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Art Tatum

1909 - 1956

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Arthur Tatum Jr. (, October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever. From early in his career, fellow musicians acclaimed Tatum's technical ability as extraordinary. Tatum also extended jazz piano's vocabulary and boundaries far beyond his initial stride influences, and established new ground through innovative use of reharmonization, voicing, and bitonality. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Art Tatum is the 407th most popular musician (down from 290th in 2019), the 2,392nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,643rd in 2019) and the 114th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Art Tatum ranks 407 out of 3,175. Before him are Léo Ferré, Steve Hackett, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nikolai Kapustin, Wayne Shorter, and Cheryl. After him are David Ellefson, Tiësto, Cliff Williams, Billy Martin, Sonny Rollins, and Jan Kubelík.

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Among people born in 1909, Art Tatum ranks 77. Before him are Nathan Rosen, Gunnar Björnstrand, Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Willi Boskovsky, Clement Greenberg, and Robert Brasillach. After him are Malcolm Lowry, André Pieyre de Mandiargues, Lennart Bernadotte, Golo Mann, Adalbert Deșu, and Joseph Losey. Among people deceased in 1956, Art Tatum ranks 62. Before him are Hiram Bingham III, Hermann Abendroth, Elpidio Quirino, Thomas J. Watson, Mahmud Barzanji, and Nikolaj Velimirović. After him are Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Guido Cantelli, Drastamat Kanayan, Miklós Nyiszli, Jehanne D'Alcy, and Felix Bernstein.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Art Tatum ranks 2,392 out of 20,380. Before him are Harlan Coben (1962), Wayne Shorter (1933), Linda Ronstadt (1946), Thomas Mitchell (1892), Eva Longoria (1975), and Thomas R. Marshall (1854). After him are Robert Silverberg (1935), David Ellefson (1964), Elizabeth George (1949), Samantha Fox (1950), Robert Wilson (1941), and Karl Guthe Jansky (1905).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Art Tatum ranks 114. Before him are John Phillips (1935), Count Basie (1904), Tony Levin (1946), Peter Criss (1945), Liberace (1919), and Wayne Shorter (1933). After him are David Ellefson (1964), Billy Martin (1981), Sonny Rollins (1930), Art Blakey (1919), Jermaine Jackson (1954), and Eddie Cochran (1938).

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