The Best of Art Tatum

~ Release by Art Tatum (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Night and Day
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1955-03)
recording engineer:
Val Valentin (in 1955-03)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
John Simmons (bassist) (in 1955-03)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (in 1955-03)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (in 1955-03)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (in 1955-03)
instrumental recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (in 1955-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Art Tatum with Roy Eldridge, John Simmons & Alvin Stoller6:10
2Willow Weep for Me
instrumental cover recording of:
Willow Weep for Me
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)
Art Tatum4:33
3(I’m Left with the) Blues in My Heart
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1954-06-25)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1954-06-25)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1954-06-25)
instrumental cover recording of:
Blues in My Heart
writer:
Irving Mills
composer:
Benny Carter
Art Tatum with Benny Carter & Louie Bellson6:01
4Caravan
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1954-04-22)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1954-04-22)
instrumental cover recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
arranger:
György Vukán
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
Art Tatum2:39
5A Foggy Day
instrumental recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
Art Tatum with Buddy de Franco, Red Callender & Bill Douglass3:24
6Hallelujah
instrumental cover recording of:
Hallelujah!
lyricist:
Clifford Grey (in 1927) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1927)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1927)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Art Tatum with Lionel Hampton & Buddy Rich4:56
7Can’t We Be Friends?
instrumental cover recording of:
Can’t We Be Friends?
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Art Tatum3:48
8Have You Met Miss Jones?
instrumental cover recording of:
Have You Met Miss Jones? (I’d Rather Be Right)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
I’d Rather Be Right
Art Tatum with Ben Webster, Red Callender & Bill Douglass4:48
9Elegy
cover recording of:
Elegy
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
Art Tatum3:39
10Love for Sale
instrumental cover recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Art Tatum with Red Callender & Jo Jones5:31