Art Tatum - Blue Skies (2025) [Hi-Res]

Limited Edition 2 CD Set / 32 Performances - Post 1945. “Art Tatum was the greatest soloist in Jazz History, regardless of the instrument." - Leonard Feather . "First you speak of Art Tatum, then take a long deep breath, and you speak of the other pianists.” - Dizzy Gillespie. "If you put a piano in a room, just a bare piano. Then you get all the finest jazz pianists in the world and let them play in the presence of Art Tatum. Then let Art Tatum play ... everyone there will sound like an amateur." —Teddy Wilson. Art Tatum was among the most extraordinary of all jazz musicians, a pianist with wondrous technique who could not only play ridiculously rapid lines with both hands (his 1933 solo version of "Tiger Rag" sounds as if there were three pianists jamming together) but was harmonically 30 years ahead of his time; all pianists have to deal to a certain extent with Tatum's innovations in order to be taken seriously. Able to play stride, swing, and boogie-woogie with speed and complexity that could only previously be imagined, Tatum's quick reflexes and boundless imagination kept his improvisations filled with fresh (and sometimes futuristic) ideas that put him way ahead of his contemporaries. This collection of post 1945 performances is culled from unreleased studio sessions, Radio & Television appearance and private home recordings.

Tracklist:
1-1 Art Tatum - All The Things You Are [2:42]
1-2 Art Tatum - Have You Met Miss Jones [2:30]
1-3 Art Tatum - Body & Soul (Version 1) [2:52]
1-4 Art Tatum - Body & Soul (Version 2) [2:10]
1-5 Art Tatum - Fine and Dandy (Version 1) [1:47]
1-6 Art Tatum - Fine and Dandy (Version 2) [3:03]
1-7 Art Tatum - Over The Rainbow (Version 1) [3:27]
1-8 Art Tatum - Over The Rainbow (Version 2) [3:28]
1-9 Art Tatum - It's The Talk Of The Town [3:20]
1-10 Art Tatum - I'll Never Be The Same [3:10]
1-11 Art Tatum - Night and Day (Version 1) [1:28]
1-12 Art Tatum - Night and Day (Version 2) [3:14]
1-13 Art Tatum - Where Or When [4:03]
1-14 Art Tatum - Someone To Watch Over Me [2:58]
1-15 Art Tatum - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Radio Sweden) [4:19]
1-16 Art Tatum - Begin The Beguine [2:52]
1-17 Art Tatum - I Cover The Waterfront (Radio Sweden) [3:39]
1-18 Art Tatum - Tiger Rag, Pt. 1 [2:02]
2-19 Art Tatum - Body And Soul [4:34]
2-20 Art Tatum - I Know That You Know [4:14]
2-21 Art Tatum - On The Sunny Side Of The Street [4:30]
2-22 Art Tatum - Flying Home (Version 1) [4:16]
2-23 Art Tatum - The Man I Love [4:10]
2-24 Art Tatum - Dark Eyes [4:42]
2-25 Art Tatum - Exactly Like You [3:17]
2-26 Art Tatum - I Cover The Waterfront [4:17]
2-27 Art Tatum - Soft Winds [3:10]
2-28 Art Tatum - Flying Home (Version 2) [2:06]
2-29 Art Tatum - Tenderly [4:48]
2-30 Art Tatum - Tea For Two [3:06]
2-31 Art Tatum - Sweet Lorraine [4:27]