Happy heavenly birthday to Mr. Art Tatum (1909-1956), the extraordinary blind pianist from Toledo, Ohio. In this footage from 1943, he is playing Tiny’s Exercise, written by the guitarist of the trio, Tiny Grimes; the bassist is Lery Slam Stewart. This was filmed at the Three Deuces jazz club in New York City, on 52nd St. About Art Tatum’s Trio, Len Lyons wrote in The Great Jazz Pianists (1983): « the trio was celebrated for the inventive communication among the players as well as for Tatum’s bl