Bright Moments Posted October 19, 2010 Report Posted October 19, 2010 How many Art Tatum compositions can you name? Quote
JSngry Posted October 19, 2010 Report Posted October 19, 2010 None. Do I win? It's an honest answer! Quote
Bright Moments Posted October 19, 2010 Author Report Posted October 19, 2010 (edited) None. Do I win? It's an honest answer! Yes Jim you win. I was astonished to read this tidbit in Whitney Balliett's book. The great Art Tatum never wrote a song. Edited October 19, 2010 by Bright Moments Quote
paul secor Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 I'm not a big Tatum fan, so I don't have many recordings to look through, but "Toledo Blues" on God Is in the House is credited to Tatum. Maybe blues tunes don't count as songs. Quote
JSngry Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 I'm not a big Tatum fan, so I don't have many recordings to look through, but "Toledo Blues" on God Is in the House is credited to Tatum. Maybe blues tunes don't count as songs. Does that tune have a head? Nevertheless, the question was how many Tatum compositions can you name... even if he had written 20 or 30, I couldn't name any, so....ignorance wins again! Quote
bichos Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 what about "battery bounce" with joe thomas, edmond hall, john collins, billy taylor and eddie dougherty from january 21, 1941? and what about "art´s blues" from "the fabulous dorseys" film soundtrack 1946. both are credited to tatum on my reissued disc. "trio blues" doesen´t count? it´s from january 27, 1956 from the tatum group masterpieces? keep boppin´ marcel Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 How many Art Tatum compositions can you name? Supplementary question (top challenge the gifted and talented): How many notes did he play in his life. Quote
bichos Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 just found some more in my records collection: on the "black lion" label: from 1944: 52nd street blues; midnight melody; gang o´notes; just before dawn; between midnight and dawn and apollo boogie. all credited to tatum. but strangely the bruyninckx discography states the tracks "52nd street blues; just before dawn and midnight melody as played by frank paparelli!! from the liner notes by alun morgan: "the first side of the lp is devoted to tatum originals,...tatum, like a number of other great solists including stan getz, put his name to remarkably few compositions,...for this reason alone the first six titles would be of interest but in addition a number of the tunes are based on the twelve-bar blues format..." keep boppin´ marcel Quote
BillF Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 just found some more in my records collection: on the "black lion" label: from 1944: 52nd street blues; midnight melody; gang o´notes; just before dawn; between midnight and dawn and apollo boogie. all credited to tatum. but strangely the bruyninckx discography states the tracks "52nd street blues; just before dawn and midnight melody as played by frank paparelli!! from the liner notes by alun morgan: "the first side of the lp is devoted to tatum originals,...tatum, like a number of other great solists including stan getz, put his name to remarkably few compositions,...for this reason alone the first six titles would be of interest but in addition a number of the tunes are based on the twelve-bar blues format..." keep boppin´ marcel If Alun Morgan said it, it's worth noting. His writing always seemed painstakingly reseached. Quote
BruceH Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 I couldn't name a single one either. Quote
Free For All Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 How many notes did he play in his life. Exactly the right amount. Quote
John L Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 How many Art Tatum compositions can you name? Supplementary question (top challenge the gifted and talented): How many notes did he play in his life. 12 Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 How many notes did he play in his life. Exactly the right amount. I was going to say all of them. Quote
AllenLowe Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 Toledo Blues may, IIRC, have lyrics; there's a song he sings on that Jerry Newman session. Quote
Spontooneous Posted October 22, 2010 Report Posted October 22, 2010 Toledo Blues may, IIRC, have lyrics; there's a song he sings on that Jerry Newman session. Am I alone in finding the blues that Tatum sings with the somebody-buy-me-a-drink lyrics indescribably sad? Quote
Bright Moments Posted October 30, 2010 Author Report Posted October 30, 2010 o.k. next quiz question - who is this: i know Chris A. knows the answer! Quote
Bright Moments Posted November 1, 2010 Author Report Posted November 1, 2010 any guesses? have i stumped you all? Quote
cih Posted November 1, 2010 Report Posted November 1, 2010 (edited) josie Miles Wanna set the world on fire That is my one mad desire I'm a devil in disguise Got murder in my eyes... Edited November 1, 2010 by cih Quote
Bright Moments Posted November 1, 2010 Author Report Posted November 1, 2010 (edited) perhaps and no. Allen - you should really get this one! btw josie miles was an excellent guess! this is josie: and this is Ida Cox: so now i have no idea! perhaps and no. Allen - you should really get this one! btw josie miles was an excellent guess! this is josie: and this is Ida Cox: so now i have no idea! Now Chris A. (who i know has met Ida Cox) will have to sort this out! Edited November 1, 2010 by Bright Moments Quote
cih Posted November 2, 2010 Report Posted November 2, 2010 Doesn't look like Ida Cox to me - though the confusion is common, Document Records have the above photo on a Josie Miles CD, and an artist's impression of it on an Ida Cox collection! (Talking of Chris A and Ida, this story has a great ending) Quote
Bright Moments Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Posted November 2, 2010 Doesn't look like Ida Cox to me - though the confusion is common, Document Records have the above photo on a Josie Miles CD, and an artist's impression of it on an Ida Cox collection! (Talking of Chris A and Ida, this story has a great ending) indeed! thanks for posting it. Quote
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