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Art Tatum - The Art Of Jazz Piano

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Uploaded by on Aug 27, 2011

The only documentary portrait of the greatest jazz pianist ever. Includes rare photographs, interviews, and more.

Art Tatum: The Art of Jazz Piano is still the only documentary portrait of the greatest jazz pianist ever. Using photographs and some rare footage of Tatum and his contemporaries, the film reconstructs his genius. Included are interviews with musicians who played with him or who were influenced strongly by him: Guitarists Tiny Grimes & Les Paul, and pianists Marian McPartland, Hank Jones, Dick Hyman and George Shearing. Their reminiscences and demonstrations underline Tatum's status as the "musician's musician."

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  • thank you lord for the gift of this man

  • Charlie "Bird" Parker washed dishes in a cafe just to hear Art Tatum play!

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  • I was listening to 89.9 Jazz & More on my way home today from work and I heard Art Tatum for the first time and was blown away. I heard a similar style of play about a year ago by Oscar Peterson, but Tatum's technique is brilliant.

  • @EquinoxParadox91 Well, Les Paul was as influential for jazz guitar as Tatum was to jazz piano.

  • I was just surfing and clicked on the Tiger Rag because I liked the name. Wow! I am now a fan.

  • @EquinoxParadox91 A lot of Pianists gave up because of Tatum, but at the same time many others were inspired, like Oscar Peterson, after he got over the shock of his first Tatum experience.

  • I hate the fact that Les Paul decided to give up piano because of hearing and seeing someone with far superior playing technique. Whatever happened to just enjoying music?

  • Fantastic!!!!!!!! It's about time there was a documentary about the world's greatest jazz pianist. Thanks!!!!!!!!!! God's in the House!

  • Art Tatum SINGING the blues! What a find. Thank you for posting :)

  • Unbelievable... I can watch this a million times and always have the same reaction. Simply, unbelievable!!!!!

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