Piano Starts Here is a compiation album by Art Tatum, released in 1968. It consists of Tatum's first studio session as a leader during 1933, and a solo concert performance recorded in 1949. Read more on Last.fm.
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Piano Starts Here is a compiation album by Art Tatum, released in 1968. It consists of Tatum's first studio session as a leader during 1933, and a solo concert performance recorded in 1949. Read more on Last.fm.
Art Tatum (Arthur Tatum, Jr., October 13, 1909, Toledo, Ohio, USA - November 5, 1956, Los Angeles, California) was an American jazz pianist and virtuoso who played with phenomenal facility despite being nearly blind since birth.
Tatum is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. He was noted for the complexity and speed of his performances, which set a new standard for jazz piano virtuosity.
Tatum drew inspiration from his contemporaries James P. Read more on Last.fm
