Art Tatum

• Deluxe 3-CD seT
• CD IN 8-PANEL DIGIPACK

• Never before release Art Tatum trio live in Chicago -1953!!
• Contains nearly 3 hours of unissued Art Tatum captured in an intimate small club setting

Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings is a previously unissued 3-CD collection of recordings from jazz icon and virtuosic pianist, Art Tatum, captured live at the Blue Note jazz club in Chicago in March of 1953 with guitarist Everett Barksdale and bassist Slam Stewart.

These recordings were transferred from the original tape reels and mastered for CD by engineer Matthew Lutthans (who also worked on Resonance’s Grammy-nominated 2019 Nat King Cole release Hittin’ the Ramp). Containing a whopping nearly 3 hours of never-before-heard Art Tatum captured in an intimate setting at the height of his powers with his longtime trio, the deluxe 3-CD set includes rare photos and memorabilia from Herman Leonard, Bob Parent and the Holzfeind family archives (owners of the Blue Note jazz club in Chicago); plus liner notes from Columbia University professor and author, Brent Hayes Edwards; as well as statements from Ahmad Jamal, Sonny Rollins, Monty Alexander, ELEW, Spike Wilner, Johnny O’Neal, Michael Weiss and Terry Gibbs.

PERSONNEL:

Art Tatum – (piano)
Slam Stewart – (bass)
Everett Barksdale – (guitar)

TRACKS:

CD ONE:
Aug. 16, 1953
01. Night and Day
02. Where or When
03. On the Sunny Side of the Street
04. Don’t Blame Me
05. Soft Winds
06. These Foolish Things
07. Flying Home
08. Memories of You
09. What Does It Take
10. Tenderly
11. Crazy Rhythm
12. The Man I Love
13. Tea for Two

CD TWO:
Aug. 16, 1953
01. I Cover the Waterfront
02. Body and Soul
03. Laura
04. Humoresque
05. Begin the Beguine
06. There Will Never Be Another You / September Song
Aug. 21, 1953
07. Just One of Those Things
08. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
09. St. Louis Blues
10. After You’ve Gone
11. Someone To Watch Over Me
12. Would You Like To Take A Walk?

CD THREE:
Aug. 21, 1953
01. Elegy
02. Sweet Lorraine
03. Out of Nowhere
Aug. 28, 1953
04. Indiana
05. Tabu
06. Judy
07. Lover
08. Dark Eyes
09. Stompin’ at the Savoy
10. If
11. Stardust
12. Air Mail Special
13. I’ve Got the World on A String
14. The Kerry Dance