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Art Tatum

Recorded	Dec 10, 1952
Label	Capitol Records
Released	1952
Personnel	3 credited players
Discogs	master 911455

The record

A trio date that lets the pianist's torrential technique breathe within a tight rhythm frame, Stewart's bowed bass humming alongside Barksdale's clean guitar lines. Cut for Capitol in the twilight of the solo-piano decade, it shows a virtuoso equally at home sharing the spotlight.

Session personnel

Slam Stewart — bass
Everett Barksdale — guitar
Art Tatum — piano

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 64 pressings on file.

1950	Capitol Records · H 216 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono earliest on file
1956	Capitol Records · T-216 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono · deep groove
1950	Capitol Records · H-216 — Vinyl, 10", LP
1950	Capitol Records · LC 6524 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Mono
1950	Capitol Records · CCF 216 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Album, Scranton Pressing, Box Set
1950	Capitol Records · H-216 — Vinyl, 10", LP
1950	Capitol Records · CC-216 — Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, 2 recordbook set
1950	Not On Label · H 216.Z — Vinyl, 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing
1950	Capitol Records · H 216 — Vinyl, 10", 33 ⅓ RPM
1956	Capitol Records · T-216 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono
1956	Capitol Records · T-216 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono
1957	RCA Camden · CAE 419 — Vinyl, 7", EP
1958	Philips · B 07 902 R — Vinyl, LP, 10"
1965	XTRA · XTRA 1007 — Vinyl, LP, Album