[78-L] Art Tatum 100th birthday

[simmonssomer]

Oh, I don't know Cary. Bird and Dizzy could and did swing as well as anyone. 
Just give a listen to Parker's three chorus solo on "I'm Forever Blowing 
Bubbles" from the Savoy Ballroom with Jay McShan's band. (1942) They turned 
that place upside down. As far as the great Monk is concerned..most of his 
solos were...well....maybe a little uhhhhh.....halting.

Al .

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From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Art Tatum 100th birthday


> Cary Ginell wrote:
> I found Tatum to be an important link between the stride of Waller and
> the more free-thinking work of Monk and Bud Powell. The difference is
> that he could swing better than any bopper could, the result of his
> influence from stride pianists. Anyone who "doesn't get" Tatum probably
> is listening from a melodic point of view. I'm not a pianist, but I am a
> musician, and I hear things that might sound dissonant on first
> listening, but then find out how much sense they really make upon
> repeated listenings. I always thought that Tatum played as if he had
> four hands. Like him or not, there was no piano player who could
> approach his incredible technique.
>
>
>
> Cary Ginell
> ==========
> Back in the mid to late 50s, I bought the few Tatum reissues (not the
> Verves though, although I've since purchased "The Complete Small Groups"
> on CD) then available, and was happy with them. Since then there has
> been a deluge of issues and reissues over the decades, which has tended
> to saturate the market.
>
> I'm happy to stick with the few recordings that I have. I feel the same
> about some other musicians--I reach a point where I consider I'm content
> with the amount of recordings I have by them, and then move on. I call
> this "Comfortable Completeness".
>
>      Julian Vein
>
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