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Art Tatum

Arthur Tatum Jr. (, October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever. From early in his career, fellow musicians acclaimed Tatum's technical ability as extraordinary. Tatum also extended jazz piano's vocabulary and boundaries far beyond his initial stride influences, and established new ground through innovative use of reharmoniza…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
October 13th, 1909
Died
November 5th, 1956
Genres
Labels
Captiol Records
Columbia
Dreyfus Jazz
MCA Records
Blue Note
Last updated: July 2nd, 2023·MusicBrainz

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