Rip Oscar Peterson !! - Page 2

boojum · 25th December 2007

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Originally Posted by soultrane

r.i.p... the greatest...

i met his piano tech one time, telling me about his boesendofers... he told me oscar always warmed up w. the bach "48" preludes and fugues and was very fluent w. the classics...

he never recorded any of his classical playing, i don't believe.

another thing was he was fascinated w. technology, the synclavier and the like. i don't know if he ever released any of his electronic stuff, either?

maybe there is alot of unreleased recorded music?!?!?

There are some Bach pieces by OP on eMusic. I have them.

True North · 27th December 2007

As a proud Canadian and a Jazz fan I had to pay my respects here even though I am a little late to post on this thread.

Oscar was a rare blend of virtuosity, sublime taste, impeccable swing/feel and a wonderfully humble human being..... a VERY rare combination indeed.

Such a great loss but what a fantastic legacy he has left behind.

Oscar, you will be missed but definitely not forgotten, thanks for the memories.

the-oger · 28th December 2007

Once, in my teens (pre www), late at night flipping through the TV channels (all 4 of them, good ol’ rural northern Ontario TV!), I heard this music that totally captivated me. It was on the Ontario Legislative Channel after it had signed off for the day… instead of a tone, they would play music. I knew nothing about jazz, but I couldn’t stop listening. The drums and bass blew my mind …and the piano! Oh man, the piano!!

For the next little while I spent many a late night checking out this “off-air” channel late hoping to again catch that amazing piano-jazz music, and was occasionally rewarded. On these lucky nights I’d sit listening, in a daze staring at the Ontario coat of arms crest on the screen, until I heard the first song come around again, and sometimes two full rotations would go by. Much later on I finally heard on CBC radio, that unmistakable playing… that’s how I found out about Oscar Petersen.

Thanks for expanding my horizons Oscar.

Ian

27th December 2007	#32
True North Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Richmond Hill, Ontario (Canada) Posts: 3,213	As a proud Canadian and a Jazz fan I had to pay my respects here even though I am a little late to post on this thread. Oscar was a rare blend of virtuosity, sublime taste, impeccable swing/feel and a wonderfully humble human being..... a VERY rare combination indeed. Such a great loss but what a fantastic legacy he has left behind. Oscar, you will be missed but definitely not forgotten, thanks for the memories. __________________ "In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey" - Beck, Loser "I do use compressors/limiters but not for controlling dynamics, I use EQ for that!" Jp22 (damn I miss him) "Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." -- Will Durant, historian (1885-1981) "I try to get a boom out of the bass drum, in one of my albums, my CD, boom, I try to get that big boom, I could not get a big boom, I paid bucks, and could not get the boom" - Recording Expert, Tad Donley

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28th December 2007	#33
the-oger Gear nut Joined: Jun 2002 Location: way up north Ontario Posts: 122	Once, in my teens (pre www), late at night flipping through the TV channels (all 4 of them, good ol’ rural northern Ontario TV!), I heard this music that totally captivated me. It was on the Ontario Legislative Channel after it had signed off for the day… instead of a tone, they would play music. I knew nothing about jazz, but I couldn’t stop listening. The drums and bass blew my mind …and the piano! Oh man, the piano!! For the next little while I spent many a late night checking out this “off-air” channel late hoping to again catch that amazing piano-jazz music, and was occasionally rewarded. On these lucky nights I’d sit listening, in a daze staring at the Ontario coat of arms crest on the screen, until I heard the first song come around again, and sometimes two full rotations would go by. Much later on I finally heard on CBC radio, that unmistakable playing… that’s how I found out about Oscar Petersen. Thanks for expanding my horizons Oscar. Ian