Art Tatum
When Rachmaninoff heard Art Tatum play, he said he was the great pianist in any style. When Art Tatum entered a club where Fats Waller was performing, Fats stood up saying, “I only play the piano, but tonight God is in the house.”
Here’s a video of him swinging Dvorak.
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"I only play the piano, but tonight God is in the house" — Fats Waller, on Art Tatum | My Blog said this on October 26, 2011 at 12:11 pm |