For God's sake, this "Keith vs. Oscar" garbage is pathetic. Oscar sought Keith out to appear as a guest because he was impressed with him and respected his talent.
Type in "Keith Emerson , Oscar Peterson's Piano Party Jan 1976" to youtube to hear the full audio of Keith's appearance on the show, including the conversation they had. And then put this stupid argument to rest.
sounds like someone's being backhanded. but indeed..Oscar is being nice here. and, they ended the song, because he started taking off, and they were intimidated.
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non bisogna capire proprio niente di musica emerson e petterson due pianisti di gran valore non stavano certo facendo una gara suonavano entrambi ognuno con la propria sensibilità ricorda solo che emerson è un mostro di virtuosismo e qui per fortuna evita di usarlo
WTF?....Is this supposed to be a showdown? Oscar Petersen was one of the top 10 greatest pianists in the 20th Century, period. Certainly, the greatest jazz pianist in the last 70 years for sure! Keith looks like an amateur at a frat party compared to Oscar breezin' through some easy blues licks. Keith was great with ELP in the day. Of course, one of the great rock keyboardists of all time. But, he has no business mixing it up with Oscar Petersen on any level. he was way outclassed!
@ianmackenziedavis - Oscar had asked Keith to appear on the show because he (and his friend Count Basie) were impressed with Keith's playing. I think he did a fantastic job.
@jarnot No doubt you have to have serious chops to play with Oscar, but Keith was clearly out of his element playing the blues. Don't get me wrong, along with Rick Wakeman, Keith was one of the greatest rock keyboardists of that era and perhaps ever. He is a great player in the rock genre and would have been more comfortable playing classical. However, Oscar is at another level and is also a better classical player than Keith. Only a handful were better than Oscar.
Keith keeps playing a lot of the same thing. Good stuff, but come on. I found myself looking forward to Oscar most of the time, and I was always sad when he was through :/ Don't get me wrong, I love Keith, he's incredibly talented. And you can see here that he is very diverse. But he's mostly a rock guy.
I think it is indeed Carl Palmer and, as much as I love him on ELP, I think he completely fails to get a jazzy groove. Emerson' s rythm section is definitely the worst part of this and that's a shame 'cause he's up to Peterson's challenge...
@waldenhouse Keith Emerson isn´t a Jazz pianist, but he is one of the greatest keyboardists of all time (if not the best). To choose who's the best pianist/keyboardist of all time is very dificult, not only because all of them are from completely different music genres: classical, jazz, rock (I would say overall prog rock), but everyone has a different taste of music. At least I'd like to say that anyway you can't choose the best keyboardist, musician, etc.,, You can only choose your favorite
At least I'd like to say that anyway you can't choose the best keyboardist, musician, etc.,, You can only choose your favorite (that could change with time)
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@Skinslayer1 There are two drummers up there. Get your glasses. The other one could be Carl Palmer. I've seen Martin live w/Oscar so that is him, but ya definitley got two drummers. Uploaders are usually lazy about providing info.
@eqsmooth The drummer(s) don't feature much in the clip. I was playing more attention to Oscar. I think that's why I didn't notice two drummer. The other one does look like Carl Palmer.
Not a piano summit, but close. KE, the younger, plays barrelhouse like Ammons or Lewis (i.e.pre-Swing), OP, the elder, plays it like Tatum (i.e. post-Swing).
Conceptually, almost backwards.
Makes me want to hear a match-up between Rick Wakeman and Jimmy Smith.
Here on YOUTUBE, type in "Keith Emerson-Improvisation" and click it. It is around 9+ or so long. You can check out the entire thing, which is great, or start at about the 6 minute mark. This is the set Oscar Peterson saw that prompted him to ask ELP to his show.
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To be technical, Keith Emerson is playing the song as it was originally recorded by Meade Lux Lewis. He isn't improvising at all. Oscar Peterson is doing improvisational jamming based on the music pattern. Both are exceptional in their own way. This isn't a piano duel at all, just 2 masters relishing a blues classic. Peace.
A lot of people blowing smoke here. Allow me to say this. I knew Oscar Peterson. I considered him a friend, and I assume he considered me a friend. I had a concert hall named after him. So, perhaps I knew him well enough to say this: Oscar *never* played with sub-par musicians. Ever. if it wasn't good enough, he wouldn't play. And so, if he played with Keith Emerson, it was because he though well enough of him as a musician to do so. Good enough for OP, good enough for me.
@spamfighter Even though i find it hard to believe you, you are totally right about about Oscar. He wouldn't play this unless he knew exactly what he was in for.
Rispondi a questo video...il signore che si stupisce per le accelerazioni forse non sa che esiste l'improvvisazione che cambia ad un pezzo il modo,ilvolto ecc.ecc.
A lot of people blowing smoke here. Allow me to say this. I knew Oscar Peterson. I considered him a friend, and I assume he considered me a friend. I had a concert hall named after him. So, perhaps I knew him well enough to say this: Oscar *never* played with sub-par musicians. Ever. if it wasn't good enough, he wouldn't play. And so, if he played with Keith Emerson, it was because he though well enough of him as a musician to do so. Therefore, good enough for OP, good enough for me.
did you noticed that keith arranged the piece and direct it WHILE playing? do you realized he composed the whole thing, thinking of spaces for oscar improvisation? do you realize keith's drummer here is palmer, and which comparison can be mad between a prog drummer and a jazz one? oscar was a great pianist and improvisator but not nearly as complete as keith, you should accept that music is done with composition and not just with that jazzy approach. THAT SAID, THEY'RE BOTH AMAZING.
There's no use arguing which of the two is better on the basis of this video because OP is taking the improv spots and KE is maintaining the head. It's a great meeting, not a duel.
don't know why you could really compare them. Both are really good. Oscar is a master of what he does, as is Keith. I prefer Oscar, and his improvisation is more interesting and viaried to me but must admit that keith is good.
Emerson é esforçado, toca bem e era o dono do show mas é humilhante para qualquer músico tocar co Oscar Peterson que nem se esforça para engolir nos poucos minutos que toca o pobre Emerson. Sem tirar os méritos dele, pois tocar com Oscar exige muita coragem e despreendimento e isso ele teve.
Both were displaying their own genius without stepping on any toes. I think both are pretty humble. Both were showing each other respect. Both are worthy of respect. Many modern musicians have been influenced by both of them. Emerson was probably influenced directly by Peterson. I doubt Peterson felt like this was just charity either. I think he was known for his humble nature and open mind. He also collaborated with Classical musicians.
..with a lot of great pre-arranged ideas that he himself composed. Emerson is a composer who was partially responsible for the creation of an entirely new genre of music (Progressive Rock), which is taken very seriously by musicians who don't actually play it themselves. Emerson is Jazz influenced, BUT isn't a master of the language of Jazz improvisation, which takes a lifetime of dedication, experience, and a natural gift to master.
Few people even fantasize that they'll ever play as well as him. Nobody in the world could be said to really play "better". BUT, he's not a great composer, which takes a lifetime of dedication, experience, and a natural gift to master.
Emerson is a Rock-Classical-Jazz-performer-composer who influenced thousands of musicians (in all genres) to expand their ears and look beyond set notions of genre, displaying his diversity and playing solid very traditional honky tonk piano...
Ok. Now I'll let everyone from both camps attack me too.
Peterson is one of the greatest Jazz musicians of all time displaying the effortlessness of his virtuosity, improvisational ability and thorough knowledge of the Straight Ahead Jazz language. Peterson is one of the most influential pianists of all time (in any genre) and a true virtuoso in every sense who's had a great impact on the Jazz language for the last several decades.
Rofl Emerson's sweating balls giving it his all with his generic rhythm section sounding like a Coca Cola commercial and then Oscar kicks in with the mad swing and goes less than half staff on his playing still embarrasing the hell out of the guy.
Wonder how much they paid Oscar to sit in with this kid.
@fdinunzio You must be kidding! I couldn't wait for Keith to stop pounding so I could here some of Oscars tasty melodic chops ! Just my opinion bro' !
oh come on what's with the technical talk,just enjoy the occasion of two people from completely different area's and genres jamming together at something they both obviously love!
H.T.T.Blues is a relatively easy boogie piece, make that very easy. I can play it, so it must be, ha ha! For starters, the left hand is not doing octave patterns. BOTH guys can do so much more than this. OP does stretch out a little but KE is just pedestrian. He doesn't really do himself any favours here.
excellent piano playing by both, but you gotta admit, this looks like a showdown lol. firs the bass drummer and emerson play somehting and then peterson plays something different with a digfferent drummer and bass player
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Okay, somebody get the white guy off the piano and let the Master do his work.
Lol, no they're both talented, it's just that the talent of Oscar Peterson can definetly overshadow his competition! How intimidating that must have been for Keith Emerson!
This is like alternating between a plate of well seasoned pork chops with some cornbread, greens, and mashed potatoes and another plate containing unsalted boiled beef, porridge, and white bread. That being said, I still like Keith Emerson.
It seems to me that the point of this video was for Emerson and Peterson to demonstrate the difference between honky tonk blues style and the later "swing/Bebop" Jazz style that Peterson helped so brilliantly to refine. To me, that's signaled by the change in accompaniment. Honky Tonk/Rag style, with a distinctly European flavor, has always interested Emerson, obviously, but it's not where he made his contribution to the musical canon.
No comparison even vaguely. Oscar plays with natural fluidity and style while Emerson sounded like he was playing an exercise on boogie woogie riffs. As far as Oscar being a fan of Keith's. No comment.
Both played brilliantly both play different styles and they both respect each others work. why on earth does the internet feel the need to compare them why not just enjoy this video for what it is, to piano/keyboard/Hammond Greats enjoying playing with it each other, not fighting just jamming.
@TheKeswickGallagher Yes, I agree; this isn't a backyard wrestling match between two rivaling gang members; this is two amazing musicians combining their musical brilliance. Frankly, Keith Emerson is my hero, and I've never heard of Oscar Peterson before, however I find both of their playing fantastic. However, that won't stop morons from saying "*insert musician here* is just a child who doesn't know about music. *insert musician here* really schooled him!"
To say that Oscar outplayed or outclassed Emerson here has only snobbery as it's basis. Everything is crisply and sharply executed with impeccable timing by both. They are playing two different styles of music here and both are playing repetitive LH arpeggios here in their own ways. Maybe some Oscar fanboys here are just turning up their noses to Honky Tonk piano even when it's played superbly.
@Pastorius333 What we have here are elitist jazz purists (aka snobs) trying to compare apples and oranges in musical styles rather than be more open minded and accepting. (That and racism too. So called soul food is eaten by more whites than blacks). Keith normally always has a stiff and serious facial expression when he plays, and not soulful or joyous, even while 'destroying' his hammond on stage. He's also a master pianist with a unique style 180 degrees apart from Peterson's style.
That's true, they have different stage-demeanors and contrasting styles and a comparison is not fair. Emerson knows that he is technically inferior to Peterson, but he is great at what he does and excecutes every note with precision and articulation. It would be more reasonable to compare Peterson to f.e Art Tatum. Emerson and OP are both masters who join together on stage for an informal duo-performance. They aren't trying to compete. I agree with you.
@Pastorius333 Well, I've never understood this ponderous preoccupation that people have with weighing the technical skill level of various musicians. It's the music that matters and the performance is in the conveyance of those musical ideas and messages within it. This is in contrast to music as purely an exercise in technical abstraction for it's own sake in order to display 'skill'.
@Kwikbrown The difference, is that oscar peterson swung his baseline, and let his solos run loose, whereas Emerson only swung his solos, and his left hand played straight eigths
What Emerson does here is considerably more repetitive and simplistic than Oscar's, especially his last one - I think no one ever said Emerson was sloppy, or lacked the timing.
@twooffour Yes, of course but that in itself is almost meaningless. I'm just echoing the general commentary below that this was not a competition but merely a brief exhibition of deliberately contrasting styles of play. Therefore, anyone trying to score this like a boxing match or otherwise form a general opinion about these musicians after watching this doesn't have hardly any information to go by.
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@Kwikbrown It's not "snobbery". It's quite objectively a matter of relaxedness and repertoire. Emerson is so tense, giving everything he has (and it does not look much like fun) while Oscar offers maybe 40% of his abilities.
You could say it's thanks to Oscar's thoughtful containment that Emerson actually comes off quite well here. He might have smashed him too easily.
After all, for a prog rock organ player Emerson can do this stuff very well. But don't mess with Oscar about the Blues!
@slapmyfunkybass re. the arpeggios, oh yea, what i meant to say is that both are playing sort of repetitive LH patterns: keith swings through and oscar walks LH through most of it. neither keith or oscar appeared here to impress anyone with unique stylings or a memorable performance. sure, in contrast to oscar, keith appears to be nervous but is actually playing more relaxed than usual and chewing gum as this type of music is no challenge at all for him.
@Kwikbrown they both hold back a lot in their playing.... though i feel keith holds back because of nerves, i mean, come on people, its freeking oscar peterson... ive been playing keyboards and piano for over 20 yrs and if i had to play alongside this man i would have been a nervous wreck
@Kwikbrown Ditto. Some people can't see past the intentionally detuned piano. Note, what's really astounding is that (at Oscar's request), when Oscar plays, his rhythm section takes over.
@Kwikbrown Beautifully said. I am a huge Oscar Peterson fan, and mainly a jazz fan. I am also a huge fan of Keith Emerson's. If you want to see why Oscar Peterson asked him to be on the show, look up the 1974 California Jam and watch that set. Keith's jazz playing is excellent and it is on that show that Oscar saw Keith play. Because of the way the piano is purposely tuned, it only makes sense to stay in the style to contrast Oscar's choruses. Check out the 1974 set and all will be clear.
è qualcosa di straordinario. Emerson ha la grinta e l'atteggiamento giusti per l'interpretazione di questo pezzo che Emerson ha rivisitato, ma Oscar è qualcosa di straordinario. Emerson fin da quando avevo 8 anni è sempre stato il mio mito e adesso che ne ho 14 lo è ancora (insieme a Jarrett e Petrucciani), ma Oscar in questo pezzo mi ha davvero conquistato: ogni volta che lo sento mi viene voglia di riprodurre questo capolavoro che ha fatto ad orecchio, anche se è molto difficile xD
Why wouldn't Oscar Peterson have respect for Emerson? He was a revolutionary jazz piano player both in attitude, skill, and playing with other musicians who were white...
Honestly Oscar seems like one hell of a nice guy...he 's no jazz snob and don't think on some level he wasn't aware of Moog and Keith Emerson. One of his favorite passions was to play classical music for Arthur Rubinstein while Rubinstein improvised jazz for Oscar...
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Some of you people are comparing that guy (I'll just call him "that guy") to Oscar Peterson?
As if you have it in mind that the two might possibly be in some way commensurate?
As if you' actually *have* gotten into your heads, *somehow*, that it is *conceivable* that one *might* perhaps, reasonably expect -at least *in theory*- that such a comparsion might appropirately elicit some response other than rolling belly laughter?
That's so absurd I've that I've written far too much already.
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it's strange 'cos peterson doesnt really play much at all in this yet what he does is enough.... keith is a great player but yes, oscar is in another league on this... didnt keith even say playing with oscar was like playing with god... wihch kinda wraps it up really
Keith is a fantastic musician and here we see him playing his boogie very well. But, Oscar is Oscar - Keith´ skills are great, but, on the other side there is the Pope of swing. Clear sound, pure balance, a great left and a killer right. He is the Pele of piano, playing in his own field. Comparisons are inevitable.
Let's clear this whole thing up...both are great innovative players, from two completely separate worlds of music. Elitist jazz purists will give Peterson the edge because of his effortless fluidity of notes, phrasing, sound, etc. Emerson is playing a less harmonically interesting honky tonk that suffers by comparison...but he is by no means any less of an artist or a musician..his harmonic inventiveness and creativity in ELP is proof of that, whether the elitist jazz clientele admit it or not..
i was thinking, and i notice a strange thing... in this video, keith has something.. in.. his face.. in his hair.. that reminds obi wan kenobi! when i noticed it, i suddenly understood: oscar is qui gon jin! the master and the apprentice... two jedi-knights... the best of ever... ;)
Grandi !!!
Silvia333100 1 week ago in playlist Favorite videos
Immagino che chiunque li stia comparando sia un mostro sacro della musica, vero?
BonzoMitchell 2 weeks ago
For God's sake, this "Keith vs. Oscar" garbage is pathetic. Oscar sought Keith out to appear as a guest because he was impressed with him and respected his talent.
Type in "Keith Emerson , Oscar Peterson's Piano Party Jan 1976" to youtube to hear the full audio of Keith's appearance on the show, including the conversation they had. And then put this stupid argument to rest.
mjtgough 2 weeks ago
sounds like someone's being backhanded. but indeed..Oscar is being nice here. and, they ended the song, because he started taking off, and they were intimidated.
ballvl1 2 weeks ago
Emerson é bom realmente.
Mas Oscar Peterson é gênio.
tatacass1 2 weeks ago
che cazzo è...una gara?.ersno due musicisti che suonavano..chi è più bravo..chi è meno bravo..che cazzo vuol dire?gran bel pezzo..loro si sono divertiti..qui invece abbiamo i critici d'arte che ci ammorbano ,come nel 90 % dei video musicali che ci sono su you tube..godetevi la musica e non angosciateci con queste cazzo di pagelle!!
ginopanariello 2 weeks ago
CHE PATETICI I COMMENTI COMPARATIVI... DUE GIGANTI, PUNTO ;-)
bruno2881958 3 weeks ago 2
non c'è paragone, emerson è un buon pianista, ma oscar è un mostro, altra scuola, altra classe, altra tecnica.
antigrazioso 1 month ago
fantastic!!
georgeHaru 1 month ago
E' bellissimo quando Emerson riattacca dopo Peterson, è letteralmente sconvolto e non riesce ad avere continuità con il tocco di Oscar.
Al contrario, all'inizio della sua performance dopo Emerson, Peterson crea una fusione tra i due modi a dir poco eccezionale.
TheGaetanomariadigio 1 month ago
Keith è bello teso...
TheGaetanomariadigio 1 month ago
lol not the same level
Dnomasorneiluj 1 month ago
non bisogna capire proprio niente di musica emerson e petterson due pianisti di gran valore non stavano certo facendo una gara suonavano entrambi ognuno con la propria sensibilità ricorda solo che emerson è un mostro di virtuosismo e qui per fortuna evita di usarlo
robertolischetti 1 month ago
The Class is not water!
La Classe non è Acqua!
Bravo Keith, Immenso Oscar Peterson!
ELBARBAPEDANA 2 months ago
Sto po po di musicisti..e non vanno neppure a tempo! Accellerano di brutto
caramellobraian 2 months ago
@caramellobraian Hai ragione è uno schifo e povero Peterson cosa gli tocca suonare. Ride e sta al gioco da grandissimo musicista
gabri3l367 2 months ago
@caramellobraian è vero
ma è Emerson a farsela sotto
TheGaetanomariadigio 1 month ago
@caramellobraian Taci e ascolta!
horso64 3 weeks ago
What are those guys on the left side doin' there?
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Who are those guys on the left side? What are they doin' there?
willemvandewetering 2 months ago
awesome.....
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WTF?....Is this supposed to be a showdown? Oscar Petersen was one of the top 10 greatest pianists in the 20th Century, period. Certainly, the greatest jazz pianist in the last 70 years for sure! Keith looks like an amateur at a frat party compared to Oscar breezin' through some easy blues licks. Keith was great with ELP in the day. Of course, one of the great rock keyboardists of all time. But, he has no business mixing it up with Oscar Petersen on any level. he was way outclassed!
ianmackenziedavis 3 months ago
@ianmackenziedavis - Oscar had asked Keith to appear on the show because he (and his friend Count Basie) were impressed with Keith's playing. I think he did a fantastic job.
jarnot 1 month ago
@jarnot No doubt you have to have serious chops to play with Oscar, but Keith was clearly out of his element playing the blues. Don't get me wrong, along with Rick Wakeman, Keith was one of the greatest rock keyboardists of that era and perhaps ever. He is a great player in the rock genre and would have been more comfortable playing classical. However, Oscar is at another level and is also a better classical player than Keith. Only a handful were better than Oscar.
ianmackenziedavis 1 month ago
wow
amadaux 3 months ago
Absolutely amazing. There's no other music like this.
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rodcrippler 3 months ago 7
Keith keeps playing a lot of the same thing. Good stuff, but come on. I found myself looking forward to Oscar most of the time, and I was always sad when he was through :/ Don't get me wrong, I love Keith, he's incredibly talented. And you can see here that he is very diverse. But he's mostly a rock guy.
zmanofwar3 4 months ago
I think it is indeed Carl Palmer and, as much as I love him on ELP, I think he completely fails to get a jazzy groove. Emerson' s rythm section is definitely the worst part of this and that's a shame 'cause he's up to Peterson's challenge...
pattnik 4 months ago
Jesus Christ, no wonder why Keith Emerson majorly destroyed his wrist, this dude is CRAZY!!!
sebadrum16 4 months ago
yes, thats carl palmer, and it looks like roy babbington on double bass.
puddypuss 4 months ago
2 MOSTRI SACRI.................GRANDI
MrKentaro62 5 months ago 3
It's just a great peice of musical history.
Keith did stuff for music nobody else could do and deserves all credit for putting his talent on the table with Oscar Peterson.
They thoroughly enjoyed it clearly, so what is all the fuss about?
osummuso 5 months ago
Oscar & Keith are/were the best Jazz pianist of all time - so far. (I'm 56)
waldenhouse 6 months ago
@waldenhouse Keith Emerson isn´t a Jazz pianist, but he is one of the greatest keyboardists of all time (if not the best). To choose who's the best pianist/keyboardist of all time is very dificult, not only because all of them are from completely different music genres: classical, jazz, rock (I would say overall prog rock), but everyone has a different taste of music. At least I'd like to say that anyway you can't choose the best keyboardist, musician, etc.,, You can only choose your favorite
martin2sax 6 months ago
At least I'd like to say that anyway you can't choose the best keyboardist, musician, etc.,, You can only choose your favorite (that could change with time)
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It's not Carl Palmer on drums, it's Martin Drew.
Skinslayer1 7 months ago
It's not Carl Palmer on drums, it's Martin Drew.
Skinslayer1 7 months ago
@Skinslayer1 There are two drummers up there. Get your glasses. The other one could be Carl Palmer. I've seen Martin live w/Oscar so that is him, but ya definitley got two drummers. Uploaders are usually lazy about providing info.
eqsmooth 6 months ago
@eqsmooth The drummer(s) don't feature much in the clip. I was playing more attention to Oscar. I think that's why I didn't notice two drummer. The other one does look like Carl Palmer.
Skinslayer1 6 months ago
Oscar starts to kill it at 02:44 Just WOW!!!
moan01 8 months ago
If that is Carl Palmer he was struggling to get the groove the hi-hats.
avenlac 8 months ago
oscar peterson's hands are fast and accurate
kevintgw 8 months ago
Not a piano summit, but close. KE, the younger, plays barrelhouse like Ammons or Lewis (i.e.pre-Swing), OP, the elder, plays it like Tatum (i.e. post-Swing).
Conceptually, almost backwards.
Makes me want to hear a match-up between Rick Wakeman and Jimmy Smith.
tuxguys 8 months ago
Here on YOUTUBE, type in "Keith Emerson-Improvisation" and click it. It is around 9+ or so long. You can check out the entire thing, which is great, or start at about the 6 minute mark. This is the set Oscar Peterson saw that prompted him to ask ELP to his show.
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Dfrankjazz 8 months ago
To be technical, Keith Emerson is playing the song as it was originally recorded by Meade Lux Lewis. He isn't improvising at all. Oscar Peterson is doing improvisational jamming based on the music pattern. Both are exceptional in their own way. This isn't a piano duel at all, just 2 masters relishing a blues classic. Peace.
TheRealman42 8 months ago
it looks like Oscar is more relaxed than Keith. The both play fantastic, but Oscar makes it look very easy :P
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spamfighter 9 months ago
Is Carl Palmer playing drums?
gemino61 9 months ago
whatever way you look at it, this is great music.
DaveEnsor 9 months ago
..for my opinion I agree and I think that OSCAR PETERSON is the best pianist in the world this number 1 and nothing other...thanks...
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kwayski 9 months ago
A lot of people blowing smoke here. Allow me to say this. I knew Oscar Peterson. I considered him a friend, and I assume he considered me a friend. I had a concert hall named after him. So, perhaps I knew him well enough to say this: Oscar *never* played with sub-par musicians. Ever. if it wasn't good enough, he wouldn't play. And so, if he played with Keith Emerson, it was because he though well enough of him as a musician to do so. Good enough for OP, good enough for me.
spamfighter 10 months ago 44
@spamfighter I wish I had the chance to meet op I just started really understanding jazz. I bet he was an amazing person.
Antonsimms123 9 months ago
@spamfighter Even though i find it hard to believe you, you are totally right about about Oscar. He wouldn't play this unless he knew exactly what he was in for.
Miloshevits 9 months ago
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I don't know about the claims you are making (unless you are Lorne Lofsky with an unusual handle) but I heartily agree. Oscar didn't play with bums.
camcoop25 8 months ago
@spamfighter I didn't know Oscar Peterson, but I did once blow Keith Emerson backstage. Good enough for OP, good enough for me.
acr08807 4 months ago
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robertolischetti 2 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Keith Emerson
Rispondi a questo video...il signore che si stupisce per le accelerazioni forse non sa che esiste l'improvvisazione che cambia ad un pezzo il modo,ilvolto ecc.ecc.
robertolischetti 2 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Keith Emerson
@robertolischetti Peterson massacra il buon Emerson con 3 accordi.. davvero gli fa fare la figura del dilettante!!
Sul pianoforte alla nostra sinistra ci voleva Bollani per avere due mostri della tastiera dello stesso livello.
lalloghin 2 months ago
A lot of people blowing smoke here. Allow me to say this. I knew Oscar Peterson. I considered him a friend, and I assume he considered me a friend. I had a concert hall named after him. So, perhaps I knew him well enough to say this: Oscar *never* played with sub-par musicians. Ever. if it wasn't good enough, he wouldn't play. And so, if he played with Keith Emerson, it was because he though well enough of him as a musician to do so. Therefore, good enough for OP, good enough for me.
spamfighter 10 months ago 3
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Sure. And I played banjo with Michael jackson.
kwayski 9 months ago
A comparison between Oscar Peterson and Keith Emerson is just like a comparison between a Harley Davidson and a Spongebob three wheel bicycle.
Now call me a “snob” and get back to your Clayderman’s records.
kwayski 10 months ago
@kwayski who's the Harley ?
VanCephus 9 months ago
Oscar and his guys swing like crazy
dhamblin1965 10 months ago
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DaveEnsor 10 months ago
did you noticed that keith arranged the piece and direct it WHILE playing? do you realized he composed the whole thing, thinking of spaces for oscar improvisation? do you realize keith's drummer here is palmer, and which comparison can be mad between a prog drummer and a jazz one? oscar was a great pianist and improvisator but not nearly as complete as keith, you should accept that music is done with composition and not just with that jazzy approach. THAT SAID, THEY'RE BOTH AMAZING.
Kaiser88Franz 10 months ago
There's no use arguing which of the two is better on the basis of this video because OP is taking the improv spots and KE is maintaining the head. It's a great meeting, not a duel.
Sordel 10 months ago 2
don't know why you could really compare them. Both are really good. Oscar is a master of what he does, as is Keith. I prefer Oscar, and his improvisation is more interesting and viaried to me but must admit that keith is good.
sigmayacht 11 months ago 2
Emerson é esforçado, toca bem e era o dono do show mas é humilhante para qualquer músico tocar co Oscar Peterson que nem se esforça para engolir nos poucos minutos que toca o pobre Emerson. Sem tirar os méritos dele, pois tocar com Oscar exige muita coragem e despreendimento e isso ele teve.
Menos Emerson, menos.
tatacass1 11 months ago
p. 5
Now, before everyone sends me death threats for being long-winded and offending everyone, repeat after me:
WHY ARE WE AT EACH OTHER'S THROATS. WE SHOULD JOIN FORCES AND UNDO THE DAMAGE DONE BY HANNAH MONTANA, before she sets off an appocalypse.
InsertName125 11 months ago
p. 4
Both were displaying their own genius without stepping on any toes. I think both are pretty humble. Both were showing each other respect. Both are worthy of respect. Many modern musicians have been influenced by both of them. Emerson was probably influenced directly by Peterson. I doubt Peterson felt like this was just charity either. I think he was known for his humble nature and open mind. He also collaborated with Classical musicians.
InsertName125 11 months ago
p. 3
..with a lot of great pre-arranged ideas that he himself composed. Emerson is a composer who was partially responsible for the creation of an entirely new genre of music (Progressive Rock), which is taken very seriously by musicians who don't actually play it themselves. Emerson is Jazz influenced, BUT isn't a master of the language of Jazz improvisation, which takes a lifetime of dedication, experience, and a natural gift to master.
InsertName125 11 months ago
p.2
Few people even fantasize that they'll ever play as well as him. Nobody in the world could be said to really play "better". BUT, he's not a great composer, which takes a lifetime of dedication, experience, and a natural gift to master.
Emerson is a Rock-Classical-Jazz-performer-composer who influenced thousands of musicians (in all genres) to expand their ears and look beyond set notions of genre, displaying his diversity and playing solid very traditional honky tonk piano...
InsertName125 11 months ago
Ok. Now I'll let everyone from both camps attack me too.
Peterson is one of the greatest Jazz musicians of all time displaying the effortlessness of his virtuosity, improvisational ability and thorough knowledge of the Straight Ahead Jazz language. Peterson is one of the most influential pianists of all time (in any genre) and a true virtuoso in every sense who's had a great impact on the Jazz language for the last several decades.
InsertName125 11 months ago
insane! 2 of the best ever!
dog123903 11 months ago
I like both players and would say that OP is more talented overall but it takes nothing away from what Emerson can do.
SuburbanDon 11 months ago
Keith Emerson ed Oscar Peterson... che coppia!!!
Fael9942 1 year ago
Rofl Emerson's sweating balls giving it his all with his generic rhythm section sounding like a Coca Cola commercial and then Oscar kicks in with the mad swing and goes less than half staff on his playing still embarrasing the hell out of the guy.
Wonder how much they paid Oscar to sit in with this kid.
skeetv123 1 year ago
emerson really taught oscar a lesson here
fdinunzio 1 year ago
@fdinunzio You must be kidding! I couldn't wait for Keith to stop pounding so I could here some of Oscars tasty melodic chops ! Just my opinion bro' !
pakblueman 1 year ago
oh come on what's with the technical talk,just enjoy the occasion of two people from completely different area's and genres jamming together at something they both obviously love!
nicokanakaris 1 year ago 2
H.T.T.Blues is a relatively easy boogie piece, make that very easy. I can play it, so it must be, ha ha! For starters, the left hand is not doing octave patterns. BOTH guys can do so much more than this. OP does stretch out a little but KE is just pedestrian. He doesn't really do himself any favours here.
MrAttPatt 1 year ago
bravissimi entrambi
256timoteo 1 year ago
excellent piano playing by both, but you gotta admit, this looks like a showdown lol. firs the bass drummer and emerson play somehting and then peterson plays something different with a digfferent drummer and bass player
m2dff 1 year ago
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Oscar's trio kicked ass. The drummer and bass player embarrassed Keiths guys. Thay had balls to get on the same stage as Oscar playing.
bobrusso22 1 year ago
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Oscar Peterson is more dynamic while Emerson is more repetitive . Repetition gets boring. I don't like honky. It's silly.
860125mwj 1 year ago
I believe this is what is commonly referred to as "cooking with gas"
LaMaisondeCasaHouse 1 year ago
tbh you can say what you like. but oscar is just amazing
darrochbrown 1 year ago
due grandissimi
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sameeranajdyg 1 year ago
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Okay, somebody get the white guy off the piano and let the Master do his work.
Lol, no they're both talented, it's just that the talent of Oscar Peterson can definetly overshadow his competition! How intimidating that must have been for Keith Emerson!
huntermuse101 1 year ago
That was fun! More people from different genres should do this kind of thing!
MelodiusThud 1 year ago
there is a big difference in keeping time though between emersons band and petersons trio....
krullebol4 1 year ago
poopy vagina
Ampersan5340 1 year ago
great
mauro89rockon 1 year ago
Oh wow! I've never heard anybody try and do Bob Crosby's orchestra version.
2agray 1 year ago
Hype!
cucuru7 1 year ago
Keith Emerson, Jordan Rudess, Jon Lord, Rick Wakeman, Jimmy Smith, and Johann Sebastian Bach...the key masters!
ThePurpleLP 1 year ago
Piano Jam! I love it! Two great musicians enjoying playing with one another. It just doesn't get any better! Man, that white boy can sure play!
Barakx8 1 year ago
Piano Jam! I love it! Two great musicians enjoying playing with one another. It just doesn't get any better!
Barakx8 1 year ago
That's goo! Nice work!
Pineridger98 1 year ago
nice combination! hehe Oscar was a cool ass cat no doubt. the who's who of who he played with is amazing.
What a great demeanor.
And if this Emerson fellow would not have had talent, as if Oscar would
let him on the show. Nice to see Emerson away from synthesizers, especially the mid 70's.
oatstao 1 year ago
@oatstao You have to remember that all the great Synth players, were great piano players too!
Rick Wakeman, Patrick Moraz, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder etc etc.
If Oscar (RIP) had chosen to play synths, I bet he'd have been great at that too.
However, without the aforementioned synth players, I doubt we'd have todays level of technology available to untrained bedroom musicians.
osummuso 1 year ago
dig that bass
Bagpipe13 1 year ago
Oscar was a one trick piano pony Keith is master of all keyboards
good20004323 1 year ago 4
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Pastorius333 1 year ago
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slapmyfunkybass 1 year ago
hahaha the ending
erikisimo 1 year ago
where can i get a suit like oscar's?
chickle77 1 year ago
where it's possible to take the complete concert?
palanzana 1 year ago
due grandi!!!
andrea31774 1 year ago
Oh what a Lucky Man He was !
rentatrip1 1 year ago
This is like alternating between a plate of well seasoned pork chops with some cornbread, greens, and mashed potatoes and another plate containing unsalted boiled beef, porridge, and white bread. That being said, I still like Keith Emerson.
Jamfan100 1 year ago
The matter is they play without any complexes... And you still compare them.
MrBassmanist 1 year ago
yeah.cant compared with oscar and keith.oscar is true musician and natural.
I'm nt really fan of keith emerson.
ilovebeachnmusic 1 year ago
It seems to me that the point of this video was for Emerson and Peterson to demonstrate the difference between honky tonk blues style and the later "swing/Bebop" Jazz style that Peterson helped so brilliantly to refine. To me, that's signaled by the change in accompaniment. Honky Tonk/Rag style, with a distinctly European flavor, has always interested Emerson, obviously, but it's not where he made his contribution to the musical canon.
mandostyle59 1 year ago
Apparently Emerson was really nervous during this performance.
wz2001 1 year ago
TE CIAPA'!!!!OLEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
kamilo1965 1 year ago
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adesare 1 year ago
eller denne, legg merke til når oscar p."overtar litt fra mr emerson....
TheGunulv 1 year ago
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No comparison even vaguely. Oscar plays with natural fluidity and style while Emerson sounded like he was playing an exercise on boogie woogie riffs. As far as Oscar being a fan of Keith's. No comment.
pianopersonaltrainer 1 year ago
Both played brilliantly both play different styles and they both respect each others work. why on earth does the internet feel the need to compare them why not just enjoy this video for what it is, to piano/keyboard/Hammond Greats enjoying playing with it each other, not fighting just jamming.
TheKeswickGallagher 1 year ago
@TheKeswickGallagher Yes, I agree; this isn't a backyard wrestling match between two rivaling gang members; this is two amazing musicians combining their musical brilliance. Frankly, Keith Emerson is my hero, and I've never heard of Oscar Peterson before, however I find both of their playing fantastic. However, that won't stop morons from saying "*insert musician here* is just a child who doesn't know about music. *insert musician here* really schooled him!"
smartlamppost 1 year ago
@TheKeswickGallagher nicely said and I completely agree.
Iwannaretire 1 year ago
well orchestrated
m0nluv 1 year ago
Keith Emmerson (who, admittedly, is awesome) deserves credit for getting on the same stage as Oscar Peterson.
pataroons 1 year ago
To say that Oscar outplayed or outclassed Emerson here has only snobbery as it's basis. Everything is crisply and sharply executed with impeccable timing by both. They are playing two different styles of music here and both are playing repetitive LH arpeggios here in their own ways. Maybe some Oscar fanboys here are just turning up their noses to Honky Tonk piano even when it's played superbly.
Kwikbrown 1 year ago 20
@Kwikbrown Agree! And I love Oscar´s work.
jaime52 1 year ago
@Kwikbrown You and the guy below talk so much sense.
Good on the pair of you. They BOTH play brilliantly.
scatmando 1 year ago
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Pastorius333 1 year ago
@Pastorius333 What we have here are elitist jazz purists (aka snobs) trying to compare apples and oranges in musical styles rather than be more open minded and accepting. (That and racism too. So called soul food is eaten by more whites than blacks). Keith normally always has a stiff and serious facial expression when he plays, and not soulful or joyous, even while 'destroying' his hammond on stage. He's also a master pianist with a unique style 180 degrees apart from Peterson's style.
Kwikbrown 1 year ago 14
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That's true, they have different stage-demeanors and contrasting styles and a comparison is not fair. Emerson knows that he is technically inferior to Peterson, but he is great at what he does and excecutes every note with precision and articulation. It would be more reasonable to compare Peterson to f.e Art Tatum. Emerson and OP are both masters who join together on stage for an informal duo-performance. They aren't trying to compete. I agree with you.
Pastorius333 1 year ago
@Pastorius333 Well, I've never understood this ponderous preoccupation that people have with weighing the technical skill level of various musicians. It's the music that matters and the performance is in the conveyance of those musical ideas and messages within it. This is in contrast to music as purely an exercise in technical abstraction for it's own sake in order to display 'skill'.
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slapmyfunkybass 1 year ago
@Kwikbrown Keith's playing seems a bit cold, but that's kind of a norm among a lot of prog keyboardists.
dharmaseed 3 months ago
@Kwikbrown The difference, is that oscar peterson swung his baseline, and let his solos run loose, whereas Emerson only swung his solos, and his left hand played straight eigths
RandyNewmanFan 1 year ago
@Kwikbrown
What Emerson does here is considerably more repetitive and simplistic than Oscar's, especially his last one - I think no one ever said Emerson was sloppy, or lacked the timing.
twooffour 1 year ago
@twooffour Yes, of course but that in itself is almost meaningless. I'm just echoing the general commentary below that this was not a competition but merely a brief exhibition of deliberately contrasting styles of play. Therefore, anyone trying to score this like a boxing match or otherwise form a general opinion about these musicians after watching this doesn't have hardly any information to go by.
Kwikbrown 1 year ago
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@Kwikbrown It's not "snobbery". It's quite objectively a matter of relaxedness and repertoire. Emerson is so tense, giving everything he has (and it does not look much like fun) while Oscar offers maybe 40% of his abilities.
You could say it's thanks to Oscar's thoughtful containment that Emerson actually comes off quite well here. He might have smashed him too easily.
After all, for a prog rock organ player Emerson can do this stuff very well. But don't mess with Oscar about the Blues!
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slapmyfunkybass 1 year ago
@slapmyfunkybass re. the arpeggios, oh yea, what i meant to say is that both are playing sort of repetitive LH patterns: keith swings through and oscar walks LH through most of it. neither keith or oscar appeared here to impress anyone with unique stylings or a memorable performance. sure, in contrast to oscar, keith appears to be nervous but is actually playing more relaxed than usual and chewing gum as this type of music is no challenge at all for him.
Kwikbrown 1 year ago
@Kwikbrown they both hold back a lot in their playing.... though i feel keith holds back because of nerves, i mean, come on people, its freeking oscar peterson... ive been playing keyboards and piano for over 20 yrs and if i had to play alongside this man i would have been a nervous wreck
slapmyfunkybass 1 year ago
@Kwikbrown Ditto. Some people can't see past the intentionally detuned piano. Note, what's really astounding is that (at Oscar's request), when Oscar plays, his rhythm section takes over.
shaynegryn 1 year ago
@Kwikbrown Beautifully said. I am a huge Oscar Peterson fan, and mainly a jazz fan. I am also a huge fan of Keith Emerson's. If you want to see why Oscar Peterson asked him to be on the show, look up the 1974 California Jam and watch that set. Keith's jazz playing is excellent and it is on that show that Oscar saw Keith play. Because of the way the piano is purposely tuned, it only makes sense to stay in the style to contrast Oscar's choruses. Check out the 1974 set and all will be clear.
1965JWP 8 months ago 2
They both played very well, but its OSCAR FREAKIN' PETERSON!!!
Proximaleous 1 year ago
WOW, its like DAy and Night. Keith has technique I must say but for this style in improvisation, Hands down on Oscar.
Im sleeping when Keith plays then I wake up when Oscar plays, haha
josh78413 1 year ago
No offence to Keith but Oscar's in a different league
Jonboyutube 1 year ago
@Jonboyutube True, but they both remain my own personal favorites. Keith plays a tad different music too.
goingfortheone1 1 year ago
è qualcosa di straordinario. Emerson ha la grinta e l'atteggiamento giusti per l'interpretazione di questo pezzo che Emerson ha rivisitato, ma Oscar è qualcosa di straordinario. Emerson fin da quando avevo 8 anni è sempre stato il mio mito e adesso che ne ho 14 lo è ancora (insieme a Jarrett e Petrucciani), ma Oscar in questo pezzo mi ha davvero conquistato: ogni volta che lo sento mi viene voglia di riprodurre questo capolavoro che ha fatto ad orecchio, anche se è molto difficile xD
PeppeJarrett 1 year ago
Why wouldn't Oscar Peterson have respect for Emerson? He was a revolutionary jazz piano player both in attitude, skill, and playing with other musicians who were white...
Honestly Oscar seems like one hell of a nice guy...he 's no jazz snob and don't think on some level he wasn't aware of Moog and Keith Emerson. One of his favorite passions was to play classical music for Arthur Rubinstein while Rubinstein improvised jazz for Oscar...
Lewis1key 1 year ago
hey ma questa non è la canzone delle Comiche???con fantozzi e l pozzetto!!
Vattelapesca123 1 year ago
Well, Art Tatum matches him at least - I consider Tatum the greatest in speed and accuracy.
BluesNB00gie 1 year ago
Oscar isnt playin the same tune as Emerson. Keith is playing Honky Tonk train Blues, Oscar is just improvising.
ELP71 1 year ago
@ELP71 he probably didnt know the tune, but he doesnt have to...i think the point was to cut the band in half like it was two different songs
EyMeng 1 year ago
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Some of you people are comparing that guy (I'll just call him "that guy") to Oscar Peterson?
As if you have it in mind that the two might possibly be in some way commensurate?
As if you' actually *have* gotten into your heads, *somehow*, that it is *conceivable* that one *might* perhaps, reasonably expect -at least *in theory*- that such a comparsion might appropirately elicit some response other than rolling belly laughter?
That's so absurd I've that I've written far too much already.
polymath7 1 year ago
@polymath7 I agree with you that Oscar was and is great. But you come across all wrong.
It's the *stars* around the *words* that will get people's backs up. That and your failure to even acknowledge *Keith* *Emerson*.
Is my comparsion appropirate?
MattCarterPiano 1 year ago
oscar is using different (and far superior) drum and bass players. The bass and drums with Emerson do not swing at all... embarrassingly so infact!
cosmicjazzer 1 year ago
@Manuel333it XDDDD cmq come si puo dire che questo capolavoro fa skifo ? .-.
TeoAnteio 1 year ago
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it's strange 'cos peterson doesnt really play much at all in this yet what he does is enough.... keith is a great player but yes, oscar is in another league on this... didnt keith even say playing with oscar was like playing with god... wihch kinda wraps it up really
slapmyfunkybass 1 year ago
INCREDIBILI DUE GRANDISSIMI E CHE TOCCO FORTE E VIBRANTE EMERSON DOLCE E SUADENTE PETERSON FAVOLOSI
ENRYKINKY 1 year ago
Keith is a fantastic musician and here we see him playing his boogie very well. But, Oscar is Oscar - Keith´ skills are great, but, on the other side there is the Pope of swing. Clear sound, pure balance, a great left and a killer right. He is the Pele of piano, playing in his own field. Comparisons are inevitable.
renatodavid1 1 year ago
@renatodavid1 well, Art Tatum matches him at least - I consider Tatum the greatest in speed and accuracy.
BluesNB00gie 1 year ago
Notice when Keith goes uptempo nd Oscar takes over......
TheGunulv 1 year ago
peterson sounds clear to me
doubledamx 1 year ago
Let's clear this whole thing up...both are great innovative players, from two completely separate worlds of music. Elitist jazz purists will give Peterson the edge because of his effortless fluidity of notes, phrasing, sound, etc. Emerson is playing a less harmonically interesting honky tonk that suffers by comparison...but he is by no means any less of an artist or a musician..his harmonic inventiveness and creativity in ELP is proof of that, whether the elitist jazz clientele admit it or not..
rizz7604 1 year ago
...and let's face it, no one plays a Hammond quite like Keith!
rizz7604 1 year ago
@rizz7604 THANK YOU!
Man.
As a pianist who plays the music of both of these artists here - THANK YOU. :P
goingfortheone1 1 year ago
That white boy done good.
zigzag909 1 year ago
Looks like Roy Babbington on Upright Bass?
paulf56 1 year ago
i was thinking, and i notice a strange thing... in this video, keith has something.. in.. his face.. in his hair.. that reminds obi wan kenobi! when i noticed it, i suddenly understood: oscar is qui gon jin! the master and the apprentice... two jedi-knights... the best of ever... ;)
pontoeusino 1 year ago
@pontoeusino nah, Oscar is Mace Windu...get it right hahahah
rizz7604 1 year ago