album · July 1, 1958
The Art Tatum/Buddy DeFranco Quartet
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This 1958 session features Art Tatum and Buddy DeFranco in a quartet setting, presenting a blend of Tatum's piano mastery and DeFranco's agile clarinet work over a standard jazz rhythm section. The album showcases their distinct styles in a collaborative, yet complementary, framework.
- The album was recorded in Los Angeles on July 17, 1958.
- The session was produced by Lester Koenig for Contemporary Records.
- The quartet on this album featured Art Tatum on piano, Buddy DeFranco on clarinet, BIll Douglass on bass, and Roy Haynes on drums.
Art Tatum and Buddy DeFranco were American jazz musicians. Tatum was a pianist known for his virtuosic technique and harmonic complexity, while DeFranco was a clarinetist acclaimed for his bebop improvisations.
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