The Complete Capitol Recordings of Art Tatum

~ Release by Art Tatum (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Disc 1, Tracks 1-5: Recorded 1949-07-13 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 1, Tracks 6-10: Recorded 1949-07-25 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 1, Tracks 11-4: Recorded 1949-09-29 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 2, Tracks 1-6: Recorded 1949-09-29 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 2, Tracks 7-14: Recorded 1952-12-20 in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Original sessions produced by F.M. Scott III
Reissue produced by Michael Cuscuna and Pete Welding
Mastered by Bob Norberg
Photography courtesy of the Michael Ochs Archives
Cover by Patrick Roques
20-bit Super Bit Mapping

Disc 1, Tracks 1-5: Recorded 1949-07-13 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 1, Tracks 6-10: Recorded 1949-07-25 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 1, Tracks 11-4: Recorded 1949-09-29 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 2, Tracks 1-6: Recorded 1949-09-29 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Disc 2, Tracks 7-14: Recorded 1952-12-20 in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Original sessions produced by F.M. Scott III
Reissue produced by Michael Cuscuna and Pete Welding
Mastered by Bob Norberg
Photography courtesy of the Michael Ochs Archives
Cover by Patrick Roques
20-bit Super Bit Mapping

Annotation last modified on 2008-02-07 01:21 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Willow Weep for Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
instrumental recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (on 1949-07-13)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
instrumental recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (on 1949-07-25)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
2:54
2I Cover the Waterfront
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-07-13)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-07-13)
instrumental recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1949-07-13)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
2:32
3Aunt Hagar's Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
instrumental recording of:
Aunt Hagar’s Blues (on 1949-07-13)
lyricist:
James “Tim” Brymn
composer:
William Christopher Handy
2:43
4Nice Work If You Can Get It
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
instrumental recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1949-07-13)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
instrumental recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1949-07-25)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
2:48
5Someone to Watch Over Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
instrumental recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!) (in 1949-07)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
2:51
6Dardanella
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
instrumental recording of:
Dardanella (on 1949-07-13)
lyricist:
Fred Fisher
composer:
Felix Bernard and Johnny S. Black
instrumental recording of:
Dardanella (on 1949-07-25)
lyricist:
Fred Fisher
composer:
Felix Bernard and Johnny S. Black
2:50
7Time on My Hands
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
instrumental recording of:
Time on My Hands (on 1949-07-13)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
instrumental recording of:
Time on My Hands (on 1949-07-25)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
3:05
8Sweet Lorraine
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
instrumental recording of:
Sweet Lorraine (on 1949-07-13)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
instrumental recording of:
Sweet Lorraine (on 1949-07-25)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
2:39
9Somebody Loves Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
instrumental recording of:
Somebody Loves Me (in 1949-07)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
2:47
10Don't Blame Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25)
instrumental recording of:
Don’t Blame Me (on 1949-07-13)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Ireneadele Publishing
instrumental recording of:
Don’t Blame Me (on 1949-07-25)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Ireneadele Publishing
2:55
11My Heart Stood Still
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25, on 1949-09-29)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-07-13, on 1949-07-25, on 1949-09-29)
instrumental recording of:
My Heart Stood Still (on 1949-07-13)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Laurence Harms, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
One Dam Thing After Another
instrumental recording of:
My Heart Stood Still (on 1949-07-25)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Laurence Harms, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
One Dam Thing After Another
3:10
12You Took Advantage of Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-09-29)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-09-29)
instrumental recording of:
You Took Advantage of Me (on 1949-09-29)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1928)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell’s • Sydney
3:15
13I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-09-29)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-09-29)
instrumental recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
2:56
14How High the Moon
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-09-29)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-09-29)
instrumental recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:05
15[promotional interview]
2:02
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ASIN:US: B000005GVR [info]