Oscar Peterson & Joe Pass - Just Friends

Oscar Peterson
Joe Pass (guitar)
Niels Pedersen (bass)
Martin Drew (drums)

[@andybaldman]

*Do people understand how much talent is on this stage?? These men are mythical now. But they used to be real people. It blows the mind.*

[@TheSpikehere]

Thankfully Aunty Beeb knew.

[@andybaldman]

@@TheSpikehere True. Very true.

[@davidferrara1105]

i saw Joe in 1991 solo..he was god

[@andybaldman]

@@davidferrara1105 I'm jealous. What an experience that must have been. We don't have anyone like these men today. They played for the love of it. You can see it on their faces when they perform. Yes, they made careers at it and had to be businessmen, and that's fine, that's part of the job. But today it seems like people put the career first and the playing second. And the product isn't the same.

[@pamtebelman2321]

@@andybaldman So true, their love for the music was primary, and it showed. All of these men are legends and I consider myself lucky to be able to listen to them now.

[@aleap323]

Thought this didn’t exist, thought 2 of the greatest jazzists of all times would play together. Now I know how heaven feels like

[@manorrd]

These guys seem pretty comfortable on their instruments.

[@santiagobenitez1388]

Lol

[@jahvicente8651]

Best comment 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zhuochengliu7433]

Yeah I think they’re alright

[@DenianArcoleo]

Ha!

[@jaycee30865]

They do each seem to be familiar yes. They’ve probably picked them up at least once in the last couple of weeks. I’d say four months maximum.

[@alvistd2168]

Do people realize that this is so rare,? Who care's in 2023? We do!

[@dennismunday7467]

I was very fortunate to work with both Oscar and Joe, when I was Norman Granz's Pablo label manger in the UK during the '70s. A phenomenal experience. I had to attend all of these TV shows, and had a ball.

[@Petibako]

Oh no, you "had to"! What a shame! That must've been dreadful! Maan, that's so great! I'm happy for you!

[@Decentralized_Maze]

Memories to cherish! 😄

[@berosmusic]

I like the smile on Joe Pass s face when Oscar Peterson takes over the line from him. Beautiful

[@intuneorange]

That smile is called Meier Baba speaks

[@testodude]

Joe knows he's a genius, but Oscar is a god.

[@florencerussell3552]

Jazz at its best! Joe Pass sounds incredible as does Oscar and the band

[@c0nk2879]

The conversation they have over the changes at the end before the last head was one of the best moments in jazz. The way they responded to each other just made me cry. God damn.

[@centralparkwest2483]

Absolutely incredible when oscar peterson repeats joe pass' line at 3:13...

[@TheJofrica]

You can see Mr. Pass smile right there too

[@KyleMcStravick]

Also the way he picks up Mr. Pass’ line at 1:44

[@BrunoNeureiter]

@ImNotGanondorf other way around

[@BrunoNeureiter]

@ImNotGanondorf if they repeat something, it means it's not improvised.

[@lucianojadur]

@@BrunoNeureiter Not necessarily like that, Peterson repeats just a few notes IMPROVISED by Joe Pass and then goes on his. What does guarantee a line is not imporvised usually is two (or more) instruments playing in unison; i mean, an arrangement, obviously

[@myself3209]

i cant even do the leg thing xD

[@davidaraujo927]

Lol! Greatest comment ever!

I might have the face thing

[@Rickriquinho]

LOL

[@myself3209]

Seriously guys, just try it, its frekin impossible!

[@earlhaywood4372]

You guys are so hilarious , I enjoyed you all more than the music . God Bless You all

[@keeneyes2573]

Peterson & Pass were impossibilities from the first time I heard them. But Pedersen & Drew were the foundation of the building. I think the 4 of them together is a privilege to all who get to hear them.

[@mpashe10]

Doesn't get any better than this...

[@keithstarkey5584]

No. No, it doesn't. Ever!

[@thotballune]

Mason Ashe agree 100%

[@TheJofrica]

Play it at 1.25x speed lol

[@labelladonna8099]

How could it? Genius!

[@labelladonna8099]

You’re all right. It actually made me forget to breathe! I keep coming back to this one 😊🎶

[@zedlicious]

NHØP should have also been in the title. He was the Jaco of the upright

[@SaltosAxe]

With all due respect to NHOP, I'd say Scott LaFaro was the Jaco of the upright

[@lxxwj]

@@SaltosAxe ever heard miroslav vitous?

[@swingmanic]

Did anyone ever hear of Jimmy Blanton , Oscar Pettiford or Dave Holland?

[@hans-joachimbierwirth4727]

Oh my, so many great people to listen to and so little time to live :/ I guess i need some extra centuries!

[@jonwheatley6047]

With all due respect to everyone, why do we need a 'Jaco of the upright?' This is straight ahead jazz.

[@craigdias4848]

After watching this, I don't think I can be " just friends" with Oscar and Joe. They're out of my league.

[@crishealingvtuber8626]

same.

[@timflynn2136]

This is how it's played!!! These gentlemen are the Best!!!!

[@memyself7413]

I, my young daughter, and my wife, were at the Royal Festival Hall, London, UK for this concert. It was the second time that we had seen the Oscar Peterson trio, 'live' and, believe me when I say, "the pleasure was ours. In his absence, and with the most respect. I always reffered to him as. "Ozzie."

[@jayheinz4624]

That sounds like a great memory, !!and hey, do you mind if I ask when that was? I was never fortunate to get to see either one of these guys perform. 🎶🐦

[@compsecure77]

If you lived 10 lifetimes you might hear such pure genius once if you were lucky, very lucky.

[@aarondavies1070]

The chemistry between these two is simply amazing!

[@hoopsmccann4834]

Check this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHuWeYWbe9Sog7M

[@aarondavies1070]

@@hoopsmccann4834 I tried to find all the tracks by this duo but I’ve never heard this one before. Thanks!

[@agussusanto5397]

They keep continue playing awesome jazz music in heaven, RIP Joe Pass & Oscar Peterson ❤

[@joseerocks]

Joe Pass looks like somebody's uncle and plays like nobody's business.

[@Emanual0607]

You’re absolutely correct!!! Mr. Joe Pass looks exactly like my Uncle!!!

[@emmanuelmasih2296]

That's an old tagline in some newspaper

[@joseerocks]

New York magazine, September 1979.

[@jaycee30865]

Therefore somebody’s uncle is nobody’s business.

[@rogerlegends166]

He looks like somebody's uncle because he is somebody's uncle .

[@------YeahOK------]

This is it folks. The best you'll ever see 👀

[@williammccall9563]

17 people don't understand greatness when they hear it, apparently.....this, my friends, is the stuff of legends......

[@xipetlaloc]

Wow!! That is amazing! Thank goodness it's been preserved; we'll never see anything like that again.

[@pamtebelman2321]

So true - it's truly amazing!

[@joycesanders4898]

..probably not...kids talk about how jazz gots no melody,..it jus wheedle deedle dee...kids,..jus cause they cant focus and keep up past tiki tok memes...sad 🙁

[@bstoney97]

@@joycesanders4898 ok boomer

[@Ash-fm6ym]

@@bstoney97 dead meme

[@123Fenderman]

turn off the internet, we can all go home now. this is just incredible...

[@Martiniization]

Oscar Peterson and Joe Pass, superhuman musicians, inconceivable, other-worldly abilities. Truly, as they say, awesome!!!

[@scraps7624]

Absolutely unbelievable, how incredible would it be to have been in the audience that night

[@user-yr8jd6xl8k]

I think so too👍.

[@johnr8820]

Pinnacle of jazz and musical abilities right here.

[@theogarneau]

Wow. Awesome. Genius. Love. The best of Humanity.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Amazing!

[@Jack-cw8bw]

Joe Pass must have subscribed to Guitar Wisdom

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

@@Jack-cw8bw Thanks so much!!

[@Larriex97]

As you, man!

[@anotherbahamianguitarplayer]

@@Jack-cw8bw how do you reply you reply to almost every commebt

[@anotherbahamianguitarplayer]

How do you reply to every comment dude I see you everywhere.

[@curtisdale2791]

2 of the best there's ever been and ever will be.

[@eckathewrecka]

It doesn't matter what type of music you like; these guys are fantastic.

[@jean-lucbersou758]

O.P §J.P §N.P..the finest talented and lovely persons ! Thanks to them .they give so much !

[@jackjowsey1927]

Joe pass

[@BH21206]

Never ever will there ever be the likes of O P and his command of the 88's. Rhythm worked their tails off on this one. And what can be said about the guitar player -FANTASTIC, and thanks for the post

[@eirarodriguez6035]

I just love Joe Pass. Iove all music, jazz, rock etnisk music, klassisk every music, I can't live withoit music, who can?

[@darzil007]

Omg , just noticed 4 of them are gone , but their music and the Legacy goes on forever .

[@kevinwebb2480]

What a wonderful band. Oscar, NHOP and the incredible Joe P.

[@simmjz5738]

a guitarist was into hendrix and rock saw joe pass and ella unrehearsed the comping and interplay was so overwhelming that he said he would have to spend light years to even come close to the mastery of that night. joe was one of my favorite guitarists.miss him a lot and the others too!

[@Dan-zq5wt]

These guys were the absolute masters! Best of all time

[@ricktemmen6272]

Thanks for showing this precious piece of Jazz ... 👍

[@rivkaraz]

How much fun is it looking at geniuses at work. Just amazing.

[@froomist]

Took me decades to be able to appreciate this. Another entry in the all-time great jazz lineup contest.

[@memyself7413]

I saw beautifully talented people at the Royal Festival Hall in London. One thing that I remember, is when OP played a run on his piano and Joe pass, sticking his tongue Out, repeated it on his guitar. Brilliant professionals. A lovely evening out, amongst some of the finest musicians to have ever lived.

[@jamesdrynan]

Incredibly gifted and skilled players! Always listening to each other. Among the many jazz guitarists, Pass is my favorite.

[@drumrboi72]

REAL musicians playing REAL music!

[@Kent-qo6xp]

So heartwarming to see Oscar grooving on Joe. Kent Vogel A.S.C.A.P

[@cnrbsmth]

At 3.13 Oscar replies lightning fast with joes last melody from his 4. Top stuff!

[@gerardostevemunguiawilliam7254]

Conor Smith He was a fucking genius. Awesome.

[@ShermanKyle]

you can see Joe grinning when he does that haha gosh, legends

[@ciroparisi7989]

Holly cow, you are goddam right... Can see even the expression on Joe ahhahahah very nice

[@PANDORAZTOYBOKZ]

I'm pretty much positive he had perfect pitch, he literally sang every note he played simultaneously. It's God damn amazing!

[@vetlerradio]

Useful tool for sure, having an amazing ear like that!

[@danyiluska]

That's FIRE! Two gods of music together. Love that twitchin' leg (under the tension of that crazy tempo).

[@andrewisrael6650]

Oscar a Canadian and Joe Pass American showing how Jazz knows no borders.

[@TimNelson]

Watch and learn. Men were sophisticated and well mannered just a couple generations ago. I know. How far and quickly we’ve fallen.

[@melzaquesilvestrecaetano1673]

Magnífico !!! Joe Pass e Oscar Peterson são fenomenais !

[@YeshuaDavidson]

there Will be no other humans like this. and i'm always thankfull I had the chance to witness them doing miracles!

[@68caribou]

NHOP on bass is excellent too!!!!

[@Armandocavada1101]

just so clean man. so much power in 4 musicians

[@RSpracticalshooting]

Imagine being the guys who got to play with these cats nightly and never really being known outside of the people.you worked with. Seems like it would be bittersweet, but at the end of the day, the people who knew you could play were the ones whose opinions actually mattered.

[@ethanlocke3604]

NHOP wasn’t not well known, he’s considered one of the best jazz bassists kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4OZlqaherNjoNE

[@jazzed2b]

wow amazing, two greats together and just jaw dropping performance!

[@theprior46]

What a loss that we haven't still got OP JP NHOP MD this quartet all now gone from this world but what a legacy they left in their wake.

[@puravida1949]

All I can say is WOW!! Unbelievable!!

[@alexmbonani7132]

Can't believe iam crying

[@magnusjagerstrom4388]

Truly wonderful!

[@louisef.9137]

I love Pedersen's bass...and this tune, done brilliantly. Lovely!

[@Decentralized_Maze]

I still get chills listening to these skillful musicians!

[@briankatejohnstone1884]

A real treat to hear the four greatest musicians on their respective instruments in their heyday. I've seen them all live but together.

[@dknuttunen]

Holy shit.

[@denisbaker9090]

Every Thursday night b. B. C 2, after pot black.1974 Oscar Peterson. These guys kept me dreaming. Rest in piece, Oscar and Joe.

[@lisaspears6380]

Oh so beautiful and these 2 own this song !! sweet !!

[@JBGuitarInstruction]

Just an amazing display of virtuosity from every player. Can't get enough of this...Bravo!

[@wastrel09]

Absolutely masterful musicianship all around. Listen to this everyday.

[@robertdileo3269]

Such amazing talent. It's astonishing.

[@shanecombs1993]

JEEZ THAT LAST CHORD ALMOST KNOCKED ME OUT OF MY SEAT

[@thotballune]

Shane Combs right??

[@markbra]

Speaking of jesus,it looks like a nativity scene anyway !

[@lmnopotay7433]

Me too, I'm just getting up from tha floor and wiping my ass from that last chord. I got to see Joe Pass in Houston.. A little amp but HUGE CHORD'S. He was AWESOME.

[@6345788]

You and me both! An awesome ending!

[@CARDINAL701]

When Oscar does that run down at 3:32....I just had to throw my head back and laugh....other-worldly players

[@jayheinz4624]

What can you say? Mind-blowing,? I love how Joe play his arrangement of Aint misbehaving , KZbin video clip where Art introduces Joe.. His arrangement and comping style were genius. 🐦

[@ivanaraque]

My two jazz idols, this is SO cool, thanks for posting!!!

[@onemorew]

Oh MY! What a wonderful treat this is!

[@modularmuse]

Talent in these four is off the charts! NHOP on bass? Fugettaboutit.

[@penchev73]

Absolutely Amazing 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@labelladonna8099]

Thrilling display and great view! Love ❤️ it. Of course I’ve always loved O.P. and J.P. Thanks 😊

[@melimoa]

just marvelous friends !

[@andy16666]

Wow! So many incredible musicians there that evening! :)

[@WorcesterTerrariums]

This is phenomenal

[@mesajam4894]

How can you even be this ridiculously good ?

[@SchaeferSteve]

The best of the best

[@EliZevin]

Wow they were crankin’ it!

[@haimbenavraham1502]

Unparalleled greatest.

[@andrewlarson603]

Fantastic!!

[@lesleymcshanemitchell9651]

2 giants thank you

[@willpennington5479]

Just watching Oscar makes me happy :-)

[@joefeky3729]

Two giants of music.

[@Emanual0607]

Absolutely Fabulous!!!!!!!

[@brucewilson1958]

Sometimes they play faster than I can listen and comprehend. I know they or 'on' but my brain can't keep up. Bravo.

[@paulkominis9329]

Wow Mike I'm going to get into this tomorrow watching it and listening, thanks so much!

[@user-jc6kr3lf7y]

greatest works & genius!

[@espr7564]

Amazing musicians that have left us ❤❤😎

[@alainfourtier9094]

Epoustouflant, et très bien filmé. La très grande classe...!

[@dylankubilus1422]

this vid is pure gold

[@pianopappy]

Catch Joe's two bars of Duke's "I'm Beginning to See the Light" at 3:42, whizzing by at about 4 times the tempo?

[@SamuraiMetropolis]

Timeless

[@AngadSVirk]

Holy shit. Amazing. Hats off.

[@DavidLee-rx6uo]

Amazing. I grew up listening to this music. But seeing them play is like a religious experience

[@theharpsichordofmozart4258]

Amazing.

[@k3nn3thinatl]

Oscar Peterson was unreal