The Theme - Oscar Peteson Trio

[joeb434]

What would Justin and Gaga say. You think they could "sit in"? What has happened to the good music? Answer: It's been abolished by fast food music.

[LoneSWarrior]

Remember when this was so much more popular?

Too bad people don't appreciate more types of music...

[PB4711]

Oscar the best of all....

[ironpirites]

Are there too many dots on a painting by Seurat? Those flurries are like pointillism. There are only a handful of people in Oscar Peterson's class in jazz.

[knagayama]

GREAT!!!

[stenlak]

At the drums vaya rapidez vaya tiempo!

[pjarrr]

too many notes for the under exposed listener..

[SelmaBlaine]

@pjarrr " too many notes" was that same thing that King said to Mozart when he ( The King) did not  undertood the mozart" opera. and Mozart said: . what notes King, I have to erase??

my english isn't good , but I expected you understand.

The ear and the feelings are prepared to understand better the music.. I loved the theme just because.

[pjarrr]

NHOP 4 life

[jdelgio]

omg what a monster!!!!! long live the king

[rmboijuana]

8 guys are the impersonation of uncle ruckus from the boondoks

[truro007]

RIP DRUMMER MARTIN DREW

[MrKeys57]

miss him so, and Niels-Henning too...

[jmsbk12345]

Which DVD is this from?

[75pianist]

my god! oscar we miss you!

[75pianist]

jesus. oscar i love you!! i love oscar i love oscar i loveeeeeee oscarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr:)))))). swing swing swing!

[Andreeeiiii]

martin drew!!!

[1966oslo]

amazing

[Snoohi1]

wow in 4:00 that was the best break evvvvvvvveeeeeeeeerrrrr

[anchisefrking]

this is actually blues etude

[nonaplane]

I love it when oscar takes a casual break to drink some water/mop his brow, like nothings happening

[dustydino8]

COOKIN!

[OlfArts]

Yup! The greatest jazz (or just about any other style) pianist ever.

Who are the other two brilliant guys... anybody know?

That bass man sure knows how to play.

[notti33]

@OlfArts

drums - martin drew

bass - niels henning orsted pederson

[caponsacchi]

What about the drummer? To play with Oscar you've got to be an Olympian athlete with a steroid-empowered left foot to make that hi-hat come down, hard and tight, on every 2 and 4 when the velocity practically merges everything into a blur.

[Ekharonne]

JazzAce, would you kindly explain this monosyllabic comment? I think I know what you mean however.

[henrymbida]

aie ----piano is very difficult

lots of technique to play it!!!!

[AragonBill]

While Oscar is killin' em with his technique. NHOP on bass is also killin' em with his special technique of playing the string bass so accurately at that speed. The whole group is alive on this one. Such an outstanding performance.

[onzcam]

Simply Amazing thats all that can be said!

[hanakulios]

That was really awesome!! AW!!

[organham]

How good is this guy?What strength !How much did he practise?Wish we could have seen him in person!! Thanks for tubing this!

[JazzJunkie4]

Love it!

[MatuArt]

Greatness

[mackgrout]

too many notes makes me laugh! Oscar is a bad ass!

Gonzalo Rubalcaba as well! Different styles, but both are pianists that people say 'play to many notes'. In my experience, that comment is spurred on by jealousy, by players that do not possess anywhere near the chops these guys do!

[RenoRaider]

Too many notes for his feeble brain to absorb is what it is.

[JazzJunkie4]

Maybe for YOUR brain.

[860125mwj]

@mackgrout If thats the case then there should only be 2 keys on the piano instead of 88LOL!. Where is the law that says you can only play this amount of notes on the piano? Cause Id like to see it.They put 88 keys on the piano for a reason. There are no rules a person can improvise whatever they want. Jazz is based on improvisation.Like you said its just jealousy.

[170672346]

Too many notes ?......as Dick Hyman once said in interview about Oscar "Oh, to have that problem !"

[pinky0926]

I believe the interviewer questioned whether Oscar's technique was just too masterful, and Dick Hyman said "wouldn't we all have that problem if we could", something like that.

[170672346]

Yes, it was something like that. Russell Davies interviewing Dick for a BBC series on the history of jazz piano playing where Dick was demostrating the whole range from Scott Joplin onwards right through to contemporary. I know it was on YT some time ago, probably still is.

[170672346]

Oh, I found it on YT, The Honky Tonk Professor - Channel NewJackSwing21 has all the parts. Part 5 "Would that we all had that problem !" Thanks for reminding me

[sergio2x4]

cual es el nombre del baterista?

y del que toca el chello?

:-)

[teemingup]

Martin Drew, Inglese

[chalverii]

Martin Drew

[Andreeeiiii]

how the f....

[XxPonyPrincess101xX]

Hahaha, best comment ever. That made me laugh for ages. Just had a vision of you going O_O HOW THE F........

[matdarecki]

Makes me not want to practice my scales.. :)

[theroyalpriest]

Is that Frazier Crane on bass??? LOL

just kidding

[misterkrispy]

an amazing and unique man.

amazing stuff. 

makes me want to practice my scales..

[lugo1997]

GENIO ENTREW GENIOS

[propianist2009]

Oscar was a great virtuoso, however he used too many notes a lot of times, losing chord changes and context. But a master in his style.

[zildj1an]

Hmmmm..."too many notes a lot of times"...would you say the same thing about Charlie "Bird" Parker or Dizzy Gillespie ?!, two of the greatest bebop jazz players ever!

[praevius]

Since the movie Amadeus the accusation of "too many notes" has become synonymous with obtuseness.

[propianist2009]

Jazz not classical

[OlfArts]

@propianist2009 This video is!

[propianist2009]

horns are different I seldom find great horn players loose context. But again I can never do what they did at those tempos...lol

[theroyalpriest]

everybody's a critic...lol

[marconigrama]

El mejor pianista de jazz de todos los tiempos.

[XxPonyPrincess101xX]

Oscar is THE best pianist that ever lived.

[misterkrispy]

simply the best. i saw him years ago whist in college. amazing.... amazing... and i'll say it again... amazing.

[rororoiroro]

u saw HIM?? youre so lucky.

OSCAR PETERSON = LEGEND

[misterkrispy]

imagine being in college... trying to be the best piano player one can be... and thinking you are making steps in that direction... and then going to hear oscar. i felt like crawling underneath the seat. lol... and i mean that. he makes so many sound like pretenders. all the best

[kaitianchen10]

sweet george brown

[slofut]

Only other musician that plays like this is Scotty Anderson ...imho

The other players are also incomparable!

It gets no better than this!

[ErikaRagazzi]

Very very nice !!!!!!!!!!!

Complimenti

By Erika Ragazzi :-)

[edlaksmi]

great!

[protocol66]

Nobody could touch Oscar... he took Art Tatum's lead and ran with it. God, this is swinging. No, it's SWANGIN'...

[Ekharonne]

It's from a dvd entitled The Berlin Concert The Oscar Peterson Trio.

[chihiro2046]

Does anybody knows from which album is that song?

[RenoRaider]

thats called kicking out the jams motherfuckers!!!

[visualpiano]

Sorry.....I made a mistake....

Piano: Oscar Emmanuel Peterson,

Contrabass: Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

Drums: Martin Drew

[visualpiano]

Piano: Oscar Emmanuel Peterson,

Contrabass: Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

Drums: Mickey Roker

Am I correct?

[XxPonyPrincess101xX]

Just so you guys know '素晴らしい演奏をありがとう' means 'Splendid performance, thank you' =]

[robinrero]

素晴らしい演奏をありがとう！

[Tortov123]

Why do I have to see comparisons to Art in every Peterson video?

Sure, it means a lot about Oscar's amazing ability, but guys, just sit and listen to the music.

[Troberschalt]

everyone is a virtuoso. Just hear the walkin´bass the constant and metronomic drums, and of course Master Peterson!!!!

[Rsulu]

GREATNESS!!!

[CSNY225]

Which DVD is this on? I am prettu sure it's on one of them...

[jazzperc2]

Oscar Peterson might be my favorite musician of all time. Just putting that out there.

[roederer123]

Oscar Peterson should be everyone's favorite musician of all time. Just putting that out there.

[knifacolyte]

that's flat wrong. Peterson is technically on par with tatum, and is is many ways the more emotive player.

[kr1507]

psssh peterson is most definately insane but nothing compared to tatum. by the way does anyone kno who this drummer is??

[croquet44]

Martin Drew is the drummer

[blah148]

tatum was truly incredible. him and oscar were at levels of their own, definitely. I do find (listening to most of tatum's material) that he does the same runs over and over again, however i find oscar keeps his playing diverse. all in all they had tons of respect for each other, and were both innovators

[kr1507]

oh definately oscar has made alot more music and played with alot of people and is in some ways more diverse then tatum and i could see how u would say that tatum does the same runs over but he doesnt some of them are similar but alot more entertaining and technical but both are as u said revoloutionaries so there no point debating whos better

[johnter1936]

SUPERB OSCAR AT HIS BEST

[suckin128]

i always like peterson =]

[derhalster]

He's left a huge hole in the jazz spectrum!

[JA22hole]

Smokin!!!!!Piano Playing!!!!!!!!Love It.

[tooobsen]

GROOOOOOOOOOOVIN'!!! 5*

[randylincoln]

i asked a friend who was the best piano player ever and he told me oscar....i totally concur!!!

[antediluvianaccount]

Absolutly does not get any better than this!!!

[dariusagoodwin]

CATS ON FIRE!!!

[antonnio200]

oscar peterson on the world the best jazz pianist .

[visualpiano]

I am a piano player, and practicing jazz now.

It's very easy to play this,

but it's REALLY difficult to improvise this.

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson!

[FredeGF]

no, to play it this good isn't easy, his tech was extraordinary!

[dariusagoodwin]

lol

[jjfingers]

You're a silly-billy...

[artbychristine]

Oscar and the piano are one.......

[BlueinGreen2]

The poster of this video really must be a die hard fan, I mean, he can't even spell his name right...

[melpiano]

This is one of my favorite Oscar Peterson video. I think that everyone studying Jazz Piano should listen to Oscar's Style of playing. He is a genius at what he does. Amazing, Wow, I love this video. We lost a great one.

[Sussablimp]

Good Lord! No one can do that! (except Oscar) A true monster!

[aporia23]

Bloody hell !!

Old Oscar is rockin' out harder than a metal band here !!

An absolutely incredible clip,

Superhuman almost.

Are any jazz keyboard players out there who can come toeven vagunear to even cmee close to this level of hard-drivin;, jaw-droppin.' virtuosity?

I kinda doubt it.

[aporia23]

Errr... sorry about that (memo to self - Never attempt to post on the internet again after consuming more than eight pints of cider)

All I meant to ask was are there any jazz keyboard players around today who can come even close to Oscar in terms of employing superhuman technique in the service of such joyous, swinging sonic exuberance?

(and don't you dare tell me Jools Holland)

[MaSmNpYouth]

Music was made to just love and enjoy. Be kind to yourselves and realise as musicians you can have fun at you occupation. That's what music is for, to have fun and enjoy, not to take too seriously and critisize and find who is best or better. The greatest musicians are the ones that enjoy it and dont get worked up about what you all think. Those musicians are the ones we get inspired by, aka Oscar Peterson.

[sfaisal20077]

Give it up from Niels Henning and Martin Drew too !!!

[VideoVistaVerite]

Ha Ha Ha, Yes... Oscar... Rides... Again... Listen this cat burn!!! Listen to the risks he takes and like a cat, aways lands on his nimble paws. Oscar is the master of jazz piano. PLEASE all you Keith Jarrett fans... LISTEN to this and compare. There is none. PLUS... Oscar is the sweetest, most humble man I've ever met! I had a drink with him years ago on a break. What a nice man. And when we shook hands, the biggest, fatest, softest digits I've ever encounter.

[andrew17660]

Forget being the best in just jazz (which he is except for Art Tatum), Oscar transcend just jazz and plays beyond the categorization of a single style. It makes me so upset when classical pianists dismiss him, there is so much going on, this is so complex, he didn't learn it from a page, he created it from his soul, and best of all he created the majority as he played! It came naturally and purley from him. This is the raw music from inside him. You can't learn this on a page, or in a book.

[Jigov]

u are correct, but not 100%. he might be best in jazz but he is not the best in all janrs.... its just not correct to say it. jazz is just small part of world music and that means not only classis music( best classic piano player is russian btw). there are many other different music that can be played on piano .....

[mrbird00]

Good job for the rhythm section. Peterson is God.

[visualpiano]

What I wanna tell is,

It's not difficult to practice this,

but

It's really difficult to improvise this.

Excellent stuff that Oscar Peterson gave us !

Thank you Oscar Emmanuel Peterson !

[Cartoonguy50]

i had to do a painting of oscar for an art project so i got curious and looked him up....HE IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.... RIP OSCAR

[Ives1964]

It's a blues. Very fast blues in F with "shout choruses" and ad lib solos.

Oscar...RIP.

[dariusagoodwin]

wow!

[bach11321]

hahahaha man i feel bad for that drummer hahaha that has got to be a hell of a workout

[Jigov]

he is maby the best jazz pianp player, but there are many extremly good piano players in classis music too, and not only. but in jazz music OP is the best ( or if there is somebody else better i have never heard about him :PP )

[vguitarman]

What about art tatum?

[dancingpolice]

he is very good too, but have u ever listen classis piano players ?, dont forget its not only jazz music that exist and there are many briliant piano players all over the world.

[Borgrimder]

What's the name of the song, The theme???

[praevius]

It's "Blues Etude" from the 1985 Concert in Berlin. It's available on DVD with many more excellent tracks. Bought it after seeing this amazing video. :)

[CSNY225]

i will never understand how he could play like this.

Oscar LIVES

[loslambones5ucom]

Beautiful

[ericclaptonismygod31]

My god could that guy play piano! What do you think people? Best jazz pianist ever?

[volodya2]

yes!

the best in jazz!

[IntelInside2020]

yes and one of the best pianist of our lifetime regardless of genre - no question

[tobotron]

in my opinion he is. i think oscar peterson connects in a tremendous way pure groove and perfect technique.

BUT: u cannot rate artists in »who is the best« or something like that. oscar peterson is my favourite, but i respect other opinions too.

[sasquash12]

Tempo is approximately 325 bpm according to Little Drummer Boy.

[andrewleighton657]

top marks to anyone who can guess the tempo??? i would have to say around 280 - 300bpm

[tobotron]

it's faster than JAZZ!!! ;-)

[colmacnet]

How good can it get!!

[345murphy]

Oscar Peterson - just watch his fingers move across the piano -irreplaceable jazz artist.

[joshmanthe1andOnly2]

this good guy is dead but his music his forever!

[wcpumpa]

He's the Greatest ever

[RadekssK]

fast :D :)

[JoePianos88]

BIG OSCAR RIP!

SWING IN HEAVEN!

Does anyone know where this vid came from? Is it available on DVD?

[mnredryder1]

yea i have the dvd it's called- The Oscar Peterson Trio: Concert in Berlin.

[JoePianos88]

thanks!!! just ordered!

[jezzatt70]

I was lucky enough to see Oscar twice, 3 times if you count being in my mothers belly when she went to see him in 1970. He will be missed, what an inspiration 7 decades at the top. I doubt this will ever happen again. RIP.

[kurtlangmann]

This is the trio which performed at my Dec. 1, 1973 wedding at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in Soho. It doesn't get any better than this, and I thank you for this fabulous memory.

[beakido69]

Purée!!! tu peux écouter Tatum & co pdt des heures et malgré ca tu restes sur le cul quand tu vois un jeu pareil, un swing pareil c'est très très rare..tu peux faire de la musique toute ta vie, et ne jamais savoir faire un truc pareil. Quand on parle de l'inné, voilà un bel exemple d'une âme et d un génie sans pareil...épatant époustouflant, TERRIBLE...RIP Oscar.....respect

[Cristinapb]

Que virtuosismo! Inigualável!

[u2btodd]

People go on and on about Oscar's technique, but it's his swing and sheer joy that get me every time. A true legend!

[pianobopp]

sorry to hear of the passing of the inimatable giant of jazz Oscar Peterson.He was THE MAN! we'll miss you Oscar!!

[SimbionteAE]

Descanse en paz. Va por Zawinul y Michael Brecker también.

[SimbionteAE]

Pos este tambien se murió, Don Oscar Peterson al piano

[dshore95]

Josh & Count together again! and both of Oscar's hands are working as well!!!

[lllpetercincottil]

ご冥福をお祈りします

[jazzescalona]

An Oscar for Oscar would not even star to cut it.  He was the greatest. Thanks Oscar for all the magnificent piano paying you delighted us with over the year.

[jsmrg]

The souls in heaven will finally get to listen to one of the greatests.

[danielalonsorojas]

que lastima que ha muerto

Era uno de los mejores del mundo

[jafogel]

Yep! I saw him solo, live. Awesome. Impeccable technique, speed, and tempo. Never missed as note that he couldn't recover from.

[sekeapa]

The greatest jazz musician ever!...

[hitmanisback]

se ya oscar ,save a plce for me in the heavenly big band

[joanielovesjazz]

We will never forget you!

[dams13480]

bye bye oscar !

[thisidigofyou]

Try tapping your foot to this one! Magnificent!

[everyoneisjosh]

R.I.P. Oscar.

[bteiv676]

what a full wonderful feeling he emotes...we were lucky to have and can still appreciate this man. R.I.P. Maestro

[pianojazzman]

Rest in Peace Oscar... You're still the Greatest!!! It hurts me that I never got a chance to see you live... but hopefully I'll get to meet you somewhere else, at some other time... and maybe jam a little bit!! My sincere respect and admiration to you!!!

[Wavingclouds]

Now the heavenly trio is complete: Oscar, Ray, Buddy. Bless them all.

[gaspeerme]

Greatest jazz pianist who ever lived. How sad he's gone from us. But how glorious his music will live on as long as there are people to listen!

[Fuzzymomma]

RIP oscar! you truely were a legend on the ivories!!!

[todworth]

Insane. In a good way. :O

[jolandasterbloem]

virtuoos..

[sippyjuice]

Oscar put his rhythm section to work! Rippin'. Such a huge loss.

[narb182]

RIP Oscar, you will be missed...

[praevius]

My hat off to the best that ever was. RIP, maëstro.

[martinezferro]

Absolutely unique!

[JoseyWales93]

RIP Oscar Peterson

Died at 82

[musicamdo]

GRANDIOSI!!!!!!!!!

[willphillmusic]

Oscar is my all time inspiration since I was a teenager. He is in a category of his own. I love many others BUT Oscar is Oscar!

[guitarpro53]

tight

[puujisan]

And listen to how Martin Drew (dr) and NHOP (bass) lock in with Oscar. Also look at how phsycially close they are. Closer = more sensitive to dynamics.

[sam990]

i think the correct words here are.....FUCK ME!!!

[mrasputin501]

Al principio, a todos nos ocurre lo mismo y no parece tener ningún sentido esta clase de música.Pero con el tiempo todo puede ser digerido. Es lo mismo que comparar un paisaje de Rembrandt con un abstracto de kandinsky.En todo caso que te guste el jazz significa que estás bien encaminado. Por que hay gente de la tercera edad que todavía está pegada con música progresiva.

P.D: Disculpa por lo de apesta, fue sin querer.

[G3r0n1mo]

jesus unbelievable