Oscar Peterson going lightspeed mode

[@romandegtiarev]

0:56 Poor cameraman trying to predict where Peterson's hand will go...

[@lukaborkovic8067]

he tried xD

[@jeanlucchapelon]

😂😂

[@Snitsie]

Why didn't he just look at the sheet music

[@elliotgroff]

@@Snitsie There is none

[@Morgenroethe-2-114]

@@elliotgroff r/woosh

[@hvglaser]

Oscar - and i cannot stress this enough - Peterson.

[@toinsola]

the one and only

[@mk8ultra682]

OSCAR. ALL CAPS

[@bd1845]

Total genius. This is when technique just becomes a by product. The guy could play anything he chose to rather than what he was limited to.

[@JJBerthume]

Instant transmission of soul into fingers and boy could they do his will and more - I even love his playing after his stroke, there's something so pure and charming about the simplified left hand and an almost glowing focus on the melodic shape with such care. Late-period Oscar Peterson is underrated! I'm a huge fan of his whole discography. I think a lot of modern jazz heads get him wrong...some of my own teachers at uni said he played inside of a box, but I don't think he did anymore than Mozart did. Even if it is a box, it's definitely a Marry Poppins one!

[@ArgoBeats]

Damn, transcribing Oscar Peterson isn't the easiest thing to do... thank you Daan!

[@musamor75]

They haven't invented a speed camera fast enough yet to do that!

[@Myrmecia]

Have you transcribed the score manually? Or is it AI-generated? Or is there some half-way house like voice-to-text that still requires the musical equivalent of human "proof reading". If you have had to do any proofing at all - well done!

[@lupesiodelupis241]

I think it is not so hard if you just reduce the speed. The chords are relatively simple.

[@godisbollocks]

Fast stuff like this is much easier than transcribing a very slow ballad where the subdivisions can become difficult to discern, and where dank cluster chords are more likely to occur.

[@alexquinn3148]

Playing improvised stride at 330 bpm is crazy

[@Bozzigmupp]

what makes it 330 bpm

[@brianbernstein3826]

It states the tempo at the beginning of the score. Yes you could write this same music at 115 bpm, but the walking bass notated as quarter notes is standard practice in jazz

[@fredyoder5197]

This cat is off the chain!

[@SlexGaming]

at some parts hes closeer to 400!!!!

[@THECONTINENTALMAN]

what do you think​@@Bozzigmupp

[@oscargill423]

Let's be real, no one would be foolish enough to pay Oscar Peterson per note played.

[@thebeaverkidd2970]

Workin on it

[@aryonugroho8711]

Hahaha

[@throckmortensnivel2850]

He truly was one of the greats. CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) has many hours of recordings of Peterson, which they played when he passed away. I remember one of the tunes which was moving along at Oscar's normal mode, and then, about two thirds of the way through the piece he just took off. It was amazing to listen to! He just leaped into another level entirely. He could do that. He could carry you along, thinking he was the greatest, then jump to a whole different level in a second. Thank you Oscar, for all the beauty you brought to the world.

[@foothillschapel]

I saw him in a bar in the early 70s and couldn't believe it! A great memory.

[@PiotrBarcz]

Walking those tenths, I wish I had hands big enough to do that, the sound is incredible, so much bass but tenor at the same time in one chord!

[@dylan-kerry]

Try sixths. They have a similar feel but don't require such large hands

[@PiotrBarcz]

@@dylan-kerry Yeah I do that but they lack the bass so badly that I hate them.

[@dylan-kerry]

I see... I thought 6ths would account for the rich sound of the 12th without requiring the larger hand span but yes it doesn't have the same bass feel. @@PiotrBarcz

[@PiotrBarcz]

@@dylan-kerry You mean the 10th, 6ths are basically tenths without the root note which is what really gives them the deep and solid tone.

[@dylan-kerry]

Yes sorry. When I was learning the piano I used to just assume that an octave was a 10th so what is a tenth must be a 12th. I still get a bit confused from time to time@@PiotrBarcz

[@ThirdEyePerspective1111]

This is enough to make a man wanna quit

[@LegitToaster]

There's a clip of Oscar Peterson talking with Dick Cavett about how his father told him he didn't know how to play piano and showed him Art Tatum's Tiger Rag and he fully wanted to quit after hearing it... He says, “When I heard Art Tatum for the first time, I quit playing the piano for two solid months and had crying fits at night. It actually haunted me that someone could play the piano this well." If you listen to Tiger Rag and then this clip, you can here a few little licks he references here (:

[@asymptoticspatula]

Man I love this dude.

[@Pianomiano]

Play 1:20 at 0.5 speed and see how his lines still swing hard. Oscar is just wow...

[@heartvalais]

That’s the only way I can listen to him to fully enjoy the melodic quality of his lines. My brain just can’t catch up with his normal playing!

[@sb6482]

that was an awesome tip. sounds like a mid level amateur player would play in time etc

[@jamesonrichards5105]

Thank you for this new perspective

[@joergraaf1554]

He plays against the Petrov defence by Black.

[@Siraj-123-q5p]

Wrong video blud

[@jameswood4344]

​@@Siraj-123-q5p It's a clever pun -- he's playing a Petrof piano

[@Phil-w4u]

The man was truly brilliant. He had an understanding of harmonic scales way beyond what the human mind can comprehend.

[@alanc6781]

Genius.

[@halukkurtoglu126]

He is not playing piano, he went beyond it. He is talking with his piano. Amazing.

[@legaleagles3654]

Oscar the man 🎶🙏

[@TamirAlkobiMusic]

You are The best transcriber on KZbin Brother! 🔥

[@ulrichmang5943]

Incredible! A real genius !

[@LegitToaster]

There's a clip of Oscar Peterson talking with Dick Cavett about how his father told him he didn't know how to play piano and showed him Art Tatum's Tiger Rag and he fully wanted to quit after hearing it... He says, “When I heard Art Tatum for the first time, I quit playing the piano for two solid months and had crying fits at night. It actually haunted me that someone could play the piano this well." If you listen to Tiger Rag and then this clip, you can here a few little licks he references here (:

[@j.davidtaylor2565]

I remember watching that interview. It's clear that Oscar had talent but more importantly he worked really hard and practiced to be the greatest he could

[@TommyPleasure]

He was the greatest!

[@raddastronaut]

Legends right here. This is just unbelievable. 😂

[@tensaichigo2]

Damn. The whole time watching I just asked myself. How is he doing that? Mesmerising stuff.

[@robertdigrappa8660]

Amazing!!!!!

[@huskerbluejay9621]

This is Bach. This is Beethoven. This is among the highest possible GENIUS level connection of mind, body and spirit. I’d proudly show this to aliens visiting earth.

[@Iliek]

This is White man's music, degenerated.

[@doctorpatient519]

why not Liszt, in terms of technical difficulty?

[@MarcLuc-pc3by]

Unbelievable 😮

[@godisbollocks]

Interesting to see Oscar playing a Petrof piano here. I was of the understanding that by the 1970s Oscar was playing Bosendorfer pianos exclusively.

[@hot88s23]

From another planet.

[@jazzer770]

other worldly. miles beyond

[@brandonboucher7090]

Nobody should be this good

[@whispertread]

And he was quoted as saying "Never be afraid to do more of what you find easy" And I don't think he was joking either. To be able to play like that must mean he was born with a unique clock-speed in his brain that nobody else had. It's brain-wiring and a quirk of nature. How glad the world was that he exploited that for our enjoyment. What a guy he was!

[@Iliek]

I find it difficult to believe that you actually like listening to this music. You might be impressed by it, but I doubt it's something you actually enjoy.

[@Facepalm710]

Just wow

[@djokowitjaksono3371]

Very cool.Riyoko San world class jazz pianist.I m sure you Will on world tour.

[@robertrodrigues7319]

I was going to say I taught him everything I know, but NO, I forgot I can't even play the piano! 😂😂😂😂 Peterson pure genius..My Favourite of all time !!❤❤

[@giulioferro8550]

Una Piramide di GENIALITA' !!!

[@cetorbett]

NHØP, hands around his bass, enjoying his coffee break. 😂

[@reginaldgreen6221]

Just imagine writing it out

[@timcolledge6813]

Superb 👍 💯💥

[@Aleksandr_Skrjabin]

Oscar Peterson locking in is scary playing

[@subtituru9486]

MORE. I actually beg you. PELASE PLEASE PRETTY FUCKING PLEASE!!!!!!!

[@morbidmanmusic]

not quite on the 1/8 note singlesaround 0:20 , there were tripets in there.

[@justswitched8841]

Who are u?

[@Siraj-123-q5p]

​@@justswitched8841 he's talking about the transcription, not about oscar peterson's playing bruh

[@cletejones]

He was in my opinion the greatest.

[@Abcdef12396]

With Niels-Henning Oscar Peterson!

[@angusbell8606]

The SWEAT on this man was so earned

[@ProfRobertStewart]

I saw OSCAR & MCCOY TYNER play TOGETHER (dueling pianos) in San Francisco. MCCOY was the KING by the end of the gig. To sum it up, Oscar plays everything that you've heard before. McCoy plays everything that you've NEVER HEARD before. 😀🙏🏼

[@rfichokeofdestiny]

Tyner could come up with the most amazing harmonies and voicings that just hung in the air longer than you’d think possible.

[@ProfRobertStewart]

@@rfichokeofdestiny I agree! McCoy is the only musician that I saw make an entire audience CRY after playing "After the Rain." He was so light on the keys, you could hear a pin drop. Greatest performance I'd ever seen. 🙏🏼

[@UpdateFreak33]

Bro was sweating like crazy 😭

[@mrdarbab]

I think he practices more than me.

[@anvilbrunner.2013]

A whole audience of pianists.

[@Newambientmusic]

Increíble que pueda entender las notas que hace exactamente el contrabajo 😅

[@EleanorPeterson]

Oh, behave! 😁

[@brownriceprod]

metal!!!!!!!

[@larryk.watson2778]

Wowwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!

[@guitarplayer5932]

damn 😳

[@michaeltroster9059]

Oscar was the best of the best. Nobody could match him.

[@keithwilson6060]

Can you play a piece composed only of grace notes?

[@MootPoot]

1:06

[@DihelsonMendonca]

⚠️ What software do you often use for helping transcribing ? There are several on the market right now ! 🙏👍

[@christopherkeller7734]

Super Saiyan 3 skills

[@Playpianokey]

Can amyone improvise so fluid today?

[@williamleather500]

Super Human Man . . .

[@Muchacho1994]

How does one learn to do this?

[@atombomb31458]

swanee river:)

[@jamespaul1613]

Dan.....what software do you use to slow this down for transcription?

[@tomyamartino]

#1

[@shaunsiz.itsbetterbytube2858]

Revenge (in a nice way ) on Art T

[@MarkInLA]

Imagine if he'd practiced !!

[@agamaz5650]

Sure

[@markdisanzo3796]

There should be laws against moving your hands that fast.

[@therealtruetwelfth798]

No cell phones, no tattoos -everyone just enjoying the stride

[@lelkesviktor3062]

how can you transcribe this?

[@robertgriffiths6842]

Is this possible 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🫣🫣

[@dasleben12345]

that's your grandfather

[@spadiu]

🤣🤣🤣

[@JonSebastianF]

I'm super offended that you notated this as regular 8th-notes :P

[@giuseppedimaio4972]

Jesus.

[@fifty_fifty_clown]

He repeatedly gets the melody for Mack The Knife completely wrong. Amateur.

[@tuffiepage6479]

Tushea (it's completely wrong)

[@AmatullahK]

Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum 🤷‍♂️

[@contractmed1]

Possibly the best jazz pianist of his generation, and I'm not a big fan of post-WWII jazz music.

[@serlal-s3b]

ok! je vais prendre une hache et casser mon piano! 🙁

[@mirandalaswell]

what on earth

[@wallyreeve3690]

I think I will stick with Mahler

[@kenthefele113]

Oscar Peterson didn’t play the piano. The piano played him.

[@__pachitea7616]

Fast but....

[@chicklyall8128]

Technically amazing. Unfortunately it sounds mechanical learned patterns to my ears. Precise and coldly indifferent expressively. No doubting the accomplishment but it doesn’t say anything to me.

[@craigbroadfoot1851]

Oscar did rely on learned licks and patterns, which is undeniable and probably necessary at that speed. Oscar could play with a great touch when he wanted to though..

[@edmundhamill2916]

Why would ye listen to this every morning ..its full of vague gloominess... melacholic .verging on depressing

[@sebastianchristopher2763]

Will playing like this in 2024 get you paid and laid tho?

[@Iliek]

Technically impressive to some, audibly disturbing to all.

[@pawelpap9]

For a classically trained pianist this is not very difficult. It is fast, but otherwise rather simple.

[@gomesbubbles922]

for a classically pianist this is difficult because it is improvised, with his own vocabulary, plus the swing and the articulation

[@dgmullin1]

Have fun with the stride bass!

[@pawelpap9]

@@gomesbubbles922 first, we are talking about technical aspect. This is how this is advertised. Second, it is not as much improvised as you may imagine. It is a set of standard phrases from his vocabulary. Third, classical pianists also improvise, just in different genre.

[@SA_SovereigntyForPatriots]

Mmmmm...Put your mouth where your fingers are and show us what you can do. Otherwise......!!!!

[@alanleoneldavid1787]

Cmon this is Hard as hell . He studied with a pupil of liszt and the same teacher of cziffra. This pianist has the same level of technichal skill than the greatest classical pianists. Just a different languaje. Not less hard

[@Iliek]

This is a mockery of the White man's music.

[@Sedyon]

What the hell??

[@HoodooMd]

That music don't make no sense.

[@Jack-pp2ng]

Takes a little to train your ear to hear the nuance

[@ifyoureadthisyoudi]

Take notes Jordan, This is actually good Canadian Peterson