Artist: Art Tatum

Art Tatum
Aliases
Art Tatum Swingsters
Real name
Arthur Tatum Jr.
Born
October 13, 1909
Died
November 5, 1956
Country
United States
Comments
Tatum became one of the great jazz pianists despite being blind he one eye. He started as a classical pianist, but by 1933 was devoting himself to jazz. Tatum could play breathtakingly fast.

Performances

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 Blue Moon Art Tatum 1955 Shirley Ross
2 Blue Skies Art Tatum 1955 Belle Baker
3 Body and Soul Art Tatum Swingsters 1937 Ambrose and His Orchestra
4 Chlo-e Art Tatum 1938 Douglas Richardson
5 Cocktails for Two Art Tatum 1934 Carl Brisson
6 Danny Boy Art Tatum 1945
7 Georgia on My Mind Art Tatum 1972 Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
8 I Cover the Waterfront Art Tatum 1949 Abe Lyman's California Ambassador Hotel Orchestra
9 I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues Art Tatum 1960 Lillian Shade
10 Indiana Art Tatum 1940 Conway's Band
11 It Had to Be You Art Tatum 1945 The Ambassadors [2]
12 It's Only a Paper Moon Art Tatum 1960 Claire Carleton
13 Knockin' Myself Out Art Tatum 1972 Lil Green
14 Sophisticated Lady Art Tatum 1933 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
15 St. Louis Blues Art Tatum 1933 Prince's Band
16 Stars Fell on Alabama Art Tatum 1955 Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians
17 Sweet and Lovely Art Tatum 1945 Gus Arnheim Coconut Grove Orchestra
18 Tea For Two Art Tatum 1933 Louise Groody & John Barker
19 The Sheik of Araby Art Tatum 1938 Joseph Knecht's Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
20 Where or When Art Tatum 1945 Ray Heatherton & Mitzi Green

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Art Tatum Art Tatum 1945 Asch Recordings
2 The Genius of Art Tatum #27 Art Tatum 1955 Clef Records
3 The Genius of Art Tatum #9 Art Tatum 1955 Clef Records
4 God Is in the House Art Tatum 1972 Onyx Records
5 Still More of the Greatest Piano of Them All Art Tatum 1960 Verve

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 I Got a Right to Sing the Blues Art Tatum 1949 Capitol Records
2 Love Me Art Tatum 1934 Decca
3 The Sheik of Araby Art Tatum 1938 Decca
4 Sophisticated Lady Art Tatum 1933 Brunswick Records
5 St. Louis Blues Art Tatum 1940 Decca
6 Tiger Rag Art Tatum 1933 Brunswick Records
7 What Will I Tell My Heart? Art Tatum Swingsters 1937 Decca

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 Tribute to Tatum Lou Stein 1976 Chiaroscuro

Forum topics

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2 Tea For Two cover by Art Tatum Add songs flip 1 2013-01-15 05:40:28 GMT by wally creek

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