Salute to Bach - Oscar Peterson Trio.

[Miggy232]

dope camera shot at 2:53

[folecar]

If there was a fine Bösendorfer, it was made for Oscar Peterson

[Chezmat1]

Who or what wrote this song? It's fantastic...is this a collaborative piece..?

[folecar]

@Chezmat1 Oscar wrote it in 1985 for J. S. Bach's 300th birthday. It's not a collaborative piece. It's consisted of 3 movements - Andante - Allegro - Bach's Blues. Enjoy!

[whenmyguitar]

Thank you very much ! Don't need comments. =D

[josetato]

Oscar Peterson , wherever you are I can say this after watching this video : I see what you did there, you freaking god.

[colourfulwithaU]

Really wishing I could favourite this more than once. So much attitude, so elegant, brilliant, poignant, awesome.

[MrAlcides1611]

Certainly, Bach is very pround of him, the magnificent Oscar Peterson! Listen this wonderful pianist playing "L'Impossible". Is fantastic, almost impossible to play!!!

[SweetSpotGuitar]

In addition to Oscar's awesomeness all over this, that is one incredibly hip bass solo.

[eromadrol]

I imagine Mozart attending to this concert... Sure he would have loved it !

[eromadrol]

This is not a trio, it's a trinity !...

[eromadrol]

03:40ss.......................­......

[eromadrol]

JUST SUBLIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[C4VA1]

I think comment on Miles & Oscar is quite valid. Peterson & Davis both liked to put down their own grove, with their own interpretation. We all play jazz music and some peoples styles personalities do not mix. If they had communicated, appreciated one another. What a core to any band that could have been. Take my word the hardest part of playing in any band is, "Just getting on" Peterson & Pederson, like a glove. Respect for genius. A FAN.

[Lottolearnstrings]

2 people had a lousy internet connection and couldn't watch the video!

[MrAlcides1611]

For Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson wasn't good enough to play with him. Davis was WRONG! Peterson is SUBLIME, a great Pianist. His PERFECT! What a wonderful musician he was. Pure Genius!!!

[rainbowkeys711]

incredible..........

and quite a solo from NHOP, too. Wow.

[Casio61]

My god what happened to this sort of talent. I've just had to pick my jaw up off the floor, that was awesome.

[Hedwigh92]

The sound he could make from the piano... My absolute #1.

[robertocasijazz]

Fantastico!!!!!

Roberto.

[99ZARDOZ]

that was absolutely amazing best piano playing I've ever seen the bit after 4:00 onwards is absolutely jaw dropping

[walterapa]

Wondeful MUSIC !!!

[GrilloNoGRAZIE]

Ouch!!!

[zslaszloeger]

I was the 54.000th who see this video. :)

Fantastic talent, great musican and much more was Oscar Peterson. He is my favorite jazz player. A real great genie.

[reemanmusic]

Gahhhhhwwwwd ahlllmieteeeeeeee

[danielpevmotox33]

and who says that the world is doomed to fail

[boastingkitty]

in the words of pastorius "Bach was mr jazz."

[tarzan73875]

Sjukt bra

[jonjonjonmw3]

Damnnnn.

I wish I could've seen Oscar live.

[Tatane73]

@jonjonjonmw3

I was so lucky to see him in Ramatuelle - France, live concert I guess it was in 1995 or 1996.

It was so amazing and marvelous, like a dream.

The first time I saw him was in Paris, salle Pleyel probably 1985... alone at the piano, and I thought he was a wizard...

What a superb piano player above all.

[jonjonjonmw3]

Damnnnn.

I wish I could've seen Oscar live.

[seanmitchell88]

bitchin'



[MythVids]

perfect play-together from all instruments... i just love this.

[cuoylyf]

Fantástique!!!!!!!!!!!

[jasjjb]

GREAT !! THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING !!

[nearenough3]

You wonder how it is all put together.

[gmoop12]

it's incredible how he seamlessly melds classical and jazz licks. OP is my favorite pianist ever.

[4hm3dimr4n]

i mean i had to stop paying too much attention to style

but once i let that part of my ear go...this became really nice to listen to

quite brilliant oscar peterson...i mean this whole thing was improvised right?

[JHJennings]

Ah, I wondered where Bach was in this. He shows up at about 3:45. Nice clip!

[hydrosun83]

@JHJennings

wich is the name of the bach song??

thanks

[JHJennings]

@hydrosun83 Hello, I don't recognize any specific Bach piece but Peterson has composed something in a Bach Style. I don't hear much in the way of counterpoint but there is some of that and the major motif. Peterson then improvises brilliantly on his own Bach-like impression and it's a fine jazz performance, as usual.

[vanea99]

I'm not at all sure that Oscar and Niels are dead. Maybe WE are, but not they.

[Soundofmusic777]

One can listen to them tirelessly. Authentic, meaning-dense, free.

Thank you for uploading.



[rmakdad]

In the pocket, they flow so smooth like my baby's ass, damn awesome!

Martin is the heart beat, man can he swing! Awesome NHOP can play that bass!

Enough said about Oscar he has his own outright style. Brilliant.

[trojanowl]

How LUSH the sounds of a simple trio can be.

If they are GODS.

[jazzevans]

N.H.O.P's intonation... wow....

[unfinished93]

*nirvana*

[unfinished93]

so beautiful *_*

[zockerflo]

einfach genial, unglaublich gut ;-)

[MrTonilica]

BRAVO!!!!!!!

[SebastienLoong]

Among the most smoothing music I've ever heard! :* Bless you Oscar Peterson, you will live in our hearts forever! :)

[uwepetersen]

I just love this.

[zygomatrix]

@uwepetersen it would be nice to have the Peterson - Pedersen - Petersen trio!

[Modes9]

This is the effect the MJQ was going for, but I don't think they did it nearly as well as this.

[bizzare1bizzare]

I have never heard anything better than this. This is simply phenomenal, I am so happy I can listen to such brilliant and beautiful music. Oscar is the best pianist for me, my hero... :)

[DB1815]

They're diggin' it, I'm diggin' it, and I'm sure Bach would dig it

[NaitsabesWinklersson]

Awesome shit right there

[guweck]

Bach was the very first Jazz composer. Believe me. I know what I´m saying.

[lovemydogsmucho]

@guweck

Bach did'nt compose jazz, but induced certain pianists to jazz.

[KABRIS1]

@guweck Bebop & Bach

[joergen100]

@guweck Hi there, know what you mean, but isn't it the other way around: The Jazz masters learned so much from (especially) the Baroque era:-)

Both Jazz and Baroque is highly mathematical, and relying on an almost superhuman technique

[fiftieslover]

@joergen100 But "isn't it the feeling that matters" to quote John Coltrane? I believe that music should be the opposite of "mathematical" as art in general. Should not a musician forget about the rules and focus on his feelings?

[BuckieBear]

@fiftieslover rules, math, and feelings are all involved--the Masters know how to combine them all to artistic glory

[Max1ma73]

what is the name of the composition (3:39)?

[foobargorch]

@Max1ma73 that's the actual salute to bach thingy. the intro is something else.

[adzsorden]

i don't know either, but i must say, it starts to be some kind of exciting at 3:39

: )

[tobilius]

This is beautiful

[TRPDDB]

Bach is my favorite composer and Peterson is my favorite jazz pianist. That's what I call a perfect combination.

[wthwtfdude]

Aggree with Zorbazig...

[Gnalskcab]

I have seen them all live throughout the sixtys and there is no one greater than him.

[doublealufwaffe]

@Gnalskcab, I disagree. I

[zorbazig]

ABSOLUTE PERFECTION !... From 03:39 they're just leaving the atmosphere for the stratosphere, and even higher !

[dustydino8]

WHO COULD BE BETTER THAN HIM?

[raleiti]

@dustydino8 there is omly one answer Niels pederson on this track and PS on the piano got Willow Weep for me by the greatest player of all time Art tatum, and then listen to every song on you tube. he is the undisputed soloist of all time

[bsd300d]

@dustydino8 Chopin, Mozart, Beethoven, Horowitz. He does kick ass though.

[raleiti]

@dustydino8 you're allright about OP, excet if you ask him who he thinks is the best ever he would not hesitate to respond his mentor and the god of all jazz instrumentalists art tatum go to tatum the way you look tonight to start to appreciate him he had 13 straight albums recorded in 2 days off the top f his head called the solo masterpiecesxs in 53 he is the greatest soloist of all time

[SebastienLoong]

Praise God for this glory, love!!!!!!!!! The harmony is soooo fantastic, it brings sooo much nostalgia, joy and love.

[aldoarmstrong]

perfection

[adeduction]

Wow! Now that was PERFECT. I don't know anything about Bach but if Oscar Peterson liked his music he must be worth 'checking out.' Nobody grooved or cooked better than Peterson. He is the reason there are so many great JATP recordings and all the great Verve recordings. Man he played GREAT!

[joergen100]

Is there a family connection between Martin Drew and Kenny Drew that NHOP played so often with?

[170672346]

Just a touch too talented to be Gordon Brown don't you think ?

[cazz2006z]

Gordon Brown, taking time off from Downing Street on the drums there....

[xantone]

that's hilarious. I can't stop watching the video without laughing everytime I see Martin Drew (drums) Nice spot man!!! Hahahaha!

[uwepetersen]

@cazz2006z that's Martin Drew on the drums. But you are right he looks like Gordon Brown a bit.

[yordoni]

@cazz2006z with the tall guy from home alone popping by to play the bass

[BillStoddart1]

@cazz2006z That would explain why he hasn't turned up in Westminster since his beloved Labour Party lost the last election then !!!

[21jokes]

OMFG.