Art Tatum: Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings

[mhatta]

Art Tatum: Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings.

https://resonancerecords.org/product/art-tatum-jewels-in-the-treasure-box-cd/

I completely missed the release announcement (the LP is coming out on RSD, and the CD is due next week), but I am very excited about it. The fact that it was recorded live at the Blue Note Club in Chicago implies that it has the exact origin as the recently unearthed recordings of Jeri Southern or Lennie Tristano from Uptown Jazz some years ago, and the sound quality seemed fine when I listened to the samples on Bandcamp. I also liked the atmosphere of the audience at the club, who were in high spirits after witnessing a little miracle.

I know there are those who have different opinions, but I personally prefer Art Tatum's group playing to his solo piano playing (piano solos are of course great, but gradually getting tiring) and I prefer the live recordings to the studio recordings.  This edition of the Art Tatum Trio with Slam Stewart on bass and Everett Barksdale on guitar is possibly the best unit Tatum ever had.  I already have many Art Tatum sources, but still an excellent addition.

[jazzbo]

I've pre-ordered the cd set--I really enjoy Everett Barksdale's playing and this should be great.

[Brad]

This is probably the only RSD vinyl I’m purchasing.  I want to have this one in vinyl; also makes the notes easier to read.  I will probably order the other RSD releases that I wish to purchase in cd. If it’s sold out, then I will just get the cd. 

[kh1958]

I also pre-ordered the CD from Resonance, along with the Sonny Rollins set from 1959.

[Teasing the Korean]

So there's no solo content here, only trio?

[Ken Dryden]

The Tatum is unbelievable, a real find. The solos are the Tatum showpieces like “Elegy” and “Tabu.”