Oscar Peterson Trio 1969 Prague - You look good to me

[peefmo]

Is any more of this video available? Can a DVD be bought somehow?

[deiksac]

@peefmo I guess if you approach Czech television they will prepare you a dvd for a fee, have no idea how much tho

[matej574]

tyvole to byly este cechy hezky

[deiksac]

In case you missed this elsewhere, op plus count basie played in prague in 1974 just google it :-)

[thegrassisbluer09]

I fell in love with this video just about exactly a year ago while about to come back stateside after living in China. I don't remember the days in Beijing at the end, I only remember sitting in my hostel trying to figure out that bass solo on my guit fiddle (except I had crappy speakers and didn't realize it was out of sync so i learned something wholly different). Thank you, uploader, nobody will ever be able to take it away from me.

[deiksac]

@thegrassisbluer09 You really are welcome :-)

[deiksac]

@thegrassisbluer09 My pleasure, you are welcome :-)

[sleeve51]

The World is a much better place for having "Oscar" in it. His playing is unmatched. Perfection on 88 keys!

[joejgibbons]

that bass player is the spit of eddie murphy

[BIRACOURITS]

@jazzcatuna & PumpkinCheeseMignon

"Windmilles of your mind" (Les moulins de mon coeur) by the french composer Michel Legrand for the coda .Magic !

[Jenocki]

eddie murphy on the bass :D

[MrLinoventura]

@Jenocki ........amusant, funny ...!

[jasonsasa1998]

sam jones a király!!!

[jasonsasa1998]

nagyon nagyiz király!!!!!!

[teemingup]

Hear hear with bassist 1627 although everyone does hold his own. Ray, NHOP,Sam Jones, and now Christian Mc B. not to forget!

[BluesBoyJonny]

I wish I loved what I did for a living like these folk did.

[jazzcatuna]

Who wrote this tune?

[nickvdschoot]

Lefco-Wells, jr

[PumpkinCheeseMignon]

@jazzcatuna

Seymour Lefco wrote this. He's actually a long-lost relative of mine. :)

[Vandal18]

@jazzcatuna

Clement Wells

[FreiherrVonHinten]

sam kinda looks like dave chappelle..:)

[dreadtodred]

cant compare sam to ray.Sam held his own,proficient on bass and cello and he was soul ful.Seems to me he has grasp of oscar,s tunes

[dreadtodred]

Sam Jones is one of my favorites bassist, excellent .

[drxl44]

Bravo! What a performance!

[willyager]

I never listened to much OP with Sam Jones, but I really dig this

[frankpearce]

1627, glad you enjoyed Sam. A great player, both bass and cello. Got to see him with OP live as I did with Ray. Not knocking Sam, but OP's arrangements were very difficult for him. NHOP was technically up to the task and he was so lyrical. Love'd Sam with Cannonball's 6tet. Best regards.

[vgarlie]

Nice!

[frankpearce]

Sam was fantastic with Cannonball, but never fell in place with Oscar. NHOP was his next great bassist, but Ray and Ed were his perfect trio. Get those recording while they are still available.

[bassist1627]

I completely disagree, I thought Sam Jones was GREAT for Oscar. He had the same rhythmic concept as Ray Brown did, with all his drops and melodic basslines.

[jms06t]

you're kind of talking out of your butt.

[adhbass]

Sam Jones is KILLING !!!!!!

[BlueinGreen2]

If anyone wishes to acquire the sheet music for this tune then I have transcribed it perfectly :)

Just give me a message (with your email address in it) and I will happily send it to you.

[jazzlife1]

OSCAR the GREAT!!! RIP

[mrezabek1]

Sam Jones (I am a bassplayer) somehow became my most favourite even though Ray Brown was my

mentor.Sam "cooked and burned".

And my dear friend Bobby Durham who left us so young (71) last week was and always will be always one of my most favourite drommers - next to Jimmy Cobb. This trio was awesome.

Bobby was also one of the nicest people I was

fortunate and honoured to meet and played with.

[cradrum]

Bobby Durham on drums. RIP Bobby.  (7-6-08)

[tbcass]

Great playing of course but that is one of the most out of sync videos I've ever seen. What causes that?

[deiksac]

its a tv grab compressed into i dont remeber what and then uploaded to youtube. will check the file I have and will try to reupload

[PragueNaPrikope]

Thanks for you video ;) I've enjoied it :) Pm me when you'll add your next video. ty

[neothomist1275]

Great version! Nice smoking jacket, Oscar :)

[DeRauser]

The sound is out of sync!

[vova47]

Love Sam Jones!This was one of the best trios Oscar have had!

[bassface84]

Amen to that!  Sam Jones could swing up somethin' terribul... I remember reading an article where Oscar said something to the effect that this trio was his favorite one! (don't quote me on that;-))

if you like this you should check out "Hello Herbie" (w/ Herb Ellis of course)

[armacoll]

Dios lo bendiga

[hateaters]

Could someone please post some sort of chord change chart for this beautiful tune? Ever since I saw NHOP and RB play it with Oscar, I have been searching, to no avail.  Why don't I transcribe? lazy.

[mcrohof]

Oscar didn't write the tune.. He said to Andre Previn (also uploaded) that a friend of Ray Brown wrote the tune.

[deiksac]

thanks for update :-) I just remeber OP saying at the concert that it is Mr. Jones who wrote the song - one never knows :-)

[Vandal18]

@deiksac

No it was Clement Wells.

[mollegiante]

no the song is composed by Oscar Peterson, and he recorded and performed it a lot during the past 63 years.

first recording: on the LP "We get requests" (1964)

other great versions

"At Salle Pleyel" (1975)

And the Bassists at Montreux (1977)

Nigerian Marketplace (1981)

post-stroke-recording:

Oscar in Paris (1996)

[fystasjoppheng]

The bassplayer composed this melody?

[deiksac]

I got a request for this vid so i uploaded it to zshare in case you want better quality - go to zshare dot net /video/2727103cfb50e8/

the file has some 96 megs, enjoy

[pierrjazz]

You're welcome, thanks to you for posting this little musical diammond.

[pierrjazz]

"You look good to me". The gentleman at the bass is Sam Jones. For me it's a glorious period for Oscar at many levels: virtuoso technique,impeccable swing, imagination, grace, power,...

[deiksac]

thanks for additional info :-)