. I would suggest you need to sit back and relax with it. Smile and enjoy the music too! :-)
As ever, a brilliant rendition that would have Art T. standing to applaud. The runs are totally characteristic of the master who dazzled audiences with their speed and frequency - just like you. More please.
Kylan, well done, this is much better plus you play a REAL piano and it's a good sound, art tatum sound still, and i'm gonna say it again, sorry you still play those - the word i can't find - ladders ? you always go from the top to your chord i think 00.19 is the first one. you did that with your monk too it sounds great, but don't keep repeating that when you do ladders, try to spread them out anyway, great job i'm looking forward to your next recording Erik
Thanks for your insight, you definitely have a point with regards to the Monk recording, I was too liberal with the "runs" (as I call them, though I like ladders a lot more :) in that video...but keep in mind that I'm not improvising here, this is an (attempted) note for note rendition of Art Tatum's version, I'm playing what he played. And if you're insulting Sir Tatum's taste, I'm going to have to ask you to step outside...
21, still pretty new to jazz and stride--working on some Fats Waller now, an excellent teacher, no one better to learn swing from...my next vid's going to be Handful of Keys, watch for it...
Amazing. I've also got the Tatum album "Piano Starts Here" and I've often listend to that track. Its great to actually watch it being played. Thats a very sweet sounding piano, I love the sound.
I could watch you forever! I bought a Roland KR117M grand & need someone to make it "talk"
You are amazing!!!!!
alandg 6 months ago
The hairdo conflicts with the music!
ghostrider6610 6 months ago
perfect piano for the piece haha
Chezmat1 7 months ago
Yeah !! :D St Louis March Blues! Loove it
boucledhor 7 months ago
well played man! your piano has a nice bright sound..! why is it naked?
lovellespice 8 months ago
Sounds great man!
AnthonyStrongMusic 9 months ago
your the man. whered u get the sheet music?
theronniedinhoshow 9 months ago
your the man. whered u get the shhet music?
theronniedinhoshow 9 months ago
Her father died last July. Christmas had to not be melocloy so Daphne invited a whole crew of us to Dinner. David and I dragged the old Victrola down from the third floor and I was designated DJ. One old bakelite proved my favorite, so the company was compelled to hear it over and over again: Winifred Atwell, St. Louis Blues. Once home I found Bessie Smith, and now foundring. When ever I feel down I play these. It is why it's all called Blues I suppose.
randolphfreedmartz 10 months ago
Lol you play takraw dude? I can see the ball. Btw, great playing.
videomenace 11 months ago
This is much better than the original. Art Tatum was the greatest; even Vladimir Horowitz thought he was great.
lightrays 11 months ago
@lightrays i dont see why ppl value classical musicians so highly??? jazz musicians are far more talented and whats more they can swing !!
shaunsstuff79 10 months ago
Great job!
ssmark123 1 year ago
Do you have the sheet music? What is it from?
woqu34 1 year ago
I love your piano!!! Where'd you get it???
C3P0meetsData 1 year ago
@C3P0meetsData it was my mom's when she was a kid--it's a Cable Nelson. And yeah, it's an awesome piano!
foundring 1 year ago
Very nice. Played very well sir!
russiandawg 1 year ago
Potrafi grać,ale niestety niezły zjeb...
kwapek250 1 year ago
@kwapek250 lol, wut
foundring 1 year ago
Learn to use a fucking metronome
fasteryoda 1 year ago
@fasteryoda learn to respect a decent musician
sackvilleshredder123 1 year ago
Замечательно! Привет из России :)
coolwhiff 1 year ago
Great job. I love Tatum also. I appreciate your efforts here!
ChristopherSchlegel 1 year ago
Genius. How old are you, man?
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MiguelKertsman 1 year ago
KUDOS! Wonderful version! Keep up the good work! I'm sure WC Handy would be proud! You've made my day! :)
JubalCalif 1 year ago
Great rendition! I have the St Louis Blues piano roll for my player piano. 2 people play the piece. I've never heard it played by just 1 person. It sounds Great! Thanks :)
huntebj 1 year ago
looks sped up a bit, but you still played it very well so I don't really care. great job.
Anonx78345 1 year ago
It's definitely not sped up. Check out geoffangus' version of this tune, it's more solid than this.
foundring 1 year ago
@foundring jUst the way your head moves at 0:41 seemed sped up but again, wasn't accusing, just observing
Anonx78345 1 year ago
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MultiSpanker 1 year ago
Bravo! You took on the Master, and have done it brilliantly...An awesome undertaking, not unlike scaling Mount Everest! Thanks for learning it and sharing it with us! (Now, can you teach it to me?!) :)
Astoriaguy23 1 year ago
I like it very much. How you play it is also awsome!
MrPianosmurf 2 years ago
hey man , really impressive finger tecnique u got!!! :O
since about like half a year i train stride piano every day and i did not really get better yet, u seem to have an awesome tecnique, can u give me any advice HOW should practice my stride piano? thanks a lot,
greetz from germany
oldwarcraftgamer 2 years ago
Where do you get the sheeeeeeet?!? For days i've been searching for jazz sheets but found nothing worth playing. I wish i knew your secret
jasiunas 2 years ago
No secret!!
You can get the book that this is in online--I highly recommend it because it has helped me SO much.
It's called "The Art Tatum Collection" and it's published by Hal Leonard as a part of the "Artist Transcriptions" series.
You can get it used pretty cheap it you look for it, good luck!
foundring 2 years ago
RESPEC'
lol. check mine if you get the chance. I love this tune.
Keep it up.
geoffangusmusic 2 years ago
Dude your video is excellent! Thanks for doing a video response to mine.
foundring 2 years ago
excellence!!!
durysssss 2 years ago
WOW!
criss1956 2 years ago
Again, a masterpiece. Discovering all you are able to do is an inspiration to all especially other musicians. I know your background was in classical from what you've said; I'd love to hear your interpretation of Chopin's Barcarolle, Op. 60, or any of his Scherzi. Do you play much classical any more? Not that you have to, but your versatility is abundantly evident.
Ambridge1973 2 years ago
You truly bring this music alive again - like a Star Trek episode of being transported back to a 1930s nightclub, but I am curious - you read music equally as well as you play by ear and have perfect pitch - am I right ?
ingfall1 2 years ago
What an awesome metaphor.
Although I have perfect pitch, I don't learn music by ear nearly as easily as many great pianists, especially someone like tatum. I'm much better at reading music and memorizing it quickly than *hearing* music and playing it back accurately.
Comes from the classical background I think, only started playing jazz stuff much later.
foundring 2 years ago
brilliant performance! Gives you a real idea of how ridiculously good Tatum was... if you're struggling with this, think of how the mere morals feel, only being able to listen and nothing more.
Your touch is brilliant and I heard no wrong notes. You do tend to hesitate on the tricky bits though, which is to be expected. Have you checked out Dick Hyman's Tatum lessons on Youtube? They give secret fingerings. Dick Hyman actually met Tatum and saw and heard him play in the '40s and '50s.
KawhackitaRag 2 years ago
You're a genius and you're beautiful as well.
tsimshan 2 years ago
*blushes*
foundring 2 years ago
lovely ^^
ledezma3654 2 years ago
trop fort respet
limoubay 2 years ago
Hey love it, good taste brother !!
Mounhas 2 years ago
Unbelievable. I thought this was a dub when I first heard it, only then to realize the young man can really play like that. WOW! Bravo!
cambridge1111 2 years ago
you play with some major gusto.
sometimesoonfan 2 years ago
Awesome!!! I absolutely loved it, and thought the tempo and everything else was just perfect!!!
Good job! :)
drjohnmagrann 2 years ago
I just watched your newer video of "Ain't Misbehavin' " - it sounds like your left hand is stretching out a bit more now! Playing stride is kind of a nightmare if you aren't blessed with large hands (which I'm not). I'd love to hear you tackle this piece again as it's one of my favorites. I can't play this piece yet but I tried parts of it and it's much easier if you transpose it a half-step up to G, the stretches are much easier! I didn't have to "roll" lol...keep up the good work!
rblossey 2 years ago
dude, it's so awsome...
you put a lot of yourself in music, and that's the best you can get...
pedalla 2 years ago
ow lawd...
MrStrutyourstuff 2 years ago
I know tons of pro´s who play only half as good as this guy. Makes You think, doesn´t it. There´s so much talent out there. I also like the tuning of the piano. (Dig that left hand at 0:22)
BechTalent 2 years ago
I dig it man!
mootbooxle 2 years ago
awesome dude! im a very strong critic! and your just fuckn awesome, please keep posting videos as you get older! and anyone who gives this video a negative review is just a jealous prick! keep it up, and i wish there were more pianos like yours out thier, cause everyone now is using keyboards and they cheat by using the transpose! a+++++++++++
6762777 2 years ago
I admire the way you set your goals high and do your best to attain them. A good example for all. Nice playing, keep up the good work....!
TaipeiDawg 2 years ago
Really good, but I'd play it slower
Nymphetamine2791 2 years ago
Great Job ! Done with great energy also !
cjhwth81 2 years ago
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pieces like this should be left to Art Tatum only. they just don't sound right and will never sound right in anyone else's hands.
great attempt though
markoserengeti 2 years ago
I like to hear people fail to be as great as the best, though.
It's like Berlioz once said about a fellow composer "the only thing he lacks is inexperience".
It can be nice to hear a different side of the human perception of art. And I think this guy's pretty good for an amateur who doesn't spend all his time playing piano in a brothel or dive some place until his fingers are bloody and white with callouses.
JSGuitar80 2 years ago
It's like the old saying:
"Tatum...you can't imitatum..."
foundring 2 years ago
It's like saying pieces composed by Liszt or Chopin should be only left in the hands of the greats only, and still, thousands of pianists play them. We have tons of pianists playing the Chopin etudes, and Liszt etudes.
CBasie2856 2 years ago
Erie Hayes would be proud. Let's GO BLUES!!!!
jcdolfn 2 years ago
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cool down brother this is jazz not Beethoven...
UNC3345 2 years ago
Superb! I can really see the passion in the song!
azuredlite 2 years ago
wow!!!!!!! I love it
playlojloreal1 2 years ago
dží-ár-í-ej-tý
(G-R-E-A-T)
MattMurdockCZ 2 years ago
Wow,,! I'm so impressed,,! (^.^)
margarethasofie 3 years ago
WOW! I'm profoundly impressed!!!
You grasp of this piece is just so damned good - you had my attention the whole time. It is a shame that truly good music like this is so rarely performed:(
...and the slightly out of tune piano adds just the right sense of 'authenticity' for this piece (seriously!).
Thanks:)
19lfm12 3 years ago
Thanks!!
I agree, it's too bad that this genre has largely been forgotten. I can't think of a better time period/group of musicians to study than Tatum and his ilk. It has been an incredibly rewarding experience, and studying them has taught me more about music than anything or anybody else!
Hopefully I'll inspire others to bring back this awesome type of music!!
foundring 3 years ago
fabulous job. it sounds just like him. u a very good accomplished player.
JamesPriceJohnson 3 years ago
Wow...you've got that right hand down really well! I can imagine what you'll be like in a few years when it will be effortless. Way to go, I am impressed! It's so good to see a young person keeping this music alive. Best of luck and keep it up!
tatumpiano 3 years ago
btw....have u heard of pianist named Stephanie Trick,...
bluematrix109 3 years ago
duudddee.... you must b takin' music @ the university level.......damn...u r INSANE!! i'm a classical pianist. And u r one of the few ppl 2 impress me. DAMN!! keep it up bro!!
bluematrix109 3 years ago
dude i'm playing this in band class, but it doesn't sound nearaly as awsome as this
kingodd4 3 years ago
Hair cut!!!
I say NO NO NO........love the hair
it completes the artist,)
art4dstressing 3 years ago
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Take a short break and get your hair cut!
musicjosman 3 years ago
Awesome! I play but not nearly as good as you. Your my inspiration to keep playing...
tkelley85 3 years ago
sweet, goin easy on the extra unnecessary body movement, can be distracting. sounds awesome tho
EverythingPiano 3 years ago
Kylan, what piano are you performing on? Beautiful tone.
jmkeller 3 years ago
It is a "Cable-Nelson" and is from the 1920's...it actually was my mom's childhood piano.
foundring 3 years ago
Cable Nelson?? I'll be darned. Nothing beats a family piano!
jmkeller 3 years ago
I was learning this piece from the Tatum recording not long ago. I can do the runs as fast or almost as fast as you can do it, but when I do, it sounds a little uneven or some of the notes will be unclear. Oh, I sometimes slip off the black keys or I accidently hit a white key instead of the black key I was intending to hit.
Double trills and sixths can sometimes be a disaster for me.
CBasie2856 3 years ago
Kylan !!! Love your playing, you are such a genius!!! Seriously folks, can anyone show me another pianist who could bring Tatum to life like this? I've heard a few guys in NYC that have made recordings of Tatum's work, and I'm telling you, Kylan's got more raw talent than all of them.
damnthatissocool 3 years ago
i closed my eyes 4 a moment and thought that you were Tatum...the only thing thats missing is a backround noise to make it soun like a record (lol)...SPECTACULAR job on the note for note attempt and dont listen to the critics unless they can play it better than u or Tatum (which is highly unlikely)
mrmxyssptlck 3 years ago
Impressionnant ! Very great ! I love this song.
leeloonice 3 years ago
great facility and feel for rhythm. art tatum had a much lighter touch tho. try using less pedal and a lighter touch!
TKDxMATT 3 years ago
If that was a note for not thing... OM my God you are talented! I wish I could master the piano like you. I hope you are going to work with music in tha future. Otherwise I'll get pissed off! :P Awsome to memorize that all too! SKILLZ!
Wistbacka 3 years ago
Lmao Wistbacka. :)
Yes, I think SKILLZ like this should be appreciated. Great going! It looks incredibly hard... x___x (Or is that an understatement?)
Sandradical 3 years ago
You're learning from the masters of piano...you're very smart to do that!
There is no better way to learn!
Awesome performance. My favorite. I taped it.
Doug....Los Angeles, CA USA
DouglasUrantia 3 years ago
Very nice. Let us see more of your face and personality. But I understand....you're a bit shy. You'll grow out of that. Take care and I really enjoyed your performance.
Doug.....Los Angeles, CA USA
DouglasUrantia 3 years ago
What a great future you have in front of you!
humanist7117 3 years ago
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When you use the lick so often, it does not have the same effect. But if you only do it once or twice, you don't loose the effect.
fotsopp 3 years ago
for the umpteenth time...I'M NOT IMPROVISING THIS.
This is an (attempted) note-for-note rendition of a performance by Art Tatum (which is on the album "Piano Starts Here").
In other words, you're criticizing Tatum and not me, I simply memorized this piece.
That being said, although Tatum has been criticized for "recycling" his runs frequently, IMO the runs in this piece *are* very varied...just because they sound similar doesn't mean he's doing the same thing--just look at the sheet music!
foundring 3 years ago
A great performance Kylan, thanks for posting :-) Those runs are pretty damn clean. I've a heard some Tatum, but not nearly enough - I think I'll have to buy that album now. I'm far more into Classical music than jazz, and then just a good amateur. I know Rachmaninoff described Tatum as "the greatest piano player in any style" - and he ought to know something about that :-)
legrenzi42 3 years ago
Horowitz and Gershwin were also huge fans of Tatum, and I believe they shared that sentiment with Rachmaninoff :)
In fact, the first time I heard him play (before I knew who he was), I concluded he was the best in the world (or I was in trouble). I also came from a pretty solid classical background myself, but didn't have too difficult a time transitioning into this genre, which isn't quite jazz, isn't quite classical or ragtime, but rather a beautiful combination of them all!
foundring 3 years ago
I agree
CBasie2856 3 years ago
Beautifully put! Yes, it is a peculiar mix of so many piano genres...an alchemist's blend which produces pure gold!! :)
Astoriaguy23 1 year ago
You have some incredibly technique, but don't use the same lick every time between the frases! Try to variate the improvisation more, now it's the same stuff all over.. You don't have to play so fast all the time.. I have one thing to say, listen to miles. But, of course, you're very talented. But constructive critic is good;) My english is not so good:p hope you understand what i mean..
fotsopp 3 years ago
im so jealous, that was incredible
ironbirdhouse 3 years ago
very nice XD
sidetrackbk 3 years ago
i really think use should used "as played by" instead of "arranged" because art tatum improvised, not arranged.
thaiguy20fromla 3 years ago
yes and no. Actually, one of the main points that critics make of Tatum's music is that many of his performances and renditions of pieces were in fact pre-determined, and specifically *not* improvised. He was known to have a phenomenal memory (he was a terrific card player too), and he could sometimes "replay" note-for-note many of his "arrangements". So although he never wrote anything down, much of what he played was pre-determined, so I see nothing wrong with using the word "arranged".
foundring 3 years ago
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MattMurdockCZ 3 years ago
Man, that is one raggedy old piano... and God, does it sound good!! Fantastic job. :-))
lrover03 3 years ago
yeah, I have that book too. It's insane.
sargea1 3 years ago
WOW, I love it! You have alot of technique, rhythm and soul. 5*
idasynco 3 years ago
hey. great job! did you get sheet music for this? if so, where can i find it? thanks buddy. Keep it up!
j03yl33 3 years ago
You can find the sheet music in the book "The Art Tatum Collection" which is published by Hal Leonard and is in the "Artists Transcriptions" series. I *highly* recommend the book, I've studied the whole thing for 2 years, and I still learn something new every time I open it...
foundring 3 years ago
Seriously, all those notes you play could not be in that book, surely you add something else. If they are, that must be one challenging book indeed!!
idasynco 3 years ago
most difficult and rewarding book of music I've ever owned...after a year and a half of studying it I still learn something new every day.
foundring 3 years ago
wow
TOLGItolg 3 years ago
I can't see real good... Is that Tatum or some kid?
5 stars right there!
turntapzap 3 years ago
just great
bmxgenie 3 years ago
That was great kid. Tatum is smiling down on you.
Kolef88 3 years ago
You are GREAT! 5 stars. Love the piano, by the way :)
DaConstruct 3 years ago
How the .... can you play so well!!!
It sounds very Tatum... I'm going to subscribe to you right now! Nice.
aramendi 3 years ago
When people '...like to hear you in about 10 years...', I hope they are only saying that "if you are this good right now, what a marvelous wonder you will be to the world in 10 years...". However, I have known quite a few people, who will sit back in their easy chair and critique young players and find all kinds of reasons to downgrade the playing. Be self assured, continue to quest for your highest ability and don't listen to the naysayers: you are a fabulous, natural talent!
aricmm 3 years ago
Smokin!
lighteningboy 3 years ago
You are playin so good.Can you send me St. Louis's notes please=)
pianisamet 4 years ago
wicked
bmxgenie 4 years ago
talented kid..love to hear you in about 10 years
rdoister 4 years ago
but not interested now?
foundring 4 years ago
very much so kylan...and with time comes ease and expertise...you are well on your way I would say!
rdoister 4 years ago
I feel like I've improved considerably since I recorded this. What is your opinion of my latest video, Body and Soul (as played by Tatum)?
Thanks :)
foundring 4 years ago
Fantastic! I had a tape of this when I was a teenager and it was the most inspirational piece of piano playing I ever heard. I'll never be able to play like this, I try and I get by but this is a different league, well done, keep it up!
pete2778 4 years ago
relax the 2 and 4.
itecson 4 years ago
When you were first studying classical piano, did you use Hanon exercises to enhance your technique or did you just constantly drill your 4th and 5th fingers all day until you got better?
CBasie2856 4 years ago
haha oh man, I haven't thought about hanon in ages--yes I did some hanon, but I always avoided technique exercises like the plague, much to my teachers' chagrin. even now my scales and arpeggio technique leaves something to be desired. but honestly, I owe a lot to my sight reading ability and my resolve when I was younger to read through and learn pretty much all of the sheet music I owned, from bach to chopin to messiaen to rachmaninoff. they taught me technique :)
foundring 4 years ago
Your Gonna Break Your Back One Of These Days, Getting Bent Leaves You Bent! But Hey You Got Your Mad Hands To Fix Your Back.
Morahman7vnNo2 4 years ago
a sheer plesure to listen to again
bmxgenie 4 years ago
Awesome !
Yo play very well.
PhilippeLernould 4 years ago
what s your vitamines? i want some please!
scaldelaude 4 years ago
ha...you're very fortunate Tatum recycles his runs. Otherwise you'd have a great deal of work on your hands--not saying you didn't work hard enough or your workload was light, but learning Tatum's music sequentially probably simplifies reading and following this beast. His runs normally initiate with 4,5,4 fingerings, that'd be a problem for any "common" pianist, you must have studied chopin's op10 no.2
tdavis2797 4 years ago
lucky me? "ha" - there's a difference between learning the patterns of a few runs and memorizing note-for-note one (actually, several, as you can see by my other videos) of Tatum's solo performances. Tatum is not a one-trick pony--maybe learning this piece would be easy for you, but I won't lie, saying that learning this was "a great deal of work" would be an understatement--I studied this for over a year before I could even touch it. and no, I haven't played any chopin. you're 0 for 2.
foundring 4 years ago
i never said it would be easy for me...i kno for a fact tatum recycles a couple of his runs. But yes...tatum isn't a one-trcik pony, his recording of Tea for two is so much different from the transcription, but some the runs are the same...Still the transcription is wild.
tdavis2797 4 years ago
Your point is that he uses the same scale more than once in different pieces? What are you on about
JackHammond 4 years ago
i was not trying to prove a point or make a thesis about something that is public knowledge. listen to tatum's recording of begin the beguine, danny boy, t42, yesterdays, and others. and this is just off something dick hyman has said about tatum's style, embellished with these signature runs and things.
tdavis2797 4 years ago
you are great¡¡¡
manuelvis10 4 years ago
You're problem isn't your playing. Technically very good but your sense of rythmn is wrong. Your left hand doesn't groove/swing in the right way. You're a little to on the beat for the song to swing. I suggest you keep your hands closer to the keys and groove a little more smoothly and change your posture.
Lamkool 4 years ago 3
amen
helmut4lyfe 4 years ago
absolutly poop HOT.9 + stars just prefer handful of keys
bmxgenie 4 years ago
Well there you go, I though the kid was brilliant
seadrt 4 years ago
handul of keys has the edge over this.stil this is also 5 stars.
bmxgenie 4 years ago
Excellent work, I'm very impressed. You've obviously worked pretty hard on your runs, but if I may criticise - work on keeping it swinging, and keeping an even tempo. Also, if you can help it, cut out the dramatic moving and the hand flicking (like at the end of that run at 0.22). It just makes you look arrogant and doesn't add to the performance, if anything, it's probably making yo uget carried away. Tatum barely moved when he played, he was completely relaxed.
pinky0926 4 years ago
however, my style of playing is my style, it's innate and I don't "dress it up" or alter it in the slightest. the example you cite was completely unintentional--when performing something as difficult as this, the last thing I can afford to think about are "dramatic" movements. I am not trying to mimic Tatum, simply pay homage to him. Thanks again pinky, I appreciate both compliments and criticism!
foundring 4 years ago
thank you for your kind words and criticism, both. maintaining a steady tempo is the hardest part about this piece, too many notes in such a short amount of time...I understandably had to play it slightly under tempo, and my occasional fumbling definitely detracted from the overall swing. I have a better handle on this piece now, a few months later, and am considering making a more polished recording...eventually....
foundring 4 years ago
I have two new videos, both my own compositions, if you like this, please check them out...
foundring 4 years ago
very well done
Ahomocide 4 years ago
o and how long have u been playing?
das499 4 years ago
how long did it take you to figure this out and how did you do it with sheet music or what cause i never saw someone your age play like that
das499 4 years ago
hey thanks--I've been playing for just over 15 years, and I did in fact learn this piece from sheet music, however, as is the case with any transcription, I had to "fill in the gaps" by listening to the actual recording (on Piano Starts Here), plus I added my own flourishes here and there. Time-wise, I started playing it about a year ago, but only started focusing on it and memorizing it about 2-3 months before I made this video. Thanks again!
foundring 4 years ago
the sustain amigo the sustain !!!!! don't hold long time
Psychosirius 4 years ago
heh, yeah, me love pedal long time. but seriously, one of the reasons I'm so liberal with the pedal is that my left hand simply isn't big enough to play many of the chords that Tatum could reach and hold quite easily, hence I have to compensate by adding a little extra pedal when necessary. good observation--but let me tell you, not the first time I've had to compensate for being too small ...
foundring 4 years ago
oh my fuckin god you amazing god damn can I see you penis
theblues927 4 years ago
This is GREAT!! Are you going to any ragtime festivals, I know it does have some jazz like this involved.
W.P.
wilscool 4 years ago
just finished fats waller's handful of keys, check it out.
foundring 4 years ago
omg ! you're amazing !!!
Q344 4 years ago
Again, email me much Kylan? You owe me at least one message - all your nameless fans get as much and more!
*pouts*
If it's feedback you answer to, well then: get a hair cut, message me back, try sitting up straighter, and hit the keys lighter - half the tension is held in your shoulders and you can both see and hear it. Like a snake coiled to strike... relax in the sun a bit.
Lautari 4 years ago
I got a haircut.
foundring 4 years ago
I wanna learn that song!!!
CBasie2856 4 years ago
foundring,check out oscar peterson's solo album, My favorite Instrument". I know you'll definitely dig it.
IntelInside2020 4 years ago
Intel, I will, thanks. I have like 20 Oscar Peterson albums but not that one.
foundring 4 years ago
Very nice work here, I appreciate it!
anman366 4 years ago
Excellent choices.
Try playing slower and more legato to get the swinging feel. (Also listen to a lot of music, it helps!)
BassThrasher 4 years ago
Play while drunk, and try to keep a steady tempo. Tatum was pretty lit most of the time recording.
wilbur1960 4 years ago
Nice work! You have really worked diligently to make this song come together. I would suggest you need to sit back and relax with it. Smile and enjoy the music too! :-)
rstebelton 4 years ago
Great!!!!!
You r a star!:P
I like that version very much myself~
i've tried 2 play it 2 but u truly are better!
hauerhsieh 4 years ago
As ever, a brilliant rendition that would have Art T. standing to applaud. The runs are totally characteristic of the master who dazzled audiences with their speed and frequency - just like you. More please.
tenneral 4 years ago
Skopjess 4 years ago
Thanks for your insight, you definitely have a point with regards to the Monk recording, I was too liberal with the "runs" (as I call them, though I like ladders a lot more :) in that video...but keep in mind that I'm not improvising here, this is an (attempted) note for note rendition of Art Tatum's version, I'm playing what he played. And if you're insulting Sir Tatum's taste, I'm going to have to ask you to step outside...
foundring 4 years ago
Very nice indeed................
Mexmando 4 years ago
Man, how old are you?
BassThrasher 4 years ago
21, still pretty new to jazz and stride--working on some Fats Waller now, an excellent teacher, no one better to learn swing from...my next vid's going to be Handful of Keys, watch for it...
foundring 4 years ago
you got skils man. have you heard peter cincottis version of st louis blues? he play piano himself and sings. check it out dude
nezkeys79 4 years ago
notes are there but you need few years more to get the swing too!
talkinganimalsonline 4 years ago
Amazing. I've also got the Tatum album "Piano Starts Here" and I've often listend to that track. Its great to actually watch it being played. Thats a very sweet sounding piano, I love the sound.
CJbouzouki 4 years ago