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41. Fats Waller Talking About Art Tatum

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 04:19 PM

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I think most jazz piano players know that quote. I think I heard it the first time when I was 11 or 12 when first exposed to Tatum's recording by my jazz coach. He's probably the one who said it.
Fats wax a great stride piano player,but....Art could do what Fats did, but the reverse wasn't true. Hardly anybody could do what Art was capable of. The only one that immediately comes to mind is Oscar Peterson.

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