The Art Tatum Collection 1932-47:

Description

This 93-track 4-CD set comprises a significant proportion of his recordings from his studio debut in 1932 through to 1947 – at that point he began recording for Capitol, and after that had a second substantial career phase recording for Norman Granz’s labels during the 50’s.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Strange As It Seems – Adelaide Hall
2. Tiger Rag – Art Tatum
3. Tea for Two – Art Tatum
4. St. Louis Blues – Art Tatum
5. Sophisticated Lady – Art Tatum
6. Moonglow – Art Tatum
7. When a Woman Loves a Man – Art Tatum
8. Emaline – Art Tatum
9. Love Me – Art Tatum
10. Cocktails for Two – Art Tatum
11. Ill Wind – Art Tatum
12. The Shout – Art Tatum
13. Liza – Art Tatum
14. I Would Do Anything for You – Art Tatum
15. After You’ve Gone – Art Tatum
16. Star Dust – Art Tatum
17. I Ain’t Got Nobody – Art Tatum
18. Beautiful Love – Art Tatum
19. Body and Soul – Art Tatum & His Swingsters
20. With Plenty of Money and You – Art Tatum & His Swingsters
21. What Will I Tell My Heart? – Art Tatum & His Swingsters
22. I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm – Art Tatum & His Swingsters
23. Gone With the Wind – Art Tatum
24. Stormy Weather – Art Tatum
25. The Sheik of Araby – Art Tatum
Disc 2
1. Chloe (Song of the Swamp) – Art Tatum
2. Tea for Two – Art Tatum
3. Deep Purple – Art Tatum
4. Elegie – Art Tatum
5. Humoresque – Art Tatum
6. Sweet Lorraine – Art Tatum
7. Get Happy – Art Tatum
8. Lullaby of the Leaves – Art Tatum
9. Tiger Rag – Art Tatum
10. Emaline – Art Tatum
11. Love Me – Art Tatum
12. Cocktails for Two – Art Tatum
13. St. Louis Blues – Art Tatum
14. Begin the Beguine – Art Tatum
15. Rosetta – Art Tatum
16. (Back Home Again In) Indiana – Art Tatum
17. Wee Baby Blues – Art Tatum & His Band
18. Stompin’ at the Savoy – Art Tatum & His Band
19. Last Goodbye Blues – Art Tatum & His Band
20. Battery Bounce – Art Tatum & His Band
21. Lucille – Art Tatum & His Band
22. Rock Me Mama – Art Tatum & His Band
23. Corrine Corrina – Art Tatum & His Band
24. Lonesome Graveyard Blues – Art Tatum & His Band
Disc 3
1. Lady Be Good – The Art Tatum Trio
2. Esquire Bounce – Leonard Feather’s All Stars
3. My Ideal – Leonard Feather’s All Stars
4. I Got Rhythm – The Art Tatum Trio
5. Honeysuckle Rose – The Art Tatum Trio
6. After You’ve Gone – The Art Tatum Trio
7. The Man I Love – The Art Tatum Trio
8. Dark Eyes (Ochi Chornye) – The Art Tatum Trio
9. Body and Soul – The Art Tatum Trio
10. I Know That You Know – The Art Tatum Trio
11. On the Sunny Side of the Street – The Art Tatum Trio
12. Flying Home – The Art Tatum Trio
13. Boogie – The Art Tatum Trio
14. Topsy – The Art Tatum Trio
15. If I Had You – The Art Tatum Trio
16. Soft Winds – The Art Tatum Trio
17. Fine and Dandy – Art Tatum
18. It Had to Be You – Art Tatum
19. Ja-da – Art Tatum
20. Where Or When – Art Tatum
21. Sweet and Lovely – Art Tatum
Disc 4
1. Danny Boy – Art Tatum
2. Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man – Barney Bigard Sextet
3. Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone – Barney Bigard Sextet
4. Sweet Marijuana Brown – Barney Bigard Sextet
5. Blues for Art’s Sake – Barney Bigard Sextet
6. Hallelujah – Art Tatum
7. Poor Butterfly – Art Tatum
8. Song of the Vagabonds – Art Tatum
9. Lover – Art Tatum
10. Memories of You – Art Tatum
11. Runnin’ Wild – Art Tatum
12. Yesterdays – Art Tatum
13. The Kerry Dance – Art Tatum
14. She’s Funny That Way – Art Tatum
15. Gershwin Medley: Summertime/The Man I Love/I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’/It Ain’t Necessarily So – Art Tatum
16. I’m Beginning to See the Light – Art Tatum
17. 9:20 Special – Art Tatum
18. Where Or When – Art Tatum
19. (Back Home Again In) Indiana – Art Tatum
20. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Art Tatum
21. Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Art Tatum
22. Out of Nowhere – Art Tatum
23. Cherokee – Art Tatum