20th Century Piano Genius | 
 enlarge | Artist: Art Tatum
Label: Polygram Records
Category: Music
List Price: $22.98
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 33362
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 531763
UPC: 731453176324
EAN: 0731453176324
ASIN: B00000473S
Release Date: July 30, 1996
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Just Like a Butterfly (That's Caught in the Rain) - Art Tatum, Woods, Harry | | • | Tenderly - Art Tatum, Gross, Walter | | • | I Cover the Waterfront - Art Tatum, Green, Johnny | | • | Body and Soul - Art Tatum, Green, Johnny | | • | Someone to Watch Over Me - Art Tatum, Gershwin, George | | • | In a Sentimental Mood - Art Tatum, Ellington, Duke | | • | Yesterdays - Art Tatum, Kern, Jerome | | • | Willow Weep for Me - Art Tatum, Ronell, Ann | | • | Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) - Art Tatum, Barris, Harry | | • | Makin' Whoopee - Art Tatum, Donaldson, Walter | | • | Memories of You - Art Tatum, Blake, Eubie | | • | September Song - Art Tatum, Weill, Kurt | | • | Begin the Beguine - Art Tatum, Porter, Cole | | • | I'll Never Be the Same - Art Tatum, Malneck, Matty | | • | Over the Rainbow - Art Tatum, Arlen, Harold | | • | Love for Sale - Art Tatum, Porter, Cole | | • | My Heart Stood Still - Art Tatum, Rodgers, Richard | | • | Sweet Lorraine - Art Tatum, Burwell, Carter | | • | Louise - Art Tatum, Whiting, Richard |
Disc 2
| • | Don't Blame Me - Art Tatum, McHugh, Jimmy | | • | There Will Never Be Another You - Art Tatum, Gordon, Mack | | • | Without a Song - Art Tatum, Youmans, Vincent | | • | Moon Song - Art Tatum, Johnston, Arthur | | • | You Took Advantage of Me - Art Tatum, Rodgers, Richard | | • | Little Man (You've Had a Busy Day) - Art Tatum, Wayne, Mabel | | • | Danny Boy - Art Tatum, Weatherly, Frederic | | • | Some Other Spring - Art Tatum, Kitchings, Irene | | • | Love for Sale - Art Tatum, Porter, Cole | | • | Mighty Like a Rose - Art Tatum, Nevin, Ethelbert | | • | Sweet Lorraine - Art Tatum, Burwell, Carter | | • | Someone to Watch Over Me - Art Tatum, Gershwin, George | | • | Mine - Art Tatum, Gershwin, George | | • | Too Marvelous for Words - Art Tatum, Whiting, Richard | | • | Jitterbug Waltz - Art Tatum, Maltby, Richard Jr. | | • | Mr. Freddie Blues - Art Tatum, Shayne, J.H. | | • | Body and Soul - Art Tatum, Green, Johnny | | • | Yesterdays - Art Tatum, Kern, Jerome | | • | Tea for Two/Honeysuckle Rose - Art Tatum, Youmans, Vincent | | • | Would You Like to Take a Walk?/After You've Gone - Art Tatum, Creamer, Henry |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
For Art Tatum, the piano was a veritable playground, a forum for endless invention. His supreme command of the instrument and his unparalleled sense of timing and touch allowed him to seemingly accomplish whatever he wished. Songs were puzzles to be dismantled and reassembled; melody, harmony, and rhythm were merely variables in the never-ending creation process. This two-CD set collects all of the recordings Tatum made at two private parties hosted by Warner Bros. musical director Ray Heindorf; the bulk of the material comes from July 1955, the remainder is from April 1950. All of the trademark Tatum elements are here: the grand melodic flourishes, the harmonic magic tricks, the flirtations with various tempos and musical styles. But what also emerges is Tatum's effervescence, his joy, and his humor. He seems to celebrate and mock these timeless melodies all at once. Is that "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" hiding in "Body and Soul"? The results are always compelling and almost always thrilling to hear. You can hear his friends gasp and chuckle along with music, and you will too. --Marc Greilsamer
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| Customer Reviews:
Keyboard Colossus at play September 22, 2008
Kolef88 (NJ, USA)
Art Tatum's virtuosity served his eloquent musical vision which comes across so well on 20th Century Piano Genius.
I love Art Tatum September 3, 2007
Christopher Schlegel (McKenzie, TN United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I own all 8 Pablo Solo Masterpiece CDs and consider those discs to contain the standard against which all other Tatum recordings should be measured against. The setting, recording, pacing, arrangements, playing; everything about those is absolutely priceless, pristine & perfect.
This 2 CD set of material from private parties is a wonderful artifact to have also. It's lovely to be able to hear Tatum in this setting even though slighly less than ideal. His ideas are brilliant as always.
I would not suggest "20th Century Piano Genius" as the CD to start with if you are new to Tatum or don't yet have any of the Pablo series. But it is a great addition to the recorded legacy of Art Tatum's beautiful genius.
Genius indeed April 4, 2007
David Cagle (Towson, MD USA)
Well, DG, it's always good to spark a discussion. Tatum's playing is very intricate and dense with notes; it is not a cool, swinging sound. I think it is beyond dispute that Tatum was one of the most technically proficient pianists who ever lived. The question is then, does all that staggering virtuosity serve a purpose? For some, hearing somebody play what almost nobody else can play is enough to justify the purchase. For others, myself included, it is beautiful music as well. For me that is an intuitive reaction-- it sounds musical and organic to me, but I am not trained to understand structural and harmonic nuance. I think DG represents a small minority of people who believe that Tatum's playing is not sophisticated or musically nuanced. I would not want a steady diet of this, but on the right day it is perfect.
 Piano Genius March 28, 2007
Arthur D. Glover (Silver Spring, MD USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great album. I loved his two versions of Someone to watch over me and Over the Rainbow as these are two of my favorite songs.
The magnificent reach May 28, 2006
Shalom Freedman (Jerusalem,Israel)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
In my jazz- listening days many years ago I came upon the work of Art Tatum, and was captivated by it. I simply felt it was the best. He played with such sweep and such lyrical freedom. The great standard numbers did not lose their identity in his playing but rather were expanded and enhanced. The sweep of the playing and the great feeling of joy and freedom it gave remain in my mind.
What great music this man made.
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