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Art Tatum

Background: Art Tatum's Piano Starts Here album contains material that has been available for more than 50 years. Yet the original, an incomparable jazz album which highlights the mastery of this singular musician, had been marred by poor sound quality and other imperfections - until now. Sony BMG and Zenph Studios have now re-recorded Tatum's 1949 concert at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. They placed a piano in the same spot on the stage where Tatum made the original recording and recorded a flawless re-performance on modern equipment, before a live audience.

Zenph takes audio recordings and turns them back into live performances, exactly replicating what was originally recorded. The software-based process extracts and encodes the details of how every note was played, including nuances of volume, articulation and pedal action. The encoding is then played back on an acoustic grand piano fitted with sophisticated computers and hardware, allowing listeners to experience the performance as if they were in the room when the original recording was made. This re-performance is the recorded afresh using the latest recording techniques.

As well as the stereo version of the recording, the disc also includes a binaural version of the re-performance that provides an immersive experience that, when listened to using headphones, replicates what Art Tatum would have heard himself whilst making the recording

As well as the nine virtuosic solos that Tatum recorded live at the shrine, this album also includes Tatum’s first four commercial studio recordings, made in 1933 and originally released on 78 RPM records. Amongst these is 'Tiger Rag' - considered to be his signature performance.

CATALOGUE NR: 88697222182
RECORD LABEL: Sony
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: £ 12.67 including VAT, or £ 11.02 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Sep-2008

TITLE: Piano Starts Here - Live at The Shrine
TRACKS: Tea For Two. St Louis Blues. Tiger Rag. Sophisticated Lady. Humoresque. Tatum Pole Boogie. Someone To Watch Over Me. How High the Moon. Yesterdays. Willow Weep For Me. The Kerry Dance. Gershwin Medley. I Know That You Know.
ARTISTS: Art Tatum      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Zenph Re-Performance

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