The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 1

Art Tatum | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 8, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pablo
• ASIN: B000000XNA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,160 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Genre: Jazz Music
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Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: Compact Disk

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly A Solo Masterpiece, January 21, 2001

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

Before Norman Granz brought Art Tatum into the studio a half-dozen times in 1955-56 to record what would become known as the "Group Masterpieces," he brought the legendary pianist into the studio nearly a dozen times from 1953-55 to record what would become the eight CD volumes of the "Solo Masterpieces." (By the way, feel free to check out my reviews of Group Masterpieces Volumes 3, 4 & 6, and of the Boxed Set collecting all eight volumes.) Art Tatum is arguably the greatest pianist in the history of jazz, and the world owes a great debt to Mr. Granz for having the insight to document him in such variety and quantity. For those of you who are hesitating because this is a solo jazz recording, don't! Art has a style of playing flurries of notes, so that at any given time it sounds like a trio session. But don't get the wrong impression, Tatum is not merely a master technician, but a sensitive and sincere virtuoso. Another intimidating aspect of these "Masterpiece" volumes, whether it is the Group or Solo, is the shear number of them. I would suggest, as the Penguin Guide does, to start with Volumes 4 or 6, but any one of them will do fine for they are all truly, modern piano masterpieces.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Important Addition To Any Jazz Collection, January 6, 2009

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Rachel Y. Bonaccorso "Girltron/Rabbithorn" (Chesapeake, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

Art Tatum's playing style is ticklish and sensitive and multi-layered. I highly recommend this to anyone building a great library of jazz music.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jazz Masters, October 3, 2007

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Neal Conrad Guthe - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

After listening to this CD one can why Art Tatum is considered to be a master of this music. It is incredible to see how he embodies the many different styles of jazz up to the point this record was recorded. This is a wonderful CD.