Pianist
Art Tatum
Nearly blind and self-taught, he played with a technique that made Horowitz go and listen. Fats Waller once announced that God was in the house.
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 stride influences, and established new ground through innovative use of reharmonization, voicing, and bitonality.
- Born
- 1909-10-13, Toledo, Ohio, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1956-11-05, Los Angeles, California, USAA Monday, aged 47
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1909-10-13, Toledo, Ohio, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 19°42′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 12°49′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 17°24′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 1°32′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 26°12′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Libra | 0°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 19°45′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 17°13′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 19°19′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 26°50′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1956-11-05, Los Angeles, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 13°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 20°33′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 9°04′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 6°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 17°24′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 24°43′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 2°47′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 6°58′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 0°38′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 0°16′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Art Tatum was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.