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post #1 of 13
2/12/10 at 2:21am
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He rocks. It doesn't get much better than this:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...ideoID=8646494

Or does it? Another version:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k542TmDLg9q98dlltA

I recently got Exclusively for My Friends. It's a great album with 4 CDs of some of the best Oscar Peterson I've heard.
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post #2 of 13
2/12/10 at 9:36pm
Oscar peterson is amazing and especially when he's an accompaniment such as both Ella and Louis albums, Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson, and Steppin' Out: Astaire Sings to name a few. The former have Buddy Rich on the drums and are simply perfect.

Here's an example of when Oscar overplayed. A song I might add Nat played perfectly.


This isn't to say I don't think he isn't one of the best ever.
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post #3 of 13
2/13/10 at 12:24am
Dude...Exclusively for My Friends should be required listening for any jazz fan. It is some of the grooviest live jazz around. Recorded at the absolute peak of Oscar's career. Thanks for that vid...Ray Brown and NHOP on the same stage!!! He has no equal. Seriously. I would argue he was the greatest jazz pianist of all time (Tatum's great but Oscar made better music). Top 5 jazz musicians ever and my personal favorite. I'll always remember when I learned of his death. Was at a Christmas party.
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post #4 of 13
2/13/10 at 4:11am
I'm going to have to respectfully disagree. This video of Nat speaks for itself. And on top of that he was a world class singer.
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post #5 of 13
2/13/10 at 10:52am
Oscar Peterson was one artist who played the Toronto Jazz Festival I never got around to seeing and I kick myself for it.
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post #6 of 13
2/13/10 at 8:14pm
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Dude...Exclusively for My Friends should be required listening for any jazz fan. It is some of the grooviest live jazz around. Recorded at the absolute peak of Oscar's career. Thanks for that vid...Ray Brown and NHOP on the same stage!!!

He has no equal. Seriously. I would argue he was the greatest jazz pianist of all time (Tatum's great but Oscar made better music). Top 5 jazz musicians ever and my personal favorite.

I'll always remember when I learned of his death. Was at a Christmas party.

He's definitely my favorite Jazz pianist. Ever since I was a kid I loved listening to him. Night Train was my first Jazz cd! It's sad that all three in the first video have passed away. NHOP died much too young! It's amazing that Oscar continued to play pretty much all the way until the end.
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post #7 of 13
2/13/10 at 9:24pm
I just got a copy today of his We Get Requests on audiophile K2HD CD. Terrific performance. A classic small ensemble jazz recording.
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post #8 of 13
2/13/10 at 9:25pm
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He's definitely my favorite Jazz pianist. Ever since I was a kid I loved listening to him. Night Train was my first Jazz cd! It's sad that all three in the first video have passed away. NHOP died much too young! It's amazing that Oscar continued to play pretty much all the way until the end.
Yeah, I miss NHOP. And Ray Brown was just a giant.
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I just got a copy today of his We Get Requests on audiophile K2HD CD. Terrific performance. A classic small ensemble jazz recording.
That is a good album.
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post #9 of 13
2/13/10 at 10:38pm
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I just got a copy today of his We Get Requests on audiophile K2HD CD. Terrific performance. A classic small ensemble jazz recording.

Listening to that right now! I love it...


I just found out Ed Thigpen died Jan 13. RIP
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post #10 of 13
2/13/10 at 10:51pm
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Listening to that right now! I love it...


I just found out Ed Thigpen died Jan 13. RIP

RIP Ed.
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post #11 of 13
4/16/10 at 6:43pm
Great OP Trio concert posted on Wolfgang's Vault:
Newport Jazz Festival 1960

Free streaming.
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post #12 of 13
4/16/10 at 7:14pm
You've inspired me to put on Piano Moods. Not regretting it.
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post #13 of 13
4/16/10 at 7:21pm
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Dude...Exclusively for My Friends should be required listening for any jazz fan.

This set really is incredible.
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