Hmm--interesting observation--it's possible. And those Yamaha digital pianos are good instruments, and have been around for many years. THANK YOU SETH.
Fascinating post, as always, Lew! It was my understanding that the somewhat apocryphal folklore around the "Live At The Crescendo" was due to what you said -- studio recordings with audience noise overdubs that can be picked out -- but ALSO that the owner of the label Crescendo and the club of the same name in West Hollywood (Gene Norman) had actually TOLD people these were live recordings but were in fact not live. What's more, it would have had to be very late in Tatum's career, which isn't totally unheard of, as the club was only opened in 1954. Great stuff!
I just rewrote that paragraph and thanked you for reminding me of these details. I used to have both LPs of course. They were actually titled At the Piano, Volumes 1 and 2. But Gene Norman did more than tell people they were "live"—the liner notes and the LP labels both stated, falsely, that they were recorded at the Crescendo club. In fact, these LPs were not made at the club and were not even “live”—they contained studio recordings from the 1940s with applause dubbed in. I have clarified this in the essay, with thanks to you. THANK YOU CHRIS!
Love the way Tatum quotes “Way Down Upon That Suwanee River” in that version of “In A Sentimental Mood.”
One of many cool moments. THANK YOU LAZARO.
Sounds like a Clavinova every time one of them is shown playing the battered upright.
Hmm--interesting observation--it's possible. And those Yamaha digital pianos are good instruments, and have been around for many years. THANK YOU SETH.
RIP JEJ.
Thanks for this. I really enjoyed it.
Fascinating post, as always, Lew! It was my understanding that the somewhat apocryphal folklore around the "Live At The Crescendo" was due to what you said -- studio recordings with audience noise overdubs that can be picked out -- but ALSO that the owner of the label Crescendo and the club of the same name in West Hollywood (Gene Norman) had actually TOLD people these were live recordings but were in fact not live. What's more, it would have had to be very late in Tatum's career, which isn't totally unheard of, as the club was only opened in 1954. Great stuff!
I just rewrote that paragraph and thanked you for reminding me of these details. I used to have both LPs of course. They were actually titled At the Piano, Volumes 1 and 2. But Gene Norman did more than tell people they were "live"—the liner notes and the LP labels both stated, falsely, that they were recorded at the Crescendo club. In fact, these LPs were not made at the club and were not even “live”—they contained studio recordings from the 1940s with applause dubbed in. I have clarified this in the essay, with thanks to you. THANK YOU CHRIS!
My pleasure, always fun to read your new posts.