Tatum Art: Art Tatum Live Performances 1934-1956

Alto Saxophone – Payton Laguere (tracks: 2-12/13), Skeets Herfurt (tracks: 2-12/13)
Bass – Clinton Nordquist (tracks: 1-15/16/17/18/19/20), Jud Denaut (tracks: 2-12/13), Slam Stewart (tracks: 1-9/10/11/12/13/14/21, 2-1/2/3/4)
Clarinet – Murray McEachern (tracks: 2-12/13)
Drums – Specs Powell (tracks: 2-8)
Guitar – Calvin Gooden (tracks: 1-15/16/17/18/19/20), Les Paul (tracks: 1-15/16/17/18/19/20), Les Paul (tracks: 2-12/13), Remo Palmieri (tracks: 2-8), Tiny Grimes (tracks: 1-9/10/11/12/13/14/21, 2-1/2/3/4)
Piano – Art Tatum
Tenor Saxophone – Babe Russin (tracks: 2-12/13)
Trombone – Bob McReynolds (tracks: 2-12/13), Les Jenkins (tracks: 2-12/13), Murray McEachern (tracks: 2-12/13), Ray Coniff (tracks: 2-12/13)
Trumpet – Bob Goodrich (tracks: 2-12/13), Gene LaFrenier (tracks: 2-12/13), Philip Candreva (tracks: 2-12/13)
Vocals – Jack Martin (tracks: 2-13), Martha Stewart (tracks: 2-13), Mel Tormé And The Mel Tones* (tracks: 2-13)

"This boxed set consists of 10 CD and one DVD comprising 212 tracks and 12½ hours of playing time. They range in date from early 1934 to mid-October 1956, only three weeks before Tatum’s death. None of the tracks in this box was recorded in a studio for ultimate sale to the public. With the exception of some recordings made for the U.S. government, they are all live performances, from a wide variety of sources, including off-the-air radio broadcasts, the audio portion of his limited TV appearances, private parties, night club performances, after-hours clubs, transcriptions, recordings in private homes (including his own), and tracks from pressings made gratis for the Voice of America, and for the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. 212 tracks, including Valse In C # Minor, Opus 64, #2."

Barcode (Text): 7 17101 86032 6
Barcode (String): 717101860326
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Matrix / Runout (CD 7): DANCD 000 0000 CD7 A839211-01
Matrix / Runout (CD 8): DANCD 000 0000 CD8 A839213-01
Matrix / Runout (CD 9): DANCD 000 0000 CD9 A839214-01
Matrix / Runout (CD 10): DANCD 000 0000 CD10 A839215-01
Mastering SID Code (CDs 1/3/5): IFPI L573
Mastering SID Code (CDs 2/4/6/7/8/9/10): IFPI L572
Mould SID Code (All CDs): IFPI 9723
Matrix / Runout (DVD): DANCD 1088603 11 D850970-01
Mastering SID Code (DVD): IFPI L573
Mould SID Code (DVD): IFPI 9735
Rights Society: BIEM