The 'Boogie' Blues Etude… Oscar Peterson (1974)

Oscar Peterson, piano
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pederson, double bass
Barney Kessel, guitar
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London (July 24, 1974)

[@1DShoe]

5:08, 5:38 🤯 I mean, this man is absolutely incredible. This is who god would’ve taken piano lessons from.

[@cameronrothery4613]

My favourite summary of Oscar’s art, genius and humanity.

[@gregorioribeirojr]

That's a masterpiece!!! A man delivering his soul to music, through his hands...

[@anxiousproductions9183]

I actually found myself slack jawed whilst watching this!

[@peterbland7227]

Saw Oscar Peterson with Ray brown and Louie Bellson headline the Berkeley Jazz Festival in 1979. The day was full of top line jazz groups, like Herbie Hancock’s VSOP. Peterson’s trio played for about 90 minutes. By the end his set, I had a vague memory of some groups that had come on earlier … I was in a cloud for two weeks afterward.

[@bbbailey47]

I’m so jealous! My family was jazz musicians (my brother Donald Bailey, jazz drummer) and I met and saw many perform over the years, but Oscar was the treasure that I never had the pleasure of seeing live.

[@marielevine7757]

I really enjoyed this. Thank you for posting it.

[@orlandooliveira1784]

Elegância, talento nesse virtuose, simplesmente deslumbrante e magnífico! Música pra alma! Oscar viverá pra sempre!❤

[@TheTralfaz]

the man had 5 brains

[@Mandoline2007]

Incroyable! J’en ai des frissons!

[@nikosblaxabas5338]

this blows my mind to a place it has never ever been to before..

[@mukisajohnmary6968]

God really gave Talent

[@alexkerby1227]

What a beautiful soul, Oscar!

[@vladimirrychkov]

Техника на грани фантастики.

[@HaischkaEST]

It didn't matter who Oscar performed with. You always see those musicians looking at him with smiles and admiration. There's a reason for this... he was a music machine, just brilliant.

[@nes32ify]

And also a healthy dose of fear

[@deja75m]

And a super healthy lyricist on da piano

[@bbbailey47]

Not just smiles, but admiration and pride to be playing with the best in the world.

[@johndemola1608]

Amazing rhythm changes in the right hand improvisation! And I love when his highly accomplished partners look at each other as if to say, “Wow! Holy crap! That’s mind boggling. I don’t know how anybody does that!”

[@johncourtneidge]

Peerless, solo, ensemble and that closing-out sequence. Wow! Thank-you!

[@BeeMichael]

Three GOATs

[@debralynnpaxton5238]

Spectacular!

[@405Lenny]

Yes, he is the G.O.A.T. 🙏

[@pearldiver7]

Mind boggling how great OP was.

[@jackd8602]

WoW! as always

[@NombreFrancisco]

Despues de very un video como este quien honestamente puede creer que el regeton es mas imPresionante?

[@michaelnantel1919]

My favourite Canadian !

[@AddyLixks]

Legend 🎉

[@jamesforrester5006]

He had inherited some of Tatum’s DNA on keys! Took it a step further!

[@ReinaldoGodinho]

Oscar Peterson! Grande!!!

[@TullMorse]

Astounding! 🥰

[@pauldionne2884]

This defines working up a sweat!

[@dielaughing73]

He definitely earnt it

[@mircovannucchi6600]

Another world ! MV

[@hienbossa1065]

❤❤❤

[@MrPianorgan]

Woooowwww Il Blues in tutte le Salse !!! 😃

[@stansargeant]

OSCAR

[@jimmyt3102]

Hot damn.

[@markwilson9935]

There is the best....and then theirs Oscar P...untouchable.

[@filmscorefreak]

Oscar was burning so hot in his solo that the bass player was sweating

[@allenstaley7252]

Nagyon Szep!

[@janetashkenazy9290]

I think he's got Art Tatum beat on this one.

[@md88kg]

Why didn't he remove his coat?????

[@dovanka]

He wanted to look classy 😉

[@Чачамбура-р4б]

Оскар хорошо играет, но Эррол Гарнер крутее джазмен и его вряд ли кто то сместит с пьедестала !!!!!

[@markjolyonsinclair]

Pure genius! And what a great accompaniment too! Doesn’t get better than this.

[@Ranger1216]

The bass and guitar had to be super just to accompany Oscar. Neils Orsted bass, and Barney Kessel guitar…..

[@kim2ft]

Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

[@whetcalf]

Joe Pass was the most adept at keeping up w/OP!

[@gerrymcguire7521]

The best piano player ever, no question! Mozart would be impressed! No joke!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

His hero was Art Tatum. Shastakovich and Rachmaninoff moved to NYC and would buy whiskies and listen to Art Tatum. They said if Art did classical, they'd be out of jobs.

[@JWatson5290]

Oscar Peterson is the truth

[@mascotbenches5146]

Such an amassing talent and mind. No good words to describe what I just saw. Incredible.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Take that in all 12 keys and you're good to go.

[@hotice8885]

If anybody could have done that, it would have been Oscar!!

[@1DShoe]

Oscar: “Hold my beer.”

[@edouardzurstrassen4645]

Seems that this anthological video has been released a few days ago.

[@fredpim11]

oscar is over the speed of sound

[@mahlonrhoades4509]

Never has been, nor will there be, anyone that can approach what he could do with boogie.

[@MarkHaydon-oc4np]

Absolute brilliance. Unsurpassed technique. Incredible feel. Grooving like no other. Once in a century talent or maybe two centuries.

[@markmcginn8012]

My Rushmore of jazz musicians

[@percyvolnar8010]

While people drool over amazingly-fast internet pianists who play their tunes note for note, Guys like Oscar are forever chased musically but never surpassed. We've seen him do this on ANYTHING hes playing and at moments notice. A true musical genius.

[@tombennettband1485]

something to be said for a great classical interpreter but yes Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum are timeless geniuses.

[@dean3434]

Better than that same old same old Art Tatum stuff. Tatum was one dimentional. Oscar Peterson is that and more. Thank You. Dean from Mountlake Terrace, WA (studio)

[@rb7166]

Peak civilisation moment

[@Ranger1216]

Why haven’t they gotten his DNA?

[@rjwh67220]

I was watching an old lad episode of Perry Mason that had a guitarist in it, and I thought, “damn that sounds like Barney Kessel!” IMDB to the rescue, it was Barney Kessel.

[@0r1x]

My only regret is that you can't hear his mumbling. Oscar is just pure energy in this. I don't know who enjoys this more, us or him.

[@phila2361]

OMG, FANTASTICO!!! Modal scales were only created to explain why NONE of these notes sound wrong! Penn & Teller could not work out how "the band" joined in at 7.15:30!!!! Frickin' unbelievably awesome!!

[@diegorosso9401]

He plays on top of the beat, sometimes way, yet that somehow does not detract from his insane timekeeping and swing.

[@DanFrizzell]

This is wonderful. I had the good fortune to see three giants, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, and Ella Fitzgerald, in a hall not much larger than this one appears to be, back in the ‘80s. What a night.

[@Ritamadlein]

Niet te geloven 💌Groot talent 💌wereld muziek !!!!Respect🥲🥲🥲

[@therealtruetwelfth798]

There’s just no stopping the Oscar express 🚆

[@brentharris5344]

It's cool you can hear the click track! At some point he left boogie woogie 🤣🤣

[@rafaelrieck6655]

Simply the best! Alles was ein Superpianist haben muss: Technik, Rhythmus, swing, bluesfeeling und Persönlichkeit!

[@stephanedubarry8624]

What a trio. Oscar was great at everything he touche, including boogie

[@KanyeDgit]

A stunning performance, transcendent.

[@angelgarciagarcia7295]

just crazy ! brilliant !

[@nullvoid244]

High point of human civilization

[@sanducmarcel3056]

🥰😘

[@ccgotou]

まさに王道！

[@laurieharper1526]

Astonishing playing. Whoever filmed it needs setting fire to. Trying to be clever with so many ridiculous close-ups and cutaways. I had to scroll down and just listen so I couldn't see the film.

[@jonathanthekiso6550]

After Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson redefined the purpose of the jazz piano. Absolute genius.

[@JamesRobson-e1f]

If you have not yet listened to the Oscar Peterson and Fred Astaire circa 1953, do so, some amazing collaboration.

[@Matt-oy7pz]

wouldn’t it be cool to be in a room with a guy who, every time he touches the keys, you’re witnessing actual history ??

[@tafari5097]

Life changing experience 😮!!!

[@tommyhaynes9157]

That chordal stuff Kessel is playing is harded than shredding

[@vendedor1cresol181]

Damas y caballeros estos SON UNOS GENIOS.......👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@giusepyouetube]

in questo momento, Art Tatum, J.S. Bach, G. Gershwin, L. Van Beethoven, C. Debussy e lo stesso Peterson... stanno discorrendo di armonia su qualche nuvoletta in Paradiso

[@tommyhaynes9157]

I think Oscar is clapping on the two..abt 4:10

[@maxforce70ify]

Monster 😮😮 Ragtime Father.

[@mrriesiescteorge1731]

TERIBLE JOJO 4:28 4:58 ❤😂

[@ixoye56]

Mind boggling

[@fulviobologna6858]

un mito

[@glennlopez6772]

Who can work around the house, while this music is on, without being dragged into its complexities!

[@russelldawkins9094]

“Too many notes”!

[@deja75m]

Oscar..pre arthritis..the ART TATUM of my generation..love this soul

[@deja75m]

Playing the crap ...in suit!..bad choice of occupations if ya hate sweating like a dog in a suit running the mile..shoosh

[@deja75m]

Kessel is brilliant..yup