Piano Grand Master (2003)

About this title: Largely self-taught, Art Tatum became one of the most accomplished pianists of the 20th century, and his polyrhythmic inventiveness on the instrument has seldom -- if ever -- been equaled. British record label Proper has assembled a budget-priced, four-disc box set spanning Tatum's prime years, an impressive 90-plus tracks (and a detailed 44 page booklet) that showcase the speed and clarity of this amazing musician. Most of the tracks are Tatum playing solo, but highlights from a 1944 all-star jazz concert at the Esquire Metropolitan Opera House are also included, as well as cuts from the Art ... read more

Tracks:

1. Tiger Rag [DaCosta/Edwards/LaR]
2. Tea for Two [Caesar/Youmans]
3. St. Louis Blues [Handy]
4. Tiger Rag [DaCosta/Edwards/LaR]
5. Sophisticated Lady [Ellington/Mills/Par]
6. Moonglow [Mills/Hudson/DeLang]
7. I Would Do Anything for You [Hill/Hopkins/Willia]
8. When a Woman Loves a Man [Mercer/Hanighen/Jen]
9. Emaline [Parish/Perkins]
10. Love Me [Washington/Young]
11. Cocktails for Two [Johnston/Coslow]
12. After You've Gone [Creamer/Layton]
13. Stardust [Carmichael/Parish]
14. Ill Wind [Arlen/Koehler]
15. The Shout [Scott]
16. Beautiful Love [Gillespie/King/VanA]
17. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) [Gershwin/Gershwin]
18. I Ain't Got Nobody [Graham/Peyton/Willi]
19. Stay as Sweet as You Are [Gordon/Revel]
20. I Wish I Were Twins [DeLange/Loesser/Mey]
21. Gone With the Wind [Magidson/Wrubel]
22. Stormy Weather [Koehler/Arlen]
23. Chloe [Kahn/Moret]
24. The Sheik of Araby [Smith/Snyder/Wheele]
25. Tea for Two [Caesar/Youmans]
26. Deep Purple [Parish/DeRose]
27. It Had to Be You [Jones/Kahn]
28. Oh, You Crazy Moon [Burke/VanHeusen]
29. Over the Rainbow [Harburg/Arlen]
30. Day In - Day Out [Bloom/Mercer]
31. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm [Jurman/Kahn/Kaper]
32. Elegie [Massenet]
33. Humoresque [Dvorak]
34. Sweet Lorraine [Parish/Burwell]
35. Get Happy [Arlen/Koehler]
36. Lullaby of the Leaves [Young/Petkere]
37. Tiger Rag [DaCosta/Edwards/LaR]
38. Sweet Emaline, My Gal [Layton/Creamer]
39. Love Me [Washington/Young]
40. Begin the Beguine [Porter]
41. Rosetta [Woode/Hines]
42. (Back Home Again In) Indiana [Hanley/MacDonald]
43. Wee Baby Blues [Johnson/Turner]
44. Stompin' at the Savoy [Goodman/Razaf/Samps]
45. Last Goodbye Blues [Johnson/Turner]
46. Battery Bounce [Tatum]
47. Lucillle [Williams]
48. Rock Me Mama [Jones]
49. Corrina, Corrina [Chatman/Williams]
50. Lonesome Graveyard Blues [Jones/Williams]
51. I Got Rhythm [Gershwin/Gershwin]
52. Mop, Mop [Hawkins]
53. Esquire Bounce [Feather]
54. My Ideal [Chase/Robin/Whiting]
55. Exactly Like You [Fields/McHugh]
56. Flying Home [Goodman/Hampton/Rob]
57. Dark Eyes [Traditional]
58. Body and Soul [Eyton/Green/Heyman/]
59. I Know That You Know [Youmans/Caldwell]
60. Hallelujah [Grey/Robin/Youmans]
61. Yesterdays [Kern/Harbach]
62. Tatum Pole Boogie [Tatum]
63. Willow Weep for Me [Ronell]
64. I Cover the Waterfront [Green/Heyman]
65. Aunt Hagar's Blues [Brymn/Handy]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.