I don't know about 'fruity loops' but he's got some great gear there folks. Looks like a Mac, Synclavier (not Memorymoog) Jupiter-8 & uh bunch of other things I can't identify. Does anyone know what the fridge size modular stuff he's using? thanx dudes.
Every person who finds his passion to be his purpose of life, to serve by giving fruit to the fullest of their talent. Every person who is like that is always open minded, at least I thinks so, because they are happy and always looking new ways to express their natural gifts. Gift is a beautiful word to describe it. Oscar Peterson had it but also we received the gift of creation through his talent.
I like that he didn't go into it half-assed with one little synth to tinker with, he's got walls of gear, monitor, floppy disks, printer, the whole deal
Yeah really he seem really into it and completely fluid with the technology - he always was a really smart dude. Awesomeness... And the he starts going on about multi perspectival and multi dimensional cubism and Picasso. Nice.
I read an interview with him back in the 80s in Keyboard magazine. He was talking about reading user manuals for synths he didn't own. He was that interested in the subject.
No MIDI... it's a Synclavier and a Roland Jupiter-8. The CRT screen in the video is actually the Synclavier terminal (not a 'computer' in the usual sense, but an optional peripheral for that synth).
imagine what a musical genius like oscar could do with today's technology?? from every interview i've seen with him he seems like such an awesome dude!!!!
Back in the days, this was rocket science. A Synclavier represented state-of-the-art technology in the late 70's/early 80's. A Synth nerd like Trevor Horn used it for his famous productions of Frankie goes to Hollywood or Grace Jones. Hard to believe for guys of 40 or younger, but polyphonic chords and sampling were quite unique at that time - and yes, for every sound change you had to press many buttons, turn knobs, push scroll bars - and floppy discs were your exclusive storage medium. So it may come as a surprise that a classic Jazz pianist like Oscar Peterson worked with that futuristic stuff. Although his musical approach was quite 'classic' and conservative (he was a hater of disharmonic free jazz), it might show his general openess to new influences and technologies (i remember him supporting the SACD in the 2000's). Funny that he never released an album with synthesizer music, except 'Night Child' in 1979 on which he played e-piano. It would have been interesting to see him exploring new musical territory.
Not to mention that the Synclavier cost a bloody fortune back then. At least $25,000, as I recall. But it pioneered the digital workstation paradigm, and had undreamt-of capabilities for its day. So cool of Oscar, who-particularly at that time -was actually getting some foolishly negative feedback for being a jazz traditionalist, to actually be more cutting edge than anyone with the tech.
That's not just any old "synth". That is the NED Synclavier II. The most advanced synthesiser/sampler of it's kind at the time. And also the most expensive ever. Great to see Oscar having fun.
@@jamsolo5335 Yeah. It's not that great without the sampler. It's basically the first ever FM synth. The guy who invented it sold the patent on to Yamaha who built the DX7 and others based on it. You have to realise though, this was 1980.
@@TryptychUK As a historic piece it is very interesting. I guess there is also a case to be made for 8 or 12 bit sampling for certain sounds. I can also dig the fact that people are different than me :-)
This sounds so fresh. His little effortless jam. It’s a shame that musical conventions meant he didn’t really pursue this. I bet some of his recorded synth jams are more interesting than the stuff he actually released.
@@schmodedo from some cursory research he appeared on the front of Keyboard Magazine in October 1983 with similar equipment. I’ve listened through some of his releases around that time and couldn’t find anything with synthesisers. Herbie Hancock really embraced a range of equipment some years before on Sunlight and Feet’s Dont Fail Me Now, but that was more of a disco vibe. If anyone knows of Peterson synth records post them in the comments?
He was just playing jazz changes on a synth and in this video it didn't really inspire a new approach - he was just doing the old stuff with new sounds. Petersen was a master technician and an extremely gifted pianist, but he wasn't a great songwriter or a groundbreaking artist.
Not only is this guy the man, but he definitely would have been opening his own PDFs if still alive today. RIP man and thanks for continuing to embrace technology. Great to see from an older person.
This is my favorite video on TH-cam. A true visionary artist embracing the promise and possibilities of the future. God bless the great Oscar Peterson. ❤️
It is incredible. He was so amazing and successful on the piano and still had the creative drive to learn new technology and push the boundaries of his craft.
The camera pans over the Roland System 100M racks as if to say: "when is he going to start patching? when is he going to start cranking out some crazy modular shit!?" ;D
that's hot. insight into how he has been following the developments .just a small piece of the film, be curious to see him muck about on the analogue beasts in the room, here is all synclavier.
This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen...those earlier synths sound amazing. I love his open mindedness for new sounds and this is the first time I heard a synth swing! O.P. Forever!
In a minor way he reminds me of my dad, an old school photographer who dumped his heavy DLR Maymia kit as soon as a good pocket 35mm became available. He bought a computer in his 70s and used it all the time - keeping the typewriter nearby to type addresses on envelopes while the printer was printing the envelope. I admire all pros who learn the new tools and integrate them into the workstream. It’s harder than it sounds.
Oscar & Herbie were the pioneers of the cultural meld of modern jazz and (then novel) electronic sound design. Didn’t realise Oscar was so ‘in to’ it with all that kit in there, like Roland modular system, Jupiter 8 and Synclavier II. Cool! 😎🤘🎹🎵
This is unfathomably cool. What a class act through and through Peterson was. Neat to see him tinkering on those ancient computers with MIDI I'm assuming?
@@BobKartyMusic Synclavier II had it I believe which is what he's playing but not sure the year of this video. The II came out in 1980 I'm reading and MIDI was 1982 or 3? I guess later updated models had it added. I remember we used to have an old Atari computer that had midi capability and sold it to my nerdy piano teacher's husband when I was in elementary school in the mid 90's. "Other additions added were SMPTE time code tracking (incredibly the Synclavier tracked SMPTE time code in varispeed. if the tape speed slewed or slowed down, so did the Synclavier sequence, adjusting sound duration to match) and reluctantly, as they felt it was non professional when first released, a MIDI interface."
He was working in DOS! Imagine how much fun Mr Peterson would have today with the technology that is now out there. Playing my little Yamaha MOX6 as his first experience with a modern synthesizer would probably bring him to tears, and it has nowhere near the capabilities of the recently released workstation keyboards offered at the same price-point. The state of the science is just amazing. Oscar Peterson was certainly one of the all-time great pianists and it was nice to get to see him in this setting. Not only was he musically gifted, he was extremely intelligent.
I have that computer terminal sitting atop his synclavier. I found one sitting inside an abandoned lathe factory. It was the only terminal that hadn't been smashed to smithereens. I don't really know what to do with it although it is working. Maybe I'll find a Synclavier to use with it lol
That's not surprising because Johnny Costa (Mr. Rogers' pianist) played with a rococo, florid style like Peterson, and both men possessed mind blowing dexterity.
Wow, what a rare gem of a clip. Doesn't quite sound right with Peterson on the synth though. Shame we'll never know what he could have done with today's 88 key fully weighted workstations. At the end of the clip he's back on the piano and takes it to a whole different level.
Yeah, a lot of these synth sounds seem pretty comical now. Kinda puts a stop on the idea that good music is about the player, not the instrument; the tool matters too. Put another way, a good instrument won't make a beginner sound like a pro, but a bad one can make a good player sound lousy.
Based on the acoustic piano clips at the end, I don’t think we’re hearing what the synths sounded like accurately. It does seem like a comical amount of vibrato, but then you hear that same vibrato on the acoustic piano later.
James Reeno That's what I mean. There shouldn't be vibrato on the piano, but it seems like there is at the end of this clip. That makes me think it's the quality of the recording that's making the overbearing vibrato on the synth part.
This actually makes me wonder how jazz would have sounded if electronic synthesisers and other electronic instruments were used as early as the 40's. We'd probably get a lot of other worldly lofi sounding songs
Wow man, what a treasure...how lucky are we to have this on TH-cam? As an aspiring musician, and as a lover of music, I am very grateful to see this. Thanks very much for putting it up. Dude, what happened to that fantastic musical notation creator/recorder app? That was so awesome! Are there any apps like that which can record what you play into sheet music? I’m guessing there are. Edit: found one..”Scorecloud”. Looks pretty sweet man... Gonna check it out.
Oscar is one of the most well spoken musicians I have ever heard speak. I rarely here him say “uh” or “Um”. I think that is why is good improvising lines on the spot.
*LePredator1* That's a 5.25 disk only protected by a flexible plastic sleeve 3.5 disks were smaller and was protected by a more rigid cover. Also, there were prior to those formats 8 inch floppy drives.
*Cr8Tron* That's a 5.25 disk only protected by a flexible plastic sleeve 3.5 disks were smaller and was protected by a more *rigid cover.* Also, there were prior to those formats 8 inch floppy drives.
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Shoulda named this video Oscar Petersynth
STOP
Marijuana Johnson 😂😂😂
RagEyes NJ #NERD!!! LOL j/k
I wouldn't even be mad if you renamed the video now lol
I don't know about 'fruity loops' but he's got some great gear there folks. Looks like a Mac, Synclavier (not Memorymoog) Jupiter-8 & uh bunch of other things I can't identify.
Does anyone know what the fridge size modular stuff he's using? thanx dudes.
I landscaped for him once. Really nice guy. On a blazing day he brought out the pitcher of ice water & made sure we were all good.
He sounds like a nice guy that’s awesome
@Maxbinned Dude ice water is amazing on a blazing day
was this in mtl?
@Maxbinned what? you want him to bring them a pitcher of d’usse?
@@laminebaazi4376 Mtl Rules !!!
Wow. Dude''s a giant from the Bop era, yet more open minded and w/ a more jovial spirit than many guys born after 1960...
there's something to be said of a person who's not afraid of change but rather embraces it.
@wyntonmarsalis
Every person who finds his passion to be his purpose of life, to serve by giving fruit to the fullest of their talent. Every person who is like that is always open minded, at least I thinks so, because they are happy and always looking new ways to express their natural gifts. Gift is a beautiful word to describe it. Oscar Peterson had it but also we received the gift of creation through his talent.
Exactly my thoughts..he has always been one of my favorite jazzers but this just seals the deal...
I like that he didn't go into it half-assed with one little synth to tinker with, he's got walls of gear, monitor, floppy disks, printer, the whole deal
Murders Rhythm changes, has to type with one finger
Lmao
😂😂😂
AJ Salas hahahah
That's too funny man hahaha!
He’s just intentionally holding back so as to not destroy our self-esteem
Who woulda known Oscar was into synths, midi, and computers back then...and seems he was quite saavy with the stuff too
Yes, I am quite amazed!
Yeah really he seem really into it and completely fluid with the technology - he always was a really smart dude. Awesomeness... And the he starts going on about multi perspectival and multi dimensional cubism and Picasso. Nice.
I read an interview with him back in the 80s in Keyboard magazine. He was talking about reading user manuals for synths he didn't own. He was that interested in the subject.
No MIDI... it's a Synclavier and a Roland Jupiter-8. The CRT screen in the video is actually the Synclavier terminal (not a 'computer' in the usual sense, but an optional peripheral for that synth).
@@JoseAngelMorente - Cool, I totally forgot about that system! Thanks a lot for your comment!
"I wish I could make people hear things the way he (Picasso) made people see things....".......Oh you DID, Oscar...you DID.
Dammed straight...
i still dont get what he sse's in that painting. anyone?
what was the last song?? i need to fucking know.
This just helped me understand Picasso.
JRLM “Laura” es the name of the song
The camera looks like they're filming this inside the Chernobyl reactor.
MrSaemichlaus it looks more like the Three Mile nuclear station reactor
They probably are
Because the tape is damaged due to age and other things, this tape was probably sitting around in a dusty humid basement when it was found. ;)
Lol
They are! His track suit was green before the session started ☢️
People this talented should be allowed to live forever.
Oscar Peterson using a loop is what I needed today
>we couldnt make the notes swell
>laughs in organist
He talkin about pianos tho
@@clydemaruna1773 it’s a flex •
Yeah but organ can't be unswolen
everything in that room is now contained on one keyboard.
how did they fit poor Oscar into a keyboard?
Oscar is the keyboard.
Or an iPad even
Sadly, I find a lot of modern technology can't do what was once common.
...downloadable onto a laptop, tablet, or even a smartphone
imagine what a musical genius like oscar could do with today's technology?? from every interview i've seen with him he seems like such an awesome dude!!!!
I imagine... and it´s horrible. It would have robbed us of his piano playing.
honestly not much, he thrived within his period of music and wouldnt like to imagine him anywhere else
THAT IS A FUCKING LOGIC THAT I AM NOT GOING TO EXPLAIN TO A FUCKING RUDE PERSON!
Didn't he die in 2007? That ain't modern for you?
lol...very nice
some of oscar peterson's recorded synth work is available on the album "In the Key of Oscar".
Thank you!
Thanks!!
Thank you!
Thank you!
god bless you
Imagine if you handed him a midi controller and Logic Pro 😭🔥
That soundboard in the background--he donated to my college & I learned on it😁
that's so epic!
@MichaelKingsfordGray dang exposeddddd
@MichaelKingsfordGray Why would he donate someone's name?
Back in the days, this was rocket science. A Synclavier represented state-of-the-art technology in the late 70's/early 80's. A Synth nerd like Trevor Horn used it for his famous productions of Frankie goes to Hollywood or Grace Jones. Hard to believe for guys of 40 or younger, but polyphonic chords and sampling were quite unique at that time - and yes, for every sound change you had to press many buttons, turn knobs, push scroll bars - and floppy discs were your exclusive storage medium. So it may come as a surprise that a classic Jazz pianist like Oscar Peterson worked with that futuristic stuff. Although his musical approach was quite 'classic' and conservative (he was a hater of disharmonic free jazz), it might show his general openess to new influences and technologies (i remember him supporting the SACD in the 2000's). Funny that he never released an album with synthesizer music, except 'Night Child' in 1979 on which he played e-piano. It would have been interesting to see him exploring new musical territory.
HarryHipster Zappa was a big proponent of the Synclavier.
Thanks for the extra added intell
Not to mention that the Synclavier cost a bloody fortune back then. At least $25,000, as I recall. But it pioneered the digital workstation paradigm, and had undreamt-of capabilities for its day. So cool of Oscar, who-particularly at that time -was actually getting some foolishly negative feedback for being a jazz traditionalist, to actually be more cutting edge than anyone with the tech.
$25,000? Try ten times that!
Zappa was a hairy hipster
Finally TH-cam has recommended something really cool in 2021. Thanks
After his stroke, he still outplayed anybody with his right hand and left thumb....miss you so much, Mr. Peterson.
Thank you Rudy.....
That's not just any old "synth".
That is the NED Synclavier II. The most advanced synthesiser/sampler of it's kind at the time.
And also the most expensive ever.
Great to see Oscar having fun.
And it sounds absolutely horrible...
@@jamsolo5335 😂
@@jamsolo5335 Yeah. It's not that great without the sampler. It's basically the first ever FM synth. The guy who invented it sold the patent on to Yamaha who built the DX7 and others based on it.
You have to realise though, this was 1980.
@@TryptychUK As a historic piece it is very interesting. I guess there is also a case to be made for 8 or 12 bit sampling for certain sounds. I can also dig the fact that people are different than me :-)
what about that roland? what is that?
what always frustrated me was not being Oscar Peterson....
I'm a guitarist, and I still feel this way.
This sounds so fresh. His little effortless jam. It’s a shame that musical conventions meant he didn’t really pursue this. I bet some of his recorded synth jams are more interesting than the stuff he actually released.
I was wondering if anyone else had heard this recently. I'd love to know the year.
@@schmodedo from some cursory research he appeared on the front of Keyboard Magazine in October 1983 with similar equipment. I’ve listened through some of his releases around that time and couldn’t find anything with synthesisers. Herbie Hancock really embraced a range of equipment some years before on Sunlight and Feet’s Dont Fail Me Now, but that was more of a disco vibe. If anyone knows of Peterson synth records post them in the comments?
@@theseoldbeats By the look of the equipment I was definitely thinking early 80s. Such a wonderful mountain of nobs, switches and chords.
@@schmodedo Definitely early 80's. I am a fan of analogue gear but these early digital workstations are still awesome to see nowadays.
He was just playing jazz changes on a synth and in this video it didn't really inspire a new approach - he was just doing the old stuff with new sounds.
Petersen was a master technician and an extremely gifted pianist, but he wasn't a great songwriter or a groundbreaking artist.
Not only is this guy the man, but he definitely would have been opening his own PDFs if still alive today. RIP man and thanks for continuing to embrace technology. Great to see from an older person.
I sometimes hate my computer, but I will hug it today.
Maestro Peterson had the heart of a teacher.
He really did.
He wrote instructional books, I'm learning from one right now
This is a cut from 1 hour documentary, I will try in the weekend to put the whole documentary!
Hey did you ever upload that?
What is the documentary called?
Please do it, Rudy! =)
Where you at Rudy?!
rudy?
OP going hard in the booth
This must have been around the time when Oscar was a member of Yes. : )
Well you have to admit he looked great in a cape.
@@Darrylizer1 😁
the god Peterson himself recording music with a 5 1/4 floppy disk. I'm mindblown.
You're cute: need to be blown in any other ways. 😂😂😂😂 j/k. Couldn't resist!
Imagine getting all the great musicians of all time into a room like this. What could they have come up with?
This is my favorite video on TH-cam.
A true visionary artist embracing the promise and possibilities of the future. God bless the great Oscar Peterson. ❤️
Gem of a post. Who would've ever guessed that OP was a slow typer?!
mademepickaname he didn't die that long ago tho
One of my favorite TH-cam comments ever!
Been on reddit to much; though you mean Original Poster and not Oscar Peterson lol
That irony didn't escape me either.
One of the greatest pianists of all time, typing with one finger. Love it!
Yes....I am. Thank you.
@matrox donk 😂
Seek & Peek
It is incredible. He was so amazing and successful on the piano and still had the creative drive to learn new technology and push the boundaries of his craft.
Guy is dressed like he wants a part in The Sopranos.
If you're a one of the greatest pianists of all time I think you are allowed to pimp a little bit
What version of fl studio is this
Cactus FL Studio -7
that exclusive sht
Cactus 😂😂😂😂I love you!!!
The OG version.
Lmao. Best comment ever
The camera pans over the Roland System 100M racks as if to say: "when is he going to start patching? when is he going to start cranking out some crazy modular shit!?" ;D
Oscar Peterson bought my sound library for the Ensoniq ESQ1 Synthesizer. Circa 1987.
that's hot. insight into how he has been following the developments .just a small piece of the film, be curious to see him muck about on the analogue beasts in the room, here is all synclavier.
Super rare vid man
I love this kind of stuff
Can you imagine Art Tatum playing on that setup? 😮
He'd DESTROY the keyboard. Literally.
Imagine Tatum with modern technology.
This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen...those earlier synths sound amazing. I love his open mindedness for new sounds and this is the first time I heard a synth swing! O.P. Forever!
you guys are crying about quality?!? This is great! I'm so thankful to even view this! btw. T.V quality wasn't that great back in the days!
Adrian AMV Vasquez TV quality was a lit better than this, which seems to be VHS on the slowest speed.
i agree the quality is perfect
In a minor way he reminds me of my dad, an old school photographer who dumped his heavy DLR Maymia kit as soon as a good pocket 35mm became available. He bought a computer in his 70s and used it all the time - keeping the typewriter nearby to type addresses on envelopes while the printer was printing the envelope. I admire all pros who learn the new tools and integrate them into the workstream. It’s harder than it sounds.
Oscar may have been more of an electronic artist if he was born later. Obvious passion there.
Used to be I didn't "get" Oscar Peterson. That's changed a lot as I've dove deeper into jazz the past couple years. The man was brilliant.
I have stumbled on a gold mine
I delivered pizza to him once. He was a really cool cat. He invited me in for a slice & I got to jam on a couple of tunes with him
Wow, that’s amazing.
Proof that soul isn’t in the sound but the player
I've never had so much fun with a video of this quality !
Oscar & Herbie were the pioneers of the cultural meld of modern jazz and (then novel) electronic sound design. Didn’t realise Oscar was so ‘in to’ it with all that kit in there, like Roland modular system, Jupiter 8 and Synclavier II. Cool! 😎🤘🎹🎵
This is unfathomably cool. What a class act through and through Peterson was. Neat to see him tinkering on those ancient computers with MIDI I'm assuming?
Unfathomably cool..great way of putting it
My thoughts exactly. Had no idea that kind of technology was around back then.
This is almost certainly before MIDI. I think the early Synclavier models had sequencing, but not via MIDI.
@@BobKartyMusic Synclavier II had it I believe which is what he's playing but not sure the year of this video. The II came out in 1980 I'm reading and MIDI was 1982 or 3? I guess later updated models had it added. I remember we used to have an old Atari computer that had midi capability and sold it to my nerdy piano teacher's husband when I was in elementary school in the mid 90's.
"Other additions added were SMPTE time code tracking (incredibly the Synclavier tracked SMPTE time code in varispeed. if the tape speed slewed or slowed down, so did the Synclavier sequence, adjusting sound duration to match) and reluctantly, as they felt it was non professional when first released, a MIDI interface."
I sold him a Gleeman synth in SF early 80s in the store I worked at. He paid cash, took a cab...a real gentleman.
He was working in DOS! Imagine how much fun Mr Peterson would have today with the technology that is now out there. Playing my little Yamaha MOX6 as his first experience with a modern synthesizer would probably bring him to tears, and it has nowhere near the capabilities of the recently released workstation keyboards offered at the same price-point. The state of the science is just amazing.
Oscar Peterson was certainly one of the all-time great pianists and it was nice to get to see him in this setting. Not only was he musically gifted, he was extremely intelligent.
I have that computer terminal sitting atop his synclavier. I found one sitting inside an abandoned lathe factory. It was the only terminal that hadn't been smashed to smithereens. I don't really know what to do with it although it is working. Maybe I'll find a Synclavier to use with it lol
cool story bro
It’s a VT100 from Digital Equipment Corp, so he’s hiding a VAX fridge unit somewhere else in his studio!
The guy was vitamins and minerals for your mind and soul.
incredible ! his synclavier brass are so dope
Listening to Oscar Peterson speak is music to my ears, obviously his playing was magnificent too.
He was all of those instruments and technology into one. He didn't need any of that.
what a silly comment, he clearly loved the sonic possibilities that electronic music tech opened up for him!
1:22 that melody he plays is beautiful
Sounds so modern
You make me feel so young
@@andrewhurst5163 what?
Sounds like the beginning of the Star Spangled Banner
I’m pretty sure it is “you make me feel so young” at least it sounds like it
1:44 no lie I almost cried hearing him play this. I can feel the soul in the music
same i sampled that part and it’s literally my favorite composition i’ve made out of literally thousands of compositions i had created
@@b-northwhat song??
@@b-north What song is it?
@@brs7495 something unreleased
This is a little piece of gold right here now isn't it?
This is the greatest thing I've ever seen. Nothing like Tatum's successor sculpting swelling horn samples on the Synclav while clad in velour!!
Such a privilege to see this! What a hero.
Jesus this stuff is so arcaic
Its like a piece of art in itself
ngl this whole video, the synths, his voice and the grainy footage is a solid vibe
"I wish I could make people hear things the way [Picasso] makes me see things."
Ah, yes my favorite lofi hip hop artist Oscar Peterson
This is a historical gem of documentary! Thanks for sharing!
That kind of piano jazz always makes me think of Mr. Rogers
That's not surprising because Johnny Costa (Mr. Rogers' pianist) played with a rococo, florid style like Peterson, and both men possessed mind blowing dexterity.
Yea the music/synths are cool... but that fit is on point
The smile on his face when the machine types the music can't be payed with money haha
I would love to meet the team of developers that wrote that sheet music software. Watching that render on a screen from a recording was magnificent.
Mustakrakish yeah it seems to work like a charm. Remember seing sting use one too.
My laptop is no quicker now!
Oscar is soo futuristic for the time :D
Beautiful flutter in that ending music!
I love him, he's just so brilliant
Wow, what a rare gem of a clip. Doesn't quite sound right with Peterson on the synth though. Shame we'll never know what he could have done with today's 88 key fully weighted workstations. At the end of the clip he's back on the piano and takes it to a whole different level.
Yeah, a lot of these synth sounds seem pretty comical now. Kinda puts a stop on the idea that good music is about the player, not the instrument; the tool matters too. Put another way, a good instrument won't make a beginner sound like a pro, but a bad one can make a good player sound lousy.
Based on the acoustic piano clips at the end, I don’t think we’re hearing what the synths sounded like accurately. It does seem like a comical amount of vibrato, but then you hear that same vibrato on the acoustic piano later.
Schwa Iska no vibrato on a piano
James Reeno That's what I mean. There shouldn't be vibrato on the piano, but it seems like there is at the end of this clip. That makes me think it's the quality of the recording that's making the overbearing vibrato on the synth part.
Golden. I think this is after he met Keith Emerson and thought, Holy Cow, there's something worth a further look here...
Nice! Tape recording here makes the piano sound like a synth at the end.
The single note crescendo. The pianists kryptonite.
this is amazing! when he brought out the damn keyboard and set up the song, i lost my shit
The birth of modern hip hop here
i wish he had the tools of today, so we can hear what he can do for the world
He’s probably got a whole;e fridge unit of a computer tied to that VT100 terminal!
When I hear him playing the synths Jaco Pastorius comes into my mind. What would have happened if those two geniuses had met and played together?
And Bach.
Amazing Oscar Peterson playing his Synclavier.
„The Piano is a majestic instrument never to be replaced.“ 😤 Listen children. Listen and learn.
you can hear him singing along at like 1:30.. slow it down.. Man is really good at this music stuff
To watch him go through the stages, laying those melodies down.... this is Gold. Thank you for posting this🙌🙌🙌
This actually makes me wonder how jazz would have sounded if electronic synthesisers and other electronic instruments were used as early as the 40's. We'd probably get a lot of other worldly lofi sounding songs
Wow man, what a treasure...how lucky are we to have this on TH-cam? As an aspiring musician, and as a lover of music, I am very grateful to see this.
Thanks very much for putting it up.
Dude, what happened to that fantastic musical notation creator/recorder app?
That was so awesome!
Are there any apps like that which can record what you play into sheet music? I’m guessing there are.
Edit: found one..”Scorecloud”. Looks pretty sweet man...
Gonna check it out.
The sheer quality of keyboard plugins and VSTs would be many years ahead of today, had Oscar lived another 20 years
Oscar is one of the most well spoken musicians I have ever heard speak. I rarely here him say “uh” or “Um”. I think that is why is good improvising lines on the spot.
Interesting observation on multimodal fluidity. Retired uk medic here :)
I started jazz thanks to him. Pure legend
What’s the name of first song he plays while exploring the sound!! I want to learn those exact voicings! He’s a GOAT‼️
JUST PRICELESS... HUGS TO YOU WHERE YOU ARE..
2:51 that kids, is a floppy disk
Lol, I remember those 1.44MB capacity 3 1/2 floppies. We used to call'em diskettes. Times have indeed changed.
*LePredator1* That's a 5.25 disk only protected by a flexible plastic sleeve 3.5 disks were smaller and was protected by a more rigid cover. Also, there were prior to those formats 8 inch floppy drives.
This is from the mid 1980's
Not true! Floppy disks are those ones that don't bend, even though they're called "floppy". I can clearly remember this.
*Cr8Tron* That's a 5.25 disk only protected by a flexible plastic
sleeve 3.5 disks were smaller and was protected by a more *rigid cover.*
Also, there were prior to those formats 8 inch floppy drives.
Accidentally ring-modulated
The way he speaks reminds me of Glenn Gould
The comparison to cubism, this is a brilliant video
I manscaped for him once. Really nice guy.
Did he bring you a picture of water?
You are both fucking idiots lol
@@ivywoodxrecords LMAO
Bravo 👏
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Oscar with a Synclavier, Roland Jupiter 8, sequencers and modular synths - astounding! An innovator until the last...