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Slam Stewart and Eddie Durham: Forgotten Innovators
by Larry Slater
Since its inception, jazz musicians have attempted to bring something new to the music. We all know the major innovators: Charlie Parker, Monk, Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane. In this hour, we'll hear from two creative musicians who've been largely forgotten--bassist Slam Stewart and guitarist Eddie Durham.Both came of age during the '30s and '40s but continued to perform well into the '70s and '80s.Slam Stewart developed a unique style of playing that involved bowing his ...
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 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 ...
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