Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson comparison, comments.

[Jazzinthecountry]

Listening to Tatum there one can really here the connections from Hines and Waller and what would lead to the two later greats Erroll Garner And Oscar. Art seems to have been a crucial step in between-oh we better not forget Bud Powell as well.

[zygomatrix]

I've a hudge respect for Art Tatum. And I understand why some people compare him with Oscar Peterson. But I love Oscar's music, not Tatum's. The 2 musics are very different.

[0dertempler0]

I guess thats something you can't learn

[bersa888]

Tatum's right hand had the pyrotechnics, but the left hand was a miracle of invention - plus everything else the right hand had ;-)

[wparke]

the most influential piano/musician. Jazz, classical and everything in between. Everyone secretly takes from him one way or another. Its like Tatum was alien craft that crashed to earth.All we have to do is take it apart, analyze it and then replicate or create variations. He did all the work. Lets put it this way, Einstein is the Tatum of physics !

[ballvl1]

yes youtube is good. Oscar and Art were the same. i tried to listen for a difference and there is none, unless you go fast enough for it to become a dog whistle in order for me to not be able to hear it.

[JazzTboneified]

The song Oscar is playing is "Yours in My Heart Alone".



[lipsbach]

@JazzTboneified where was that peterson trio concert?  is it on CD?

[JazzTboneified]

@lipsbach I don't think so, it's one of his favorites though so you can find it on a lot of his records.

[rickames]

I would love to know the name of the song Oscar was playing.

[obermaat67]

Ich liebe YouTube

[lonhillyer]

And ...., Bud Powell. 

[TheGetterdone]

@dfranklin70. I agree. I would watch Mister Rogers just to hear the theme song. On one of the segments, John Costas, played some chords that was just crazy. Then sometimes he would be playing softly when Mister Rogers was talking, i would be at awe in how he was playing. So smooth. What a muscian.

[lrossmusic]

anybody know what's happening technically with the sound on Oscar's part ... is it out of phase or something? Just curious he still sounds incredible. Isn't as noticeable to me on Art Tatum's part.

[pierwade3]

which song was oscar peterson playing?

[harveyardman]

Try listening to Hiromi's "I Got Rhythm." She's right up there.

[jckea]

@harveyardman Hiromi is a beast and definitely deserves to be mentioned here (among these speed freaks.)

[acr08807]

@jckea Yes, she deserves to be mentioned as an example of a pianist not in Art Tatum's or Oscar Peterson's league.

[thesangster]

I would put Johnny Costa from Mister Rogers Neighborhood up there with those guys. The Most Underrated Jazz pianist in my book.

[dfranklin70]

When I listen to Art Tatum I have the feeling that the melodies that appeal to a musical layman like me bore him. The true test of an musician is what other musicians say about you, and for Art Tatum I hear nothing but praise.

[GiTwIXx4501]

clint eastwood probably found this clip in his old movie collection.

[Matthewfawr]

Ray Charles, Clint Eastwood, Oscar Peterson, Lord Almighty!

[MrFilfil220]

2:40 = This video in one sentence.

[tipofelice]

Sorry @vetmusician. My comment was not intended for you but to rampagedakilla. My sincere apologies.

tipofelice

[overlordspencerman]

No mention of phineas newborn

[vetmusician]

what the fuck does dirty harry know about this shit, if i sat down at a piano with ray charles and tried to talk about jazz history my fuckin mouth would shut on its own...................

[rampagedakilla]

@vetmusician lol

[noni675]

@vetmusician Clint has been a fan of jazz throughout his life. He hoped to pursue music after high school , but has composed several film scores for some of his films. He directed 'Bird' (1988) about Charlie Parker, plus directed 'Piano Blues', from Martin Scorsese's "The Blues", with a variety of his favorite blues and jazz pianists (that were still alive). Does any of this make him an authority?  No, but you're confusing his personal interests with the characters he portrays.

[tipofelice]

@vetmusician I'm surprised to read your comment. You are unaware of Clint Eastwood's affection for and his affinity for jazz music and jazz musicians. He knows a lot more than you realize.

[vetmusician]

@tipofelice the gentleman sitting NEXT to him knows alot more than i realize, the OTHER guy............is just a fan...........albeit, an educated one, but a fan nontheless....................

[MaximusDowns]

"Sometimes he would be drinking a beer and it would only be his left hand, and you would never know the difference." Oh man Ray, you just made my day!

[paulostroff99]

Theirs is MY HEART ALONE.! Bravo. TY dansgirls3 for posting.

[arthurbraxton]

tatums hands are freakishly huge....god....guaranteed he could hit 12ths ...enough to make any aspiring piano player jealous

[october267]

@arthurbraxton you got that right. i only can hit till the 10th... :(

[00s00m]

Comparisons seem pointless but are inevitable since we're humans and we do that. So, as long as we're comparing, how about throwing Hiromi Uehara in there and watching her 'The Tom and Jerry Show,' also on here...

[funkality]

where's part 2!!

[jibsmokestack1]

"Well that's right, you got it!" I love hearing Ray talk, and about Tatum, it doesn't get any better than that!!

[FranklyEsquire]

The man is conversing with the instrument!!!!!

[imaginero73]

bello ...maestro....como acaricia el teclado ....que belleza...

juan del rio



[deapostleofpiano]

Art.....is far way the father of oscar, sure some amount of resemblance may be present!!! But take it ART-REMAINS THE ONE & ONLY****

[pinkieldred]

OF Course Peterson is...absolutely astounding..! But Tatum is beyond explanation ...either you hear it or you don't and if you don't...close the book..the story is over!

[Dolphidood]

@pinkieldred Well I didn't at first but then I did because I built an appreciation out of practising jazz piano and then I came to realise how unique art tatum is in such a way that you can't believe that its not computer generated somehow and that its just his fingers. Its all practise though for instance the best female chess players are sisters and they where set up to practise chess as a little something to prove practise. Oscar had practised ultimately less than Art.

[johnp234]

Comparing Art Tatum to Oscar Peterson is like comparing Hashem to Allah. They are the same thing, and you can only understand that part of either that your limited senses can perceive. To understand where they're coming from, you have to understand where they've been, and to to that you'd have to have lived their lives. Impossible. Just listen and enjoy, and be thankful that they both lived in a time where their feats could be documented, unlike, the men who taught them to play and are forgot.

[turnbacktime]

whats the name of the song at 5minutes.

[symaskineoperator]

@turnbacktime The song Peterson trio plays is a german song,in english entitled "Yours is my heart alone " .

[symaskineoperator]

@turnbacktime

The song Oscar Peterson Trio plays is a german song called "yours is my heart alone"

[turnbacktime]

@symaskineoperator thanks

[lukefenderrhodes]

im still having a hard time playing this on rhodes.

[Flextones]

The piano can keep you entertained your entire life. Playing it is a great pastime.

[iyep]

tatum and oscar are some aliens from an other planet

[JazzQuasar]

@iyep I would go as far as a different Universe.

[rtsinister]

I agree with rooso8824. Oscar was the best piano player that ever lived. And people think Elton John is a REAL pianist? A piano player yes, but pianist NOT!

[rtsinister]

"The piano gots 88 keys and he ain't got nuthin but 10 fingers...' That says it all!

[The64200]

These fingers are unbelievable,awesome... with one word: great!!!

[Olamorinde]

Tatum's out of this world.

[killerspudly]

Ray Charles and Clint Eastwood talking about Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson - God I love YouTube!!!

[radlettherts]

Garner and Tatum display their genius in other ways. Neither of them seemed to have any difficulty with keys. Tatum is playing the piece we're hearing in Db. Thats not the easiest of keys for piano. Garner played Misty in Ab originally but I've heard him playing stuff in the key of B. The big difference between Oscar and Art is that Art did it first, both technically and harmonically. Oscar of course took it to a new level but his roots were always in Tatum's style.

Alan

[BizzMarki]

wheres the rest of this video? I want to hear more about oscar peterson!

[gaiden88]

Blacks on pianos.the notes and the players.....both so important in music..the whites on pianos......the foundation notes and the creators..........I love them both

Ebony.Ivory

[RogVMax]

Same with me,I like oscar better.Tatum is a freak,he was technically brilliant some say to many notes and effortless in his playing.I have the complete pablo Tatum group masterpieces,love the solo playing.But Oscar has that space and magic.Joy Spring Played July 7th 1957 live at Newport (Rhode Island) Jazz Festival with Herb Ellis and Ray Brown will always knock my socks off

[roos08824]

I've always liked Oscar better. He could play at lightning speed one song and then follow it with a ballad to make you cry.

While it's amazing to watch Tatum's, whenever I've listened to his Cd's I've gotten burnt out on his pure speed. I guess I just like variety and it seems like Oscar could do it all. Maybe Art could too and I just never heard it.

[johnpizarelli89]

@roos08824 I've often heard that Art's left hand was simply the fastest. Ever. They're both fantastic in different ways, but i always dug Art's ability to reharmonise stuff. Then again that is just my opinion!

[rogelito]

@roos08824 "my God man, when you just sit back and listen to Art Tatum, you just don' believe what you hear...." Ray Charles, from this clip. So keep listenin' lil brother, you'll get it one day....

[pianiplunker]

@roos08824 It's really objective because each could do things the other couldn't. Peterson had a much wider tempo and dynamic range and definitely swung harder than just about any other jazz pianist. Peterson also could get any sonority he wanted out of the piano just as the best concert pianists could. I think it's undeniable that Peterson had nowhere near Art Tatum's harmonic sense. Basically Peterson's interest was the piano while Tatums was the music.

[Flextones]

@pianiplunker It's really subjective, not objective. Would you agree that playing and studyng the piano is a lifelong, entertaining pastime?

[Dihelson]

As a pianist myself, I have noticed that although fantastic Art Tatum played PIECES, which he carefully did arrangements. If you listen to him playing a song is almost identical to any of his renditions of the same music. They have the same form, chords and all.

He had an ouststanding memory, and could memorize all his renditions.

Dihelson Mendonça

[pacodemic]

i cant believe it, no matter how many times i hear it, thx for the upload

[shanebai]

Both are genius. but i think tatum edges it on left hand technique and imagination.

[NoteAnimation]

what song is oscar peterson playing? thanks

[Proximaleous]

id love to know as well

[ColmOSullivanRed]

"Yours Is My Heart Alone", Franz Lehar

[00s00m]

OMG, do you have the rest of this? Amazing! Oscar's playing at the end is unbelievable.

[mymusicdiscovery]

How much footage is there of Art?

[helmut4lyfe]

Not much.  There are 3 video's known to exist WITH audio of Tatum.