Art Tatum's Tiger Rag - Kylan deGhetaldi, piano
Channel: Kylan
Date: 2023-03-11

Released on October 14, 2007
~60,000 views when removed in January, 2023

Original description:

Here's my version of Tatum's Tiger Rag--the music of which was first written by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in 1917.
Tatum's earliest "Tiger Rag" rendition was recorded in 1932, and a few later versions also survive. From his Wikipedia article,
"Tatum's meteoric rise to the top began with his appearance at a cutting contest in 1933 that included [Fats] Waller and others. Standard contest pieces included [James P.] Johnson's "Harlem Strut" and "Carolina Shout", and Fats Waller's "Handful of Keys". Tatum was victorious, presenting his arrangement of "Tiger Rag". This was considered by Harlem musicians to be Tatum's ultimate contribution to stride piano, and taken as the most astonishing and original that would probably ever appear, in many respects, despite being an arrangement."
This is definitely not a note-for-note attempt--because the fact is, no one can play it like he did--but instead this is my take on it, an approximation and homage.
To learn this I studied two different transcribed versions, and listened to three different recordings, and sort of mixed them all together, added my own touches, and voilà, here's the result. The arrangement I studied the most (as it's the most accurate) was transcribed by Brent Edstrom.
this piece was exhausting to learn, but infinitely rewarding, as is all of Tatum's music.