I love this Tiny Grimes quote from a documentary (which I now cannot locate) where he jokingly described himself as "The Low Man on the Tatum Pole" because of how over his head the music felt! These examples are very "Wild" Thanks Lew!
Hello Daniel, that is so funny that you mentioned that because I originally had that quote in this piece! But I took it out because it’s a bit of a detour since in that documentary he was talking about after hours jam sessions, whereas this example of course is from a night club performance. Anyway I’ll find a quote later and send you the link to it. Thanks for checking out my posts! I hope all is well with you and yours.
Very interesting to listen again to these within this context.
Oscar Peterson is sometimes said to have assumed the Tatum mantle. It is no insult to Oscar to hear that what mainly separated the two (both had astonishing technical pianistic skill) was this harmonically advanced and adventurous aspect of Tatum.
First let me say how much I appreciated the work and research you put into this. I find it amazing how many musicians he has influenced, especially Oscar Peterson. Just the technique alone is way beyond what anyone was doing in the time period.
I love this Tiny Grimes quote from a documentary (which I now cannot locate) where he jokingly described himself as "The Low Man on the Tatum Pole" because of how over his head the music felt! These examples are very "Wild" Thanks Lew!
Hello Daniel, that is so funny that you mentioned that because I originally had that quote in this piece! But I took it out because it’s a bit of a detour since in that documentary he was talking about after hours jam sessions, whereas this example of course is from a night club performance. Anyway I’ll find a quote later and send you the link to it. Thanks for checking out my posts! I hope all is well with you and yours.
This is the video--Grimes makes that comment at about 2:00 and leads up to it starting around 1:00. Enjoy! SORRY--HERE is the link:
https://youtu.be/ayGizHOUNhE
Not sure I see the link, I think it's missing!
Oops--sorry--I just added it.
Very interesting to listen again to these within this context.
Oscar Peterson is sometimes said to have assumed the Tatum mantle. It is no insult to Oscar to hear that what mainly separated the two (both had astonishing technical pianistic skill) was this harmonically advanced and adventurous aspect of Tatum.
Yes, Oscar was a generation younger and obviously a terrific musician, but was actually a much more conservative artist than Tatum!
First let me say how much I appreciated the work and research you put into this. I find it amazing how many musicians he has influenced, especially Oscar Peterson. Just the technique alone is way beyond what anyone was doing in the time period.
Thank You Lewis.
Thanks Dom! Of course Art's imagination and daring are what really impress, I think.