Oscar peterson - Cakewalk

[ballvl1]

never have i been so non offended by a man(Oscar) dominating a performance, and you can still hear everybody's fabulous solos. it doesn't seem to matter that Oscar played comps loudly, during other guys' solos. it somehow works. and it's fitting to have that dominant personality to go with being made eager to display such marvellous God given talent. Kinda like Michael Jackson never wanting to give up the microphone. it works.

[misscharlaatte]

I just wanna give a big bear huggg!

[amit4981234]

the one ! the only

[chimifede1]

muchas gracias :)

[apeaism]

7 asians play piano but found out there is oscar peterson

[evifnoskcaj]

I love that he's humming along! That's a technique only the best of the best do (Franz Liszt Academy Grads, Glenn Gould, Art Tatum, and Oscar Peterson) to name a few.

[caponsacchi]

I'm also impressed with guys like Pass and Art Pepper, who could be wasted on heroin addiction, yet come back to the level of musicians such as this. Oscar always talks about music as bloodsport. He enjoys humiliating the other sol musician, who has to at least offer a challenge. he got it with Barney Kessel, then Herb Ellis, and finally Joe Pass (he was probably a lot more relaxed for the session he made with Roy Clark).

[caponsacchi]

This is medium tempo for the group. I'm in awe of any drummer who's athletic enough to make the hi-hat find the off beats. Must require super-human lelt ankles.

[honeynz]

amazing drummer...

[11kk11kk11kk11kk]

Genius. Simple as that.

[TheLiberalFascism]

"Hey what did you guys think of my soloing?!"

"Your what?"

"FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HH-

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­H-

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­H-"

-Joe Pass

[fantasticdesert]

Thank God for music like this. And I'm an atheist

[savedbythemerv]

4:30 I had a mario sound flashback

[chrille55555]

Jazz heaven...

[zmanofwar3]

Seriously, I listen to this pretty much daily. I love it soooo much. I hope to one day come close to playing like Oscar, but just listening to him is good enough for me!

[zmanofwar3]

I love Oscar and I love Joe. Win win.

[schpoonk]

Epic stride @6:55

[DevrekBastons]

Oscar the Canadian

[SirSinaFallah]

I hope everyone appreciates the irony of the title of this song.

[Maafa1619]

@SirSinaFallah What irony? Do you even know what a cakewalk was?

[zmanofwar3]

@Maafa1619 A cakewalk would refer to something that is very easy

[Maafa1619]

@zmanofwar3 Not in this context. A cakewalk was a genre of dance/music--invented and performed by African slaves in the antebellum southern United States--that was the antecedent to ragtime which in turn was the antecedent to jazz.

[arsench1992]

Oscars quartet now plays in heaven, i hope that someday we will listen it!

[Imnowusingthisname]

This didn't sound like a walking cake =/

[pop9900]

Who's the bass player? he had quite a nice solo

[hyprickson]

RE: Poster's question mark on the drummer, Yes, that is Martin Drew.

R.I.P. to Joe Pass as well.

[earphbound720]

*sigh* Oscar Peterson... Wow.

[cobsag]

WOW!!!!! amazing!!!

[LetTheMusicFlow1]

0:26 What did he do just there?! He clapped or some shit, that's damn amazing, right in the middle of an intro passage.

[WELLBRAN]

When I was quite young not in my teens yet I used to stay up late to watch this guy on BBC TV live every week his trio then were brilliant and it changed my ears to music! fantastic musician

[MarioRojas05]

who is better oscar peterson or Rick Wakeman

[NarimatsuMusic]

@MarioRojas05 that is absolutely no contest whatsoever. Rick Wakeman is not even close to the same level as Oscar, which is saying something because Rick Wakeman is awesome

[MaximusDowns]

@MarioRojas05 a different generation, but Art Tatum may have the better of those two...maybe...I mean can you really compare musicians at this level?

[beyondblues]

@0:25 Palm taps. LIKE A BOSS.

[elliethousand]

After finishing that, I would have fainted. What incredible musicians.

[AGBFairlyMe]

Classic. Love this!

[nutmegdesigns]

wonderful! we just saw Dave Young pay tribute to Oscar Peterson.

[pianolicious134]

It was nice of him to visit our planet.

[csidorf]

@pianolicious134 LOL

[xs10tl1]

No matter what Oscar does, you get the idea that there are three more gears that he could shift into but chooses not to.

[SenorLouisLoco]

Cakewalk: Oscar's Best!

[sazy789]

esse é o cara

[CaptainBasch1]

5:41 the fart has gone

[nearenough3]

What's he do, stay up all night dreaming of wicked stuff to play? How much did he practice to keep in shape? I'm reading a Chopin bio now, by Zamoyski, and FC kept his audience in absolute thrall. Maybe each century there are only no more than a dozen or so players like OP and FC and VH.

[860125mwj]

@nearenough3 Oh yeah! Oscar is the man.

[arsench1992]

his ragtime killing, no one can't do better! Peterson is the king! the god of jazz! he is a martian, i don't belive that human can do that!

[Luckyhat66]

What the hell is wrong was wrong with this guy? ..How can you be THAT good? ...Damn.. ô____ô

[austinlee168]

too bad we can barely hear joe pass's solo!!

[ajklodhi]

I am astonished and amazed sitting here in Pakistan watching this hallmark of human faculty

[filosnet]

Dave Young is great (and also the only one still alive...) but I think NHOP and Ray Brown remain the best double bass players Oscar played with.

[kamikazeurdaneta]

Joe's guitar was a little bit low

[xlmusic1]

@kamikazeurdaneta

Thats because its called the Oscar Peterson quartet lol jk

[oaoJ69Joao]

@kamikazeurdaneta But he rocks on guitar anyway :)

[Cheqmayt]

who the hell dislikes music like this?

[lvl3bomb]

Heh.. funny how he claps his hands on 0:25.

The greatest of them all!!

[tavares61]

Bravissimo !!!!

[OOGATTS]

OSCAR GOD!!

[gillan5]

Jesus Christ - for beginners of those instruments it can be very, very intimidating.

[filosnet]

@gillan5 but we are talking about one of the best pianists of '900. Doesn't count. Any pro pianist can feel frustrated compared to Oscar ;-)

[stounchay]

wow

[SimpsonPlaysJackson]

6:56 -The man plays 4 hands with two. Ridiculous.

[Isaac2c]

This song blows my mind in 100 directions. Not only is Joe Pass the man I consider the pinnacle of jazz guitar, but his combination with Oscar Peterson, a man I consider the pinnacle of jazz piano, makes for an unstoppably energetic interplay of two complete virtuosos. This has been my favorite jazz video/song for a few years and still never loses it's power and punch. I am continuously in awe of not only their technical skill, but the endless creativity these two sources of genius radiate

[AhamBrahman]

@Isaac2c

Well said. U must be a man wise beyond your years. An enlightened one radiating the timeless state of pure being. A creative sex god who doesn't conform to bullshit and blazes his own trail in life....and blazes lots of weed.

Or you could be a total douche-face dingleberry twat hole.

Wtvr.

[billbobblybottoms]

@AhamBrahman what?

[AhamBrahman]

@billbobblybottoms

He's my friend

[exjazzbassbaz]

@jimraw1 you are spot on my friend .i spoke to martin many many years ago in the bulls head in barnes. what a lovely bloke. and without doubt one of the best in the world.i played bass in london in the early fifties for a couple of years and new a lot of the jazz players.phil seaman as well but thats another story lol.many thanks.

[ukenutcase]

I don't think there will be ever another Oscar Peterson. His charisma`pours out in his impeccable playing. Perfection to the full. God bless you Oscar and thanks for your music.

[VenousPlatypus]

3:52 is his actual size ;}

[sugoteclado]

O jazz não é nada perto desse cara... muito brabo!

[exjazzbassbaz]

fantastic . and our own martin drew swinging or wat

[jimraw1]

@exjazzbassbaz Only playing in the shadow of giants like Peterson, Pedersen and Pass would let Martin Drew not get the full recognition he deserved. He's like the Steve Gadd of jazz - whatever you need on drums he provided. I can't believe that all four are gone. Dave Young and Ulf Wakenius are the only ones left who played regularly with OP (even Herb Ellis passed away last year.)

[bazz991]

I wanna play this on violin!!! Can please anyone tell me where I can find a lead sheet?

[paleandpoisonous]

@bazz991 this is not the kind of music you read from the sheet. especially not on violin.

[bazz991]

@paleandpoisonous Why do you say that? I'd like to have a laugh n bring the lead sheet to a cafe gig, see what George Washingmachine would do to it.

[paleandpoisonous]

@bazz991

I'm not sure you really know how it works...you should only learn the theme and chords that are exact same (it's obvious that this is a rhythm change), but play an improvised solo, no jazz musician ever plays the song twice exactly the same. that would be a disgrace for a jazzer. and please don't play jazz on violin...

[bazz991]

@paleandpoisonous When you say theme, do you mean melody?

[paleandpoisonous]

@bazz991

well the theme is the first 32 measures, (the melody he plays along with the guitar player), plus coda he played in this tune, after that he plays the solo, then others...and they play the theme again at the end. it's always like that with jazz tunes, you first play the theme, then improvise your solo and when you're done you play the theme again, and that's the end of the song.

[bazz991]

@paleandpoisonous Just say "yes" next time. I play professionally. My original comment was "Can please anyone tell me where I can find a lead sheet?" I'm assuming you don't yet know what a "lead sheet" is? so read the wikipedia link explaining what a lead sheet is.

I wasn't after the notation of his solo.

If you want to offer criticism of a youtube comment, be respectful, make sure you know exactly what's being talked about so you don't waste time ;-)

[paleandpoisonous]

@bazz991

if you played professionally, you'd call it theme, not lead sheet. this is jazz, mate, and you're at the wrong side of the ocean. and what's the point of playing just theme anyway? the tune would last like, half a minute, lol.

[bazz991]

@paleandpoisonous

What's your level of professionalism?

As I said earlier, be respectful, make sure you know whats being talked about so you're not wasting people's time.

Quote Wiktionary on theme: "3. (music) the main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations."

Quote Wikipedia on lead sheet: "a form of music notation that specifies the essential elements of a popular song: the melody, lyrics and harmony."

I want a "lead sheet" (hopefully including chords).

[paleandpoisonous]

@bazz991

Sod off with professionalism ffs, we (jazzers) call it theme, cause we tend to avoid reading music and learn with hearing. We use the sheets in big band, but in club...if you see a jazzer with sheet music, that's a disgrace :p Trust me, it's easier to learn the song using your hearing, rather than reading notes. I don't believe there is a lead sheet for this tune, it wasn't played much and it's hard to find...there are Oscar's songbooks, but I haven't seen this one written down.

[bazz991]

@paleandpoisonous Isn't "sod off" a Brittish colloquialism? You're Serb right? You don't like Australians?

[knut111]

what an incredible artist!

[prostojazz]

Wow 1000 times!!! Music world lost great artist :(

[Dinkydau00]

waaaaaaaaaaa this is soooo good

[Jigov]

4 people have lost their mind or accidently hit the button "dislike" or just they are retards

[hoLycock]

wtf why does this only have like a few hundred thousand views. this is fucking amazing

[oldwarcraftgamer]

be4 that, i was watching some lang lang videos... can some1 tell all in all whos technique was/ is better..?

[xtfcr7]

@oldwarcraftgamer They are INCOMPARABLE. Oscar Peterson is jazz, Lang Lang is classical. It's like comparing Maria Callas to Lady Gaga.

[oldwarcraftgamer]

@xtfcr7 no; u probably did not understand me right: ofc, its a different kind of music, but i ment only the tequnical level, good classical AND jazz pianists all have the ability of playing fast, clear and still lovely, thats what i mean- my teacher is obviously a jazz pianist, but he practises also hanon and cherny- tequnical etudes, and im pretty sure really good jazz pianists also do.. so i was just referring to that, i know its a different style but it has nothing to do with that aspect

[babarijozo]

Oh my God, I'm going to kill

[oldwarcraftgamer]

comping is much louder than joe pass´ guitar solo^^

[nsu1059]

素晴らしい！

[pudding5899]

agree , 6:55 is awesome , he is almost eat the piano

[Xaviersama016]

Oscar Peterson is a hell of a pianist ! O.O

[ninigui]

I barely can hear the guitar...

[horseman1990]

@ninigui probably cause oscar tuned his amp down....he used to be bad for that....lol seriously

[EuphratTigris]

The drummer definitely IS Martin Drew.

[slashNpage77]

He named this song "Cakewalk"? What an asshole. Just cause he's amazing doesn't mean he can make fun of the rest of us.

[TheCrispyDelicious]

Every time, this song puts a giant smile on my face.

:D

[EdmiJazz]

amazing groove! yeah! 

[bizzare1bizzare]

How can someone play so Petersonly...

[barbounofilos]

need new brain !

[lovemydogsmucho]

First time I see Oscar using both hands to produce a funny sound while playing the keyboard - starting on 0.24. Never heard that before.

[G3r0n1mo]

Priceless 8:34

The Best

R.I.P

[costly10000]

anyone knows who has the complete transcript of cackewalk but I have only the first part we please share because if I have some full on thanks

Escuchar

Leer fonéticamente

[r59691]

jehosaphat.....

dat man can pick da ivory

[thermagaeddonn]

THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU OSCAR!!

there will NEVER be another you.

=-]

Rest in peace sir.

[Criticalperspective2]

I think the one they play in Nigerian Marketplace is even more impressive. Swings like hell.

[boomfield]

real gents, untouchable musicians. I'm lucky, i saved all the japan recordings on vinyl and sealed them. Great find, thank you for the up'

[bizzare1bizzare]

There are no words to describe this. Just listen with open mouth, ears and heart. Oscar is my hero.

[Freakman33333]

the best of the best....

[bigpianoguy]

The sheer JOY!! of this brings tears to my eyes, every time. Thank you, Oscar. Thank you forever.

[sleeve51]

Oscar is/was and forever shall be the best.

[pokemonMAst3r2010]

and to think... i stopped doing piano lessons cause i thought it was boring.

Man was i dead wrong

[G3r0n1mo]

He plays this masterpiece without any effort.. incredible

[ascott251]

I wish joe pass was turned up. the accompaniment drowns him out during his solos...

[nilknarf31]

i could sell my mother to play like him...

[cosmicjazzer]

@nilknarf31 How much do you want for her?

[WillyEnzing]

His face at 1:10 is priceless!

[marksmartus2]

polkadots1234555, I think the inaudible guitar is the sound man's fault and not Oscar's. It probably sounded balanced on stage and the person recording didn't have it mixed properly. It IS pretty annoying not the be able to hear Joe Pass very well!

[polkadots1234555]

why can't he comp quietly for other soloists?!?! it's a little annoying.

[flaviusfurtuna]

Never mind. I have the ripped version of it burned on a dvd and I think it was initially a double disk .avi...and I have only the second one. Pity.

[flaviusfurtuna]

What concert is this EXACTLY? I have a 1987 dvd concert with these 3 but this song isn't in. Any idea?

[EricinOzWilliams]

This is just wonderful. And, I do dig Gene Lee's book on this man, as well. A great read and, a truly wonderful gift. to the world.

[alecburglin1]

I know what pianists move their mouth they are singing the melody when they play. but this is called cakewalk and it looks like he really wants cake. nomnomnomnom. love him though. best pianist out there

[warcraftfan911]

right on

[DrDread]

leaves me awestruck, and sufficiently eargasmed. just looking at those fingers gives me RSI!

[sleece6]

Well, fuck me running!..I quit

[twadl2]

@sleece6 Doesn't make me want to quit =D It inspires me to do better xD

[couchslouch13]

6:00 - 7:24 = WIN

[wh1te5had0w]

the guitarist was put in his place :D

[DylanTMathews]

@wh1te5had0w So you know... Joe Pass is pretty much regarded as the greatest jazz guitarist of the second half of the 20th century =P That being said, Oscar Peterson just RIPS IT UP on this.

[theroyalpriest]

Oscar Peterson and Joe Pass what a tremendous combo

[EskeSound]

The amazing part about this performance is that it was recorded 14 years after a stroke had seriously reduced his control over his left hand. Check an earlier vid like "Oscar's Boogie" and you can hear the difference.

[EskeSound]

@rtel123  Sorry, it happens. I shot from memory, 17 years.

[rtel123]

@EskeSound huh? this was recorded 1987. That is 7 years BEFORE the stroke, not after. Watch him at 07:00, and tell me there is ANYTHING wrong with his left hand. I know of what you speak. His latest concerts were an opportunity for his faithful followers to show their admiration, but his performances were one-handed, and noticeably compromised.

[EskeSound]

@rtel123 I stand corrected, once again. I saw the upload date, missed the record date. I'll watch more closely.

[jubulalau]

Peterson is Godlike.

[polloalaniz]

ke idolo dave young me cago degusto cuando vino a sanjuan la verdad alguien por esas casualidade no tiene nada de ese grooso .....muy bueno salkuttes

[timbakkertje]

@G3r0n1mo Well, he would actually say: LEGEN wait for it... DARY!

[martinstatic]

At 4:40, there's something almost creepy about the way Dave is plucking away...still a legend though, as are the rest. :)

Nice upload, 5 stars

[KNIGHTMAREMANIAC]

i can only imagin the power of that mans fingers

[tenbeartenbear]

Thats Joe Pass on Guitar w/ The great One Mr Peterson

[isosphaera]

GENIUS

[092696800]

ke karajoz! ke demente guitarrista, (omito alagar a Oscar peterson pues l d x si s un genio)

[MCGEHEE1]

The Best!!

[rtel123]

There is only one Oscar, and this gang are at their best. Still my favorite,  but I have just come across Cakewalk performed on youtube by Marian Petrescu. -A formidable successor to Oscar. Worth watching a big band version there.

[knifacolyte]

@rtel123 Well, ok, but can Petrescu swing like Oscar. And above all, what has Petrescu done to build on Oscar's tradition? Petrescu owes his raison d'être to Oscar.

[rtel123]

Agreed. Like I said, "there is only one Oscar".

[OscarPetersonFan]

Petrescu is awesome, and he can play the exact same notes that Oscar played before, even at the exact same tempo too. But when you hear to him you know he's not Oscar. That's because every musician is different. You can hear the same piece performed by Barenboim and Rubinstein, for example, and it obviously sounds different.

[jgrodnik]

Yes, that's Martin Drew on drums. Nobody can lay down the beat on a ride cymbal like he can.

[0darroch]

The guy was a genius, going into ragtime at 6:57 is unreal, I would give anything to have been at this gig!! What a hero.

[G3r0n1mo]

@0darroch My fav part ! Totally agree !

[WELLBRAN]

What I liked about Oscar is him humming along to it, a sheer love of music, he could not stop himself! I recall growing up on B&W tv listening to him,great really impressed me as a small boy

[RCsST0RE]

haha he clap hands in 00:25

(just notice that:)

[roos08824]

He also had a very strict father who expected him to know his stuff, no questions asked. And he made a promise to his mother that he would never get sucked into the drug scene surrounding jazz.

This is probably why his career never had any lapses like so many other greats who had their "dark" and unproductive years.

[adamMbei]

but what you guys must understand is that he put in countless hours into practice EVERY DAY for most of his life!

you really gotta love what you're doing to have that kind of dedication.

[BillyWillis89]

It also helps that he had perfect pitch and an extensive classical training as a child prodigy (studied under Paul de Marky at age 14).

[SebastienLoong]

True, we tend to think that these thigns are somehow given to them for free, but it's hard work.

[adamMbei]

this is all the motivaton anybody ever needs in their life to practice hard and get better.

I don't think anybody loved their career as much as oscar.

[Chezmat1]

That's ridiculous, almost 8 whole minutes of nonstop piano shredding. Oscar Peterson blows my mind.

[qhodave]

@Chezmat1 you totally forget about joe pass there...

[couchslouch13]

THAT PIANO SOLO IS WIN!!

[ShawnSteinfeger]

wtf is he doing at 00:25 ?!

[lvl3bomb]

I asked that myself aswell!

I think he is sort of clapping with the 2 last beats.

[foobargorch]

i think they are the 2nd and 3rd

[foobargorch]

counting two quarters

[00s00m]

@ShawnSteinfeger Clapping