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The long hours that built a legend also broke his body

The long hours that built a legend also broke his body

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A jazz legend's unparalleled talent earns him a place in history, but his dedication to his craft comes at an unimaginable cost.

The long hours that built a legend also broke his body

This episode explores the life of Art Tatum, a prodigious pianist who overcame significant challenges to become a musical icon, and the personal sacrifices he made along the way.

Person: Art Tatum
Date: 1956
Location: Hollywood Bowl
Event: Recording 124 tracks across 14 albums
Recognition: Grammy Hall of Fame

- Art Tatum was born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1909 with severe vision impairment due to cataracts, which worsened to near-total blindness after an assault in his early twenties.
- He learned piano by ear, absorbing the techniques of stride pianists like James P. Johnson and Fats Waller from radio broadcasts.
- By age 14, Tatum was playing for money in Toledo clubs and by 19, his radio program was nationally rebroadcast on the Blue Network.
- In 1932, singer Adelaide Hall discovered Tatum and brought him to New York, where he participated in cutting contests against the inventors of stride piano.
- A record producer, Norman Granz, recorded 124 tracks with Tatum in 1953, which were later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

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