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Summary:ART TATUM (1909-1956) HAS A UNIQUE POSITION AND STATUS IN THE HISTORY OF JAZZ PIANO. HE IS THE PINNACLE OF A COMPREHENSIVE, ORCHESTRAL, SOLO APPROACH - AN EXCITING PERFORMER, A SUPERB TECHNICIAN, AND AN INTENSELY CREATIVE MUSICIAN. THIS IS THE FIRST DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HIS LIFE AND HIS MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS. IT INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH HIS CONTEMPORARIES, EXAMPLES OF HIS MUSICAL TALENT, AND SOME RARE APPEARANCES ON FILM.
Description:TATUM'S COMPLETE MASTERY OF THE PIANO REVERBERATED FAR BEYOND THE CONFINES OF JAZZ. HOROWITZ SAID OF HIM "IT CAN'T BE TRUE. I DON'T BELIEVE MY EYES AND EARS". THIS,THE FIRST FILM ABOUT HIM,WILL CONFIRM HIS IMMENSE IMPACT ON 20TH C. MUSIC