#ABCsOfMe 'T' is for "TATUM" Almost virtual virtuosity...Tatum's playing was so technically brilliant, so precise & SO fast that some cynics suspected his recordings were not "true" , ...and then suggesting speeded up recordings or that some kind of dual piano 'dubbing' had taken place or maybe even that two pianists were used.
NO.., this was ALL Tatum's work in REAL time & he remains one of the most gifted pianists in the history of jazz ( or any other music, too )
...And the OTHER staggering fact about him? ( ..many clued-up Jammers will already know this but...).....He was ( almost ) completely blind....
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