- Actors: Art Tatum
- Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Region: All Regions
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Screen Edge
- Release Date: Aug 5 2008
- Run Time: 60 minutes
- ASIN: B001BTODYI
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Footage of Tatum, the Platinum Standard for ALL jazz pianists, Jan 6 2010
By forwardintothepast "MBB" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Art of Jazz Piano (DVD)
This compendium of interviews, audio and VIDEO is Wonderful! The segments with Dick Hyman are every bit as instructive as the Tatum footage itself. Art's brother speaks about the pianist's early life, and the life of a blind, traveling musician of color in the 50's.BUT, the REAL treasure here is some footage of Tatum that I did not know existed, much less had ever seen. The Tatum Trio footage that is included here was, to my previous knowledge, the only Tatum extant on film. Yet, here we have B & W television footage, from what could be the original Tonight Show, hosted by Steve Allen, or Nat Cole's variety show. The stageset is generic 50's show-biz, so I cannot tell. Tatum is shown in WONDERFUL detail playing Yesterdays by Jerome Kern.The performance is COMPLETE, not a fragment! Several of his signature devices are on display for all to SEE as well as to hear!
Hank Jones tells some stories, and plays a bit. Milt Hinton and Les Paul relate how Tatum changed their lives as musicians. The production is merely presentable, as it must have been a locally produced documentary. But, its value to the jazz archive is unique, in the same way that Tatum was unique, superlative, timeless and "beyond category" as Ellington used to say.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great., April 10 2010
By Steven Forster - Published on Amazon.com
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Filled with anecdotes from a variety of musicians and several performance pieces by Mr. Tatum this was a delight to watch and listen to.It's so easy to get caught up in how fast he played, but his touch and sense of beauty were also highlighted in these performances.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Art of Jazz Piano, Feb 3 2010
By Xavier - Published on Amazon.com
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This is a must own. Art Tatum, pure genius, was with us for only a short time; however, left a bar too high for the rest of us to ever reach!!
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