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Art Tatum

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Art Tatum Famous memorial

Birth
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
Death
5 Nov 1956 (aged 47)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.1241188, Longitude: -118.2480398
Plot
The Great Mausoleum, Jasmine Terrace, Sanctuary of Peaceful Rest, Crypt 16107
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Jazz Musician. Born in Toledo, Ohio, and despite being blind in one eye, he became one of the greatest jazz piano players whom ever lived. He began his career as a classical concert pianist but soon turned his interest to jazz making his first recording "Tiger Rag" in 1933. While performing in New York, he established his reputation as a top jazz pianist. In the late 1930s, he played in Cleveland, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and in England. In the 1940s, he formed an extremely popular trio with bassist Slam Stewart and guitarist Tiny Grimes and spent the next decade touring North America. In the 1950s, until his death, he recorded many solo tracks for Capitol Records producer Norman Granz which combined dazzling technique and still remain as jazz inspirational classics. Tatum was posthumously honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989. He was originally buried in Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, and his remains were re-interred in The Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

Jazz Musician. Born in Toledo, Ohio, and despite being blind in one eye, he became one of the greatest jazz piano players whom ever lived. He began his career as a classical concert pianist but soon turned his interest to jazz making his first recording "Tiger Rag" in 1933. While performing in New York, he established his reputation as a top jazz pianist. In the late 1930s, he played in Cleveland, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and in England. In the 1940s, he formed an extremely popular trio with bassist Slam Stewart and guitarist Tiny Grimes and spent the next decade touring North America. In the 1950s, until his death, he recorded many solo tracks for Capitol Records producer Norman Granz which combined dazzling technique and still remain as jazz inspirational classics. Tatum was posthumously honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989. He was originally buried in Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, and his remains were re-interred in The Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith


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  • Added: May 3, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5344/art-tatum: accessed ), memorial page for Art Tatum (13 Oct 1909–5 Nov 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5344, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.