Art Tatum Or Oscar Peterson
i thought i knew the answer to this once upon a time. but a friend of mine gave me something to think about and listen to. but first i would like to get everyones opinion.
of course i know this sounds like kid stuff, but post your thoughts anyway.
m'
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i'm always looking out for more.
i can't comment on art tatum really though, i've heard a little and he is certainly fast and impressive.
to me, technique is less about how fast you can play notes, scales, chords etc, and more about being capable of original harmonic thinking on the fly... how would people say these two pianists compare on that score?
tribute to my mentor
(read by hank jones september, 30, 2004)
there aren't any words that i can utter that will ever fully describe the immensity of art tatum's talent. i truly feel that he was touched by god in a special way, unknown to all of us. although i feared him when i first heard him in my earlier childhood years, i grew to understand, the more that i listened, that god had laid his hand upon this man. to me art tatum was not just another jazz pianist, but in reality an extension of the instrument itself, enabling him to produce musical improvisations that few, if any, players, including yours truly, could envision themselves inventing. musically speaking, he was and is my musical god, and i feel honored to remain one of his humbly devoted disciples. may our god bless you, art.
©2004 oscar peterson
jv'
but jazzman5 asked a question that's easy to answer! art tatum: king hell! oscar peterson: boss piano!
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