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Art Tatum Masterpieces
| Recorded | c. 1973 |
|---|---|
| Label | MCA Records |
| Released | 1973 |
| Discogs | master 587165 |
The record
A compilation drawn from Tatum's vast catalog, reissued as MCA folded older masters into budget-line packages during the '70s -- proof that even secondhand pressings can't dilute his harmonic sleight of hand and stride-into-swing velocity. For pianists, he remains the standard against which touch and technique get measured.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1973 | MCA Records · MCA2-4019 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1973 | MCA Records |
| 1973 | MCA Records · AMCMP 23009 (MCA2-4019) — Vinyl, LP, Compilation · gatefold |
| 1973 | MCA Records · MAPS 7028 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation · gatefold |
| 1973 | MCA Records · DLPA 183/4 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation · gatefold |
| 1977 | MCA Records · MCA2-4019 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue · gatefold |
| 1979 | World Record Club · R-05305 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo |
| 1979 | World Cassette Club · C 05305 — Cassette, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo |
| 1980 | MCA Records · MCA2-4019 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue · gatefold |
| 1980 | MCA Records · MCAC2-4019 — Cassette, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue |
| — | MCA Records · MCA2-4019 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Gatefold · gatefold |
| — | MCA Records · MCA2-4019 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Gatefold · gatefold |
| — | MCA Records · MCA2-4019 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Gloversville Pressing · gatefold |