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Oscar Peterson's Feel for Rhythm "Drove the Whole Bus," Say Fellow Musicians

December 25, 2007

The music was so powerful, so propulsively swinging that fellow musicians found it hard to believe Monday that such a force of nature as Oscar Peterson had finally been stilled. “It's hard for me to believe even now," said fellow pianist Hank Jones, a jazz legend in his own right. “I just thought Oscar would be ...

Love Ballade

Featuring the music of Oscar Peterson
Duration: 7:55
August 15, 2007

Oscar Peterson - Ray Brown - Milt Jackson: What's Up?

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 8, 2007

Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson e Ray Brown Jr.: tre grandi protagonisti del jazz moderno, riuniti in una superba esibizione concertistica del ’98 al Blue Note di New York. Li supportava, con un drumming discreto e misurato, il batterista Karriem Riggins, completando così una formazione stellare che vola sulle ali dello swing. Sono sette gli standard interpretati ...

Jazz At The Philharmonic: Switzerland, 1953

by C. Michael Bailey
April 26, 2007

Before the star-studded jam sessions of the 1970s Montreux Jazz Festivals there were the pioneering Jazz At The Philharmonic (JATP) road shows, which toured from 1946 into the 1960s and put onstage together many of the greatest mainstream and modern stars of their times. Both Montreux and JATP were the brainchildren of Norman Granz, the jazz ...

The Very Tall Band: Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Milt Jackson: What's Up

by C. Michael Bailey
March 23, 2007

What's Up is the addendum to Telarc's 1999 release of Live at the Blue Note, cataloging a holiday performance of elder statesmen pianist Oscar Peterson, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, and bassist Ray Brown with the support of relative youngster drummer Karriem Riggins. Recorded on Thanksgiving weekend, 1998 at New York City's Blue Note Club, these performances are ...

Oscar Peterson: Perfect Peterson: The Best of the Pablo and Telarc Recordings

by Dan McClenaghan
February 9, 2007

The back cover photo on this two-disc set is a shot of the inimitable Oscar Peterson in a light-toned suit with a wide necktie that sports a swirling, quasi-paisley pattern. The photo's in black and white, but we can guess at a riot of colors; and that phrase could serve as a decription of Peterson's piano ...

Action (Exclusively For My Friends Vol. I)

By Oscar Peterson

Label: Telarc
Released: 2006

Mellow Mood (Exclusively For My Friends Vol. V)

By Oscar Peterson

Label: Telarc
Released: 2006

Mi Opción Personal

By Oscar Peterson

Label: Telarc
Released: 2006

Birth of a Legend: Historic Carnegie Hall Concerts

By Oscar Peterson

Label: Giant Step Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Fine And Dandy; I Only Have Eyes For You; Carnegie Blues; Gai; Padovane; Sweet Georgia Brown; Cheek To Cheek; C Jam Blues; Tenderly; Seven Comes Eleven; Lollobridgida; Pompton Turnpike; Swingin' On A Star; Love For Sale; Swingin' 'Till The Girls Come Home.