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Art Tatum, American jazz pianist (died 1956)

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Art Tatum

American jazz pianist (1909–1956)

Arthur Tatum Jr. was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever. From early in his career, fellow musicians acclaimed Tatum's technical ability as extraordinary. Tatum also extended jazz piano's vocabulary and boundaries far beyond his initial…
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October 13

Day of the year

October 13 is the 286th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 79 days remain until the end of the year.
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