Too marvelous for words : the life and genius of Art Tatum
This is the first full-length biography of the greatest virtuoso performer in the history of jazz. Lester has conducted almost a hundred interviews for this book, with surviving family, childhood friends, schoolteachers, and the famous jazz musicians who played with him or knew him. Tatum- who was virtually blind, suffering from 70 percent to 90 percent visual impairment -emerges as cheerful, fun-loving, energetic, and outgoing. Influences include: Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Fats Waller, and Earl Hines.-Derived from book jacket
Print Book, English, 1994
Oxford University Press, New York, 1994