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Out from the Vaults
by Patrick Burnette
The most recent Record Store Day episode is barely in the rear-view, but the boys decide to take on four more vault finds dug up by jazz detective Zev Feldman. Which ones are keepers and which ones get the dreaded label “redundant" and an invite off the island (or, at least, out of the record collection)? Only listening to this podcast will answer that query! Playlist Discussion of Yusef Lateef's album Atlantis Lullaby (Elemental) 3:00 Discussion of Sun ...
Continue ReadingArt Tatum: Jewels in the Treasure Box
by Stefano Merighi
Non vi è dubbio che nel pantheon dei grandi individualisti del jazz, la figura di Art Tatum giochi un ruolo del tutto speciale. Non vedente dalla nascita, giocoforza discriminato, la sua rivincita sociale e artistica è stata epocale, un uno contro tutti memorabile, che lo ha collocato nel più alto dei gradini del talento strumentale. È vero che nulla viene dal nulla, che Tatum è stato debitore per lo meno nei confronti di Fats Waller, ma è indiscutibile ...
Continue ReadingArt Tatum: Jewels In The Treasure Box
by Pierre Giroux
In the annals of jazz history, certain recordings stand out as treasures, not only capturing the essence of a particular era but also the sheer brilliance of the musicians involved. Jewels In the Treasure Box, the 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club recordings, featuring the virtuosic trio of Art Tatum on piano, Everett Barksdale on guitar and Slam Stewart on bass, is undeniably one such gem. This three-CD set of newly unearthed, unissued live recordings is being released on Resonance ...
Continue ReadingEffervescence: Art Tatum Meets Champagne
by Kristen Lee Sergeant
This edition of Jazz & Juice comes with a warning: both the bottle featured and the musician spotlighted are explosive, and should be handled with care. Uncork and listen responsibly. Effervescence When something sparkles, literally or figuratively, it bursts with life. In liquid, there is a perpetual motion of bubbles escaping in a dazzling show of speed within a seemingly static glass. When we listen to effervescent music, we experience something that lifts us in delight and velocity ...
Continue ReadingArt Tatum: Nursery Rhymes A La Tatum
by Ken Dryden
Art Tatum was a piano virtuoso whose improvising skills impressed even the likes of classical greats such as Vladimir Horowitz, though he had a fondness for folk songs in addition to standards and jazz favorites. This recording came about when a friend, Mitt Kinder, and his wife Mutti, announced the arrival of their first child, a boy named Zeus. Since the Kinders were huge fans of Tatum's jazz records, he decided to surprise them with a special recording made just ...
Continue ReadingInto the ‘Now’s The Time’ Warp & Much More
by Marc Cohn
Oh, what a show for you! We start with twenty-first century New-Orleans-centric sounds from Charlie Dennard on the B-3, Billy Martin's Wicked Knee, Binker Golding, and a sexy song from Herlin Riley. We celebrate the life of Sonny Rollins with tracks from his Jazz Contrasts sideman gig with Kenny Dorham. And then there are two really top-shelf classics: Brubeck & Rushing (Dave's centennial year) and Art Tatum at the 88s with altoist Benny Carter. Then the professor goes for a ...
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