Once More for Oscar
I feel like I am driving this into the ground and if you are sick of me talking about Oscar Peterson, I apologize. It’s just that, well, he was a musician I truly had a fondness for, but, at the same time, it had been a while since I had pulled out the Oscar Peterson records and CDs and took a listen. It’s one of those moments like realizing that someone is gone and you meant to make a phone call to them the other day, but something else came up and you didn’t and now it’s too late.
What was it about him that made me so sad he was gone and, yet, at the same time, brought back such a warm and happy feeling? Why was it that even though I was reading about him passing away, I smiled when I saw the name Oscar Peterson?
Well, I found some of his music and listened to it. Ah! Suddenly it all came back. That’s why! Listen to that? Could I find some video footage of him playing?
Well, of course, in this day and age, if you want to find anything on video, you have to turn to YouTube. So, I did. What a great find! I wanted to share at least one of those with you.
So, for Oscar Peterson playing and for the sheer enjoyment of seeing a musician loving what is playing and conveying that love to an audience, please click HERE.
It’s an interesting trio that Oscar is playing with there. You can read about it on the site, but it’s Oscar and two bass players. I haven’t really seen that done too much.
Notice the way Oscar smiles as he plays. Listen to how fast the notes come. Listen to the applause from the audience.
Enjoy!
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