Piano Starts Here

• Artist: Art Tatum
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• Release Date: 1968
• Total Time: 35:37
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Jazz

Review

There are many Art Tatum records available, but this is the one to pull out to amaze friends, particularly with Tatum's wondrous version of "Tiger Rag," during which he sounds like three pianists jamming together. This CD consists of Tatum's first studio session as a leader (which resulted in "Tea for Two," "St. Louis Blues," "Tiger Rag," and "Sophisticated Lady") and a remarkable solo concert performance from the spring of 1949. While "Tiger Rag" dwarfs everything else, the live set is highlighted by a very adventurous, yet seemingly effortless exploration of "Yesterdays," a ridiculously rapid "I Know That You Know," and the hard-cooking "Tatum Pole Boogie." This is an essential set of miraculous music that cannot be praised highly enough. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Tea for Two	Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar	Art Tatum	(3:14)
St. Louis Blues	W.C. Handy	Art Tatum	(2:35)
Tiger Rag	Eddie Edwards, Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro, Larry Shields, James LaRocca, Harry DaCosta, Antonio Sbarbaro, Edwin Edwards	Art Tatum	(2:18)
Sophisticated Lady	Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Mitchell Parish	Art Tatum	(3:15)
How High the Moon	Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis	Art Tatum	(2:23)
Humoresque	Antonin Dvorák	Art Tatum	(3:45)
Someone to Watch Over Me	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Art Tatum	(3:26)
Yesterdays	Jerome Kern, West Arkeen, Otto Harbach, J.J. Johnson, Axl Rose, Del James	Art Tatum	(3:22)
I Know That You Know	Vincent Youmans, Anne Caldwell	Art Tatum	(2:32)
Willow Weep for Me	Ann Ronell	Art Tatum	(3:13)
Tatum Pole Boogie	Art Tatum	Art Tatum	(2:22)
The Kerry Dance	James Lyman Molloy	Art Tatum	(1:04)
The Man I Love	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Art Tatum	(2:08)

Credits

Gene Norman (?), Chip Stern (Liner Notes), Leonard Feather (Liner Notes), Mark Wilder (Digital Mastering), Nedra Olds-Neal (Reissue Producer), Gary Pacheco (Director), Art Tatum (Piano), Allen Weinberg (Art Direction), Andrew Parker (Art Direction), Andrew Parker (Cover Design), Frank Driggs (Producer)