Oscar Peterson The Quartet featuring Joe Pass

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5 жыл бұрын

Cool Walk 0:00
I Can't Get Started 6:28
Come Sunday 11:52
Reunion Blues 16:56
If You Only Knew 23:40
Sushi Blues 30:57
Blues Etude 38:21
Musicians:
Oscar Peterson - piano;
Joe Pass - guitar;
Martin Drew - drums;
David Young - bass;
Recorded "Live" at Kan-I Hoken Hall, Tokyo, Japan. (1987)

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@markknego7658 2 жыл бұрын

Such delicate beauty in a world drowning in junk

@davidmaslow399 2 жыл бұрын

So perfectly said!

@JCMthebrand Жыл бұрын

Must be referring to how people treated black people back then

@miken.2847 Жыл бұрын

Word

@atbigfoot91 Жыл бұрын

Such passion and fire in a world drowning in his 😓 😢😅!!!!!!!

@curtrod Жыл бұрын

yeahhhh

@johnroberts3723 6 ай бұрын

I bet im not the only one who feels lucky to be able to go back and enjoy this great music in a world where we're constantly bombarded with mediocrity!.

@Kowjja 3 ай бұрын

there's always something so classy about Oscar Peterson

@vancehutchison2830 3 ай бұрын

This is the greatness of humanity on display.

@LegitOoter 2 ай бұрын

true. people nowadays dont know how great this is... i mean the greatest.

@baselinesweb 4 ай бұрын

I'm just stunned...but with a silly smile on my face. Better than drugs.

@imghaniff Жыл бұрын

How can someone be so ridiculously good? Joe pass and Oscar Peterson are legends!

@wyliestivers2634 Жыл бұрын

My thoughts as well, so completely off the charts that every bit of so called "talent" in the music world today couldn't hold a candle to Oscar, seriously, but then add the other three in.

@johannesschmitz6370 6 ай бұрын

that's like your opinion man. But yeah, attentive practice and retrospection of what you are doing while making music are the way. @@wyliestivers2634

@philrobson7976 5 ай бұрын

And now we have a new generation of guitar geniuses like Matteo Mancuso. We can’t forget the past but we must honour the future.

@jmflyer55 4 ай бұрын

“How can someone be so ridiculously good”. ?? Countless hours after hour of hard work, learning, listening and practicing, year after year after year! And when it comes to people like Oscar & Joe, that special “touch from above” that sets them apart from the other 99% of great musicians. And while most guitar & piano teachers argue against the idea of a “special touch from above”, as a guitarist myself I can say over the last 50+ years, I’ve seen and played with a few people that also had that touch. It’s like when the 4 year old child sits down at a piano, and just starts playing it, having never before even touched it. These few gifted people are at a level of playing, that 99% of people will never attain, no matter how much they play and practice! Don’t get me wrong, that’s NOT to say guys like Oscar & Joe didn’t have to work hard to get where they’re at. It’s just to say they have that ability to reach a higher proficiency than others, IF they put their effort into it.

@bradlyscotunes9156 2 ай бұрын

Top o their game!!

@benzonex Жыл бұрын

Joe told me, personally, a few years before his death, how he came to play with OP by accident, on a show evening when OP was late and he was asked by the management to fill in playing 'solo' for the crowd until OP arrived. He told me that 'instinct' and 'speed' were triggered, and arised as he kept playing with OP's trio...

@scottbaxendale323 Жыл бұрын

I met Joe Pass and he played one of my first guitars for which he paid me a high compliment. When someone else who was there asked him: what advice he’d give to an up and coming jazz musician? Joe Pass said: “Learn to sing”. He’s was the greatest.

@bradlyscotunes9156 2 ай бұрын

Mom was an Oscar Peterson & jazz fan; got to listen to good stuff right out of the gate..! Grateful

@quinnparker6111 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing like a little Oscar to bring peace and hope into your day.

@toyman9642 Жыл бұрын

Oscar Peterson has been called a Master of the piano. A deserving tribute. A great Canadian. Thank you, Oscar for all the great music.

@rl2905 Жыл бұрын

I'm a guitarist, and very often feel "stuck in a rut" so to speak with my practicing. But when I watch these guys it makes me want to pick it up and just dive right back in. Such inspirational musicians. Can't get enough of Oscar and Joe!

@Mumon010 Жыл бұрын

Have that exact same feeling.

@Greenman422 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing. The way that Joe Pass's fingers float over the fretboard with grace like a butterfly it is truly magnificient.

@nielsanderson4926 11 ай бұрын

That's Now Just the point When you are Amidst between those guys who are not just playing the tunes no no What they are doing is being the music and totally in control of medium Jazz music and when you or I hear this I get A kick from it can't keep my feet still start tapping the beat Hey you and when I am in the right mood which is usually between 9 pm till deep in the night and if the moon is giving me her blessing then sometimes wonderful things can happen! I want to give you an extremely important advice from now on! EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU PICK UP YOUR GUITAR ALWAYS AND YOU MUST TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY AS YOU WELL KNOW NOBODY HAS 365 DAYS GOOD DAYS SOME DAYS YOU MAY BE HAVING THE MUZE AND SINCE WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL OCCUR PUSH THE RECORD BUTTON OF THE VOICE RECORDER ON YOUR SMARTPHONE MY MOTHER USED TO BE A FANTASTIC PIANISTE THE SWEETHEART TOUGHT ME WRITE AND READ NOTES AT THE age of 6 and she said If you want to kill two birds with one stone Record everything you play since No Shot Is absolutely a missed shot apart from learning from your mistakes it's 100 % certain that you catch these genius moments which you or I so seldom have

@nielsanderson4926 11 ай бұрын

You should listen to Oscar peterson and Herb Ellis with A Contrabass player called Ray in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw full concert in 1957 with a very good looking young Oscar peterson and at the end there's a vocal surprise

@Chrstiansonne69 5 ай бұрын

Me too😅

@elementsofphysicalreality Жыл бұрын

Joe Pass. Excellence. No fans blowing his hair. No fake whammy bar tricks. No fake facial expressions. No glamour clothes. Straight to the point. Respect. Class. Art. We could use some of these values today. Oscar Peterson is also phenomenal. He plays the piano the it’s fullest extent. Some classical pianists don’t know how to make it sing like that.

@oconnellc2112 Жыл бұрын

Thank God no one on stage was hot. Who knows what a fan might have done...

@adamedmour9704 Жыл бұрын

I don’t know, his picking’s pretty fancy.

@gitaaa7740 10 ай бұрын

Classical pianists don’t improvise. Just play what is written.

@adamedmour9704 10 ай бұрын

@@gitaaa7740 Tell that to Mozart.

@gitaaa7740 10 ай бұрын

@@adamedmour9704 Mozart would improvise? On what piece?

@okon-guitar3908 Жыл бұрын

The bass player is insane...perfect timing and intonation

@HotelierNYC Жыл бұрын

I know! Such beautiful tone, too. Reminds me a bit of Gary Peacock.

@anthonychristie7781 Жыл бұрын

Dave Young, I think.

@annettebusquet392 Жыл бұрын

😊

@billdampier519 Жыл бұрын

@@anthonychristie7781 Yes it is. Great Toronto sessionplayer. Everybody who comes to town wants him. Has a day job as a carpenter!

@billdampier519 Жыл бұрын

@@anthonychristie7781 Yes. Great Toronto session player.

@stephanedubarry8624 4 ай бұрын

David Young is an underrated bassist who deserves much admiration as the other players of course

@jeffcook3277 Жыл бұрын

Grew up watching him a Dantes in the SFV on Monday night, guitar night, he was a regular.. In 1972 I could pay for two $1.75 drinks ($3.50) and watch him for hours. I was 19 and playing in the CSUN jazz band and gradually made friends with him. He invited me over when he bought a house in Van Nuys to help out and I hung out with him there about a dozen times over the next couple of years. Not only was he a genius, but one of the most caring and generous people I ever met. Don't believe me, ask Dave Paich, of Toto, I dated his sister Lorrie for years and I'm less than two years older than Dave, he knew. Joe warned me that a great jazz player must know every standard inside out, I never had the drive to do that. Make no mistake, his talent cannot be bought or attained by practice, ya gotta be born with it. What happened to Dante's, IT'S A BANK PARKING LOT - PROGRESS! HE NEVER PLAYED THE SAME THING TWICE THAT i HEARD AND i LISTENED A LOT. What I remember most is that he said was THERE ARE NO BAD NOTES.

@gladyscorral4318 2 ай бұрын

Asiera exacto semPre igual,y los precios eraN esos ,ibamos cada 15 dias a escucharlo lo conte hace un rato, gracias por corroborar mi palabras DANTES A GREAT PLACE TO LISEN ,JAZZ.

@gladyscorral4318 2 ай бұрын

EN EL 1987 TENIA UN CONSERVATORIO DONDE ENSEÑABA AHY SE RECIBIO UN JOVEN HIJO DE UNOS AMIGOS,JOE FUE UNA GRAN PERSONA,Y UN EXCELENTE MUSICO,ME GUSTO MUCHO SU RESPUESTA .GRACIAS

@belindadrake5487 2 жыл бұрын

l was brought up, by these amazing players. My DAD 💔💜 ( went ‘home’ not so long ago) he:was my best friend has literally thousands of lps; CDs, 78’ ( No trad or fusion). He took me to see DAVE BRUBECK. I was 3 years old. ‘Senator’ EUGENE WRIGHT is my Godfather. He’’s gone home now too. Guess they’re catching up. I’ve been a jazz pianist since l was kid. Over 0000 years, l’m now a jazz pianist too. I and l play rock guitar ( lead, rhythm). 🤔Well l gots to eat l guess!! Us ‘JAZZSTERS’ are SO lucky. DEFINITELY a class on our own!! 🎹😆😝💜💜🖤🤍

@bradlyscotunes9156 2 ай бұрын

Belinda, you sound versatile! I play jazz/fusion drums, conga, timbales, lots o percussion; would like you in my band! Or I'll join yours!

@belindadrake5487 2 ай бұрын

@@bradlyscotunes9156 WIOW! How cool, thank you SO SO MUCH. I problem; l just had a total left hand re-construction! 😫 But l would LOVE TOO!’ My Friend, keep goin ABSOLUTELY; & l’d absolutely jam with you! I hope that’s a YES! Very very interested!! 🎹👊🏾👍🏽⚡️p.s it takes 6-8 weeks! 😡😫✨

@shimadahidero4905 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know of any other pianist who can play the piano as enjoyably as Oscar Peterson and play deeply and calmly.

@ilikezappa3268 2 жыл бұрын

The only Oscars worth watching ! Great stuff

@dh7733 4 ай бұрын

This is PERFECT jazz - my brain can swim when I listen to this piano and guitar masterpiece...

@Neonlike0 4 ай бұрын

Oscar and Joe rightfully get lots of attention, but lets not forget Martin Drew and David Young - world class, top notch musicians in their own right. This is a dream band.

@philsarkol6443 Жыл бұрын

Who is next on stage....after this? Come on...Oscar Peterson began rippin it loose at the Sushi blues...then steppin it up even farther, playin off key deliberatly, then in a ragtime no one has ever playd since ww2...leavin Joe ,David and Martin in awe, because like allways they didn't believe what they heard and saw, knowing up-front Oscar allways has something special up his sleeve, there they walk of the stage, leaving the audience in disbelieve, but something magical has spring sprung, from non other than mr. Oscar Peterson!!

@davids7566 2 жыл бұрын

Joe Pass is AMAZING.

@martinmanzorlauria 2 жыл бұрын

TWO OF THE BEST GUITAR AND PIANO PLAYERS IN MUSIC HISTORY PLAYING MUSIC TOGHETHER. WHAT A PLEASURE!

@TheBladepolisher 2 жыл бұрын

What other guitarist are you talking about, Barney Kessel ? ?

@martinmanzorlauria 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBladepolisher JOE PASS OF COURSE, THE ONE WHO PLAYS WITH OSCAR PETERON IN THIS VIDEO! DID`T YOU SEE HIM?

@b.murenthaler Жыл бұрын

Martin Drew on Drums ⭐⭐⭐👏

@pretorious700 2 жыл бұрын

Joe and Oscar together is almost too much for the human brain to process.

@mpolier Жыл бұрын

All I can say is…oh my God! The whole band is smokin hot! This is a night to remember- geniuses on a peak Jazz journey, taking us along for a ride of a lifetime.

@luciavanolli 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Gorgeous!🙋‍♀️❤️❤️ Orcar Peterson and Joe Pass!🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝⏩⏩⏩⏩⏩⏩⏩⏩⏩⏩⏩

@allardkeeley267 2 жыл бұрын

The sound on this video is almost as fantastic as the playing. Every nuance comes through crystal clear with power and elegance. And if I could dress half as sharp as these masters, I'd be a very happy man.

@bobfournier Жыл бұрын

The sound is good, but I think Joe is a bit out of the mix at times and I struggled to hear all his lines. Oscar was a force, beyond mortal, such an amazing band!

@bigjimponder9183 Жыл бұрын

That solo piece Joe plays about a third of the way into this video and the piano boogie Oscar concocts right afterward show two of the greatest musicians of our time at the height of their powers. Amazing!

@davidmaraisthecampfireguit2596 11 ай бұрын

Stratospheric levels of talent here. Amazing and inspiring.

@guitaoist 10 ай бұрын

Oscar is like Water, Joe is how the Wind blows

@drcunda1 Ай бұрын

Voltaire: 'The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.'

@jeffreagan2001 Жыл бұрын

Three kinds of chords: Major, minor, and dominant - Joe Pass

@ferryclaproth4819 Жыл бұрын

the bass carrys unbelieveble

@cribrebo7375 Жыл бұрын

As superb as each one of them are, that bass player is just so on the money. Love his lines.

@anthonychristie7781 Жыл бұрын

Dave Young, I think

@gitaaa7740 10 ай бұрын

My guitar teacher told me if I wanted to learn about comping listen to Oscar Peterson!

@JmanuHD Жыл бұрын

The mad groove the drum and bass are supporting these beasts with!! Absolute units on stage

@gerrymcguire7521 2 жыл бұрын

A fantasy of mine, if I had a time machine, would to have Mozart watch these guys for 15 minutes and then sit in with them, I think he would get it and have a blast!

@tomh6183 2 жыл бұрын

You are so right.

@uwanttono4012 2 жыл бұрын

What an awesome idea!! Perhaps, all three of them are jamming now for all we know; I hope so!!

@Muzik2MyEarz 4 ай бұрын

Just pure genius.

@uradragon 2 ай бұрын

When I die I hope the good Lord allows me heaven cause Oscar Peterson is doing a Command Performance.

@davidnazombe8589 3 жыл бұрын

Oscar was in a world of his own

@Guitarblues1269 2 жыл бұрын

I want download Joe's brain... omg soo amazing how Oscar and Joe are together...

@mailbox4820 4 ай бұрын

If I had a time machine ❤

@user-tk1lx6hc1o 2 жыл бұрын

Out of three hundred thousand, only 86 do not understand music! this is good!

@petervisen 2 жыл бұрын

Oscar Peterson a musical universe of its own majestetic dimension. together with another jazz genius. Their music will last forever.

@frankmurphyburr3598 2 жыл бұрын

I think it'll last a lot longer than that ;)

@johnnyd63 Жыл бұрын

I was a member of a cultural arts music program when I was a senior in high school. Greatest memory and influence? Fellow student and piano virtuoso turned me on to Oscar Peterson. Thanks Joe!

@user-mq2ls1wi2y 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely Cool

@jason8string Жыл бұрын

The entrance of Joe's first solo is awesome. Oscar hands him a great rhythmic melody and Joe picks it up and runs with it right away.

@behappp 2 жыл бұрын

Was at Hampshire College in mid-70's. Went to Hartford Civic Center to see Oscar and Joe and Sarah Vaughn and Basie Orchestra. Even for a rock and roll hippie it blew my mind.

@brianbuday8639 2 жыл бұрын

A decision you will never regret. Sublime!👍🇨🇦

@Martiniization 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely rich and intelligent beyond normal consciousness. Both artists, Oscar Peterson and Joe Pass, flood their performances with a God-given endowment in the area of the central nervous system. Amazingly good "monsters"!!!

@burnedoutgolfer 2 жыл бұрын

Every note Oscar Peterson and Joe Pass hit are gold 😁 WOW

@MadMagicPaul 5 ай бұрын

Amazing performance. And what a gloriously fat bass sound!

@BI-km6dl Жыл бұрын

The sheer amount of talent and virtuosity on that stage is stellar! Only Coltrane, Miles, and Wes joining in could top it.

@mariaclaradinizveloso736 11 ай бұрын

Oscar Peterson one of the most important piano jazz in América for last 50 years shows his perfomance with an experiente guitar jazz player as historic meeting on jazz music giants. Wonderfull!

@nielsanderson4926 9 ай бұрын

IF YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE MOST INFLUENTIAL JAZZ PLAYERS FROM THE 21ST CENTURY I THINK PAT METHENY IS THE MOST INNOVATING GUITAR PLAYER IN EXISTENCE

@sarahc358 2 жыл бұрын

Nobody plays music with so much feeling anymore, thank God for these geniuses! 💕💕💕💕💕💕

@VladimirLukovRussianHistory 2 жыл бұрын

Oscar was a model pianist for an old friend of mine. He has recently past away but this music by Oscar is still alive, and will be forever...

@EvanJr 4 ай бұрын

Piano's virtuoso, but with musicality. Was a fantastic player at this mortal world...

@paulmartin4502 2 жыл бұрын

Joe really had cojones of steel to get into the ring with Oscar. But then it turns out that he is completely up to this insanely challenging task, and easily holds his own. Wild and Stupendous!

@whetcalf 2 жыл бұрын

Amen! In my humble opinion, Joe Pass is one of very few that could match Oscar's virtuosity! Just sayin'!

@mikepawlikguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Lol? Joe Pass is the greatest jazz guitarist of all time... In my opinion anyway 🙃

@hombrepollo 2 жыл бұрын

Cojones of steel es lo mejor que le puede pasar al bilingüismo

@thomasbrown3325 2 жыл бұрын

@@hombrepollo Beats huevos of steel anyway. That would just be distracting!

@davidmaslow399 2 жыл бұрын

I played with Herb Ellis and he told me that he thought Joe was the greatest Jazz guitarist.

@MrROTD Жыл бұрын

Learned my foundations from Joe Pass books about guitar, big influence on me.

@VILAMARIAZN-hi9wd 10 ай бұрын

Art at its best. Pure class.

@grantkoeller8911 Жыл бұрын

Cool Walk 0:00 I Can't Get Started 6:28 Come Sunday 11:52 Reunion Blues 16:56 If You Only Knew 23:40 Sushi Blues 30:57 Blues Etude 38:21 Musicians: Oscar Peterson - piano; Joe Pass - guitar; Martin Drew - drums; David Young - bass; Recorded "Live" at Kan-I Hoken Hall, Tokyo, Japan. (1987)

@lorenzospinozzi9580 Жыл бұрын

what an incredible performance! Oscar's creativity is insane!

@papabrtrk 3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Oscar. Truly a versatile legend and one of a kind who left us a great legacy! I would love to hear what you are playing in Heaven!

@globalcitizen9109 4 ай бұрын

8:09 Hey! I have not read far down into the comments, but want to say that Dave Young is the bass player and he not only is so alive, he is so fantastic to experience…absolutely awe inspiring and consciousness lifting. He plays often at The Jazz Bistro in Toronto. Thanks for making such a great show available. I really appreciate this!

@alex.toma91 3 ай бұрын

How often does he play, do you know what nights ? I’d love to go see him

@Justwantahover 2 жыл бұрын

I just started listening and Immediately thought that this video isn't long enough!

@jayb9687 5 ай бұрын

You can't hear it but when they finish the first thing Oscar does is point to Joe and says "Joe Pass". Two titans of this world on stage together.

@donkloos9078 2 ай бұрын

At 35:25 starts a great trade off between OP and JP. I like the grin on OPs face as they trade licks. When these guys have fun, it lights up the performance.

@Kanendd 5 ай бұрын

This is amazing. After hearing the porgy and bess album, I just have to find everything with these two masters in it.

@nelsonsoto741 2 жыл бұрын

The first time I heard the late great Oscar playing “Misty” on my jazz radio station I wondered who those two pianists were. I was blown away to discover him, and he’s just a giant.

@tygerschonholzer6897 2 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest pianists ever!

@gertadriaenssen1 2 жыл бұрын

The greatest !

@patbrennan6572 Жыл бұрын

I disagree, I think he was the greatest, and that includes Mozart and the like.

@morrisparrish76 2 ай бұрын

That’s about like saying wilt chamberlain was one of the greatest basketball players ever!

@imbees2 Жыл бұрын

Here we go Oscar peterson

@BJoySen 2 жыл бұрын

Saw Oscar in the 80s and it was glorious! Oscar, Duke and Ella on same stage. Jazz heaven!

@raymondkarlsson9794 Жыл бұрын

Duke in the 80’s? He passed away 1974...

@EDPGuitar 6 ай бұрын

Players of this calibre are Timeless! They live as long as the ears allow.

@patbrennan6572 Жыл бұрын

Great musicians feed off each other and this was feast for the ages. I was wondering what year this was.

@leonidpronin4141 Жыл бұрын

What a pleasure to Listen to those PHD of musicians that will never ever will be forgotten ❤

@redwoods7370 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't get any better than this.

@midi1529 3 жыл бұрын

Got to spend 2 nights alone watching Joe, literally we were the only ones there 2 nights at hot potato. Me and Kruser. He played, had a roast dinner with his wife, had a cigar, and played at his leisure. Also very nice humble man, 1985 I guess

@Newton14alan 2 жыл бұрын

Midi Man -- Astonishing!

@StopFear 2 жыл бұрын

God Bless Canada

@jessicajasonstewart7716 2 жыл бұрын

I guess I'm the last one to realize Oscar Peterson was the best jazz pianist ever

@ThunderAppeal 2 жыл бұрын

If you are I am a very very close second. I 'discovered' Oscar Peterson just in the last 7 days max, no more than 10 days ago. As I write this it is 11/23/21. So when I come back to this or maybe the future me does I'll always remember how late in life I found OP. And now I cant get enough of OP and Joe Pass.

@jolyonstone4942 2 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderAppeal Don't worry, there will be more coming after - perhaps not yet born - who will be saying that some time in the future. I used to watch Oscar Peterson's show on the BBC when I was a teenager and I had already discovered Art Tatum by then! It helps to have parents with cultivated tastes. Joe Pass came a little later. I am always saddened to think of the 14 years Joe Pass lost to heroin at the beginning of his career; perhaps his playing was so good because he was always trying to make up for lost time but it was a sad waste all the same.

@bradlyscotunes9156 2 ай бұрын

..oh, no, there will be more who came along later to find this; it is timeless!

@portlandsound1 2 жыл бұрын

How could anyone thumbs down this video? It's a masterpiece

@ebaylistentomusic 2 жыл бұрын

Its kind of insane how good they are.

@HankPhillips6565 2 жыл бұрын

The Best of the Best! Right there

@fredgnojek6869 3 ай бұрын

It is so much more enjoyable when one can Actually hear the bass player. In previous recordings it has been virtually non existant.... Joe really rocks. What a great colaboration!

@user-fu6pk8ky5i 3 ай бұрын

The bass took it´s rightful place -- great playing, great mixing, and Oscar conducts.

@ellman10 Жыл бұрын

Really nice to read all the loving comments appreciating this amazing art, all players here are just... perfection.

@jeffryphillipsburns Жыл бұрын

Oscar Peterson was a genius.

@robdobson5056 2 жыл бұрын

Oscar was the Man!

@louseiler8384 Жыл бұрын

These guys leave me nearly speechless. The expert level that they play music on is transcendent!

@saturn722 Жыл бұрын

The second track is just an amazing display of Oscar's talent!

@bossanovaboy Жыл бұрын

Two geniuses at work!

@mannymaciel8622 Жыл бұрын

Im walking around work and having to take a double take at the video while he is playing such effortless melodies with a swinging tempo. As a guitar player, oscar peterson astounds me. Joe Pass is nothing short but enlightenment for us guitarists.

@nielsanderson4926 9 ай бұрын

HE WAS UP THERE WITH THE BEST OF THE CROWD AND ALWAYS KEPT HIS POSTURE MAKING FUNNY JOKES AS HE DID IN SATIN DOLL JUST TO SHAKE EM UP PLAYING RUBBISH FOR A SEC TO CHECK IF THEY PAY ATTENTION EVERINE LAUGHED

@skierpage 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a firm believer that nobody, NOBODY equals Art Tatum. But the second song, Oscar's solo "I Can't Get Started", is such a flowing masterpiece of improvisation and humongous talent! Just when I'm thinking "Sure but Art would play two-handed runs at that breakneck speed," Oscar goes ahead and does just that. And Oscar's bedrock of urbane blues is so smoothly swung that it is not tiring to listen to his invention, unlike Art Tatum cramming everything and the kitchen sink into a side of a 78. I would love to hear Art react to this solo!

@MUSICBOT-le9ty 2 жыл бұрын

Technique, harmonic invention, improvisation you're right NOBODY equals Art. But nobody, nobody swings like Oscar. Oscar's light touch and flowing lines have no equal. Can't really compare the two they are very different.

@brandoncallaway2619 Жыл бұрын

As great as Im sure he would have thought Oscar's solo was, Art Tatum is quoted as having said,"when Im through with it, you can have it, " in reference to other pianists who dared to think they could occupy the same rarefied air as him. 🤣🤣 All joking aside, Im sure there would have been mutual appreciation and respect. Although Im still not sure if Art Tatum truly believed that he ever had any peers.

@VonDutch68 8 ай бұрын

Yep you young fellers always seem to forget Art Tatum & Wes Montgomery !!