Oscar Peterson - Sometimes i'm happy

Oscar Peterson - Sometimes i'm happy

[@billboulware1]

We'll never ever hear another piano player like Oscar.

[@egbert-janboetkreiken4241]

Totally "locked-in" and top of the world trio. When i was young once travelled with my parents and stayed in international hotel in Brussels. While my dad was working, just walked though the hotel corridors and suddenly heard bass tones and drums, peeped through the doors of a large ball room and Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen rehearsing together (without piano and Oscar Peterson), just playing the key chorusses, licks, rhythms and locking in together for the performance later on that evening somewhere else in Brussels. They did not mind and were very kind to me ( you can sit there and listen, it's ok , that kind of re assuring language with large smiles), just years later on and much much older understood how unique this experience was and how gentle the characters of these great jazz musicians were next to the mastery of their instruments and being part of the unique Oscar Peterson and never matched trio. I will never forget.

[@gerarddelgrande]

You're a lucky guy Egbert !! OP trio 1959-1965 : best ever jazz trio

[@theodoredavis3512]

He simply was the best

[@sdh74]

How can you NOT love Oscar Peterson? Just pure mastery! I've had this CD with this version of this piece for about 10 years now. And EVERY time I hear it, it makes me happy.

[@DasHnezzEdits]

Sometimes i'm happy but while listening to Oscar Peterson I'm always happy

[@OdinLimaye]

One of the greatest jazz performances of all time!

[@nathanperrin6296]

Out of the thousand hours of jazz I've listened to.. this is and remains the best of all.

[@fanchonmoore6835]

REMINDS ME OF WHAT I HAVE TO BE HAPPY ABOUT; TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN, HEAR AND APPRECIATE THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS OF JAZZ PIANO

[@fabioceresani4837]

agree

[@AndreasDelleske]

Try Mirage of Peterson.. :)

[@stuartlumpreiks665]

nice

[@plafkinfarms]

Oscar Peterson's happiness comes from the realization that he is making people feel good when he plays for them; he has a gift and he is more than willing to share his good fortune with everyone who is willing to listen to what he has to offer. Roger Plafkin-Plafkin Farms, Ada, Michigan

[@mirazusta2002]

You just nailed it. I have also thought on this great musicians and their primary motivation to play, and your idea makes a lot of sense. Once they realize how happy are themselves playing these wonderful tunes, they feel the urge to share their happiness with other, god bless that generosity!. I have to admit that I have a kind of healthy envy of those, like Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans or Hampton Hawes, to name but a few, and from time to time, when I listen to their music, I fuck around fantasizing about being myself the one on stage playing this music for people, just to steal the show in an imaginary fashion. Well, I cannot help myself man.

[@chromatixlixrob]

Nobody swings like O.P. and Ray Brown. I get tears in my eyes every time I listen to O.P. he was gifted with something beyond what people normally can do.

[@nikberga1807]

The best trio in The Jazz World. Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thipgen!

[@lilw0]

how can one man contain so much musical love, it's astounding and im grateful to have heard all the o.p. i can get my hands on. what a sensitive genius

[@RotVillanovajunction]

am just 22 year old, and i wander where did the happyness of this jentelmens gone ! true music is made by true artist!!!

[@1234567sophia]

Then listen also Michel Petrucciani, Hiromi Uehara, Chick Corea, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett . and so much more Also hobby players BARACK OBAMA SYMPHONY y r 29 now - so U did all that . :-)

[@muaddib9433]

I wonder where the author of this comment is now

[@simritrandhawa340]

@@muaddib9433 wow i always think about that when I see comments from so long ago. I really hope he is doing well and that he's happy!

[@4horizonseyegalloway69]

I want this on my head phones at least once a day from here on.

[@stuarth.tresser9315]

Oscar Peterson is the best pianist ever!

[@edshocolat6538]

Outro pianista jazz igual a esse só daqui 500 anos e olhe lá se será igual, melhor nunca. É uma aula a cada música que escuto.

[@ryanfleming1040]

this is my favourite jazz song... something about this performance in particular i adore

[@simonlawrie9215]

Thanks to my old man and mum for letting me listen to this class of music when I was a kid . This is what it’s all about , stuff the top twenty where pelicans put their bills .

[@amtrakatsfnyc]

This is from the "Somethig Warm" album that was recorded live at The London House in Chicago. Oscar, backed by Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen, is in true "swing form" as he presents music at a level that is perhaps without any equal. "I Remember Clifford " is a track on this album that shows how this trio could change tempo and mood with smooth transition. Thank you for the posting.

[@t4fnut]

I have the vinyl LP....and about 30 other OP albums.

[@airy3que]

I can't tell you how long I've hoped someone would post this version of this song. Peterson and company are impeccable. Thank you so very much for sharing this.

[@cosmking]

It's hard to describe this greatness....I'm 69yrs in age, and have been listening to jazz all of my life(thanks to my father), who loved Ahmad Jamal, who I listen to also; but this pianist is just great!!!

[@daisysimmons2466]

Wow! Your dad had great taste. My family's favorite pianists were: Erroll Garner, Ahmad JAMAL and virtuoso Oscar Peterson. What a thrill to have grown up with this music. Shalom.

[@fanchonmoore6835]

MAM SA; THE SAME; EACH WITH HIS OWN STYLE; SAME WALK; GENIUS TOO

[@danielfavre7741]

Oscar Peterson has graviteted a lot in my life,for example with themes like this.

[@AlessandroHurgens]

IMMORTALE. ILPIU' GRANDE PIANISTA JAZZ DI TUTTI I TEMPI.

[@MrLinoventura]

the best ...le meilleur pianiste de JAZZ ..!

[@chuckfulfer6530]

Why can’t anyone else play like this.

[@2dasimmons]

There is only 1 Oscar Peterson, 1 Ray Brown and 1 Ed Thigpen. What a beautiful iconic trio😍

[@lenanielsen5903]

Love the sound🎶🎶

[@kamikazeurdaneta]

Love his control of volume.

[@amtrakatsfnyc]

This is a cut from the "Something Warm" album that was a live recording in Chicago's London House in 1962[?}. Ray Brown on Bass and Ed Thigpen on drums add to the well coordinated rhythm and tempo that is a classic trademark of Oscar's mastery. This was one of Oscar's favorite places to play and all of the recordings made there reflect the fact that Oscar's playing has no equal. Thank you for sharing.

[@AndreasDelleske]

amtrakatsfnyc Its great but still two or three keys are out of tune (between their two strings). Jazz was not really taken care of..

[@2dasimmons]

Oh that was my favorite OP Trio: Ray Brown on bass and Ed Thigpen on drums😍 Just sublime.

[@thenams9396]

by far my most favorite song

[@woolters]

This is awesome! These are masters of their trade! Also gotta love those background noises: crooning musicians, clincking glasses/bottles, coughs, things falling over. :)

[@MrMsubo]

These are poetic ways of speaking by our African ancestors long before Homo erectus, 1.5m years ago. The spirit of the African Jazz never dies and goes from generations to generations. This is our ancient African culture from where humans originated.

[@dougkirby7652]

Best Bass player I've ever heard

[@vova47]

@Jarrvis After Ray Brown???.. You gave me a good laugh, I needed that, thanks!

[@vova47]

Doug Kirby - Of course, that's RAY BROWN. He WAS the best.

[@pierre-emmanuelyougangnjom2473]

You'll have to check on NHOP; HE was from another galaxy. Incomparable, greatest of all

[@stuartlumpreiks665]

nice

[@lisamvazza]

This is a classic that Nancy Wilson made famous. A solo piano version that only Oscar could give justice to!

[@AzulJazz]

3 words... God of Jazz

[@fanchonmoore6835]

GOD OF JAZZ PIANO

[@daymreman]

I like to thank my dad for raising me with good music like this!

[@ああふになりたい]

To fully enjoy this play, we must know "Sometimes I'm Happy" by Lester Young with the bass solo part by Slam Stewart.

[@y34r]

my favorite version of song!!! no one would be able to swing like oscar did!

[@tamazpatarkalashvili9609]

PERFECTION !

[@franguccio1]

One of the greatest ever!......

[@oucutie1]

2 words. No words.👍🏻

[@pvelectric]

Improvised jazz perfection.

[@billboulware1]

WOW WOW WOW

[@y34r]

i'm currently transcribing this tune. can't believe how simple he play ,yet so beautiful and very lyrical ,amazing

[@famjamcovers5945]

Are you done yet?

[@Cal-md1et]

Perfection

[@tamazpatarkalashvili2811]

Indeed !

[@BuckshotLaFunke1]

This is the opening track from the album 'Live From Chicago', live recorded at the London House in Chicago, 1961, and released on Verve. Peterson maintained that this was his favourite own album.

[@BuckshotLaFunke1]

RotVillanovajunction, I agree with the last part of your statement about' the emptiness of music, nowadays'. This goes for classical music, too. Everyone focuses on cute little kids with a promising technique; there is no longer room for older musicians with a ripened approach. And yes, just as you say: 'Music is the expression of our souls.'

[@kathleenoreilly9286]

Love this!

[@truthlivingetc88]

and the world l+ves you too

[@Opus766]

Ray's solo 6:26, then at 8:10 he play's Slam Stewart's solo from the Lester Young recording. The opening and closing riff on this track is the closing riff that Lester played, who plays it so slick it can't be imitated.

[@TheOnlyArtifex]

Your bad spelling doesn't even matter, your message is understood and it is very true.

[@christopherstewart1163]

Sweeet...thank you Jeesuss.........God is good...all the time

[@sambrussee6634]

Hear, hear! Bravo

[@ghairraigh]

Hi, again! Check a slightly later version on "Exclusively For My Friends" as a comparison.

[@profhennig]

super, danke

[@sakiyamaguchi2647]

GREAT!

[@Nick-c6-n]

Оскар Эммануэль Питерсон на мой взгляд самый известный свинующий пианист конца 20 века. Спасибо блогеру за историческую память о гиганте джаза 👍🙏

[@ronwalters2218]

One of americas few piano talents left in the world...long may he live and continue his great contribution to the music world...

[@ianw5939]

+ron walters eh? He's neither American (at least in the US sense of the word), nor (sadly) living - but I agree with the rest of your comment :-). His music will live on for a long time to come. A legend. RIP Oscar.

[@JoshSparks7]

+ron walters He was Canadian...

[@LayeDiaw]

Ever heard of Wiki? Oscar was one of the best if not the Best.

[@odie1123]

Ray Charles said OP could play like a motherf---r. Not faint praise. Art Tatum ( God ) is over my head, but I get Oscar

[@joeless1]

the happiness is in us, dear friends, just have to let it out ;)

[@LenceCvetanoska]

❤

[@amtrakatsfnyc]

I should add that a very careful listen should be made of Ray's solo; his scatting makes one want to get up and dance.

[@exjazzbassbaz]

i;m with you buckshot you talk sense.

[@fernandgabrielli1]

Yes indeed, for three times at least! Having been to MANY Ray Brown concerts, I can assure you that this is due to a scratched CD or else somebody did the editions to hide some noise, which of course would be preferable... A superb solo though, just as always!!!

[@asierbelloso]

BRUTAL

[@giovindi67]

Molto amato

[@jibsmokestack1]

A tribute to Lester Young’s version of this standard. Quotes Prez a lot here!

[@aekACDCpro]

Ray Brown

[@charleskatz2606]

Damn if there is an eternal heaven part of it must be dropping in on this club date

[@marveand1]

SWAG

[@BuckshotLaFunke1]

RotVillanovajunction, if I understand you correctly, you miss Peterson's happiness in today's music. As for jazz (which I dearly love) I think it has become too perfect and too clean. What would you say of raï musicians? Do the young musicians still make original, creative music? I would be interested to know. Best to you, Buckshot (65)

[@68on]

super'Oscar

[@edgarmarun]

ray brown

[@ginguenga]

wowowowowowowowow

[@4horizonseyegalloway69]

Or sometimes I have ALL the fun

[@bobreich1313]

There was only one Oscar.

[@ramsramsay1267]

As thee Italians say, ayyyyye, bap daddi boop ieee prego

[@AngelRamirez-ep8dw]

Listen to at 1.5x speed ... trust me

[@BenJogan]

It's so beautiful! But I can't stand the fact that a few strings where out of tune... argh (I might be excessive but I hate untuned pianos)

[@gerarddelgrande]

You're right Ben, not the best piano this time at The London House in 1961 (right now a Corner Bakery") but the best ever piano player !!

[@fanchonmoore6835]

YOU A LIE; i got ear of life; trained by my mother, classical trained jazz pianist and music educator; your ear ain't THAT SENSITIVE

[@amtrakatsfnyc]

The piano WAS out of tune and Oscar knew that before the set started. The liner notes on the album cover makes note of this fact.

[@hottubremoval731]

#BLM Oscar Peterson

[@RicoJazz]

HOLY SHIT THAT IS SWING!

[@RotVillanovajunction]

i just think that music is the expretion of our souls, by the way, rai music for me is some kind of perverted concepte, the old songs maded by cheb khaled, djalti, et j'en passe, there was some good feelings expressed there, now days, the emptiness of music may be the reflection of the materialiste ideology and the commercial strategies that turns some good musicians to some generic produces

[@honeycombsful]

Who is bassist?

[@G3r0n1mo]

190 / 0 Yeah, Oscar.

[@AntonioBetancourt48]

dem,as de Bueno...

[@yparker42]

the ultimate manic depressive song

[@ahmetdincer1978]

Beğenmeyen bu 13 salak kim acaba! I love you Oscar gittiğin yerde huzur içinde uyu

[@ratamahatta1300]

Chuck Norris of Piano :)

[@dudedude5182]

looks like lebron james

[@lishengshun6851]

lol

[@stephenennis5]

no.

[@xumbla]

annoying cymbals... the rest is great, tho !

[@fabioceresani4837]

Annoying cymbals? :-( that's an amazing ostinato groove very difficult to keep on time so long ...)

[@vesavalve2364]

if its difficult does it mean its not annoying ? not sayin that they are really that annoying

[@redpenink12]

stanky