Louie Bellson Smithsonian Interview Block 401 (Q11197)

Never heard it. So Benny Carter and I say, that's Art Tatum. He and Oscar Peterson were two giants. Oscar Peterson overwhelmingly also, like Art Tatum. That tape we did with Oscar Peterson and John Heard is fabulous. We played Cute. You know what tempo they played it? It's usually [Bellson sings the melody at a relaxed tempo]. Oscar Peterson played it [Bellson sings it at an extremely fast te ...