Insanely good

unbelievable! OP was a pure genius!

Love this. Thanks for posting it!

Phenomenal!

Thanks a lot Andras,your research is fantastic. Do you know Marion Petrescu,maybe the only real clone of Oscar?

Incredible piano- and kontrabassplaying

"Like a finger-style guitarist, NHOP could pluck the heavy strings with all four fingers of his right hand, where most bassists relied on repeated leverage from one finger, or two at the most. The turn of speed this gave NHOP allowed jazz's classic "walking bassline" to be played at the most frenetic tempos, and over sustained periods behind soloists. Orsted Pedersen was thus able to hold down one of the most demanding jobs in mainstream jazz, as regular bassist to Oscar Peterson, one of the fastest pianists in the business. This was a tough enough task even with other musicians around to help spread the load, but NHOP often kept Peterson company in that most unforgiving of improvising situations, the drummerless duo. When he took over the job with Peterson, his predecessor Ray Brown observed that the newcomer was the only bassist he could think of who would be quick enough to keep up with Peterson." - From the Guardian April 2005, after NHOP's death on April 19th that year.