Art Tatum : The Art of Jazz Piano is still the only documentary portrait of the greatest jazz pianist ever. Using photographs and some rare footage of Tatum and his contemporaries, the film reconstructs his genius.

Included are interviews with musicians who played with him or who were influenced strongly by him: Guitarists Tiny Grimes & Les Paul, and pianists Marian McPartland,
Hank Jones, Dick Hyman & George Shearing.

Their reminiscences and demonstrations underline Tatum’s status as the “musician’s musician”

Music cue sheet

St Louis Blues

Tiger Rag

LaRocca & DeCosta

Ain’t Misbehavin’

Sweet Lorraine

Strange As It Seems

Rosetta

Aunt Hagar’s Blues

I Got Rhythm

Humoresque

Toledo Blues

My Ideal

Plus Film Clips :

Tiny’s Exercise

Yesterdays

Blue Monk

Hothouse