The Complete Capitol Recordings of Art Tatum

~ Release by Art Tatum (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Disc 1, Tracks 1-5: Recorded 1949-07-13 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 1, Tracks 6-10: Recorded 1949-07-25 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 1, Tracks 11-4: Recorded 1949-09-29 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 2, Tracks 1-6: Recorded 1949-09-29 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 2, Tracks 7-14: Recorded 1952-12-20 in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Original sessions produced by F.M. Scott III
Reissue produced by Michael Cuscuna and Pete Welding
Mastered by Bob Norberg
Photography courtesy of the Michael Ochs Archives
Cover by Patrick Roques
20-bit Super Bit Mapping

Disc 1, Tracks 1-5: Recorded 1949-07-13 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 1, Tracks 6-10: Recorded 1949-07-25 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 1, Tracks 11-4: Recorded 1949-09-29 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 2, Tracks 1-6: Recorded 1949-09-29 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 2, Tracks 7-14: Recorded 1952-12-20 in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Original sessions produced by F.M. Scott III
Reissue produced by Michael Cuscuna and Pete Welding
Mastered by Bob Norberg
Photography courtesy of the Michael Ochs Archives
Cover by Patrick Roques
20-bit Super Bit Mapping

Annotation last modified on 2008-02-07 01:21 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Makin' Whoopee
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-09-29)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-09-29)
instrumental recording of:
Makin’ Whoopee! (on 1949-09-29)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
translator:
Harrie Geelen
publisher:
Beth Dryer Music, Donaldson Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Tobago Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Art Tatum2:44
2Goin' Home
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-09-29)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-09-29)
instrumental recording of:
Goin’ Home
lyricist:
William Arms Fisher (American composer, music historian and writer) (in 1922)
composer:
William Arms Fisher (American composer, music historian and writer) and Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1893)
instruments arranger:
William Arms Fisher (American composer, music historian and writer)
publisher:
Dash Music Co. Ltd.
is based on:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: II. Largo)
Art Tatum3:10
3Blue Skies
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-09-29)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-09-29)
solo piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist)
instrumental recording of:
Blue Skies (on 1949-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Art Tatum2:52
4It's the Talk of the Town
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-09-29)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-09-29)
instrumental recording of:
It’s the Talk of the Town (on 1949-09-29)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) and Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
arranger:
Ib Glindemann
Art Tatum3:21
5Dancing in the Dark
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-09-29)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-09-29)
instrumental recording of:
Dancing in the Dark (on 1949-09-29)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Art Tatum2:58
6Tenderly
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-09-29)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-09-29)
instrumental recording of:
Tenderly
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
Art Tatum3:09
7September Song
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-12-20)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1952-12-20)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1952-12-20)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1952-12-20)
instrumental recording of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song (on 1952-12-20)
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Chappell & Co. (in 1938), TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1938) and Crawford Music Corp. (on 1938-09-24)
part of:
Knickerbocker Holiday (Kurt Weill musical)
Art Tatum, Everett Barksdale & Slam Stewart3:21
8Melody in F, Opus 3, No. 1
double bass:
Slam Stewart
guitar:
Everett Barksdale
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist)
recording of:
2 Mélodies, op. 3: No. 1 in F major (catch-all unknown arrangement) (on 1952-12-20)
composer:
Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн (Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer)
arrangement of:
2 Mélodies, op. 3: No. 1 in F major (for solo piano)
Art Tatum, Everett Barksdale & Slam Stewart3:21
9Tea for Two
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-12-20)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1952-12-20)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1952-12-20)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1952-12-20)
instrumental recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1952-12-20)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Art Tatum, Everett Barksdale & Slam Stewart3:09
10Out of Nowhere
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-12-20)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1952-12-20)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1952-12-20)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1952-12-20)
recording of:
Out of Nowhere
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Art Tatum, Everett Barksdale & Slam Stewart2:49
11Just One of Those Things
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-12-20)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1952-12-20)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1952-12-20)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1952-12-20)
instrumental recording of:
Just One of Those Things (on 1952-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
Art Tatum, Everett Barksdale & Slam Stewart3:18
12Indiana
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-12-20)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1952-12-20)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1952-12-20)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1952-12-20)
instrumental recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1952-12-20)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
Art Tatum, Everett Barksdale & Slam Stewart3:31
13Would You Like to Take a Walk
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-12-20)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1952-12-20)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1952-12-20)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1952-12-20)
instrumental recording of:
Would You Like to Take a Walk? (on 1952-12-20)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Art Tatum, Everett Barksdale & Slam Stewart3:36
14Lover
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-12-20)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1952-12-20)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1952-12-20)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1952-12-20)
instrumental recording of:
Lover (on 1952-12-20)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Art Tatum, Everett Barksdale & Slam Stewart3:11

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ASIN:US: B000005GVR [info]