Art Tatum, Roy Eldridge ‎– Art Tatum Roy Eldridge Quartet

This release presents the complete original LP Art Tatum-Roy Eldridge Quartet (Clef MG C-679), pairing the two stars with bassist John Simmons and drummer Alvin Stoller. This was to be the last recorded reunion of the two leaders as Tatum died the following year. As a bonus to the eight tracks on the original album, the only two existing alternate takes from these sessions have been added. Also included are solo piano versions of all of the songs included on the quartet session with Eldridge (Tatum recorded these solo piano tracks for Granz between 1953-1955, which have been organized here in the same song order as the quartet date).

Includes 20-page bookletPERSONNEL:ART TATUM piano
ROY ELDRIDGE trumpet
JOHN SIMMONS bass
ALVIN STOLLER drums

Los Angeles, March 23 & 29, 1955.

*BONUS TRACKS (11-18):
ART TATUM, solo piano
Los Angeles, December 28, 1953 (tracks 11 & 16-17);
December 29, 1953 (track 13) &
January 19, 1955 (tracks 12, 14-15 & 18).

Tracks:

01 NIGHT AND DAY 6:11
02 I WON’T DANCE 3:31
03 IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD 5:04
04 THE MOON IS LOW 4:15
05 MOON SONG 5:08
06 YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME 3:37
07 THIS CAN’T BE LOVE 3:52
08 I SURRENDER DEAR 6:57
09 I WON’T DANCE [alternate take] 3:32
10 IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD [alternate take] 4:58
11 NIGHT AND DAY [solo piano version] 3:14
12 I WON’T DANCE [solo piano version] 2:57
13 IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD [solo piano version] 6:01
14 THE MOON IS LOW [solo piano version] 4:12
15 MOON SONG [solo piano version] 4:38
16 YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME [solo piano version] 3:16
17 THIS CAN’T BE LOVE [solo piano version] 2:36
18 I SURRENDER DEAR [solo piano version] 3:51

Total Time: 77:58

DOWN BEAT original review: ART TATUM-ROY ELDRIDGE QUARTET
“Roy plays with exciting intensity and the kind of whole-heart-and-body warmth that many of the younger trumpeters lack. As for Art, the depth and imaginative consistency of his conception over the years is a subject for debate, but not Art’s dazzling mastery of time and his inimitably personal and influential voice.” (Nat Hentoff)

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