Oscar Peterson died just a year and a half after I saw him play – and in that moment the world lost a truly great musician. A Time For Love: The Oscar Peterson QuartetLive In Helsinki. The Royal Albert Hall was packed full, and Oscar and the quartet gave a great show: there was only the slightest hint of lingering damage caused by a stroke when he pulled back a bit in some of their fastest playing. The gig followed shortly after the death of Peterson's regular bass player Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, and so the quartet paid tribute to him with beautiful ballads dedicated to his memory. It was reissued in 2005 by Columbia Japan with a revised track sequence as Last Trio: Oscar Peterson in Tokyo. Tokyo,1982), Ray Brown/Oscar Peterson/Joe Pass - Jobim, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass - Theres A Boat Dats Leavin Soon For. His fingers flew over the keys just like on the many, many recordings he made through his exceptional career, I had to pinch myself to check that I wasn't dreaming! The Oscar Peterson Trio in Tokyo is a live album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson and his trio, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). He was helped slowly onstage by drummer Alvin Queen – but when he sat at the piano, all trace of his frailty seemed to disappear. Live at Tokyo - 1987 Oscar Peterson - Piano Martin Drew - Drums David Youn - Bass Joe Pass. When I saw him play London's Royal Albert Hall, Oscar was approaching his 80th birthday (I wasn't even yet 20), and was clearly very frail. Dewey Edward Chester on LinkedIn: Oscar Peterson - Cakewalk. I remember my grandfather playing Oscar Peterson Trio records when I was still very small, and I grew up with those incredible sounds (though only ever preserved on the recordings, never witnessed first-hand). I'm incredibly grateful that I managed to see Oscar Peterson play in concert before he passed away.
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