Paolo Alderighi: Homage to Art Tatum - Tiger Rag

Paolo Alderighi: Homage to Art Tatum - Tiger Rag
Lino Patruno Presents: Homage to Art Tatum
Paolo Alderighi - pianoforte

Gran Gala Jazz - Swing
Shangai Cafè, Milano 23 marzo 2009
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Arthur Tatum Jr. (October 13, 1909 November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist and virtuoso.

With an exuberant style that combined dazzling technique and sophisticated use of harmony, Art Tatum is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Critic Scott Yanow wrote "Tatum's quick reflexes and boundless imagination kept his improvisations filled with fresh (and sometimes futuristic) ideas that put him way ahead of his contemporaries ... Art Tatum's recordings still have the ability to scare modern pianists."
Although only a small amount of film showing Tatum playing exists today, several minutes of professionally-shot archival footage can be found in Martin Scorsese's documentary The Blues. Tatum appeared in the 1947 movie The Fabulous Dorseys, first playing a solo and then accompanying Dorsey's band in an impromptu song.

Tatum appeared on Steve Allen's Tonight Show in the early 1950s, and on other television shows from this era. Unfortunately, all of the kinescopes of the Allen shows, which were stored in a warehouse along with other now defunct shows, were thrown into a local rubbish dump to make room for new studios. However, the soundtracks were recorded off-air by Tatum enthusiasts at the time, and many are included in Storyville Records extensive series of rare Tatum recordings.

Tatum is portrayed briefly in the 2004 film Ray, a biopic about R&B artist Ray Charles. When Charles enters a club he remarks "Are my ears deceiving me or is that Art Tatum?" Actor Johnny O'Neill who plays Tatum, displays a short but prime example of Art's cool and collected posture while maintaining incredibly fast and mesmerizing rhythms on the piano.

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A very fine interpretation of that difficult piece - and only inspired of Art Tatum! My compliment!