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Limited Edition 2 CD Set / 32 Performances - Post 1945. InchArt Tatum was the greatest soloist in Jazz History, regardless of the instrument.Inch - Leonard Feather. InchFirst you speak of Art Tatum, then take a long deep breath, and you speak of the other pianists.Inch - Dizzy Gillespie. InchIf you put a piano in a room, just a bare piano. Then you get all the finest jazz pianists in the world and let them play in the presence of Art Tatum. Then let Art Tatum play... everyone there will sound like an amateur.Inch -Teddy Wilson. Art Tatum was among the most extraordinary of all jazz musicians, a pianist with wondrous technique who could not only play ridiculously rapid lines with both hands (his 1933 solo version of InchTiger RagInch sounds as if there were three pianists jamming together) but was harmonically 30 years ahead of his time; all pianists have to deal to a certain extent with Tatum's innovations in order to be taken seriously. Able to play stride, swing, and boogie-woogie with speed and complexity that could only previously be imagined, Tatum's quick reflexes and boundless imagination kept his improvisations filled with fresh (and sometimes futuristic) ideas that put him way ahead of his contemporaries. This collection of post 1945 performances is culled from unreleased studio sessions, Radio & Television appearance and private home recordings. Album Tracks 1. Solo 2. All the Things You Are 3. Have You Met Miss Jones 4. Body & Soul 5. Fine and Dandy 6. Over the Rainbow (Version 1) 7. Over the Rainbow (Version 2) 8. Over the Rainbow (Version 3) 9. It's the Talk of the Town 10. I'll Never Be the Same 11. Night and Day 12. Someone to Watch Over Me 13. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 14. Begin the Beguine 15. I Cover the Waterfront 16. Body and Soul 17. Someone to Watch Over Me 18. Flying Home 19. Fine and Dandy 1. Tender
