Art Tatum

INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS

This release contains the complete original trio session showcasing the brilliant Art Tatum with Benny Carter on alto sax, and Louie Bellson on drums. Originally issued on three different EPs on the Clef label and two LPs on the Verve label, this music constitutes one of the various pairings of Tatum with other jazz greats produced by Norman Granz in the last years of the pianist’s life. Tatum was seriously ill at that time and neglected by record companies due to stylistic changes in the music industry. He would die on November 5, 1956 at the age of 47. As a bonus, the only two other existing versions of the classic “Makin’ Whoopee” recorded by Tatum, both on unaccompanied piano.

PERSONNEL:

ART TATUM, piano
BENY CARTER, alto sax
LOUIE BELLSON, drums

Los Angeles, June 25, 1954.

[15-16] BONUS TRACKS: Art Tatum (unaccompanied piano).
[15]: Los Angeles, Dec. 28, 1953 (recorded for Clef).
[16]: Los Angeles, Sep. 29, 1949 (recorded for Capitol).

TRACKS:

01 Blue In C
02 Undecided
03 Under A Blanket Of Blue
04 Blues In B Flat
05 A Foggy Day
06 Street Of Dreams
07 ‘S Wonderful
08 Makin’ Whoopee
09 Old Fashioned Love
10 (I’m Left With The) Blues In My Heart
11 My Blue Heaven
12 Hands Across The Table
13 You’re Mine, You
14 Idaho
15 Makin’ Whoopee [1953 Solo Piano Version]
16 Makin’ Whoopee [1949 Solo Piano Version]

Total Time: 78:18