Art Tatum: Piano Starts Here, Live at The Shrine
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Imagine sitting in the room and hearing Art Tatum play in person.
Jazz pianist Art Tatum was recorded live in Los Angeles
on April 2, 1949. That recording is available today on
a Sony CD Piano Starts Here.
“He was the greatest soloist in jazz history,
regardless of instrument,” jazz critic Leonard Feather
wrote in the original liner notes.
It is one of the best loved jazz albums
ever, and has been in print for more than fifty years.
But, Tatum's playing was locked in the rough monaural sound
of
its time, until now. Sony BMG recorded a new re-performance® of
the entire "Piano Starts Here" album, before a live audience
at the original venue, the Shrine
Auditorium in Los Angeles on September 23, 2007.
