Oscar Peterson

[IAmPlaysWithSquirrel]

Too bad the sound only works in one ear, though. :-(

[groove33sundy]

Good!! so cool!

[ChiTown7721]

Is that Louie Bellson on drums?

[hommefriday]

@ChiTown7721 No, he is English - sorry forgot his name

[hommefriday]

@ChiTown7721  Martin Drew

[ChiTown7721]

@hommefriday Thank you very much! Sorry it took so long for me to get back to you!

[OwenClapp]

The name of the piece is "Salute to Bach" it's from a performance at the Berlin Philharmonic in 1985

[WarStar0]

Bach

[MrNunesdemorais]

Jazz genius could't dead before a century or aroud that, it means 97,98 or 99 is good. Peterson was one of the best on jazz piano solo or duo, trio, well how much was possible. Great. Thanks a lot. Edson N. Morais

[99ZARDOZ]

thats brilliant which track is this and what album is it on?

[punkeruit1965]

The Great Dane. I like that. very true!

cheers

[izbadd1102]

Niels Henning Orsted Pederson is the bass player. The Great Dane

[Langknhj]

Who's the bassist?

[raleiti]

@Langknhj the best of all time. NHOP

[21jokes]

jesus what an amazing bass solo. So skilled

[teoakinyel]

I completely agree. it is the dynamic between them that makes the rendition of the piece so interesting.

[21jokes]

so can anyone tell me the title of the this piece?

[fitulus]

this is god of jazz or the lord or the godfather even higher its not amazing its fu c qin amazing!!!!

[wolffrankenstein]

Does this qualify as third stream?

[theorygeek00]

No.

[wolffrankenstein]

Ahh, okay. I've heard Jacques Loussier referred to being third stream and this is very reminiscent of his Bach interpretations. Is that also a mislabeling or is there some difference? Isn't third stream just a fusion of classical and jazz elements? Please enlighten me; Wikipedia appears to have little to say on this topic.

[theorygeek00]

In my opinion, while this does reflect Peterson's interest in Bach, the core of the piece is a minor blues. Third Stream is more than the inclusion of counterpoint or a jam off a Mozart theme, it's a way which composers and performers addressed their music. Peterson is such a mastermind, he looks for influence from Rachmaninov, Bach, and others, yet I doubt he would consider himself a Third Stream artist, unlike Gunther Schuller or (later) Anthony Braxton.

[raleiti]

@theorygeek00 not on;y that hes better than any guitar soloist including rock,

[rororoiroro]

unbelieveable. he is legend

[fredjmp]

Genius! Bravo!

[joschistick]

nice video but bad quality i have the dvd and it is in colour

[GGGIANNI70]

MARVELOUS SWING

[fe1an2re3su4]

i´m a pianist..I like to study oscar peterson...he´s a genius...

[palanzana]

Salute to Bach...fantastic!!!

[boesjazz]

this whole concert is out on dvd now

[pierrjazz]

It's from Oscar's Bach's suite. Thank you so much for posting it!

[perchst]

Oscar is a god.....I was fortunate enough to meet him in 2004.