Wow. Love this so much.

I just LOVE watching Oscar play.. He smiles, he laughs, he sweats, he leans back and closes his eyes-- He just enjoys creating jazz...And it's so fluid and effortless.. The piano is just a vehicle, an extension of himself.. I try to do it that way too (alto sax)-- Sometimes it's hard, if you're not absolutely fluent on your instrument.. The instrument becomes an obstacle, and you end up struggling to get your point across.. Maybe the changes are a little unfamiliar or the tempo's not exactly in the groove.. But man, those moments when everything just clicks... it's magic. It's then I realize that there's simply no music like jazz.. It's a product of humanity-- Of struggles, triumphs, sadness, elation, the feeling in your heart at that moment in time. Nobody can write that stuff down, in advance, as dots on paper. It MUST be the product of spontaneous creation, not preconceived. That's what makes it unique and unequaled in the music world. Long Live Jazz!

One aspect of Oscar's playing that is often overlooked is his ability as an accompanist. Not only was Oscar one of the greatest pianists, he was also one of the greatest accompanists I have every heard. Accompanying is not easy. You need to support the main voice, lay back. This is something the great Art Tatum had difficulty with. There are many examples of Oscar in a supporting role where his playing is laid back and beautifully supportive - With Ella, Louis, Norman Granz All-Stars, etc.

My favourite Jazz pianist for last 45 years !! Love to keep listening to him what ever the format..Trio, Quartet ..Love his Live music at festivals !!!

This recording with Niels Henning and the cool Webster is one of the most lucky collaborations Peterson ever recorded. 🎶❤️👍🙏

素晴らしいです

Fantastic listening

Oscar Peterson ,j'aime ça musique c'est du bonheur a écouter en bonne companie Pura vida le jazz

nie bedzie juz nigdy wiecej takich nagran, genialne!!! Nic dwa razy sie nie zdarza i dlatego z tej przyczyny...............

Man, I love listening to the "dialogue" that results from a group of great musicians playing together.

The swingin' drummer is Tony Inzalco. Taste, dynamics, great 4's and he swung like crazy. NHOP kinda helped that I'd say!

if ever there was a man that loved music and playing it more than Oscar I don't know him.this is just lovely down home swinging jazz.played by jazz giants.many thanks.

Breathtaking. Im´ so gratefull my dad tought me to listen to Jazz. It all makes sense now.

I’m just blown away by not only the musicians, but the miking, mix, and camerawork as well. This is a masterfully crafted piece of audio/visual art. Thoroughly pleasurable!

formidabile, entusiasmante concerto: meravigliosi e ricchi di swing gli assoli di Nils-Henning

Oscar Peterson en gran momento 🎶👍🎹 sintiendo el placer de la música.

Wanderful musicians, Oscar is "the jazz"....Que maravilla el cuarteto insuperable Nils en contrabajo es impresionante ,de todos los contrabajistas que tuvo Oscar Nils es SUPERIOR ...........

What an amazing combination of talents. I was privileged to be in the Beaux Arts Brussels for what I believe was Oscars last concert in Europe. Minus Nils he died a year or so before

Not very often do we have the pleasure of hearing Ben Webster so masterly wrapped. The lovely Peterson piano and Niels Henning at bass makes this, one of the best recordings of both, Webster and Peterson. The last Webster cds, those ranking from 65 on, are for me his best. But here, there is the plus of him playing with Oscar Peterson, who no doubt was with Bill Evans, the two legendary jazz pianists. Peterson was indeed very different from Evans. He hadn't his musical knowledge, but was a mainstream jazz pianist gifted with a such a swing that made him unique and let's say, born to play jazz. Easier than Evans for not being so introspective and with a natural easiness to play, Peterson stands as a giant. A pleasure cd to have. He excelled playing ballads, too. So, every record of Peterson Ballads will doubtless make you love jazz music. You have a sample here. Get it, a must cd.

Amazing creativity, skill, and brilliance ... and heart. Love this!

What a gem! Oscar is so often more exciting when with another jazz master

Extraordinario. Sobran las palabras.

The legendary Oscar Peterson sure knew how to entertain a crowd with his spontaneous and fluid piano key movements which just brimmed with his musical style and confidence ! Born In Montreal , he lived his later in Mississauga Ontario (a city located on the western outskirts of Toronto ). He is truly missed , but his music goes onnnNNN!

Nils Henning is incredible ,the best double bass player l heard in the trio of Oscar,.Congratulations from Argentina.

Simply the best music ever made by these men.......

My utmost gratitude to the uploader! Amazing show!

This is amazing!!!

¡Qué lujo! Gracias. Ben Webster is my al time favorite sax player.

Humm, so good! A great group of artist at his best just with a click. Wonderful

genius jazz pianist, never see somebody before of after when him, ones in a live time genius

Makes me so happy to see how many Argentinians/South Americans have listened to this-- greetings from one of Cortezar's biggest American fans!

wow. excellent

I do Art Tatum too, very much, my mand was musiker, because of him I leardt to love jazz.

Amazing music, thanks for sharing.

Wonderfull, just mind blowing. Was in the Beax Arts Brussels in 2006 for one of Oscars last concerts in Europe.Even with an impaired left hand he was astonishing. Hugh Troy

To ANY of you humans that don't know a thing about the basis of jazz, THAT IS BEN WEBSTER. Do your homework.

beautiful

claro que es formidable este trio: Peterson, Webster, Niels Pedersen ; no se quien toca la batería, pero ... urrah por él también. Gracias por dar a conocer este momento de 1972...

Wonderful and thank you for posting!

ピーターソン ペデルセンの油が乗り切って、いはば安定期、ベンは後期ながら素晴らしい。このメンバーのライブを見たかった。

Great concert!! Thank you for posting! #Loooooove It!

Say No More,Outstanding Performance From 3 Among The Best Ones! Thanks For Sharing This Earhonney!Peace.

just amazing !

Almost 262,000 people have seen this video. 39 gave it a thumbs down!!!! Reveal thyselves and receive the SCORN of the jazz loving multitudes!!!

It's sad when audiences don't know proper jazz protocol... As an example, notice absolutely zero applause after Oscar's jaw-dropping solo on "I Got It Bad...".. I sat here applauding in my mind and was astounded at the lack of response. As a jazz musician myself, I'm especially sensitive to things like that.. I've played my heart out on solos and then opened my eyes to see stony faces with blank expressions, or people buried in their i-devices or in conversations. Cuts like a knife. Really makes you appreciate a hip, attentive crowd.

Mercy, mercy, mercy, tout est dit

Какое же это чудо! Спасибо!

Grandioses Konzert !

Oscar Peterson. Ben Webster, & Niels-Henning Hannover 1972..

Smooth... three top cats... thanks for sharing

4 giants do what they do best - when they get together !!!

Love it.

Simply FANTASTIC! Thanks a lot!

It's Very Nice To Hear That,, Thank You For Watching!

Thanks Rafael, for uploading this wonderful meeting of two giants; Oscar and Ben Webster..with solid support from Oscar's band... Doesn't get any better than this..!

incredible

Band of brothers... thumbs up. Hats off....

COMPATIBILITY AT ITS BEST!

Ben Webster - Tenor Sax Oscar Peterson - Piano NIels Henning Ørsted-Pedersen - Double Bass Tony Inzalaco - Drums

John Jones, you must have every album Oscar Peterson recorded. I listened to his album playing Sinatra's songs yesterday. Oscar's discography shows over 200 albums, but that doesn't include those where he was a guest artist on someone else's album. He also recorded for numerous labels around the world. I would love to have every album he has recorded, and have it on vinyl. When I was a teenager in the 1970s, I would buy numerous Peterson albums with money I received on my birthday and Christmas, happily adding to my collection, spending hours at Tower Records in San Diego. A week or two later, I'd go back to Tower Records with my dad, and there would be more releases that weren't there when I shopped. My dad joked that Oscar had people watching me, and would release three albums for every one I bought, just so I'd never catch up. He was releasing six or more albums per year in the 1950s and 1960s, and the number decreased in the late 1990s and 2000s, when age and health problems took their toll. Thank you for making Oscar's albums available. The ninth anniversary of his death is coming up on 12/23/16. I miss him so much.

Webster the best

WOW..Great post!Thank you!

thankx RP

Beautiful jazz is the reason why humanity is allowed to continue. The cosmos relates to unique vibes. If good vibes continue we continue, inspite of the cruel crap we're capable of......Just a theory!

They made a few classic albums together like - Ben meets Oscar - and the best imo, - Soulville -, all on the Verve label and accessible here on YT. To leave the drummer out of the line-up credits is just disrespectful. This is a great live-session folks. Dig, Enjoy and just keep swingin’ & Cheers!

Yes Tim White!! They're all just playing at the very very highest levels, and they're COMMUNICATING with each other as well!! WOW. Thanks so much for posting!!

Oscar catches all..:Art Tatum. Eroll Garner, all famous p.players -thats for sure..Oscar IS music

Great quality vid & sound Fantástico !

Nice

Thanks Rafael, your profile pic lets me think you're an Oscar fan, so am I. I'm literally floating

Genius BEN!!!!!!

I wish this was on vinyl, amazing.

when jazz i best

THIS WAS THE BEST OF THE BEST , IT'S A SHAME THEY'RE ALL GONE NOW EXCEPT THE WONDERFUL DRUMMER TONY INZALACO

legend Niels Henning Ørsted Petersen (NHØP)

Oscar is great. I believe he once said that Niels didnt play the bass. Niels is Bass.

took me long time to decipher :) he lists the names of the songs

Beautiful piece of work. That's all I can find to say but yet cannot render what I feel..words are just not enough sometimes

Just marvelous, absolutely marvelous. I could listen all day long! These guys are all musical hero’s! For those saying “three top musicians”. Who are you leaving out? Ben Webster? The drummer?

mas y mas...

danke, super!

Inte så pjåkigt!

UM SHOW CLASSE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

all four famous

Loving this set. 3 amazing talents, masters at their craft and legends in their own right (not sure who the drummer is - sorry - I do love his bit at 29 mins though) So hard to believe Ben Webster died the following year - makes this all the more precious.

there is no better

I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good sounds like the Duke Ellington classic David Danced Before the Lord. Just beautiful:)

❤️❤️❤️

Ben Webster sets the groove, Oscar adds the blues, and Henning plays lower chords rather repetitiously to assist in bringing the fullness of the jazz sound. Although Henning's strength is his finger work, he manages to handle his improv with a touch of imagination. He generally plays chords where the much needed bass body tone is substituted for a more electrical sound highlighted by his finger work. Ray Brown, a former pianist and bassist with Oscar, showed great timing and played imaginative chords that complimented the many moods Oscar often includes in his playing. "The Trio" of Oscar, Brown, and Thigpen were the best I've seen. No one played swing like these guys.

0.57.57; Oscar's pulling the same face as me throughout this entire video! Such juicy, swingin' stuff.

Oscar pianiste hors pair

The Pro s from Dover have arrived !

Oscar and Nils had to sit there and say something like "God lord dammit, that's BEN WEBSTER that I am sitting with!" And what Ben's genius ass played up behind their asses most certainly made that possibly what they was thinking.

Me too.

Boy, they sure are a hard audience, when it comes to the piano.

Nils-Henning Ørsted Pedersens solos are just like mmm OUH YEH

Just find a second hand copy for myself 🤣🤣🤣🕺🕺🕺

💛🌾😀🌱

Jazz Elite Grande !!

HE IS BREATHING LIFE INTO HIS HORN!