Art Tatum complete pablo group masterpieces boxset RARE
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This is a long out of print 6CD boxset of the complete Pablo Group masterpieces.
Never opened, still sealed. In mint condition.
The greatest jazz stars of the '40s and '50s era converged upon Los Angeles over a two-year period (1954-56), each beckoned by Norman Granz for the purpose of this series of ad hoc group recordings with pianist Art Tatum. Granz's penchant for the preservation of the most splendid jazz of the century was palpable in his call and the motive force behind the wide summons. Among those responding were Ben Webster, Buddy DeFranco, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Lionel Hampton, Harry Edison, Louie Bellson, and so many more that the full list is almost stupefying. Clearly Art Tatum was the magnet that drew these big stars together for Granz to cut recordings, a project that such an impresario could only have envisioned in some utopian flight. Each fellow jazz scion was drawn by the honor of being Tatum's accompaniment, preserving their turns at the helm with the keyboard's master. Like the Pablo Solo Masterpieces, the selections here are all well known and therefore not just some trendy set of bop riffs made for this gig as a one-off occasion, never to be heard again. DeFranco's clarinet can only be described as seductive on the old Rudy Vallee number "Deep Night." Several cuts strip down to feature Tatum's piano with only Red Callender (bass) and Jo Jones (drums). This trio's take on "Some Other Spring" stands out, reviving for the moment the best Billie Holiday ballad ever reduced to wax. Then there are the other trim trios, with Benny Carter on alto sax and Bellson on drums for 14 tunes and Hampton on vibes and Buddy Rich on drums for almost 20 tunes. Never mind the quartets (Eldridge, John Simmons, and Alvin Stoller on one; Webster, Callender, and Bill Douglass on another), which feature dynamic interplay between the horns and Tatum. For the last chapter in Tatum's piano, the Pablo series cannot be passed by. This is the sine qua non of any serious jazz collection. --Daniel Bartlett Jr.
CD1 1.Blues In C 2.Undecided 3.Under A Blanket Of Blue 4.Blues In B Flat 5.A Foggy Day 6.Street Of Dreams 7.S'wonderful 8.Makin' Whoopee 9.Old Fashioned Love 10.(I'm Left With The) Blues In My Heart 11.My Blue Heaven 12.Hands Across The Table 13.You're Mine You 14.Idaho CD2 1.Night and Day 2.I won t dance 3.In a sentimental mood 4.The moon is low 5.Moon Song 6.You took advantage of me 7.This can t be love 8.I surrender dear 9.I won t dance 10.In a sentimetal mood 11.What s this thing called love 12.I ll never be the same 13.Makin Whoopee 14.Hallelujah CD3 1.Perdido 2.More than you know 3.How high the moon 4.This can t be love 5.Stars fell on Alabama 6.Lover man 7.Prisoner of love 8.Love for Sale (Concept I) 9.Love for Sale ( Concept II) 10.Body and Soul 11.Please be kind 12.This can t be love 13.Hallelujah CD4 1.Verve Blues 2.Plaid 3.Somebody loves me 4.September Song 5.Deep Purple 6.September Song 7.What is this thing called love 8.What is this thing called love 9.Just one of those things 10.More than you know 11.Some other spring CD5 1.If 2.Blue Lou 3.Love for sale 4.Ins t it romantic 5.I ll never be the same 6.I guess I ll have to change my plans 7.Trio Blues 8.Deep Night 9.This can t be love 10.Memories of you 11.Once in a while 12.A foggy day 13.Lover man 14.You re mine you 15.Makin Whoopee CD6 1.Deep Night 2.Once in a while 3.This can t be love 4.Gone with the wind 5.All the things you are 6.Have you met Miss Jones? 7.My one and only love 8.Night and day 9.My Ideal 10.Where or when 11.Gone with the wind 12.Gone with the wind 13.Have you met Miss Jones?This boxset also includes a booklet featuring an essay by Benny Green.
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