"Just Friends" by Oscar Peterson & Joe Pass, Reaction/Analysis by Musician/Producer

[@benarmentano3799]

Great reaction Jeff! Being a jazz pianist myself, Oscar has been my idol for many, many years! And I LOVE Joe's playing as well! Please react to more jazz!

[@AssetInvesting]

Magnificent! Big kudos to the bass player.

[@dbcanada]

His name is Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. One of the absolute best.

[@delightschwartz2155]

He's probably the only one who could keep up with these two.

[@delightschwartz2155]

Giants at play... just thank God that we are privileged to be the flies on the wall soaking up the groove!

[@paulgilbert3139]

What makes this more special is we know that this is just a spontaneous improvisation.

[@dbcanada]

Thanks, Jeff. A quartet of masters! ❤

[@sagebooker]

Those hands !!! That's superb

[@lisedonsgrnning6518]

Wuhuuu - get ready to take off!!🥳🥳🥳💫🌟✨✨💃🏼🕺🏻✨😄🥰 That was just a delight!!😃🤩🤩🤩🤩 Thank you 🫶🏼🤗.

[@kidpoker007]

When you watch these guys at these levels they don't have to think it just comes out all that vocabulary

[@ADC.Guitar]

Well yes! You touched an inhabitant of Mars. He wasn't human.

[@erik1836]

I ain't muches intoos jazzzersizen stuffs, what with mees be-ins a wet behinds me ears, big boned, long limbed country boy and such. But, I certainly can appreciate mastery and masters exhibiting their craft, when I see them, effortlessly, doing what the would be, do, if they could - non-masters of the world would find impossible not just to replicate but to even contemplate doing!

[@richardtodd7295]

I finally discovered where this video comes from. Can you imagine a 47 minute live concert on TV!' It was on BBC four. With Oscar Peterson, Count Basie & Joe Pass! The basis was the Oscar Peterson trio with Niels Pederson and Drew Martin. It includes a duet with Oscar and Count Basie. From 1980. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHmki4Nto7yibKMsi=xL21XJzMODoh5qCn

[@michaelgwfrogwelge]

FLASH ! ! ! 😃WOW ! ! !😯OOOHHH YEAH ! ! ! 👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🙃Don't know the drummer off hand, but the bassist is "The Great Dane" Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen 😎

[@richardtodd7295]

I just found time to watch more of the BBC four Oscar Peterson concert. In the middle, Oscar Peterson and Count Basie play a wonderful slow blues, and then tell stories about their early times as jazz pianists, and their relationships with Art Tatum. Then they play a duet on Jumpin at the Woodside. The whole 47 minutes is outstanding! Don't let it slip by! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHmki4Nto7yibKMsi=wtK4OzUv1hgVvZ9a

[@randabeast]

Rick beato called "boogie blues etude" possibly the greatest solo of all time and I agree. Peterson, Neils Pedersen, barney kessel on guitar. 1974

[@mvarick1]

Great analysis! I’m not sure if you venture outside the jazz scene. But if you’re interested- there are a couple of artists you might want to address. 1. Glenn Gould - The Goldberg Vaiations. 2. Steve Reich - Music for 18. Regarding Steve, he played at my club in nyc. Really great guy.

[@billdCT97]

Jeff, check out a little quartet from Spain. Andrea Motis Quartet. There are a few, I like Summertime Great background story