Tiger rag jelly roll morton download the pdf transcription. Tiger rag is a famous composition by the original dixieland jass band in 1917. The first time a young oscar peterson was played an art tatum record, he refused to play piano for months, feeling he could never measure up to tatum s level. No audience was used for the 1933 selections, which included versions of tea for two and tiger rag, in all likelihood similar to the performances tatum used to best both fats waller and james p. Extremely fast jazz piano art tatum plays i know that. Tatum is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Check out piano starts here by art tatum on amazon music. Musicians who played it included art tatum, benny goodman, frank sinatra in a version with. Art tatum and his band, art tatum and his swingsters, art tatum trio, art tatum s all stars, barney bigard sextet, coleman hawkins all star band, esquire all stars, leonard feather all stars, lionel hampton and his giants, tatum. Buy art tatum collection, the piano by art tatum at. I was inspired to play a tatum transcription of tiger rag. The album contains material that has been in print for more than 50 years. Buy the transcription of humoresque as played by art tatum for solo piano. Tiger rag album version by art tatum on amazon music amazon.
Eldar eldar tiger rag art tatum transcription performed on. Tatum posthumously received the grammy lifetime achievement award in 1989. Tiger rag was art s explosive entrance in music, but to a public. Art tatum where to start steve hoffman music forums. Transcription of tiger rag in the style of art tatum. It was quite hard to get the intro tempo to sound correct. Tiger rag art tatum sheet music for piano download free in pdf. Art tatum plays gone with the wind 1937 1955 piano solos by gullivior. New yorklos angeles tea for two, tiger rag and more. From artist transcriptions, who called tatum the single greatest i. Art tatum tiger rag solo jazz stride piano synthesia. Art tatum tiger rag popular downloadable sheet music. The muddy sound of the original recording which was most offensive in fast passages in tiger rag and tatum pole boogie, is now replaced by perfect clarity and sheer brilliance that will bring true joy of tatum improvisations to the listener. Here, his phenomenal accuracy in rapid, wide leaps is.
As of 2008, it is still in print from two cd labels. Tiger rag sheet music for piano download free in pdf or. On seeing the tiger rag replayed on a yamaha disklavier pro, oscar i think himself said art tatum had an even higher level of virtuosity than maestro horowitz. The transcription is complete and has been accurately transcribed from the original 1949 recording. The dixieland classic tiger rag as played by the legendary art tatum. Tiger rag is a jazz standard that was recorded and ed by the original dixieland jass band in 1917. Art constantly improved his piano playing until the end of his life, and recorded many discs on piano solo or in small. Print and download in pdf or midi tiger rag art tatum 1933. The first 10 tracks are piano solos from 1934 to 1940, demonstrating tatum s joyous virtuosity and kinetic swing on period songs like get happy and jazz tunes like tiger rag and rosetta, the latter composed by his original inspiration, earl hines.
Art tatum has been heralded as one of the greatest instrumentalists in any genre by the likes of rachmaninoff, gershwin, basie, peterson and charles. Tatum played his arrangements of tea for two and tiger rag. Tatum triumphed with his arrangements of tea for two and tiger rag, in a performance which was considered to be the last word in stride piano. Tiger rag was art s explosive entrance in music, but to a public accustomed to relegate instrumental music to the background and to take automatic disclaviers and digital pianos for granted, its highly unlikely the 1934 recording would have a comparable effect upon first hearing. His arrangement of tiger rag in 1933 brings him a strong reputation as a virtuoso. Tiger rag art tatum sheet music for piano download. It is also one of the most recorded jazz compositions of all time and tatum s rendition of this song clearly showcases his virtuosic technique and mastery of the jazz piano. This is the speed that art tatum actually recorded it at.
October, 1909 november 5, 1956 was an american jazz pianist and virtuoso. In 2003, the 1918 recording of tiger rag was entered into the u. Imagine sitting in the room and hearing art tatum play in person. In 1909, they made their way from north carolina to begin a new life in toledo, ohio. That is the marvel experienced with the zenph recording art tatum. This performance is recorded on art tatums steinway b piano a repost as a. Art tatum was among the most extraordinary of all jazz musicians, a pianist with wondrous technique who could not only play ridiculously rapid lines with both hands his 1933 solo version of tiger rag sounds as if there were three pianists jamming together but was harmonically 30 years ahead of his time.
Art tatum tiger rag arranged for piano duo sheet music for. Tiger rag is a jazz standard that was recorded and ed by the original dixieland jass. And he showed me how to keep my fingers flat on the keys to get that clean tone. Listen free to art tatum art tatum the quintessence 19331945. Turn to tatum in tea for two, humoresque, elegie and the incredible tiger rag and you find yourself, unbidden, smiling with pleasure at the outrageous wonder.
Its completely free to download and try the listed sheet music, but you have to delete the files after 24 hours of trial. Tatum s mother, mildred hoskins, was born in martinsville, virginia, around 1890, and was a domestic worker. Its completely free to download and try the listed sheet music, but you have to delete the files after 24 hours of trial period. Art tatum had the ability to scare people, especially other pianists. Larocca ragas shieds sbarbaro tiger rag art tatum pete johnson. Solo transcription done by jon skinner art tatum tiger rag transcription.