tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164220375200882525.post798804160396928610..comments2024-02-16T08:56:05.880-06:00Comments on Misstra Knowitall: Buckets of BeautyAbdel Shakurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04245104256959807029noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164220375200882525.post-43592628745055545972008-09-04T14:35:00.000-05:002008-09-04T14:35:00.000-05:00Having only recently been turned on to Art Tatum, ...Having only recently been turned on to Art Tatum, I don't know a great deal about what albums to recommend. Myself, I started with a double CD called "Art Tatum - 20th Century Piano Genius (1950-1955)." It was recommended by many places online. It's a record of some after hours performances at a rich friend's house. The friend had the place wired for sound and recorded the sessions without Tatum's knowledge and released them later with his consent. Apparently his creativity is especially in evidence in these sessions. And having listened to them, I concur. They're amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164220375200882525.post-14187723072328040252008-09-03T11:33:00.000-05:002008-09-03T11:33:00.000-05:00Oh yes, and Bill Evans is pretty good on the piano...Oh yes, and Bill Evans is pretty good on the piano himself. Unaccompanied, <I>Conversations with Myself</I> is quite good, but he had to multitrack it to sound like more than one person.The Critichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649685715108221607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164220375200882525.post-75398925495153574412008-09-03T11:31:00.000-05:002008-09-03T11:31:00.000-05:00Hell yeah, Art Tatum (Ohio native, regular concert...Hell yeah, Art Tatum (Ohio native, regular concertplayer in Cleveland) rocks that shit out.<BR/><BR/>But can you give everyone a quick rundown of records of Tatum's you'd say <I>oh yes, you must own</I>? I'm rather fond of the Solo Masterpiece cd'sThe Critichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649685715108221607noreply@blogger.com