Saturday, August 11, 2012

Art Tatum - how good was he?

When Oscar Peterson was still a young boy, his father played him a recording of Art Tatum performing "Tiger Rag". Once the young Peterson was finally persuaded that it was performed by a single person, Peterson was so intimidated that he did not touch the piano for weeks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaPeks0H3_s

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