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GOD IS IN THE HOUSE - MARK LEHMSTEDT TASCHENBUCH

Ever since his first appearance in New York City in 1932  Art Tatum has been regarded as the
most important pianist in the history of jazz. His technique took the breath away even from
concert pianists of the calibre of Horowitz  his touch was of unparalleled lightness and
elegance  and his improvisations across the entire harmonic spectrum put him decades ahead of
his time. For the first time this book in detail reconstructs the often blurred traces of the
life of the Afro American piano virtuoso from Toledo  Ohio. Based on the stories of many
contemporaries and fellow musicians and on countless reports in the daily press and jazz
journals  a fascinating portrait emerges of a unique artist and the pulsating world of jazz of
his time. The late Fats Waller  no mean keyboard genius himself  halted a show at the Greenwich
Village Inn in New York one night to announce dramatically in the presence of his friend: 'I
play the piano  but God is in the house.' (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  1947) Art Tatum showed what
it is like to live in a world where all doors are open. (Tom Piazza  1996)

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