Art is a friend of mine whom I\'ve looked up to since I was a young musician.  His endless flow of melodic and rhythmic ideas are impressive to say the absolute least.  Check out his rendition of the standard \"I Left My Heart....,\" complete with Art Tatum-like pentatonic runs in the right hand and a beautiful stride/walking tenth style in the bass.  Also, ruminations of James Booker on the New Orleans classic \"Junko Partner.\"  This cat can play some piano!
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Arthur Migliazzia is one of our favorite pianists and a popular artist in Tucson becasue he can really pump those ivories. Arthur's energy can be felt in every piece. This is true talent at it's best.
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If I didn't know better, I'd think that Arthur had four hands and two heads to imagine and execute the rhythms demonstrated here!  It's impossible not to be physically moved by his playing.
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Didn't know the artist, but will keep my eye open for his future releases.  Interesting mix of blues, boogie in left hand and blue grass complexity in right hand.  Always easy to listen too, usually very inventive.  But despite the title, it was not as "driving" as the piano of Otis Spann, Professor Longhair or Marcia Ball.  Maybe it needed some "barrelhouse" added.
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