Word: tatum
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...This also goes for Art Hyman, who, although he doesn't measure up to Rupe on ideas, has somewhat more technique, and uses it to full advantage, without going to the extreme of playing in a disorganized style which is best illustrated by the unfortunately popular work of Art Tatum (By the way--Tatum isn't particularly fond of his commercialism. You should hear him when he's just playing for his own kicks...
Decca turned out an album by Art Tatum, blind pianist extraordinaire, last week. This reviewer still stubbornly insists that Tatum is not such a terrific piano man, that he doesn't have taste, fluent ideas, or touch, though he does have enormous techniques. Trumpeteer Roy Eldridge thinks he's the greatest around. Listen for yourself and see whether you think it's meaningless runs or inspired genius...
Last week scientists at Stanford and Caltech let out some preliminary details of an important discovery. At Stanford, Drs. Edward Lawrie Tatum and George Wells Beadle isolated in crystalline form one of two hormones by means of which Drosophila'?, genes control the fly's eye color. At Caltech, Dr. Arie Jan Haagen-Smit analyzed the hormone, found its molecule contained 21 atoms of carbon, 34 of hydrogen, two of nitrogen. 14 of oxygen. If the California scientists can follow up this first success by isolating and identifying the other eye-color hormone, they may cast a sudden brilliant...
...recording, or Jimmy Lunceford's Deccording with its beautiful brass work behind the vocal. Then listen to Louis Armstrong's (Vocalion) disc for what most critics consider to be the greatest solo work on "Stardust," and Benny Goodman's (Victor) for the top orchestral rendition. Unusual versions are Art Tatum's fast but flashy pianistics (Decca), the binging of the one and only Crosby (Brunswick), and movie star Anita Louise's harp pluckings for Royale