Whenever I hear and see Oscar Peterson's technique at the piano I always gasp at the power and control in his fingers. When I finally master a run like his on my own piano and come back to listen to him again to see how close I am, my mouth drops open because his is so much faster AND more precise. It's enough to make you quit piano and take up knitting!
Agree, What a master of the piano he was. The world was so lucky to have him. Many of his chops are beyond me even attempting to understand. Not only a great artist but a complete gentleman.
I got his record called "Tribute to Nat" (may be a bit different title) second hand long ago, and yes, it puzzled me, because the vocal sounded exactly like Nat King Cole. Later I found out that it was indeed Oscar singing. Amazing interview, by the way, I even wish that this interview was longer. This is the type of material that is missing on today's TV programs.
Thank you Thunderfunk for uploading this fantastic interview.I had the pleasure of seeing the O. P. trio in Hamilton, Ont. where he is from....There are no words to describe the electricity created by his music....Not an arrogant bone in this man's body....This was many years ago, and I will never forget this experience!
This is Monsterous...as in a gem of an interview. Why are we so dumbed down now that we cant have more this informative, intelligent and funny discourse on national TV.Whats up with that. We need more of this in our lives. E. Harding
@reemanmusic You should be grateful, as am I, that someone with Cavett's good taste, intellect, and wit--whether or not it was always on target--was given a "talk" show and hosted an amazing array of genuine talent. It could never happen today, and we are much the poorer for it.
Truly 1 of the greatest. Such a nice person too. And for all his abilities, he seemed very humble. I so love his playing to the point that, he has ruined for me the ability to enjoy practically any other jazz pianist. Most other players are all just "background noise" to me, lol. I saw him in concert twice in the early 80's. My only regrets is that I was too young (10 or 11yo & I fell asleep!) to really appreciate what I was seeing/hearing, and I now remember very little of any of it. :-(
Es uno de los más grande que ha dado el Jazz, cómo lo recuerdo, cómo lo aprecio y como lamento su desaparición física. Pero no importa porque él ya es inmortal a través de su música, sus conciertos, sus presentaciones, Es todo un artista inmortal, Yo le daría un nobel, un Oscar, en definitiva el mejor.
Hi friends, you are invited to enjoy a Beautiful free online master class on the playing of Oscar Peterson. You will LOVE this! Type in "Dave Frank" Oscar on YT.
Topics include Oscar's runs, arrangement techniques, voicing, and much more.
Wonderful new Dick Hyman master class now on youtube. Dick discusses his career and musical concepts, plays two beautiful tunes, and plays duo pianos with NYC jazz piano monster Dave Frank. You will enjoy this! Type in "Dave Frank" Dick Hyman into youtube search.
Could you please post the two incredible numbers that Peterson plays in this episode? One was his trademark Old Folks, and the other was a tremendous version of his Duke Ellington medley. I've been looking for these for years and you are--other than Mr. Cavett--the only person I know who has it. Thanks!
@boyfromdover1 I came home from a gig, turned on Cavett and hit record on my 1978 Beta machine. I'm lucky I got what I got. "Later with Bob Costas" (NBC 1988-1994 following Letterman) was so excellent I didn't think he could be replaced until "Later With Greg Kinnear" took over. These three guys were a golden age in TV interviews.
you guys should check out Andrae Campbell out of Jamaica - he has a few clips here on Youtube.... he's phenomenal, the closest to Oscar Peterson I've heard so far!
This clip just seems to emphasize that, despite Oscar Peterson's incredible talent and virtuosity, he comes across as a very nice, fun-loving, humble man.
I cant believe that a human being can play a piano this damn good, Im now inspired to play the piano, as my mother already does, I kinda have one thing going for me, as I have a baby grand piano already, it just needs a little love and someone to play it. I cant believe that its sat there my whole life and no one plays it except my mother on occasion
Absolutely agree with you. Not just in the U.S., but here in the U.K. too. Just look at advertising - it always caters for the lowest common denominator. Not many aspire to greater things, let alone - better themselves.
It's the culture of inclusion - everybody's a "star". Nobody can be left out because it hurts their feelings. If everybody's effort is just as valid as his neighbor nobody can be better than the next guy. It why you see so many deluded youngster showing up at American Idol tryouts and can't fathom why the judges don't see their greatness. Today, all success requires is willful, extended self-deception.
I've been saying this for a long while now, and the more I see what has been, and what will be, it almost brings me to tears. How could a whole population embrace such a ridiculous culture of celebrating those who are the laziest and most profane, and ostracizing those who have incredible talents. Doctors and researchers work in obscurity, wonderful artists and musicians life in poverty, and half the nation tunes in with rabid interest to see Snooki's next move... it's saddening.
what this shows in a few minutes is just how good a pianist Oscar was. He could play anything, and the World is a sadder place without him. Even when the use of his left hand was severely restricted after his stroke, he still managed to create great music. RIP Oscar.
@helmusico Stride is incredibly useful, because like the guy in the video says it puts the rhythm section out of a job - i.e., it creates rhythm, bass line and harmony that backs up the stuff you're doing in the right hand. When I get some spare time I'll put together a video response and show you how it works..!
just warms your heart to hear and watch OP...love it. DC is great, he is doing his job well, bringing out OPs personality and music to a general audience in a humorous, witty, and respectful way (he was also great in Beetlejuice ;-)
I think the folks who have a problem with Dick Cavett are turned off by efforts that sometimes appear as if he believes himself to be as integral/big/important as the person he is interviewing. For me, that does in fact come through from time to time, though he is certainly intellectual and witty. James Lipton has the Cavett disease as well. Tought to take sometimes.
Cavett was a good interviewer, unique, very intelligent, and did many classic shows (John Lennon comes to mind). But he could come off as a bit of a pretentious smart ass at times. I don't think he was doing it intentionally, though--just his sense of humor. The Simpsons have poked fun at this--e.g., an old newspaper headline representing an historic event, with a nearby, smaller headline: "Dick Cavett Born," or Homer threatening to thrash him (he did his own voice-over on that episode) .
@00s00m Cavett did a pretty good interview considering his favorite music wasn't really jazz-based. I chuckle at some of the comments, though. He tells Oscar he hears that he's done some singing and immediately says Armstrong's "A kiss to Build a Dream On". Oscar of course was toying with him when he came up with a cool impersonation of Nat. I don't think Cavett knew who he was trying to imitate because of he was side-stepping it by making the George Burns comment. Made me laugh.
@pianotuner101 Then there was the pick a tune comment when he said he might pick Buttons and Bows. But had he done so, Oscar would have undoubtedly come up with a a superior improvisation and blown everyone away. Oscar was gracious and humble, as always, not wanting to embarress anyone. Oscar Peterson, truly one of the last idols of the 20th and 21st century.
This might be the best explanation of some of the trademark styles of piano jazz. Oscar wasn't just one of the giants of the keyboard, he was also one of jazz's best ambassadors. I wish I would have been old enough to appreciate him when he had his TV show - assuming that they ever would have carried it in Central Illinois. Amazing how much he sounds like Nat Cole - of course Nat was his idol so it's only fitting.
The Stride Piano of Art Tatum comes from the left-hand movement "striding" up and down the keyboard. Sustain pedal technique further varies the left hand sound allowing the notes on beats one and three to sustain until the following chord is played.
Stride, is a jazz piano style that evolved partially from ragtime. The left hand may play a four-beat pulse with a single bass note, octave, seventh or tenth interval on the first and third beats, and a chord on the second and fourth beats.
@helmusico Stride is incredibly useful, because like the guy in the video says it puts the rhythm section out of a job - i.e., it creates rhythm, bass line and harmony that backs up the stuff you're doing in the right hand. When I get some spare time I'll put together a video response and show you how it works..!
@helmusico Stride is incredibly useful, because like the guy in the video says it puts the rhythm section out of a job - i.e., it creates rhythm, bass line and harmony that backs up the stuff you're doing in the right hand. When I get some spare time I'll put together a video response and show you how it works..!
@helmusico Stride is incredibly useful, because like the guy in the video says it puts the rhythm section out of a job - i.e., it creates rhythm, bass line and harmony that backs up the stuff you're doing in the right hand. When I get some spare time I'll put together a video response and show you how it works..!
@helmusico Stride is incredibly useful, because like the guy in the video says it puts the rhythm section out of a job - i.e., it creates rhythm, bass line and harmony that backs up the stuff you're doing in the right hand. When I get some spare time I'll put together a video response and show you how it works..!
Nice interview. Not sure why someone thinks Dick Cavett is a d**k - compared to who? Bill O'Riley :-)
OP was such an *amazing* pianist. This is so great. I'm glad they talk about what a fantastic pianist Nat Cole was as well. I was in my 30's before I knew Nat Cole did anything more than croon Unforgettable and father Natalie. "each note has it's own articulations rather than an *insipid* phrase*"
I think the posts that diss Cavett are too young to know who he is. I remember an article about him saying that he read three books a week. Anything you think he said stupid was sarcasm. He was the most intelligent interviewer ever and we were lucky to have Bob Costas and Greg Kinnear follow his lead in doing excellent interviews.
I saw Oscar at Rick's Cafe Americain in the Lake Shore Drive Holiday Inn, in 1978. Cover was $5.00 + 2 drinks. My wife and I sat so close his sweat was flying on us as we sat at our table. You might feel grossed out by that, but as an amateur jazz player, I felt like a dog being stroked by his master. LONG LIVE KING OSCAR!!! Are there rent parties in Heaven?
A true Master!
1herbiekritzer 14 hours ago
Now I run to my piano, I think I´ve learned it all! So easy!
mcesarof 5 days ago
was lucky enough to meet oscar a couple times while he attended the Jazz finals at York U...love this guy
toastandpoop 1 week ago
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The pure speed of his fingers! Like two spiders WALKING BAREFOOT ON A BONFIRE!
adamdavidwilson1 2 weeks ago
Ahhhh. Absolute genius. What a charming soul too. Warms my heart :)
pianomatteo 2 weeks ago
Gracias por compartirlo.
sirjuandabicho 2 weeks ago
Way cool!
Allotmenteer2 3 weeks ago
This is simply priceless!
getpianolessons 3 weeks ago
Whenever I hear and see Oscar Peterson's technique at the piano I always gasp at the power and control in his fingers. When I finally master a run like his on my own piano and come back to listen to him again to see how close I am, my mouth drops open because his is so much faster AND more precise. It's enough to make you quit piano and take up knitting!
LPKlugh 1 month ago
Agree, What a master of the piano he was. The world was so lucky to have him. Many of his chops are beyond me even attempting to understand. Not only a great artist but a complete gentleman.
pearsonchuck 3 weeks ago
i love him!
horstphil2 1 month ago
I got his record called "Tribute to Nat" (may be a bit different title) second hand long ago, and yes, it puzzled me, because the vocal sounded exactly like Nat King Cole. Later I found out that it was indeed Oscar singing. Amazing interview, by the way, I even wish that this interview was longer. This is the type of material that is missing on today's TV programs.
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neighborhaber 1 month ago
If this was what TV was always like, I'd be ditching the piano
0601989m 1 month ago
My respects to the legacy of Oscar Peterson may God rest his soul...
mrteclas78 1 month ago
God, he is so good.
Solcius123123 1 month ago
TV at its absolute best!
MrTimdrums 1 month ago 4
How do you dislike someone showing how good they are? and how they are so laid back!
JCilento24 1 month ago
sweet !
Thanks !
glovemtb 2 months ago
Is this not considered Magic ^0^ because I saw magic in his hands.
Michael1stay 2 months ago
This guy had everybody that was anybody on his show.
renoraider2 2 months ago
Cavette is no slouch
2hamboigahs 2 months ago
Hey! It's Dick Cavett! I'll leave a like for this video.
Katana221985 3 months ago
Thank you Thunderfunk for uploading this fantastic interview.I had the pleasure of seeing the O. P. trio in Hamilton, Ont. where he is from....There are no words to describe the electricity created by his music....Not an arrogant bone in this man's body....This was many years ago, and I will never forget this experience!
stormygal121 3 months ago
No wonder Oscar was my dads' hero.
maximadog 3 months ago
Why didn't Art Tatum ever do any lessons???
16yearoldwhiteboy 3 months ago
This is Monsterous...as in a gem of an interview. Why are we so dumbed down now that we cant have more this informative, intelligent and funny discourse on national TV.Whats up with that. We need more of this in our lives. E. Harding
ehardi 3 months ago 2
@ehardi You said it all.
CHC4669 3 months ago
SIMPLY THE GREATEST PIANO PLAYER EVER KNOWN...PERIOD
Jqau 3 months ago
who wrote the tune "getting sentimental" Peterson plays it in this video?
RevoIutionz 3 months ago
What's the 3:10 song called? I feel I should know this.
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"to play us off, what does that mean!!" bill o rielly
tommy6564 4 months ago
he totally destroyed me @5:34...
amno1000 4 months ago
THE MASTER!!!
supahsekzy 4 months ago
WOW I had no idea he could sing like that
Annoyingthing321 4 months ago
what is the name of the first tune?
lebedolebedo 4 months ago
how is called the final tune?
jurand1984 4 months ago
AWESOME!!!
phronie 4 months ago
"black chords" typo for block chords.... lol
LSDpeasantry 4 months ago
I couldnt do it the 1st time I tried it.. that makes me feel better somehow
koumisp 5 months ago
oscar peterson, art tatum, teddy wilson are the most! i have a lot of studying to do!
Djrealign 5 months ago
Greatest
SnaggaToothCatFish 5 months ago
WHO THE HELL WOULD DISLIKE THIS???
amno1000 5 months ago
Oscar Peterson was a BEAST.....OMG!!!!!! What a Great Gift
dmajormusic 5 months ago
@jzkeyboards wow, yeah.
reemanmusic 6 months ago
Just let Oscar do the interview with himself, we don't need Dick's posturing at all... pun intented...
reemanmusic 6 months ago
@reemanmusic You should be grateful, as am I, that someone with Cavett's good taste, intellect, and wit--whether or not it was always on target--was given a "talk" show and hosted an amazing array of genuine talent. It could never happen today, and we are much the poorer for it.
northernmuse9 5 months ago
Truly 1 of the greatest. Such a nice person too. And for all his abilities, he seemed very humble. I so love his playing to the point that, he has ruined for me the ability to enjoy practically any other jazz pianist. Most other players are all just "background noise" to me, lol. I saw him in concert twice in the early 80's. My only regrets is that I was too young (10 or 11yo & I fell asleep!) to really appreciate what I was seeing/hearing, and I now remember very little of any of it. :-(
gjc82071 6 months ago
@welcometandil Cut of the bastards mouse hand! }:o{ lol
gjc82071 6 months ago
great great great !
alwin27 6 months ago
This is TRUE knowledge!
joshlawrencejazz 6 months ago
While I am always in awe of Oscar Peterson, I had forgotten just how good Dick Cavett was/is at talking to people.
bback13 6 months ago
Es uno de los más grande que ha dado el Jazz, cómo lo recuerdo, cómo lo aprecio y como lamento su desaparición física. Pero no importa porque él ya es inmortal a través de su música, sus conciertos, sus presentaciones, Es todo un artista inmortal, Yo le daría un nobel, un Oscar, en definitiva el mejor.
orlando4166 6 months ago
Someone actually disliked this?!?!?!??!?! They must've disliked it when it finished.
Undermyskin93 6 months ago
Amazing pianist. What an inspiration!
SammyP321 6 months ago
The Master - !
keithappleton 6 months ago
5:34 - 5:43!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!
iplaymusc 7 months ago
Obscenely talented. Thanks!
chipsy1967 7 months ago
@chipsy1967 This is obscene talent combined with obscenely hard work.
vecernicek2 7 months ago
4:42 "if you invent something" *proceeds to destroy my hopes of being a good jazz pianist* then, *proceeds to take a dump on my remains* <3 oscar
stcmattb 7 months ago
Fucking # Brilliant.
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Hi friends, you are invited to enjoy a Beautiful free online master class on the playing of Oscar Peterson. You will LOVE this! Type in "Dave Frank" Oscar on YT.
Topics include Oscar's runs, arrangement techniques, voicing, and much more.
Blessings from NYC
Dave Frank
Dfrankjazz 7 months ago
A wonderful demonstration of jazz piano concepts by Oscar Peterson. Thanks for sharing this treasure.
PeterInglisGuitar 7 months ago
hahaha, i guess the host didn't understood any of oscar's genius remarks and playing xD
zjenas 8 months ago
Wonderful new Dick Hyman master class now on youtube. Dick discusses his career and musical concepts, plays two beautiful tunes, and plays duo pianos with NYC jazz piano monster Dave Frank. You will enjoy this! Type in "Dave Frank" Dick Hyman into youtube search.
Dfrankjazz 10 months ago
The master
skeetv123 10 months ago
What a nice voice, are there any recordings of him singing?
joaopaulofb 10 months ago
oscar peterson is the fucking man
Experimentality 10 months ago
HOW DOES HE HIT EVERY NOTE EVERY TIME HE DOESN'T EVEN KEEP HIS HANDS ON THE PIANO MY ROYAL CONSERVATORY-FILLED HEAD IS EXPLODING.
I love this man.
speakertone 11 months ago
Could you please post the two incredible numbers that Peterson plays in this episode? One was his trademark Old Folks, and the other was a tremendous version of his Duke Ellington medley. I've been looking for these for years and you are--other than Mr. Cavett--the only person I know who has it. Thanks!
boyfromdover1 11 months ago
@boyfromdover1 I came home from a gig, turned on Cavett and hit record on my 1978 Beta machine. I'm lucky I got what I got. "Later with Bob Costas" (NBC 1988-1994 following Letterman) was so excellent I didn't think he could be replaced until "Later With Greg Kinnear" took over. These three guys were a golden age in TV interviews.
ThunderfunkAmp 11 months ago 5
Fantastic video!
syston67 3 weeks ago
when the world fails you, Oscar Peterson WON'T!!
pincam 11 months ago
wow , i had no idea he could sings. sounds like king cole
MCalixte89 11 months ago
@MCalixte89 Yes they didn't mention his name because it was obvious
Miloshevits 9 months ago
WOW
Undercurrentuk1 11 months ago
Oscar Peterson is fantastic, everybody who is into Jazz loves his playig.
claitontesch 11 months ago
genius, I Know this inspired alot of people to start playing
acoproductions 1 year ago
genius
acoproductions 1 year ago
HOLY SMOKE...thank you
doretgar 1 year ago
This is terrific. I wish the entire interview was posted.
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vishakarethiva 1 year ago
you guys should check out Andrae Campbell out of Jamaica - he has a few clips here on Youtube.... he's phenomenal, the closest to Oscar Peterson I've heard so far!
nadzjam 1 year ago
I could listen to Oscar Peterson all day...playing any tune. So talented, yet humble.
zildj1an 1 year ago
Absolutely astounding. Hard to believe that the human brain can do something like this. Oscar and Art Tatum will not be matched for a long time.
lvkatz 1 year ago
One of the best pianists in history,
Look at all those styles that he has right under his fingers! He also has more than a mouthful of theory cupped in his gigantic hands. Pure genius!
CBasie2856 1 year ago 29
FUCK YEA!!!! JUST WHAT I'vE been loking for!!!
cc17201 1 year ago
Brilliant!
4205lr 1 year ago
dick cavett comes off like a racist dick
illuminatioracle 1 year ago
@illuminatioracle what did he say that was racist?
rowanhudsonmusic 1 year ago
@illuminatioracle yea he does..."black chords" what the hell is that?
bradley1107 1 year ago
@bradley1107 - Not Black Chords But Block Chords.
ornleifs 1 year ago
@illuminatioracle I'm not sure about racist, but a little haughty perhaps...
GriffinNary 1 year ago
Oscar is a musical genius, and such a smart a pleasant guy. A model!
menglaowai 1 year ago
Oscar ... pure genius. Thanks for posting, TFAmp.
MVotter 1 year ago
what song is he playing halfway through, "roses are picketed". It is really nice, I want to know what it is called
fadiesba 1 year ago
@fadiesba The song played is " Roses from Picardy"
bundoo 1 year ago
@fadiesba I'm looking for it too...
iyep 1 year ago
@fadiesba
It`s "Roses Of Picardy"
You will find it on youtube...
Best wishes from Germany
gerhardia 3 months ago
Fantastic!
MrDevonpianochris 1 year ago
This clip just seems to emphasize that, despite Oscar Peterson's incredible talent and virtuosity, he comes across as a very nice, fun-loving, humble man.
zildj1an 1 year ago
"The TPC" -- What a fag.
joeyisfunny 1 year ago
uh i wish i could talk to oscar about playing piano...
Jazzbob889 1 year ago
Who's responsable which made click on unlike?
rodolfmm 1 year ago
:22-3:22 > Can you tell he did his homework? No wonder he's one of the greatest.
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sameeranajdyg 1 year ago
who is he supposed to sound like?
TheGreaser05 1 year ago
@TheGreaser05 nat king cole i think.
tiffles1 1 year ago
I cant believe that a human being can play a piano this damn good, Im now inspired to play the piano, as my mother already does, I kinda have one thing going for me, as I have a baby grand piano already, it just needs a little love and someone to play it. I cant believe that its sat there my whole life and no one plays it except my mother on occasion
texasboytwinturboz19 1 year ago
These are images from a lost world.
Imagine a world where talent and ability was actually celebrated.
Today, ignorance and stupidity is looked upon as having the merit of "authenticity" whereas talent and ability are suspect as "elitism".
America is in serious decline.
rrpjr1111 1 year ago 11
@rrpjr1111
Absolutely agree with you. Not just in the U.S., but here in the U.K. too. Just look at advertising - it always caters for the lowest common denominator. Not many aspire to greater things, let alone - better themselves.
alandakerharley 1 year ago
@alandakerharley
It's the culture of inclusion - everybody's a "star". Nobody can be left out because it hurts their feelings. If everybody's effort is just as valid as his neighbor nobody can be better than the next guy. It why you see so many deluded youngster showing up at American Idol tryouts and can't fathom why the judges don't see their greatness. Today, all success requires is willful, extended self-deception.
rrpjr1111 1 year ago
@rrpjr1111
I've been saying this for a long while now, and the more I see what has been, and what will be, it almost brings me to tears. How could a whole population embrace such a ridiculous culture of celebrating those who are the laziest and most profane, and ostracizing those who have incredible talents. Doctors and researchers work in obscurity, wonderful artists and musicians life in poverty, and half the nation tunes in with rabid interest to see Snooki's next move... it's saddening.
amenhotep84 5 months ago 18
"This sorta thang.."
*Plays insanely beautiful*
"Sumthin' like that."
WOOTWOOT?
INSANE!
Oscar ... Give him an Oscar! :D (Lol)
animator96 1 year ago
what this shows in a few minutes is just how good a pianist Oscar was. He could play anything, and the World is a sadder place without him. Even when the use of his left hand was severely restricted after his stroke, he still managed to create great music. RIP Oscar.
brabazon10 1 year ago
fantastic! a true master of the piano!
topgeer 1 year ago
Oscar Peterson, pure gold. He and Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen made the best jazz trio on earth
ukenutcase 1 year ago
Oscar Peterson, pure gold.He and Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen made the best jazz trio on earth
ukenutcase 1 year ago
Excuse me. Was this interview brief? Can we watch the other parts of this program? thank you!
andrewfitislip 1 year ago
No one plays it like Oscar...
compposter 1 year ago
what was the sample tune for stride piano? Is it an actual tune or was it just improvised?
josiah566 1 year ago
Two class act gentlemen. Thank you for the very entertaining and informative post.
cosmo2631 1 year ago
Immense artist !
earsoup 1 year ago
@helmusico Stride is incredibly useful, because like the guy in the video says it puts the rhythm section out of a job - i.e., it creates rhythm, bass line and harmony that backs up the stuff you're doing in the right hand. When I get some spare time I'll put together a video response and show you how it works..!
billhiltonbiz 1 year ago
what an awesome guy!
osismelrus 1 year ago
wow so cool. my favorite piano player ever.
MISFITROBBY138 1 year ago
Dick was a really generous intelligent host, the like of which doesn't seem to popular on US TV anymore.
Nice posting - a fab lesson in piano styles.
TreyRoque 1 year ago
I love this man...he is incredabel a real idol
robzipoops 1 year ago
Anyone know what year this was?
barndlsd 1 year ago
@barndlsd
well...he said 'how good a trumpet player WAS Louis Armstrong? When did Louis die? '89?
ilovesolfege 1 year ago
@ilovesolfege Armstrong died around the spring or summer of 1971.
00s00m 1 year ago
1979
ThunderfunkAmp 1 year ago 5
Credits at the end of clip show 1979 copyright.
mineguy 1 year ago
Now children, this was a REAL professional! May he rest in peace.
savida34e 1 year ago
just when I thought I couldn't like Oscar Peterson any more, I hear the guy sing...AND punch out a short run without even trying pretty much.
wwaacckk 1 year ago
Tonality based-I just learned a new word, haha. Gospel organ players seems to be "tonality based" playing. I wish I could learn such thing
josh78413 1 year ago
just warms your heart to hear and watch OP...love it. DC is great, he is doing his job well, bringing out OPs personality and music to a general audience in a humorous, witty, and respectful way (he was also great in Beetlejuice ;-)
siliconbronze 1 year ago
This vid shows how cerebral Oscar was. The man could have easily fit in as a master professor at any conservatory.
IntelInside2020 1 year ago
@IntelInside2020 - He did start and run a music school for years.
charmerci 1 year ago
dude... i couldn't help but watch this twice... amazing
bassboy14110 1 year ago
Geeeeeeeenius! That man sure knows his stuff. Can't beat a bit of OP.
MattCarterPiano 1 year ago
I think the folks who have a problem with Dick Cavett are turned off by efforts that sometimes appear as if he believes himself to be as integral/big/important as the person he is interviewing. For me, that does in fact come through from time to time, though he is certainly intellectual and witty. James Lipton has the Cavett disease as well. Tought to take sometimes.
glidernyc 1 year ago
lol 111 likes, 1 dislike.
Oscar peterson IS THE ONE.
martinstatic 1 year ago
A true master makes it looks easy, and he certainly does! What a joy to watch :-)
crazypianolady 1 year ago
"and if you say Donna Summers, you're in deep trouble" xDD
enzo321 1 year ago
A total master of his instrument. So much admired like Art Tatum, Nat King Cole, Fats Waller, James P Johnson to name a few . . .
WerdnaCourt 1 year ago
Wow never heard O.P. sing before!!!
theroyalpriest 1 year ago
Cavett was a good interviewer, unique, very intelligent, and did many classic shows (John Lennon comes to mind). But he could come off as a bit of a pretentious smart ass at times. I don't think he was doing it intentionally, though--just his sense of humor. The Simpsons have poked fun at this--e.g., an old newspaper headline representing an historic event, with a nearby, smaller headline: "Dick Cavett Born," or Homer threatening to thrash him (he did his own voice-over on that episode) .
00s00m 1 year ago
@00s00m Cavett did a pretty good interview considering his favorite music wasn't really jazz-based. I chuckle at some of the comments, though. He tells Oscar he hears that he's done some singing and immediately says Armstrong's "A kiss to Build a Dream On". Oscar of course was toying with him when he came up with a cool impersonation of Nat. I don't think Cavett knew who he was trying to imitate because of he was side-stepping it by making the George Burns comment. Made me laugh.
pianotuner101 1 year ago
@pianotuner101 Then there was the pick a tune comment when he said he might pick Buttons and Bows. But had he done so, Oscar would have undoubtedly come up with a a superior improvisation and blown everyone away. Oscar was gracious and humble, as always, not wanting to embarress anyone. Oscar Peterson, truly one of the last idols of the 20th and 21st century.
pianotuner101 1 year ago
May God have him in glory!
the man just explained decades of musical evolution in 5 minutes.
he´s inmortal!
leandrusi 1 year ago
This might be the best explanation of some of the trademark styles of piano jazz. Oscar wasn't just one of the giants of the keyboard, he was also one of jazz's best ambassadors. I wish I would have been old enough to appreciate him when he had his TV show - assuming that they ever would have carried it in Central Illinois. Amazing how much he sounds like Nat Cole - of course Nat was his idol so it's only fitting.
jimraw1 1 year ago
what He said about stride piano?, please.
Its diff listen English to me. Can any one resume and reply me.
thank you
helmusico 2 years ago
The Stride Piano of Art Tatum comes from the left-hand movement "striding" up and down the keyboard. Sustain pedal technique further varies the left hand sound allowing the notes on beats one and three to sustain until the following chord is played.
Stride, is a jazz piano style that evolved partially from ragtime. The left hand may play a four-beat pulse with a single bass note, octave, seventh or tenth interval on the first and third beats, and a chord on the second and fourth beats.
ThunderfunkAmp 2 years ago 9
Thank You very much! Its important to me.
Bless.
helmusico 2 years ago
@ThunderfunkAmp Thank You very much, Muchas gracias, very useful.
helmusico 1 year ago
@ThunderfunkAmp thats not what he said
imholding 1 year ago
@helmusico Stride is incredibly useful, because like the guy in the video says it puts the rhythm section out of a job - i.e., it creates rhythm, bass line and harmony that backs up the stuff you're doing in the right hand. When I get some spare time I'll put together a video response and show you how it works..!
billhiltonbiz 1 year ago
@billhiltonbiz Thank You very much! and thanks for put videos next time. The replies here are very clear and Im happy for it.
helmusico 1 year ago
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@helmusico Stride is incredibly useful, because like the guy in the video says it puts the rhythm section out of a job - i.e., it creates rhythm, bass line and harmony that backs up the stuff you're doing in the right hand. When I get some spare time I'll put together a video response and show you how it works..!
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@helmusico Stride is incredibly useful, because like the guy in the video says it puts the rhythm section out of a job - i.e., it creates rhythm, bass line and harmony that backs up the stuff you're doing in the right hand. When I get some spare time I'll put together a video response and show you how it works..!
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@helmusico Stride is incredibly useful, because like the guy in the video says it puts the rhythm section out of a job - i.e., it creates rhythm, bass line and harmony that backs up the stuff you're doing in the right hand. When I get some spare time I'll put together a video response and show you how it works..!
billhiltonbiz 1 year ago
Nice interview. Not sure why someone thinks Dick Cavett is a d**k - compared to who? Bill O'Riley :-)
OP was such an *amazing* pianist. This is so great. I'm glad they talk about what a fantastic pianist Nat Cole was as well. I was in my 30's before I knew Nat Cole did anything more than croon Unforgettable and father Natalie. "each note has it's own articulations rather than an *insipid* phrase*"
This is fabulous.
Tritone217 2 years ago
I think the posts that diss Cavett are too young to know who he is. I remember an article about him saying that he read three books a week. Anything you think he said stupid was sarcasm. He was the most intelligent interviewer ever and we were lucky to have Bob Costas and Greg Kinnear follow his lead in doing excellent interviews.
ThunderfunkAmp 2 years ago 2
That interviewer was a dick. Oscar was amazing!
Musicmakertom 2 years ago
wow oscar is the best.....
10osaze 2 years ago
THE BEST I WILL EVER SEE!
dustydino8 2 years ago
this is great , i love when he laft you can see what a beautifull human being he was
carraeugenio 2 years ago 3
I'm honored to be watching this.
Nujynisis 2 years ago 34
:| wow is he the guy who wrote my piece....? I wonder how much he practised..... he's really good :D
Bunny2132 2 years ago
I saw Oscar at Rick's Cafe Americain in the Lake Shore Drive Holiday Inn, in 1978. Cover was $5.00 + 2 drinks. My wife and I sat so close his sweat was flying on us as we sat at our table. You might feel grossed out by that, but as an amateur jazz player, I felt like a dog being stroked by his master. LONG LIVE KING OSCAR!!! Are there rent parties in Heaven?
johnp234 2 years ago
Lovely - and what a charming and articulate man he was.
mollegiante 2 years ago
He's Canadian after all ;)
justinenns 2 years ago 2