This latest entry on petersons life and work should help update other works, including palmers book and gene leess oscar peterson. Night train ist ein studioalbum des oscar peterson trios. If you have never attempted to transcribe oscar s solos, you should know that this task presents immense challenges. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read oscar peterson omnibook.
Oscar peterson trio at the place des arts 1965 by 60otaku4. Label variant from oscar peterson trio in transition. The tunes are simple ones, mostly standards and 60s covers but theyre done by oscar, ray brown, and ed thigpen in a mode. Stream oscar peterson plays the duke ellington song book. Pennies from heaven by johnny burke, arthur johnston. Sep 07, 2016 from the album oscar peterson trio with milt jackson very tall 1961. Oscar peterson biography childhood, life achievements. The modern jazz quartet and the oscar peterson trio. Oscar peterson canadian oscar emmanuel peterson born august 15, 1925, montreal, qc, canada. Because these are transcriptions from trio recordings the solos if you can play them will sound a little empty because oscar peterson always had a bass player for these recordings. Oscar and his longestrunning trio were very much in touch with one another by the time this was recorded in 1964.
Oscar emmanuel peterson 15 august 1925 23 december 2007 was a canadian jazz pianist, vocalist and composer. While the scene moved through bop, modal, and postbop, and continued on into the stratosphere behind the avantgarde, peterson maintained his trio and the style of jazz his fame had been founded on. The death was confirmed by his son, mitchell ellis. The album features jazz interpretations of seven songs from the film west side story. The oscar peterson omnibook collection, transcribed by larry dunlap, contains amazingly accurate transcriptions of some of oscar s best solos, including some of my alltime favorites. Oscar peterson plays the duke ellington song book wikipedia. The tightlyknit group were talking about today is the oscar peterson trio that featured bassist ray brown and ed thigpen on drums. All of me between the devil and the deep blue sea falling in love with love georgia on my mind i got it bad and that aint good if. Oscar peterson at verve records steve hoffman music forums. The oscar peterson trio, the gene krupa quartet jazz at the philharmonic 1955 volume 2. Choose from oscar peterson sheet music for such popular songs as hymn to freedom, over the rainbow, and summertime. No infringement intended, this transcription is for noncommercial and educational use only. Oscar peterson s most popular book is a jazz odyssey. Plays the harold arlen song book remastered 180g limited edition.
At the time, i was playing piano in rays trio and jeff hamilton was the drummer. Oscar peterson has 35 books on goodreads with 369 ratings. Work from home with oscar peterson, hello herbie, tristeza on piano, in tune remastered anniversary edition, walking the line remastered anniversary edition, top tracks. His enthusiasm was mirrored by the oscar peterson trio, which also performed at the festival. Oscar peterson norman granz jazz in montreux presents oscar peterson trio 77 01. Oscar peterson trio in transition this stereo 2lp record set was released by mercury records as 832 7591 in 1976. On oscar peterson trio plus one, its almost like a meeting of two minds, in a way. Side c was recorded at chicago sound studios, chicago, december 3, 1965. Oscar peterson oscar petersons song books endlich komplett. Oscar peterson plays the cole porter song book lp sealed 180 gm vinyl re reissue. Oscar peterson plays the duke ellington song book is a 1959 album by pianist oscar peterson of compositions written or performed by duke ellington. The will to swing, recently reissued by cooper square press. Oscar peterson sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Oscar peterson this is the ultimate resource for studying the work of oscar peterson.
Blue and sentimental, stormy weather, sunday, when your lover has gone, cocktails for two, biography. Stream live events, live playbyplay nfl, mlb, nba, nhl, college football, ncaa basketball, and premier league matches. He was called the maharaja of the keyboard by duke ellington, but simply o. Oscar peterson lp vinyl records jazz for sale ebay. Oscar peterson trio the greatest jazz concert in the world. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Ive just picked up a copy of oscar peterson plays the cole porter song book and i am enamored with the sounds coming from my speakers. Shortly afterward smith was replaced by guitarist irving ashby. I got it bad and that aint good, all the things you are, there will never be another you, hymn to freedom, georgia on my mind, monthly listeners. Get the best deals on oscar peterson vinyl records when you shop the largest online selection at. West side story oscar peterson trio album wikipedia. Oscars performance was a sensation and he astonished the other jazz greats present, such as ella fitzgerald, charlie parker, coleman hawkins, and roy eldridge. Listen to the oscar peterson trio radio featuring songs from oscar peterson plays the duke ellington song book free online. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
Find similar albums to trio in transition oscar peterson on allmusic allmusic. At the back of the book is a list of the albums where you can hear the transcriptions. Ive recently discovered the wonderful music of oscar peterson and his trio. Oscar peterson classical vinyl records for sale ebay. This article contains the discography of jazz pianist oscar peterson. The tastiest oscar peterson blues piano lick youtube. In our catalog, you can find oscar peterson sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. Herb ellis later replaced kessel in the trio which toured and won fame in the 1950s. Lover man by jimmy davis, ram ramirez, jimmy sherman. Oscar peterson trio oscar peterson piano sam jones bass bobby durham drums 1. Get the best deals on oscar peterson vinyl records when you shop the largest online.
Lester young with the oscar peterson trio the president plays with the oscar peterson trio. Sweet georgia brown oscar peterson piano niels pedersen bass ray brown. Falling love with love, night train, hymn to freedom, little girl blue, a little jazz exercise, autumn leaves, caravan, give me the simple life. Trio in transition oscar peterson releases allmusic. Oscar peterson was a canadian jazz pianist and composer. Nearly 40 full transcriptions of songs by this jazz piano master arranged for singleline c instruments, including. Oscar peterson omnibook c instruments hal leonard online. Get the best deals on oscar peterson classical vinyl records when you shop the largest online selection at.
Wheatland from canadiana suite, as played by the oscar peterson trio 1964 oscar peterson 3 transcribed by thomas mueller 201211 4 8 5 3 3 11 15 3. Astaire gave each of the musicians on the album a gold identification bracelet, inscribed with thanks, fred a. Oscar peterson spoke warmly of the sessions that produced the astaire story in his autobiography, noting that vocally, astaire was naturally attuned to jazz phrasing, and that astaire enjoyed playing the drums at home. By the mid60s, oscar peterson was a man out of time. Oscar peterson trio in transition 1976, gatefold, vinyl. What does this book of oscar peterson originals contain. Oscar peterson trio the greatest jazz concert in the. If you can find a likeminded bass player this will fill in the gaps. No distinction is made between sessions as leader or sideman. Bags groove band call cjam blues easy does it georgia on my mind the honeydripper hymn to freedom i got it bad and that aint good moten swing night train things aint what they used to be. Oscar emmanuel peterson, cc cq oont august 15, 1925 december 23, 2007 was a canadian jazz pianist and composer. Peterson had recorded many of the pieces for his 1952 album oscar peterson plays duke ellington, and had recently performed with ella fitzgerald on her 1957 album, ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book. Not long afterwards oscar peterson joined the ranks of the jazz at the philharmonic and formed the first oscar peterson trio with guitarist barney kessel and bassist ray brown. Aug 15, 2005 oscar peterson formed his first trio with guitarist barney kessel and ray brown on bass.
Oscar peterson trio in transition 1976, vinyl discogs. Ellis was a member during the 1950s of the oscar peterson trio, which served as the house recording band for. Piano transcriptions ebook written by oscar peterson. On august 8th, 1956, the oscar peterson trio, consisting of montrealborn oscar peterson on piano, herb ellis on guitar, ray brown on bass, played an historic concert at the stratford shakespearean festival. Trio in transition oscar peterson similar allmusic. A key example of the popularity of the oscar peterson trio in the mid 60s an album of tracks that listeners wanted to hear done in the groups familiar style. See new and popular oscar peterson songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Ben webster meets oscar peterson hannover, 1972 youtube.
He was also a masterful accompanist, working with singers such as ella fitzgerald. This comes from oscar peterson s boogie blues etudes video and i guarantee you are going to love it and use it often. The oscar peterson trio plays is a 1964 album by oscar peterson. In the early 1950s, he began performing with brown and drummer charlie smith as the oscar peterson trio. Overseen by palmer, the author of oscar peterson o. Oscar peterson defined the modern mainstream jazz piano style, with albums such as night train and we get requests providing a template for all other jazz piano trios to follow. The minuet bear3 a very close resemblance to the exerc. My start was of course the album, night train and went from there. Music profile for oscar peterson, born 15 august 1925.
Oscar plays the cole porter song book 180 gram new vinyl. Oscar peterson jazz double lp vinyl records for sale ebay. Originally from montreal, quebec, peterson is said to be one of the most technically brilliant and melodically inventive jazz pianists of all time, with a career that lasted more than 65 years. Oscar peterson plays the jerome kern song book oscar. Listen to free internet radio, sports, music, news, talk and podcasts. Oscar peterson trio music, videos, stats, and photos. Oscar peterson plays the harold arlen song book 1959 full album by jazz time with jarvis x. Learn how to play 14 of oscar petersons trademark pieces. Oscar peterson was a famous jazz pianist who won eight grammy awards throughout his long and illustrious career. Oscar peterson the trio vinyl records and cds for sale. Get the best deals on oscar peterson lp vinyl records jazz when you shop the largest online selection at. Oscar peterson plays the george gershwin song book.
Oscar petersons most popular book is a jazz odyssey. Trio in transition oscar peterson release info allmusic. I have nearly every book of oscar peterson s piano sheet music and am rarely disappointed except for the hogtown blues in canadiana suite volume however blues of the prairies is well written in that book. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Oscar peterson trio in transition releases discogs. I was blessed to be befriended by oscar in the fall of 1992, when he came to hear the trio led by the late, great master of the bass, ray brown, in toronto.
In 1960, peterson and three other musicians formed the advanced school of contemporary music, in toronto. Oscar peterson sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. West side story is a 1962 studio album by the oscar peterson and his trio. Vinyl records by peterson, oscar peterson, oscar,at the stratford shakespearean festival,in a romantic mood,pastel moods,plays my fair lady,plays the duke ellington song book,soft sands,swinging brass,paris concert,plays count basie,tribute to my friends,lost tapes,night train,west side story,west side story,reunion blues,plays the jimmy mchugh songbook,plays the. Transcriptions of oscar peterson s jazz piano solos including. He considered the trio with brown and ellis the most stimulating and productive setting for public performances and studio recordings.
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