Pianist Art Tatum recorded commercially from 1932 until near his death. He recorded nearly 400 titles, if airchecks and informal, private recordings are included.[1] He recorded for Brunswick (1933), Decca (1934–41), Capitol (1949, 1952) and for the labels associated with Norman Granz (1953–56).
Discography edit
- Piano Starts Here (Columbia, 1968) – 1933 studio recordings & 1949 Gene Norman concert listed bellow
- Classic Early Solos (1934-1937) (Decca-GRP, 1991)
- Solos (1940) (MCA, 1990)
- The Standard Sessions: 1935-1943 Transcriptions (Music & Arts, 1996)
- The Standard Transcriptions (Piano Solos, 1935 - c. 1945) (Storyville, 1999)
- I Got Rhythm Vol.3 (1935-44) (Decca-GRP, 1993)
- Art Tatum Masterpieces (MCA, 1973)[2LP] – from 1930s Decca recordings
- James P. Johnson (shared album) – Art Tatum Masterpieces Volume II And James P. Johnson Plays Fats Waller (MCA, 1977) – from Decca recordings
- Standards (Black Lion, 1990) – rec. 1938–1939 as per Standard Transcriptions above
- Art Of Tatum 1941-1944 (MCA, 1974) – with Big Joe Turner and trio
- God Is in the House (Onyx, 1973) – rec. 1940–1941; reissued by High Note, 1998.
- The V-Discs (Black Lion, 1978) – rec. 1944–46
- Art Tatum Piano Impressions, (ARA, Boris Morros Music Company, c. 1945)
- Art Tatum Piano Solos (Asch, c.1945)
- Gene Norman Presents an Art Tatum Concert (Columbia, 1952) – rec. 1949[2][3]
- Art Tatum (Capitol, 1950)
- Art Tatum Encores (Capitol, 1951)
- Footnotes to Jazz, Vol. 2: Jazz Rehearsal, II (Folkways, 1952)
- Art Tatum Trio (Capitol, 1953)
- Battle of Jazz, Volume 2 septet including Tatum and Big Joe Turner; shared album with Zutty Singleton (Brunswick, 1953)
- The Genius of Art Tatum (Clef 1953-54)[11LP] – reissues as The Complete Pablo Solo Masterpieces (Pablo, 1991)[7CD] and The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 1-8, Pablo, 1992)
- Makin' Whoopee (Verve, 1954)
- The Greatest Piano of Them All (Verve, 1954)
- Genius of Keyboard 1954–56 (Giants of Jazz, 1989)
- More of the Greatest Piano of Them All (Verve, 1955)
- Still More of the Greatest Piano Hits of Them All (Verve, 1955)
- Tatum - Carter - Bellson (Clef, 1955) – reissued as The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume One (Pablo, 1975)
- The Art Tatum-Roy Eldridge-Alvin Stoller-John Simmons Quartet (Clef, 1955) – reissued as The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 2 (Pablo, 1990)
- The Lionel Hampton Art Tatum Buddy Rich Trio (Clef, 1956) – reissued as The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume Three (Pablo, 1975)
- The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 4: With Hampton, Rich, Again (Pablo, 1990)
- The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 5: Tatum-Hampton-Edison-Rich-Calendar-Kessel (Pablo, 1975 & 1990) – originally issued as Lionel Hampton And His Giants (Norgran, 1956) as by Hampton
- Presenting the Art Tatum Trio (Verve, 1957) – rec. 1956; reissued as The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume Six (Pablo, 1975)
- The Art Tatum - Buddy DeFranco Quartet (Verve, 1958) – rec. 1956; reissued as The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume Seven (Pablo, 1975)
- The Art Tatum - Ben Webster Quartet (Verve, 1958) – rec. 1956; reissued as The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume Eight (Pablo, 1975)
- Capitol Jazz Classics – Volume 3 Solo Piano (Capitol, 1972) – rec. 1949
- The Complete Capitol Recordings, Vol. 1 (Capitol, 1989)
- The Complete Capitol Recordings, Vol. 2 (Capitol, 1989)
- The Complete Capitol Recordings (Blue Note, 1997) – rec. 1949–52
- The Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces (Pablo, 1990)[6CD] – containing the eight individual releases listed above
References edit
- ^ Schuller, Gunther (1989). The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz 1930–1945. Oxford University Press. pp. 481–482. ISBN 978-0-19-507140-5.
- ^ "Tatum and Goodman". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 29, 1952. p. 36.
- ^ England, Jim (May 25, 1952). "Toscanini Sings on Wax". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 128.