Art Tatum's Tea for Two (1933)

This is Art Tatum's flawless recording of Tea for Two, recorded in 1933, which was the version that was played during a cutting contest with its two competitors, James P Johnson and Fats Waller. Both Fats Waller and James P. Johnson were blown away when they heard this. Soon after, Tatum played his improvised version of Tiger Rag. James P. Johnson could no longer stand it, so he presented his prearranged stride version of Chopin's Revolutionary Etude, which was perhaps the only thing that could possibly stop this monster.




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• Tatum
• Tea
• For
• Two
• Fats
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• Jazz
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[paulostroff99]

TY gulivior for posting.

[CBasie2856]

@paulostroff99

I am not gullivior, I am CBasie2856

[CBasie2856]

@violinoamore

I wouldn't of posted this video without knowing the answer to that. Tatum is considered one of the greatest pianists of all time, with the exception of maybe Liszt and Hamelin. A great many classical geniuses were in high respect to him.

[FarewellAhead]

...what's left?

[belliose]

Wow! Tatum seems to inspire B.S. by the shovelful but this site takes top prize! Astral projection! Superhuman attributes! Talking to God! LMAO!

[cathleen127]

Superhuman coordination and timing. No one could learn how to play with this type of velocity. Perhaps an excellent meaning of the term " God given talent ". In the field of jazz he was and still is unbeatable 55 years after his passing. I would have loved to have seen Richter, speed machine that he was, attempt to duplicate Tatum's Begin the Beguine off of the album " 20th Century Piano Genius ". That would have ben interesting.

[ivan89705]

brookky impro

[BoudiccaBlanc]

Fabulous!

CBasie2856, thank you. :))

Does a recording of James P. Johnson's Chopin's Revolutionary Etude in stride version exist?

[VirgilFoxMusic]

@CBasie2856 Thanks for your Q. I practice meditation regularly. I have had very encouraging results including occasional astral projection and too many things to try to explain here. My point is not to convince others by my experience, but rather, to encourage others to experience for themselves. It would appear that consciousness is fundamental, rather than matter. All is one, and with respect to that, Christianity seems very materialistic (idol worshipping). Google MULTIDIMENSIONAL MAN

[VirgilFoxMusic]

@16yearoldwhiteboy Good for you. Keep an open mind.

[16yearoldwhiteboy]

@VirgilFoxMusic Yeah i was just touched i was just trying to say that he basically let the piano *play him* and had many amazing gifts (especialy memory). yes some say he was an "alien" and i was jus saying the only way i could fathom him being so great at this. And it was just on his performing in general lol, though I've been working on Tiger Rag a lot. And oh yeah God let me be born again in 2005 but i need Him a lot because i realy drifted away recently. btw Im not 16 im 19 sorry bout that.

[CBasie2856]

@VirgilFoxMusic

yes, I don't think we should be enslaved to this false idea of God by dogma

but about that, have you done lots of meditation yourself? Did you experience any God or what ever after doing meditation?

[VirgilFoxMusic]

@16yearoldwhiteboy It would appear, at least, that you've taken considerable thought over this performance in your four part(!) comment but, I noticed that, your comment seems to be predominantly preoccupied with proselytizing. Perhaps you might consider doing some meditation - that is - if you want some actual EXPERIENCE of what "God" might or might not be, rather than being forever enslaved by dogma. Experience should be worth more to you than hear-say. DON'T take my word for it- Experience:)