Actually he didn't do that union. Art Tatum and especially Earl Hines pioneered the idea long before him. By the time he recorded this, Thelonious Monk and Erroll Garner had played quite a lot of Stride Bebop already and Bud Powell also had his own entries in the genre (check out Jubilee and The Last Time I Saw Paris). Of course none of that changed the fact that this is an awesome piece of music!
I'm trying to hold back the tears... something about the way he plays this song and the sound and the way it swings makes me want to say Hallelujah...HALLELUJAH!!!
I think it's a good thing that most jazz of this time was never transcribed. I feel like we should go about finding out our own ways in a similar style, not trying to imitate these performers/composers, rather learn from them and enjoy figuring them out by ourselves.
Apart from me wanting to listen to this all night long,I would definately agree with you that this is a brilliant peice of coordination,insanely masterful.
Hi Todd from 2012. I feel exactly the same. Have seen him a few times in concert (ok, I am bragging 😁, two times with Ella Fitzgerald). My first reaction hearing him was "Ok , playing just 30% of what he plays, I WILL BE PROFESSIONAL JAZZ PIANIST". All best Todd from the past
@shelim23 Actually Oscar was 35 when Tatum died and they were very good friends but Oscar was so terrified by Tatum through listening to the infamous "Tiger Rag" by Tatum as a child that he wouldn't dare challenge Tatum. Its all in an interview between Oscar and Andre Previn were they sit down for a good 40 minutes discussing music it is beautiful search it up!
It's a matter of preference but I feel Oscar was the greatest even above Art Tatum. Tatum, in my opinion, never swung as hard as Oscar and that makes all the difference to me.
He lived not far from my neighborhood (Montreal , Petite Bourgogne, QC) many years ago but I never got a chance to see him play live. What a virtuoso he was!
This man is unbelievable; the reason why Oscar's transcriptions were never put to paper is the fact that along with the busy schedule he had (which also caused his music school to close),his solos are too difficult for the average pianist to play
This performance is truly one of Oscar's Best just hearing it for the first and MAN is it SICK...check out the independence of is hands you would think he has two brains...WOW! oh my God listen to his right hand go while his left hand just mind its own business..LOL.. i feel butterflys in my stomach every time i hear it...it always make me smile...
I've listened to lots of Art Tatum -- he is a giant. I understand that after hearing Tatum for the first time Oscar was willing to give up. But I find Oscar just as technically adept and harmonically more interesting than Tatum. Tatum is a giant.
@@josetato Peterson could swing harder and faster than anyone, but that's only one factor that makes Oscar great. I could say Tatum was the best, for his insanely fast stride and the harmonic substance he had at dizzying levels. I could say Bill Evans for incredible voice leading with his block chords. I could say Keith Jarrett for his incredibly beautiful voice leading and imaginative linear improve. I could say Bud Powell for combining "melodic" with "virtuosic" better than anyone else. I could even say Thelonious Monk for applying space in his music better than anyone else.
The elegance and power in his fingers is simply UNmatched.. Nobody has ever come within a mile of Oscar.. Ray Brown told Oscar to really practice before going to play SOLO concerts... HAHA!! I guess he did!!
FIRE THE STUPID CAMERA PERSON...to film the end of the piano is totally useless...SUCH DISRESPECT for those people to either walk in or out while hes playing...terrible
Jas yes there are definitely hints of the Nica’s Dream melody in some parts! I love how jazz players do that -doing a little run or a bar that hints at another piece. So cool!!
You took two months to reply to my comment and I have taken a month to replay to yours (I've only just seen it). I apologize for my "hasty generalization". Comments tend to temporarily disappear from view and drift apart and consequently often appear misleadingly out of context. I have been a victim of this many times myself, and it is most annoying. I should have known better.
I heard that when Oscar first heard a record of Art Tatum's, he fell into a short depression and stopped playing the piano for months. Afterwards he got off his ass and practiced until his name became a household one.
The “Franz Liszt “ of jazz piano, The Master.
i mean he was taught by franz liszt's fav pupil
@@integer9590 wot?
@@PhileasFogg lol no
@@PhileasFogg why does Oscar get all the youtube views?
@@PhileasFogg Franz Lizt is the most overrated classical musician also. Chopin is a thousand times better.
Casually shredding the piano to its limits with a smile on his face. What a legend.
Oscar just shredded that piano like it was stuck by a bolt of musical lightning! Absolutely insane....
Take a listen to Art Tatum's Tiger Rag. Art was one of Petersons major influences, and his playing was almost inhumane how difficult it was
How is this even humanly possible? This guy is a Genius
Alexander technique
In this composition, Oscar Peterson has united two jazz style: Stride and Bebop. Genius...
Actually he didn't do that union. Art Tatum and especially Earl Hines pioneered the idea long before him. By the time he recorded this, Thelonious Monk and Erroll Garner had played quite a lot of Stride Bebop already and Bud Powell also had his own entries in the genre (check out Jubilee and The Last Time I Saw Paris). Of course none of that changed the fact that this is an awesome piece of music!
Some one referee this style a swing bass
I'm trying to hold back the tears... something about the way he plays this song and the sound and the way it swings makes me want to say Hallelujah...HALLELUJAH!!!
Completely stunned at 1:26 - do you see all those people walking by...it's as if this is no big deal.
his hands are a mirage...
He is the best piano player ( jazz style ) ever passed through earth .
lol, check out Art Tatum
Monk
lol check out billy Joel he is the pieano man
Or Michel Camilo
NintalTutoriales lol Michel Camilo himself would disagree so hard with you haha
I think it's a good thing that most jazz of this time was never transcribed. I feel like we should go about finding out our own ways in a similar style, not trying to imitate these performers/composers, rather learn from them and enjoy figuring them out by ourselves.
ruclips.net/video/Af13FxWkDws/видео.htmlsi=WglgTDQsh3SuoDzS
Oscar Peterson plays Stride Piano. Very cool!
Peterson can plays all Piano Styles !
Apart from me wanting to listen to this all night long,I would definately agree with you that this is a brilliant peice of coordination,insanely masterful.
watching him play makes me feel like I could play anything. :)
same as me , but i cannot
Hi Todd from 2012. I feel exactly the same. Have seen him a few times in concert (ok, I am bragging 😁, two times with Ella Fitzgerald). My first reaction hearing him was "Ok , playing just 30% of what he plays, I WILL BE PROFESSIONAL JAZZ PIANIST". All best Todd from the past
This might be the most perfect musical art piece ever created
Walking 10ths with 4-5, 4-5?!😅
mh no big thing, i maybe need a trillion years to learn it
@shelim23 Actually Oscar was 35 when Tatum died and they were very good friends but Oscar was so terrified by Tatum through listening to the infamous "Tiger Rag" by Tatum as a child that he wouldn't dare challenge Tatum.
Its all in an interview between
Oscar and Andre Previn were they sit down for a good 40 minutes discussing music it is beautiful search it up!
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A stylistic masterclass in one sitting! Peterson is musical and inspired! Genius.
Absolutely wonderful!
It's a matter of preference but I feel Oscar was the greatest even above Art Tatum. Tatum, in my opinion, never swung as hard as Oscar and that makes all the difference to me.
i think if tatum was still around even he would have backed down when hearing some of peterson's solos
He lived not far from my neighborhood (Montreal , Petite Bourgogne, QC) many years ago but I never got a chance to see him play live. What a virtuoso he was!
This man is unbelievable; the reason why Oscar's transcriptions were never put to paper is the fact that along with the busy schedule he had (which also caused his music school to close),his solos are too difficult for the average pianist to play
This performance is truly one of Oscar's Best just hearing it for the first and MAN is it SICK...check out the independence of is hands you would think he has two brains...WOW! oh my God listen to his right hand go while his left hand just mind its own business..LOL.. i feel butterflys in my stomach every time i hear it...it always make me smile...
Leggenda, Mostro Sacro, OSCAR ! IL GENIO PIANISTICO JAZZ MONDIALE !!!
I've listened to lots of Art Tatum -- he is a giant. I understand that after hearing Tatum for the first time Oscar was willing to give up. But I find Oscar just as technically adept and harmonically more interesting than Tatum. Tatum is a giant.
H G Nope. Not really.
@@josetato Peterson could swing harder and faster than anyone, but that's only one factor that makes Oscar great. I could say Tatum was the best, for his insanely fast stride and the harmonic substance he had at dizzying levels. I could say Bill Evans for incredible voice leading with his block chords. I could say Keith Jarrett for his incredibly beautiful voice leading and imaginative linear improve. I could say Bud Powell for combining "melodic" with "virtuosic" better than anyone else. I could even say Thelonious Monk for applying space in his music better than anyone else.
@@GregorasProject cant find your previous comment so i dont remember what this was about. Oh well.
@@GregorasProject beautifully said.
But Tatum was blind…
per me come tecnica virtuosistica nel jazz ci sono solamente Lui ed Art Tatum. punto,,,,,poi il resto e' nulla...
Endlessly inventive - just magic. Superlatives fail me!
fabolous! miss him....
Losing my shit over how good this guy is.
OP, ART TATUM, BUD POWELL, TMONK, ERROL GARNER, TOSHIKO…. ROYALTY OF PIANO
He's not playing piano he is talking with the piano. Amazing.
ART TATUM LIVE FOOTAGE
ruclips.net/video/35tR9Slmql8/видео.htmlsi=IThQc1HnDCP6lhnu
ART made OSCAR QUIT THE PIANO for nearly 2 months. 😂
I know he's really doing this, but he can't be.
Magnifico!
The elegance and power in his fingers is simply UNmatched.. Nobody has ever come within a mile of Oscar.. Ray Brown told Oscar to really practice before going to play SOLO concerts... HAHA!! I guess he did!!
this is the best video available on the internet
Not anymore: ruclips.net/video/PXZLjjHHRao/видео.html
and i haven't even taken any medication. and it STILL sounds like that?? DAYYYYNGGGG!!!!
Yep. Oscar and Mozart are two reasons to maybe spare the human race, ... at least some parts of it. ... :^)
Who could possibly dislike this video??
I love this man!
I made a transcription of this, check it out.
@Jigov "NO PROBLEM" please post a video of you playing something similar. anyone who thinks this is "no problem" i would love to hear them play
hes stressing his fingers out so much he has to smile to cope
He was the "god of jazz"
Crazy technique
THATS WHY HES THE GOAT. THE GOAAAT!!!!
FIRE THE STUPID CAMERA PERSON...to film the end of the piano is totally useless...SUCH DISRESPECT for those people to either walk in or out while hes playing...terrible
Virtuosic piece and performance
peterson simply the best!!!
Una sola parola: CAPOLAVORO !
It remembers me Miles Davis's 'Milestone' in some part... great Oscar
My right hand is getting tired just watching this. How about a nice game of chess?
I play. My right forearm is burning watching this.
Love this!!!
Oscar's the man.
Virtuoso!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great performance
reminds me a little of "nica's dream" (in parts)
Jas yes there are definitely hints of the Nica’s Dream melody in some parts! I love how jazz players do that -doing a little run or a bar that hints at another piece. So cool!!
@@lenalgd haha yes me too do u play?
@@jojotanify yes play a little, sing a little (@lenakipemusic) and listen A LOT. You?
Oscar deserves an oscar!
You took two months to reply to my comment and I have taken a month to replay to yours (I've only just seen it). I apologize for my "hasty generalization". Comments tend to temporarily disappear from view and drift apart and consequently often appear misleadingly out of context. I have been a victim of this many times myself, and it is most annoying. I should have known better.
GOAT
Jesus christ the tenths are so awesome, and of course I have no chance of reaching the damned things
@Tinmilkjazz this is one Perfect comment.....
I have this on Montreux jazz festival concert on dvd-- an excellent video
Yes .. stride piano style!
Absolutely impossible virtuoso!!!
1:15
thats fuckin jazz!
Most handsome fat dude ever. Seriously, more handsome than most ripped guys with pretty faces.
❤❤❤❤
Thanks for posting this. Just amazing! e.g. watch the left ring & pinky around 0:29. (and many other times!)
I made a Synthesia video of this one: ruclips.net/video/PXZLjjHHRao/видео.html
BRAVOOOOOOO
Semplicemente FANTASTICO.
Grazie Oscar...
@shelim23 -Oscar was not 11 when Art died. Oscar was about 21 or so. In fact, they used to have cutting contests with on another.
Это очень....заворожительно!!
Superhuman on another level!
church run at 0:42
you can learn to concentrate on "three" things,
but learn to playe those 2-hand runs is harder, just try it out.
Maravilhoooooooooso !!!
Que bom que vc passou pela terra para iluminar o mundo com o seu brilho.
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! AMAZING!!!
Honestly it seems humanly impossible and i've been working at it my whole life lol
I heard that when Oscar first heard a record of Art Tatum's, he fell into a short depression and stopped playing the piano for months. Afterwards he got off his ass and practiced until his name became a household one.
I made a Synthesia video of this one here: ruclips.net/video/PXZLjjHHRao/видео.html
Это очень....заворажительно!!
hmm, i dont know.
playing those fast lines with left and right is harder
A transcription of this performance is available via jazznote.co.uk
the besttttttttttttttttttttttt :P
word
i feel like i know nothing about jazz before Oscar Peterson
Genius!
@shelim23
You are absolutely right. Thanks for this comment.
that tenth...
supernatural
Very enjoyable! Talented
я бы на месте зрителей оператору с камерой под жопу пнул 1:42
Una joya. Bravoooo.
whoa!
......
what the fuuuuckkk.
he still is ...
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Montreux 75.
Awesome
God Iove jazz piano!❤