Art Tatum

piano · 1909–1956 · Toledo

Piano virtuoso whom his peers considered unsurpassable.

Styles

• Stride (Harlem piano)
• Swing, big bands

Landmark tracks

• Tea for Two (1933)
• Tiger Rag (Art Tatum) (1933)

Cited in 2 radio episodes

• Dedicated episode · Mar 1, 2020: Art Tatum, le Chopin fou (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Aug 31, 2020: Les cent ans de Charlie Parker : A comme Art Tatum (Émissions spéciales, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Art Tatum

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