| LearnJazzPiano.com archives: Art Tatum | |
| Peteboypete -- 05/09/2004, 12:10:26 -- #4211 | |
| How did I know that? | |
| That was surprisingly easy. I'll come back later with a clue. | |
| Peteboypete -- 05/09/2004, 15:32:34 -- #4213 | |
| Clue | |
| One of the most innovative and exciting jazz flautists of all time. Nonetheless, he is better known for his blindness, outspoken nature, and an individual style of saxophone playing. Peter | |
| 7 -- 05/09/2004, 20:27:26 -- #4215 | |
| So it's not Rahsaan Roland Kirk? How could it not be? I'm easily stumped I guess. But don't give any more clues until the next person begs for more. 7 | |
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| prado -- 05/10/2004, 03:24:14 -- #4222 | |
| God is in the house today | |
| I remember these words about Tatum but who was talking ? Bud Powell ? | |
| Peteboypete -- 05/10/2004, 13:17:40 -- #4230 | |
| To 7 | |
| sorry, I forot to create the room My bad. Peter | |
| ClosetBlues -- 05/11/2004, 13:18:27 -- #4253 | |
| to prado | |
| I think it was Fats Waller that said "God is in the house" | |
| Barry -- 06/25/2004, 07:27:01 -- #5144 | |
| You know I'd totally forgotten about this game! I'd better get onto the next one..... | |
| Axey. -- 08/16/2004, 10:43:57 -- #6544 | |
| Horowitz and Tatum | |
| No, Horowitz said that about Tatum. Great story: Horowitz, when he was in New York City, would sneak into Tatum's gigs wearing a big hooded trenchcoat (to avoid being recognized), then he'd sit in the back and just listen. One show, upon discovering Horowitz's identity, someone exclaimed, "Vladimir Horowitz is in the house!!!" Horowitz, ever the quick wit, responded quickly. Motioning towards Tatum, he said "No, God is in the house." | |
| 7 -- 08/16/2004, 11:44:29 -- #6547 | |
| After an extensive search, I found no references to Horowitz exclaiming "God is in the house". If he in fact did once say that, it would have been because it had become "fashionable" to utter that statement wherever Tatum played. All original references (that I have found) stem back to: "One night Art Tatum walked into the Yacht Club on West 52nd Street while Fats Waller was performing. After the song, Waller announced: 'I just play the piano, but God is in the house tonight.'" If you believe that Horowitz coined the phrase prior to Waller, I think we'd all enjoy seeing some empirical proof of that. | |
| Czerny: The Art of Finger Dexterity - Complete (this is for those who want monster technique) | |
| jzakr -- 09/06/2004, 21:41:14 -- #6976 | |
| Tatum | |
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