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Art Tatum Rises...Again
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Dan Carino
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May 31, 2008
Art Tatum Rises...Again
A company called Zenph re-created the jazz giant's only live recording at LA's Shrine Auditorium last year. John Rabe talks to the masterminds behind the ultimate player piano.
An undated photo from the L.A. Public Library. Art Tatum is at the piano. Eddie Jackson is on the left. And Pearl Bailey is in the back, wearing the white turban.
An undated photo from the L.A. Public Library. Art Tatum is at the piano. Eddie Jackson is on the left. And Pearl Bailey is in the back, wearing the white turban.
(
L.A. Public Library
)

A company called Zenph re-created the jazz giant's only live recording at LA's Shrine Auditorium last year. John Rabe talks to the masterminds behind the ultimate player piano.

A company called Zenph re-created the jazz giant's only live recording at LA's Shrine Auditorium last year. John Rabe talks to the masterminds behind the ultimate player piano.