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Art Tatum

October 13, 1909(1909-10-13)

Toledo, Ohio, U.S.

November 5, 1956 (aged 47)

Jazz, Stride

Jazz pianist

Piano

Arthur Tatum Jr. (October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956), universally known as Art Tatum, was an American jazz pianist and virtuoso. He was nearly blind.
Tatum is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Critic Scott Yanow wrote, "Tatum's quick reflexes and boundless imagination kept his improvisations filled with fresh (and sometimes futuristic) ideas that put him way ahead of his contemporaries ... Art Tatum's recordings still have the ability to scare modern pianists."

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