BONUS: That time Rachmaninoff got hip to Art Tatum
Classical meets jazz, exhibit 'A'
Speaking of classical music meets jazz (Ep. 32 - Mr. Haydn Gets Hip)…
here’s a funYou Tube video with pianist Jon Kimura Parker discussing Rachmaninoff'‘s “Art Tatum Variation” in Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Skip to 2:55 for the Art Tatum discussion, or watch the whole thing.
The Art Tatum Variation in Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
(Used by permission of tonebase - piano)