My late Father was a jazz pianist, based in West London, UK. He was well known locally but he wasn't famous. Oscar Peterson was his hero, and one evening in the early 1980's he had the greatest privilege of having dinner with Oscar at a hotel in central London. Oscar's people even sent a limo to pick my father up. My Father had the best night of his life, and always remarked how charming and funny Oscar was. He was truly humbled by him. But the funniest part of the story is that Oscar was actually late down to dinner, keeping his guests waiting. And the excuse Oscar gave was that he was watching the Muppet Show on TV. Absolutely true story. Hero's don't get any cooler than that that do they?
I remember years ago Count Basie was doing a gig in Canada and CBC was interviewing him but Basie had to interrupt the interview to give a glowing shout out to Oscar who lived in Toronto back then. Princes and Kings; your choice which is which.
Cavett was one of the great interviewers. Very laid back and genuinely interested. They played reruns of his various shows on local TV until about a year ago, and they were always riveting, no matter who it was. Back when American had an attention span. Rick, you could not have found a better role model, and it shows. Love your interviews.
His TH-cam channel is a gold mine, from the famous Gore Vidal / Norman Mailer confrontation, to Muhammad Ali, to a terrific conservation with a young and very sardonic post-Beatles George Harrison.
Cavett was/is the best all-round interviewer ever (I hate to admit it, but when he wants to be serious, Howard Stern's pretty good in today's world). I recently found a Cavett/Arthur Ashe interview, and I, as a life-long tennis afficianado, learned more about tennis in that 60 minutes than I had learned in the previous 30 years of my life. After all, there's a reason Janis Joplin enjoyed having Cavett join her for a ride in her limo whenever she was in the area. Beato, dude, I actually didn't used to like your interviews. The sound was awful, the editing was ridiculously bad and sluggish, the questions themselves were so far from any logical order, etc., but doggonit, you've completely turned that around in the last year (I know, like I'm some sort of expert). Now I'm actually looking forward to them. But then there's Oscar. Holey moley .. how many levels of genius can there possibly be?
One word comes to mind when I hear the word Rick Beato: "unselfish"..... its never about Rick....its all about the music and Rick always pushes the spotlight away from him to focus on the matter at hand....thats why I never tire of Rick Beato.
When I was doing my undergrad degree in music, Oscar Peterson was professor emeritus. Even when he was really sick, he still came and watched our Jazz ensembles play! We'd be scared out of our wits when we saw him sitting at the back, blowing our silly undergrad solos, but he always had time for a kind word when we worked up enough courage to go talk to him after our set. Such an incredibly kind man and an eternal icon to the music.
@@dubasciver3234good on ya! Gotta plug our Canadian institutions to the worldwide audience. Rick nods to us from time to time, but look at his heros: Joni, Gordon, Rush, The Band…
I’m a York University grad too. Not music, but I remember Oscar being one for dropping by, and I heard he was always generous with his time when it came to students. A gem.
At York U, I got to hang out for a couple hours with Grammy Award-winner Rob Bowman to chat about the music industry. I look back at the access I had to brilliant people who were willing to give away their time and knowledge to keeners like me and I miss it.
I was 18 years old in 1994, and had just joined the Navy. I came from a small cow town in Texas, and didn’t know much about music, other than some country and grunge. We were in the Pacific Ocean, heading west to the Persian Gulf, when I went into our ship’s store one day. It was a matter of having some money and no place to spend it, so I made it to the little CD music section of the shop. To this day I don’t know how stocked the store with CDs but whoever it was, changed my life. I ended up finding lots of Verve jazz music there over the next couple years, before I left the service, but the first thing I ever bought was an Oscar Peterson CD. It blew me away. Somehow I had existed in the world without having known the world of music could be so complex, playful, beautiful and sad. Many years later, I listen to a wide variety of music-from classical to metal-but I’ll never forget that it was the great Oscar Peterson who woke me up from my sleeping self. God bless his memory!
I agree completely about Dick Cavett but also wanted to say you are in a class by yourself...as a musician and an interviewer.....and you provide an immeasureable service and blessing to so many ......thank you Rick
Generally Cavett was kind of annoying in his interviews, way too elitist and artsy, very pretentious, but he does really well here, because he has no personal things to add in or act like he's an expert in it.
@@christophertaylor9100interesting … I didn’t find him elitist or artsy, but I recognized his manner as maybe sounding too east coast, Ivy League educated for some folk’s tastes (although he is Yale educated, he’s from Nebraska, I think). I’m not of that background myself, but I wasn’t put off by his manner. It seemed natural to him and not affected. He generally asked great questions no matter the interviewee . Maybe the only knock was that he sometimes took too much time explaining why he was asking a question before he asked it. A minor tic, in my view.
Rick, I like the way your interviews leave space and time for an individual’s personality to reveal itself, which answers so many questions all at once.
@@hlcepeda These were both studio albums, no remote locations.. at the time, this studio was the second biggest recording room in Canada .. second to the Glenn Gould. One of the Albums was Oscar Peterson meets Roy Hargrove and Ralph Moore. The picture on the cover was the studio recording floor. beautiful sounding room , very airy. 30 foot ceilings.. hard to find a room like that today. We had to bring in a 12 foot Bosendorfer, 2 weeks prior so it would climatize to the room, tuned 3 days before session, don't even think u can find one anymore.... Jazz quartet style micing with ambient spot mic's. I remember Niels-Henning on Bass was a monster player as well.. I just remember putting the machines in record and watched them play
@@williamperri3437 Roy and Ralph were guests on only that album that we worked on. The other Album I believe was a Christmas album with his regular touring ensemble at the time.. but Oscar recorded so many albums .. there was no punch-in's .. no re-do's .. no overdubs.. just the complete take from the floor .. and yes 60% ad lib. Oscar gives them a frame work or stucture .. and than they just go off... and I'll share another tid bit.. they're warm up at times grew into a full on jam session .. I can remember during the Roy and Ralph album .. there was a warm up standand they did that just grew into the best playing of the whole recordings cause they were just loose and fooling around.. and of course that never made it on the album ..
Dick Cavett was probably the best of the breed for what he did. So intelligent and articulate--and he never EVER dumbed it down. He respected his audience enough to keep it at that high level. His interview with Hendrix is another gem.
@bobfesmire9721 + with Janis, and she does Bobby in it. Also Cavett s voice quality is clear and masculine, contrary to today s whining monkeyzzzz ... 🇫🇮
It wasn’t the audience that changed the content but the owners or the delivery system. And they did it because of capitalist reasons. Cheapest possible production cost for highest possible attention retention. It’s not a bug it’s a feature. Quality costs so much that given enough time, the concept of efficiency will erode it completely.
@@DenOndeMister Oh please....spare me. FYI, we were capitalist back in the 70's too, so that's a horrible take. If you want to blame greedy people, then I'm with you 100%. But if you want to blame the concept of capitalism, then that's just dummmm.
As usual ...Extremely well spotted Rick. Dick Cavett was always the consummate pro interviewer...And Oscar was just mind blowing talented. His hands could truly groove at any speed or feel or style he desired .Or even better... just carve out a new and even more bewildering and miraculous one of his own. He has never failed to astonish me for my entire life...even watching today. Thank you so much for this Rick. Really !
I'm blown away!! My mother used to have all kinds of jazz musicians coming to our flat in Copenhagen in the 60's and 70's, Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster, NHØP, and maybe even Mr. Peterson..? I remember a lunch in Tivoli with Miles Davis and his cousin Herman. Miles asked my mother if she would swap rings with him..!!!! I still have that ring - of course. All of these guys were so incredibly nice to me and mostly very softspoken and showed a genuine interest towards this little Danish kid. Just fantastic.
Interviews like this don't happen anymore because we don't have intelligent hosts like Dick Cavett anymore and we don't have audiences wishing to increase their knowledge or skills - they just want to be entertained. And I think, Rick, that is why you're channel is so popular because you are offering exactly the recipe for greatness that you are calling out here with Dick and Oscar. Thank you!
Nardwuar (The Human Serviette) is a great example of someone who does such impeccable research about the subjects and their craft that he completely disarms and fascinates the person being interviewed.
Another talk show host that was really great was Phil Donahue. He wanted his audience really get to know his guests. I remember his Neil Diamond interview, awesome. He not only talked music but discussed Neil's hopes and fears while performing. They discussed his music and how he got his idea's and how he put them to music. It was great.
Cavett's first autobiography is an incredible read. Highly recommended. I grew up in this era and remember when talk shows were inclined to elevate their audiences instead of dumb them down and pander to them.
@@freeherenow52the culture has always been devolved. From the periods of classical music through today what we consider elevated culture was enjoyed by a small percentage of the population. What’s changed is how much of the media panders to that side of us, which naturally will grow to a larger percentage under democratic capitalism no matter what.
I love this so much! As a pianist myself, I am truly in awe of Oscar. I am also a giant fan of Rick and especially his interviewing skills. He really gets the most out of his guests.
I agree with everything Rick Beato says here, and I want to add that Rick, himself, is a bit of a genius for highlighting Oscar P.'s greatness. Much appreciated, Rick!
When I was 15-years-old I worked part time at a Radio Shack store in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. One day I helped a customer select a microphone and portable audio mixer, that customer was Oscar Peterson. 😯 The store manager asked me if I knew who my customer was after he left … I did not at the time. Ever since then every time I see / hear anything Oscar Peterson did I am blown away by his talent and I am more honoured to have met him! In that brief interaction with him Mr. Peterson was humble, gentle, and kind.
Dick Cavett was not just amazing and unusual for daytime television, he was amazing and unusual for television, period. There had never been anyone like him on television before, and there hasn't been anyone like him on television since. He got his guests to talk about things that were actually important to them and to us, and he had a wonderfully dry sense of humor that didn't seem to be about himself, but about the conversation.
Agreed. And he had great interviews with John Lennon, Marlon Brando, George Harrison and Muhammad Ali et al. And you’re right again, no one interviews like that anymore. In depth, well thought out questions, with no other agenda than to be interested and make it nteresting for the audience.
@@buggyboogle9 There are some really good interviewers out there. First one that pops into my mind is George Stroumboulopoulos. One of the best interviewers I've ever seen. He's not doing as much any more but he's got an impressive library of interviews over the past 20 + years.
Rick, thank you so much for your "conversations" with musicians. Your format is as comfortable as 2 friends shooting the breeze while being informative. Your channel sustained me during lockdowns. Truly a gifted musician and presenter. Cheers from 🇨🇦
Rick you are doing something important for the music community, infact more important than most people understand. By interviewing all these famous artists you are actually archiving their genius for future generations. Their music, litterature and interviews is all we have left from them once their gone.
I agree 100% - I’m Rick’s age and have played almost all my life and know how hard to access music was in the old days. You are opening up the access for the current generation and for my generation that missed a lot of stuff! Really appreciate what you are doing for music and musicians.
Rick, you hit the nail on the head about today’s entertainment. Thank goodness for cats like you and your channel. Maybe, just maybe you helped educate a potted plant that stumbled upon your wonderful channel. Keep it up!
Yeah also above everyone now. Closest anyone would come is Letterman but he's obviously retired. Fallon, Kimmel, what a joke we have now. Literally just talking puppets.
Our family saw Oscar Peterson perform at an outdoor venue in Toronto in the 70’s, I would have been 11 or 12 years old. I distinctly remember asking my Dad what the heck he was playing, it just sounded like random notes to me. My father, who wasn’t a musician, answered that jazz players don’t play the notes, they play around the notes. That stuck with me my whole life, and has informed my playing and listening.
As someone who just starting to learning jazz piano, I found that observation helpful. Although I would contend the beginners like myself need to start to learn to play the notes/melody in a standard for example, before we can learn to play around the notes.
I met Oscar Peterson in the 1980s when he was the best man at a wedding I was playing at in Ottawa, Canada. He was a gentle man with a great sense of humour and an amazing talent. He will always be remembered.
I just rewatched this and noticed again the eye you have for a great interviews, your enjoyment of them and how it informs your own conversations with artists. Bravo again!
Excellent video, Beato. Not only was Cavett's interview great, but when I first watched it years ago it changed my musical tastes. As a garage band rock drummer I had never listened to much jazz piano, but Peterson illustrated those style differences so beautifully that I just had to run out and buy some LPs of Oscar. I nearly wore those albums out.
Great job Rick!!! My Dad was a blind piano tuner in London Ontario. He used to tune Oscars piano when he would come to London. Dad finished tuning the piano and some guy asked him if the piano was all tunerewneed up. My dad said yes and so this gent sat beside him and let it RIP!! It was Oscar. They had a nice conversation together. My father listened to your episode and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you!
I had an upright piano that he use to practice on when he would visit Camlachie Ontario, in Sarnia. Canada was blessed with having such a brilliant musician like him. A gift that keeps on giving.
@@Dan16673my Dad saw Oscar in Bristol UK. He and my mom moved to London Ontario in 1965. And dad and I are still here. We watched the video discussed recently. 😊👍🏼 a true Canadian hero.
So good Rick! That performance, that interview, and your very effective way of introducing your audience to amazing music and skill like this. Thank you.
Oscar Peterson may be the greatest piano player of all time. His understanding of timing, his phrasing, his depth of knowledge, his feel... so incredible. And Dick Cavett was, to me, the best at his job, unparalleled since. You’re good, Rick, and Cavett is a perfect model to fashion your interviews after. Another great video!
Another great video, Rick…when I was 25 I played a gig on guitar with Oscar and his trio along with the Buffalo Philharmonic. I was the outsider and during one of the tunes Oscar nodded for me to take a solo. He couldn’t have been a sweeter man and though I was nervous and excited, he kept a big encouraging smile on his face the whole time. Thanks for this…!
This clip was amazing. Thank you Rick. Sharing and educating is as important as typical lessons. Your videos are like great musician hangs. You pick up a lot of ideas by listening to great musicians talk about other music they studied and played. Hearing why they chose to play certain things in context. Keep up the fantastic work.
Conan is really great, especially on his podcast. He interviewed the surviving members of Nirvana along with producer Steve Albini a while back and it’s brilliant. I think you’d really appreciate it. Like TH-cam, podcasts allow people to go much more in-depth and spend time with their guest
@@CorbCorbin definitely. The reason why shows like Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel are so lame is because with those huge corporate networks, it’s all about squeezing every dollar of revenue out of the business model, not bringing people actually good, substantive late night content. It’s like, what are the dumbest, lowest,-denominator gags and recurring sketches that get the most views and attract the biggest advertisers. this is why I say network TV is largely a joke nowadays
I met Oscar at a Synclavier seminar weekend at Dartmouth College. He demonstrated the synth but also gave us a private concert at the end of the weekend. Pat Matheny was also there to show us the instrument. Both very nice human beings besides incredible talents.
love what you say about them being very nice human beings....it really does show in this interview...such amazing talent...an absolute master of music but also shows humour and a gentle human being which is very uplifting to watch in these times we live today.
Rick, I am slowly watching all of your sessions with various musicians and artists. Saw the one with Stewart Copeland where you say you do conversations and not interviews. And that you don't prepare. Now I see that you explain the context of that statement, that you've been preparing all your life. I think we'd all be very happy to see you call what you do "conversations", like "A Conversation With ..." Love what you do and support you continuing to do much more of it!! Thank you sincerely for your talent, dedication and enthusiasm!
Thank you for featuring my man Cavett, and esp the Oscar interview/lesson. Your passion for this kind of thing brings tears to my eyes as I can't compare that happening today but for TH-cam archives, certain musicians and folks like you who refuse to relent to current obsequience. Create it, post it, and we will come.
I've seen this interview before and it's one of the best things I've ever seen: he is like the most intelligent and empathetic professor you've ever had. The subtlety and mastery is unrivaled, really, everybody should watch this as a life lesson...
We have been honoured to have been born in this era Rick, I'm 63 and a gigging touring guitarist 70+ gigs per year 25 years so far.. To watch masters like Oscar and the Virtuoso musicians on TH-cam is so inspiring even in my time of life.. Excellent stuff!
I can't physically play anymore, and I still find myself inspired. Dick Cavett was amazing in so many things, but Oscar Peterson is a rare gift to the world beyond measure.
I have the lifelong memory of seeing Oscar Peterson play live in San Francisco in 1986, and I have been a *massive* OP fan ever since. I love that you are introducing people to him, he was absolutely phenomenal.
I've always loved Dick Cavett; he's got a fierce intelligence, a dry sense of humor, and a deep humility. I saw Oscar play duets with Joe Pass in the seventies in Honolulu. Oscar was an incredible talent. We'll not see his like again. Cavett, too, is one of a kind. Great video!
I love him too!! I never got a full night sleep all the way through high school because his show ran until 1:00 AM and I never missed it. Too bad for me he wasn’t on in the afternoon then, maybe I would have been a better student!
Oscar and Joe Pass made some wonderful recordings with Stephane Grappelli and Nils Hennig Orsted Pederson. There's also an album featuring Oscar, Stephane, NHOP and a drummer of equal brilliance, Kenny Clarke (who is generally regarded as the fist exponent of what came to be known as the be bop style of drumming). I highly recommend checking those out.
Most excellent interview, well spotted! But I always feel I learn something amazing in your interviews as well! Endlessly fascinating. Cheers from Canada
I’m just too young to remember Cavett, but the algorithm introduced him to me about a year ago. Whether it’s a pop star, an actor, a writer, or a world leader, he was a consistent and engaging interviewer. So incredibly thoughtful and quick witted. What an example this interview makes! Great video, as always!
Love you brought up this interview and commented on it❤ itbis not just Amazing for itself, but because it shoes your true love for music . Thank you!❤❤❤
Rick, thank you so much for all that you do for us! You have given us so much, and through others. It is amazing. Music was a mystery to me before I listened to you describe it. I enjoy music so much more now. Most important, you share your perspective in a natural, informative way. I just love it!
You absolutely nailed it. No one conducts interviews like that on mainstream television anymore. The respect shown to his guest, Oscar Peterson, but also the audience, by not dumbing things down, not asking silly, shallow questions is remarkable. Two adults sharing an adult conversation with hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of viewers. So sad that this is largely a thing of the past for broadcasting but, as you point out, available still to broad but scattered internet audiences.
i have watched this interview countless times over the years. Stunned this was actually allowed on tv. A genius of a musician is given tremendous respect, awesome questions and the space to answer the questions with truly stunning demonstrations on the piano. Fun humour interjected but never at the expense of the music or the musician. One of the greatest musician interviews, ever!
I can't help but think about all the times this brilliant, incredibly talented musician and compassionate human must have confronted racism from fellow Americans.
@@SBCBears It's more a function of the money than anything today. Why spend enormous amounts of money on creating quality shows like this when you can get the same amount of eyes on screen for garbage. Capitalism has reduced all popular art to what makes the most money instead of what is the highest quality.
I just watch a guy like this and chuckle. The amount of work, dedication, and ridiculous natural talent, just makes me smile in my soul. Rick brings things like this to us for free about once a week. What a time to be alive
My late father was a satirist, advertising man, recording artist and radio actor. His name was Stan Freberg. He was on Dick Cavett and said that Cavett was by far the best interviewer there was, and dad was on Carson, Larry King, tons of others. I love your channel. Dad was also a huge fan of Oscar Peterson. Great show, I’d love to see more of these where you comment on the show you’re watching. Very cool. And yes, TH-cam is definitely the new TV!!! Keep up the great comment.
My brother and I were together over the holidays and were reminiscing about our childhood. At one point, we began to quote the Salada Tea and Chung King commercials that always entertained us as kids. "Collar? Teenie, mink collar?" Your dad was a very talented and funny man.
Your father basically invented the concept of funny commercials. They were often far more entertaining than the shows they sponsored. To this day, I can't walk down the asian food aisle in the supermarket without thinking about him.
............Dick Cavett was the best..........he even got Jimi Hendrix to open up and joke around with him on National TV....you gotta be good to pull that off......
As a session musician and later, TV producer/director, I have to say that Stan Freberg was absolutely legendary for his creativity and talent. Legendary. If I could have dinner with five other people throughout history, he’d be on my invite list.
That's so cool! I hope he was as fun and wonderful as a father as I imagine he was. He was a legend in multiple areas of entertainment, including animation.
Great video, Rick. Peterson and Cavett were at the top of their game at the time of this interview, and I couldn't agree more that it's mindboggling that this quality of program aired on broadcast TV in the afternoons. I'm grateful that you took the time to produce and share this video with us.
Oscar Peterson wrote me once, and it was one of the thrills of my life. Oscar enjoyed photography, and I had written an article about my work as a fine art photographer that resonated with him. For him to take the time to write me shows both his humility and his passion to constantly know more about the creative process. I am so grateful for my moment with him.
My father was a pop/ classics professional pianist. 40’s-70’s. He Loved Peterson! You brought back memories of him pulling fake books out of the bench, and going off into piano world. With tears in my eyes, here’s a thank you hug. ❤️
Your aim has proved successful: You DO perform the best interviews of musicians that I've seen. I always learn SO MUCH whenever I watch your interviews/reviews.
Glad you'll be doing pieces on Cavett's interviews with artists from a multitude of genres, even outside of music. His success comes with his curiosity about everything and his ability to 'learn' from that curiosity. He's always meticulously prepared and that's what puts him far above virtually all other interviewers from the mainstream media.
Rick! Im so glad you did this… I’ve watched this interview so many times, and it never gets old. Cavett really knew how to be humble yet clever in a perfectly informed way. Not being a musician but a lover of music, clearly defined their noncompetitive relationship. But really, Oscar had something to contribute beyond many of those other musicians he interviewed. He and Cavett seem to have a rapport that existed before the interview even started. Dick made it quite clear who the star was, without fawning or pandering. Quite a skill.
Dick Gavet is truly great. He started as a stand-up, so he is very smart, talented, and aware... On the other hand, you are the pinnacle of music-related musician interviews... Unrivalled!
As a "Boomer", I was incredibly lucky to have witnessed things such as this. I love how Mr. Cavett's genuine interest puts Oscar at ease enough to sing. Class acts, both of them.😊
Rick, as Duke Ellington said, "if it sounds good, it is good." That includes your interviews, my man. Ask an honest, passionate question, you get an honest passionate answer. Simple, beautiful. Thank you for your knowledge of jazz.
This is amazing. I've never seen this - what a killer improv duel- the interviewer and intervieweree almost question each other, which parallels life. Hard to see the line between- Dick quoting music journalists, or critics perhaps- and cracking his own jokes - and not skipping a beat, Oscar - bringing every reference to light- with the grace of a master and the training of a samurai- so heart warming to see you talking about your passion of interviewing and music highlighted here. Your interviews are really my fav thing to watch, on youtube and I always get excited beyond compare when j see a new one posted. Keep it up R B!!!!🧡huge fan!!!
Rick, you've done it again. I have seen this interview many times, and I still enjoy seeing it again. Your presentation of it and explanation of how to do an interview is also well done. I remember the Sting interview, and I gained appreciation more for Sting like I did for Oscar Peterson in Cavetts interview. Thank you for bringing this. You started my day. I wish you well this year 😊😊😊😊😊
@@jadezee6316the commenter is being kind and respectful, as was Cavett, as was Oscar. That’s much of what makes a good interview. I think it's also much of what makes a good comment.
A smile came over my face when I saw you featuring this interview! I happened to watch this video a couple of years ago and was equally blown away (I play the piano a bit, and am old enough to know all the musicians being discussed). Oscar was truly one of a kind, a master, and arguably as good a piano player as anyone who ever lived, in my opinion. One might not expect someone like him to be as personable and accessible as he was. Being able to play different styles as he does without needing to pause and think about either what or how he's going to play while carrying on a conversation at full speed is just remarkable. Can such proficiency be achieved nowadays, with the advent of smartphones? I can't help but wonder!
Rick this is, as most of your interviews, amazing. I'm not a musician nor came form a musical family, but I love jazz and blues and read a lot about them... and the juice you get from all your guests it's amazing. greating form Argentina!
I absolutely love how you bring insight into artists that I would never listen to and bring excitement that I haven't seen with music before. Thank you for bringing this to all of us.
Rick, more of this please. I can’t articulate what it is you’re doing but I feel like it’s an extension of What Makes This song Great. Our past helps us rediscover our roots. You’re providing a contextual understanding of the soul of the past. Big love to you and the family!
Rick, I can't even put into words how much I love this and all your videos. I've always loved watching Cavett interview musicians. Love the rapport he had with his guests, ie Lennon, Joplin, Hendrix and Oscar in this interview. Such pointed questions that piano players who love Oscar might want to ask him. Not shallow or trivial yet light and easy. You tube is such a great platform. It makes my life better for entertainment and learning. Keep it up. You are the bomb!
I love the story of Norman Grant, who had turned down Oscar Peterson, because he was from Canada and was too young and then while visiting Montreal heard a jazz piano player on the radio in the taxi cab, going to the airport and told the taxi driver to turn around and take them to whatever Club was on the radio and immediately signed Oscar Peterson to the jazz at the Philharmonic. Oscar was only 19 and as they say the rest is history.
I remember hearing that Norman Granz had died the day it happened. There was a jazz disc jockey in Toronto named Ted O'Reilly who was a friend of Mr. Peterson, and he had called O'Reilly that morning to let him know personally. I heard Peterson and all the other great jazz players on O'Reilly's great show for years. He's retired now but I was told he still goes out to hear live jazz. I miss great jazz radio.@@garytannenbaum534
Society isn’t dumbed down. It’s just that there’s not one central repository where all of us are getting our information and entertainment, like TV and Radio were to previous generations. I don’t know anybody who watches network TV anymore. Even my 75-year-old mom mostly watches TH-cam and other streaming services. If anything, we have greater access to more amazing and intellectually rich content than we ever did before, and the popularity of channels like Rick’s is evidence that there’s still a strong appetite for it
@@luke5100 First, TH-cam is literally a "central repository" just like TV and radio of previous generations... they curate what you see. Same with apple music or spotify, everything is still curated for you by someone else... just because there's more of something (more channels, more avenues to get content), that's not a substantial difference... it's merely a difference of degree and not kind but it's still "meet the new boss same as the old boss" Also, society has def gotten dumber and studies have shown it.... every successive generation up to 1975 was smarter than the previous generation. Since 1975 every successive generation has gotten dumber. it's a scientifically proven fact. just google "dumber since 1975" and you'll see. Kids born today are literally generations dumber than people born before 1975.
@@jimfritz2087 I don’t know. Maybe it’s not quite so binary? Perhaps in some respects, society is “dumbed down,” for lack of a better term, but in other areas we are more sophisticated and technologically advanced than ever before. We are able to do things now that people 50 years ago would have only dreamed of, so I don’t think it’s that simple. I guess if we simplify it either way, we are guilty of it ourselves aren’t we? Lol. Good chat, man. Have a good one
The first minute I saw of your interviews hooked me. The fact that you already know so much about music in the first place gives a more in-depth approach to the interview anyone can immediately see how much the musician you are interviewing appreciates their interaction with you. Very informative and entertaining.
Dick Cavett was an incredible interviewer, and this is a perfect example. But you, sir, have absolutely taken the art of the interview to a whole new level. Yours are always such a pleasure to watch because you yourself are an artist and you know your subjects. Your channel consistently breaks new ground. Excellent work!
You nail all of your interviews much the same way. You cover all the aspects of the music/artist, in a way that won’t bore the non musician who is watching and also feed the aficionado! Love this clip!!
I’ve watched that Cavett/Oscar interview many times because it’s a master class in interviewing and a stunning showcase of Oscars musicality and virtuosity - and the good vibes are off the charts. An absolute joy to watch. Not surprised Rick loves this clip too. He has precisely the right mindset for a good interviewer - genuine interest in his guests, an obvious desire to learn from them, and a lifetime of music industry experience that allows him to put it in context and bring everything together in a compelling package. Great job. Keep it up :)
RICK - Most impressive how you quickly analyzed the intricate 'reharmonization' of Roses/Picardy. Most impressive, sir. And, thank you. I've seen this easy yet profound interview previously, and kind of forgotten about it. Makes me wonder how Dick Cavett came up with his knowledge and questions . . . Oscar responded as the giant he was. WoW !! You just did musicians and listeners a HUGE favor, Rick. Great program.
Rick im not a musician and no nothing about playing music yet i often watch your videos because I learn so much from you. This Dick Cavet interview with Oscar Peterson truly is a master class. Thank you for walking us through that interview. You too are a master educator. Great entertainment thank you sir
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My late Father was a jazz pianist, based in West London, UK. He was well known locally but he wasn't famous. Oscar Peterson was his hero, and one evening in the early 1980's he had the greatest privilege of having dinner with Oscar at a hotel in central London. Oscar's people even sent a limo to pick my father up. My Father had the best night of his life, and always remarked how charming and funny Oscar was. He was truly humbled by him. But the funniest part of the story is that Oscar was actually late down to dinner, keeping his guests waiting. And the excuse Oscar gave was that he was watching the Muppet Show on TV. Absolutely true story. Hero's don't get any cooler than that that do they?
I remember years ago Count Basie was doing a gig in Canada and CBC was interviewing him but Basie had to interrupt the interview to give a glowing shout out to Oscar who lived in Toronto back then. Princes and Kings; your choice which is which.
No, they do not Sir!
I’m SO glad your Dad had that experience! My Dad too was a jazz musician (sax, drums, arranging) and he loved Oscar too. 🥲
Great story, your Dad was connected. You must be proud of him, that's a great name drop and I worked in TV !
Great story!
Cavett was one of the great interviewers. Very laid back and genuinely interested. They played reruns of his various shows on local TV until about a year ago, and they were always riveting, no matter who it was. Back when American had an attention span. Rick, you could not have found a better role model, and it shows. Love your interviews.
His TH-cam channel is a gold mine, from the famous Gore Vidal / Norman Mailer confrontation, to Muhammad Ali, to a terrific conservation with a young and very sardonic post-Beatles George Harrison.
Dick Cavett was a brilliant interviewer ❤
Dick Cavett was an S Tier interviewer. He is one of the top 5 of all time.
He was one of a kind. Homer Simpson was not a big fan though.
Cavett was/is the best all-round interviewer ever (I hate to admit it, but when he wants to be serious, Howard Stern's pretty good in today's world). I recently found a Cavett/Arthur Ashe interview, and I, as a life-long tennis afficianado, learned more about tennis in that 60 minutes than I had learned in the previous 30 years of my life.
After all, there's a reason Janis Joplin enjoyed having Cavett join her for a ride in her limo whenever she was in the area.
Beato, dude, I actually didn't used to like your interviews. The sound was awful, the editing was ridiculously bad and sluggish, the questions themselves were so far from any logical order, etc., but doggonit, you've completely turned that around in the last year (I know, like I'm some sort of expert). Now I'm actually looking forward to them.
But then there's Oscar. Holey moley .. how many levels of genius can there possibly be?
One word comes to mind when I hear the word Rick Beato: "unselfish"..... its never about Rick....its all about the music and Rick always pushes the spotlight away from him to focus on the matter at hand....thats why I never tire of Rick Beato.
Seeing Beato so fired up about Cavett's Oscar Peterson interview made my day.
When I was doing my undergrad degree in music, Oscar Peterson was professor emeritus. Even when he was really sick, he still came and watched our Jazz ensembles play! We'd be scared out of our wits when we saw him sitting at the back, blowing our silly undergrad solos, but he always had time for a kind word when we worked up enough courage to go talk to him after our set. Such an incredibly kind man and an eternal icon to the music.
Makes me wonder if you went to York?
Oscar Peterson in your undergrad studies??!!!!! WoW😮😮😮😮😮😊😊😊😊
@@dubasciver3234good on ya! Gotta plug our Canadian institutions to the worldwide audience. Rick nods to us from time to time, but look at his heros: Joni, Gordon, Rush, The Band…
I’m a York University grad too. Not music, but I remember Oscar being one for dropping by, and I heard he was always generous with his time when it came to students. A gem.
At York U, I got to hang out for a couple hours with Grammy Award-winner Rob Bowman to chat about the music industry. I look back at the access I had to brilliant people who were willing to give away their time and knowledge to keeners like me and I miss it.
I was 18 years old in 1994, and had just joined the Navy. I came from a small cow town in Texas, and didn’t know much about music, other than some country and grunge. We were in the Pacific Ocean, heading west to the Persian Gulf, when I went into our ship’s store one day. It was a matter of having some money and no place to spend it, so I made it to the little CD music section of the shop. To this day I don’t know how stocked the store with CDs but whoever it was, changed my life. I ended up finding lots of Verve jazz music there over the next couple years, before I left the service, but the first thing I ever bought was an Oscar Peterson CD. It blew me away. Somehow I had existed in the world without having known the world of music could be so complex, playful, beautiful and sad. Many years later, I listen to a wide variety of music-from classical to metal-but I’ll never forget that it was the great Oscar Peterson who woke me up from my sleeping self. God bless his memory!
Cheers for a recommendation of where to start and where to go next
What a beautiful heartfelt story!
You’re a rare breed
Then everyone clapped
On the IKE?
I agree completely about Dick Cavett but also wanted to say you are in a class by yourself...as a musician and an interviewer.....and you provide an immeasureable service and blessing to so many ......thank you Rick
Generally Cavett was kind of annoying in his interviews, way too elitist and artsy, very pretentious, but he does really well here, because he has no personal things to add in or act like he's an expert in it.
@@christophertaylor9100interesting … I didn’t find him elitist or artsy, but I recognized his manner as maybe sounding too east coast, Ivy League educated for some folk’s tastes (although he is Yale educated, he’s from Nebraska, I think). I’m not of that background myself, but I wasn’t put off by his manner. It seemed natural to him and not affected. He generally asked great questions no matter the interviewee . Maybe the only knock was that he sometimes took too much time explaining why he was asking a question before he asked it. A minor tic, in my view.
Rick, I like the way your interviews leave space and time for an individual’s personality to reveal itself, which answers so many questions all at once.
I was the 2nd Recording Engineer on 2 of Oscar’s albums .. he was unreal .. simply unreal… even the takes we didn’t end up using was jaw dropping
I knew a fellow named Sam who drummed for Oscar for a while... nothing but amazing stories...
You lucky... lucky... b_____d! How did you mic those sessions? More than one mic? Any 'unusual' locations to speak of?
@@hlcepeda These were both studio albums, no remote locations.. at the time, this studio was the second biggest recording room in Canada .. second to the Glenn Gould. One of the Albums was Oscar Peterson meets Roy Hargrove and Ralph Moore. The picture on the cover was the studio recording floor. beautiful sounding room , very airy. 30 foot ceilings.. hard to find a room like that today. We had to bring in a 12 foot Bosendorfer, 2 weeks prior so it would climatize to the room, tuned 3 days before session, don't even think u can find one anymore.... Jazz quartet style micing with ambient spot mic's. I remember Niels-Henning on Bass was a monster player as well.. I just remember putting the machines in record and watched them play
@@user-su5xm1tb6sI love Roy Hargrove so I gotta find that album. Was Oscar Peterson only on one album with Roy?
@@williamperri3437 Roy and Ralph were guests on only that album that we worked on. The other Album I believe was a Christmas album with his regular touring ensemble at the time.. but Oscar recorded so many albums .. there was no punch-in's .. no re-do's .. no overdubs.. just the complete take from the floor .. and yes 60% ad lib. Oscar gives them a frame work or stucture .. and than they just go off... and I'll share another tid bit.. they're warm up at times grew into a full on jam session .. I can remember during the Roy and Ralph album .. there was a warm up standand they did that just grew into the best playing of the whole recordings cause they were just loose and fooling around.. and of course that never made it on the album ..
Dick Cavett was probably the best of the breed for what he did. So intelligent and articulate--and he never EVER dumbed it down. He respected his audience enough to keep it at that high level. His interview with Hendrix is another gem.
We used to have things that would attempt to educate and elevate the audience. Now the audience wants 30 second snippets of disposable amusement.
@bobfesmire9721 + with Janis, and she does Bobby in it. Also Cavett s voice quality is clear and masculine, contrary to today s whining monkeyzzzz ... 🇫🇮
It wasn’t the audience that changed the content but the owners or the delivery system. And they did it because of capitalist reasons. Cheapest possible production cost for highest possible attention retention. It’s not a bug it’s a feature. Quality costs so much that given enough time, the concept of efficiency will erode it completely.
Mike Douglas was good interviewing musicians. Helps that he was one himself
@@DenOndeMister Oh please....spare me. FYI, we were capitalist back in the 70's too, so that's a horrible take. If you want to blame greedy people, then I'm with you 100%. But if you want to blame the concept of capitalism, then that's just dummmm.
As usual ...Extremely well spotted Rick. Dick Cavett was always the consummate pro interviewer...And Oscar was just mind blowing talented. His hands could truly groove at any speed or feel or style he desired .Or even better... just carve out a new and even more bewildering and miraculous one of his own. He has never failed to astonish me for my entire life...even watching today. Thank you so much for this Rick. Really !
I'm blown away!!
My mother used to have all kinds of jazz musicians coming to our flat in Copenhagen in the 60's and 70's, Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster, NHØP, and maybe even Mr. Peterson..?
I remember a lunch in Tivoli with Miles Davis and his cousin Herman.
Miles asked my mother if she would swap rings with him..!!!!
I still have that ring - of course.
All of these guys were so incredibly nice to me and mostly very softspoken and showed a genuine interest towards this little Danish kid.
Just fantastic.
Interviews like this don't happen anymore because we don't have intelligent hosts like Dick Cavett anymore and we don't have audiences wishing to increase their knowledge or skills - they just want to be entertained. And I think, Rick, that is why you're channel is so popular because you are offering exactly the recipe for greatness that you are calling out here with Dick and Oscar. Thank you!
Nardwuar (The Human Serviette) is a great example of someone who does such impeccable research about the subjects and their craft that he completely disarms and fascinates the person being interviewed.
The problem is that corporations that own the networks now want talk show hosts to push their advertising and not in depth interviews.
Another talk show host that was really great was Phil Donahue. He wanted his audience really get to know his guests. I remember his Neil Diamond interview, awesome. He not only talked music but discussed Neil's hopes and fears while performing. They discussed his music and how he got his idea's and how he put them to music. It was great.
We have them in boatloads. They’re just not hired . (Guys like Rick.)
Very true
Cavett's first autobiography is an incredible read. Highly recommended. I grew up in this era and remember when talk shows were inclined to elevate their audiences instead of dumb them down and pander to them.
Excellent observation.
right on.
@@freeherenow52the culture has always been devolved. From the periods of classical music through today what we consider elevated culture was enjoyed by a small percentage of the population. What’s changed is how much of the media panders to that side of us, which naturally will grow to a larger percentage under democratic capitalism no matter what.
I love this so much! As a pianist myself, I am truly in awe of Oscar. I am also a giant fan of Rick and especially his interviewing skills. He really gets the most out of his guests.
Yep. We're at rock bottom right now.
I agree with everything Rick Beato says here, and I want to add that Rick, himself, is a bit of a genius for highlighting Oscar P.'s greatness. Much appreciated, Rick!
Rick’s enthusiasm is sweet and infectious
When I was 15-years-old I worked part time at a Radio Shack store in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. One day I helped a customer select a microphone and portable audio mixer, that customer was Oscar Peterson. 😯 The store manager asked me if I knew who my customer was after he left … I did not at the time. Ever since then every time I see / hear anything Oscar Peterson did I am blown away by his talent and I am more honoured to have met him! In that brief interaction with him Mr. Peterson was humble, gentle, and kind.
😊. That is cool
A radio shack mic huh.... Might as well of used a can on a string lol. I worked there too and the products were extremely cheap
What store? Where exactly?
Dick Cavett was not just amazing and unusual for daytime television, he was amazing and unusual for television, period. There had never been anyone like him on television before, and there hasn't been anyone like him on television since. He got his guests to talk about things that were actually important to them and to us, and he had a wonderfully dry sense of humor that didn't seem to be about himself, but about the conversation.
Agreed. And he had great interviews with John Lennon, Marlon Brando, George Harrison and Muhammad Ali et al. And you’re right again, no one interviews like that anymore. In depth, well thought out questions, with no other agenda than to be interested and make it nteresting for the audience.
There was a selflessness to his interview technique. He also seemed genuinely sincere and interested in his guests.
@@buggyboogle9 There are some really good interviewers out there. First one that pops into my mind is George Stroumboulopoulos. One of the best interviewers I've ever seen. He's not doing as much any more but he's got an impressive library of interviews over the past 20 + years.
@@meh49 He's one of the only people who could bring out the charming side of Bobby Fischer that few people know and less people believed existed.
nonsense..Peterson the genius is the star here
THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!! One of the finest interviews EVER!!!
Rick, thank you so much for your "conversations" with musicians. Your format is as comfortable as 2 friends shooting the breeze while being informative. Your channel sustained me during lockdowns. Truly a gifted musician and presenter. Cheers from 🇨🇦
Rick you are doing something important for the music community, infact more important than most people understand. By interviewing all these famous artists you are actually archiving their genius for future generations. Their music, litterature and interviews is all we have left from them once their gone.
❤ agreed!
"archiving their genius" ... very well said!
I agree 100% - I’m Rick’s age and have played almost all my life and know how hard to access music was in the old days. You are opening up the access for the current generation and for my generation that missed a lot of stuff! Really appreciate what you are doing for music and musicians.
*genius
I agree - I’m sure the artists Rick interviewes appreciate not having to answer the same old ‘strings and picks’ questions.
Dick was the man
His interviews with everyone from Louis Armstrong to Sky Stone are pure gold
He still is the man!!
His Armstrong interview is a must watch! I learned so much from that one!
Rick, you hit the nail on the head about today’s entertainment. Thank goodness for cats like you and your channel. Maybe, just maybe you helped educate a potted plant that stumbled upon your wonderful channel. Keep it up!
Great piece!! So glad you highlighted this interview!!!
Dick was head and shoulders above nearly every other TV talk show host in his time, all of his interviews were top notch.
Hear, hear.
Of this time as well
Except with George Harrison
Even his mistakes were instructive.
Yeah also above everyone now. Closest anyone would come is Letterman but he's obviously retired. Fallon, Kimmel, what a joke we have now. Literally just talking puppets.
Our family saw Oscar Peterson perform at an outdoor venue in Toronto in the 70’s, I would have been 11 or 12 years old. I distinctly remember asking my Dad what the heck he was playing, it just sounded like random notes to me. My father, who wasn’t a musician, answered that jazz players don’t play the notes, they play around the notes. That stuck with me my whole life, and has informed my playing and listening.
My music mentor in my youth said it close to the same way, he said they live between the notes... Something like that. But it stuck with me...
As someone who just starting to learning jazz piano, I found that observation helpful. Although I would contend the beginners like myself need to start to learn to play the notes/melody in a standard for example, before we can learn to play around the notes.
You have to know the rules before you can break the rules @@dubasciver3234
Shelly Manne: "A true jazz musician is a cat who never plays it the same way once."
I met Oscar Peterson in the 1980s when he was the best man at a wedding I was playing at in Ottawa, Canada. He was a gentle man with a great sense of humour and an amazing talent. He will always be remembered.
I saw the original show. I was in tears of joy. Still going there! Thank you!
One thing that never changes in these videos is Ricks unabashed love and joy of music. It's tangable!
No better tribute to Dick Cavett than this right here! I really hope that he sees this! GREAT video Rick!
Cavett was next level
I just rewatched this and noticed again the eye you have for a great interviews, your enjoyment of them and how it informs your own conversations with artists. Bravo again!
A true gem of an interview. Thank you for digging it up and sharing!
Excellent video, Beato. Not only was Cavett's interview great, but when I first watched it years ago it changed my musical tastes. As a garage band rock drummer I had never listened to much jazz piano, but Peterson illustrated those style differences so beautifully that I just had to run out and buy some LPs of Oscar. I nearly wore those albums out.
Another brilliant video Rick, thank you.
Great job Rick!!! My Dad was a blind piano tuner in London Ontario. He used to tune Oscars piano when he would come to London. Dad finished tuning the piano and some guy asked him if the piano was all tunerewneed up. My dad said yes and so this gent sat beside him and let it RIP!! It was Oscar. They had a nice conversation together. My father listened to your episode and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you!
No sh7t?
I had an upright piano that he use to practice on when he would visit Camlachie Ontario, in Sarnia.
Canada was blessed with having such a brilliant musician like him.
A gift that keeps on giving.
@@Dan16673my Dad saw Oscar in Bristol UK. He and my mom moved to London Ontario in 1965. And dad and I are still here. We watched the video discussed recently. 😊👍🏼 a true Canadian hero.
Damn, I sometimes am tuning the wrong string on my piano with sight! Those high unisons must have been tough on a spinnet.
@@citythink wow. lucky man
Love it, love you man! This is awesome. Learned so much watching Rick and his guests! Thank you Rick!!!
So good Rick! That performance, that interview, and your very effective way of introducing your audience to amazing music and skill like this. Thank you.
Oscar Peterson may be the greatest piano player of all time. His understanding of timing, his phrasing, his depth of knowledge, his feel... so incredible. And Dick Cavett was, to me, the best at his job, unparalleled since. You’re good, Rick, and Cavett is a perfect model to fashion your interviews after. Another great video!
Another great video, Rick…when I was 25 I played a gig on guitar with Oscar and his trio along with the Buffalo Philharmonic. I was the outsider and during one of the tunes Oscar nodded for me to take a solo. He couldn’t have been a sweeter man and though I was nervous and excited, he kept a big encouraging smile on his face the whole time. Thanks for this…!
Thank you SO much for sharing Rick ! And for all the amazing (really) interviews you do ! Learning so much and having so much fun !
I keep coming back to this video because it’s just that good. I’m glad you found it, Rick. Great stuff!
Rick Beato is a national treasure. Seriously. Very rarely do talent and humility appear in equal measure in a person.
Agree ✌🏼
He is good, knowledgeable and articulate. National treasure? Get real groupie.
The truely talented are usually humble also! In my experience
I disagree - he is an international treasure!
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Rick, I can’t wait for you to interview Sir Paul McCartney! It would break the internet!
Oh yes it would
Imagine if he interviewed John Lennon 👻
I'd love that. I'm sure Rick's trying the best.
my holy grail for Rick would be Tom Scholz.
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Love it !! Great having you on this planet Rick ;)
This clip was amazing. Thank you Rick. Sharing and educating is as important as typical lessons. Your videos are like great musician hangs. You pick up a lot of ideas by listening to great musicians talk about other music they studied and played. Hearing why they chose to play certain things in context. Keep up the fantastic work.
Dick Cavett was such an intelligent intervewer. You don't see that on mainstream TV anymore.
Conan is really great, especially on his podcast. He interviewed the surviving members of Nirvana along with producer Steve Albini a while back and it’s brilliant. I think you’d really appreciate it. Like TH-cam, podcasts allow people to go much more in-depth and spend time with their guest
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Conan is able to do now, what Dick wanted to, back in the 60’s.
Watched all his interviews with Muhammad Ali and Joe Fraiser he was a brilliant interviewer
@@CorbCorbin definitely. The reason why shows like Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel are so lame is because with those huge corporate networks, it’s all about squeezing every dollar of revenue out of the business model, not bringing people actually good, substantive late night content. It’s like, what are the dumbest, lowest,-denominator gags and recurring sketches that get the most views and attract the biggest advertisers. this is why I say network TV is largely a joke nowadays
Just checked, Dick Cavett is still alive.
I met Oscar at a Synclavier seminar weekend at Dartmouth College. He demonstrated the synth but also gave us a private concert at the end of the weekend. Pat Matheny was also there to show us the instrument. Both very nice human beings besides incredible talents.
love what you say about them being very nice human beings....it really does show in this interview...such amazing talent...an absolute master of music but also shows humour and a gentle human being which is very uplifting to watch in these times we live today.
@@nomasnofuss8393 Absolutely! We sure can use more of that.
Rick, I am slowly watching all of your sessions with various musicians and artists. Saw the one with Stewart Copeland where you say you do conversations and not interviews. And that you don't prepare. Now I see that you explain the context of that statement, that you've been preparing all your life. I think we'd all be very happy to see you call what you do "conversations", like "A Conversation With ..." Love what you do and support you continuing to do much more of it!! Thank you sincerely for your talent, dedication and enthusiasm!
Thank you for featuring my man Cavett, and esp the Oscar interview/lesson. Your passion for this kind of thing brings tears to my eyes as I can't compare that happening today but for TH-cam archives, certain musicians and folks like you who refuse to relent to current obsequience. Create it, post it, and we will come.
I've seen this interview before and it's one of the best things I've ever seen: he is like the most intelligent and empathetic professor you've ever had. The subtlety and mastery is unrivaled, really, everybody should watch this as a life lesson...
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My favorite thing about your comment is that it applies equally to both Cavett and Peterson. 😊
We have been honoured to have been born in this era Rick, I'm 63 and a gigging touring guitarist 70+ gigs per year 25 years so far.. To watch masters like Oscar and the Virtuoso musicians on TH-cam is so inspiring even in my time of life.. Excellent stuff!
I can't physically play anymore, and I still find myself inspired. Dick Cavett was amazing in so many things, but Oscar Peterson is a rare gift to the world beyond measure.
Note:
"gigging" is one letter short of laughing.
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ESPECIALLY in our time of life. I could listen to Oscar all day. And I have.
Thankyou.. this is one of my favourite interviews.. and it changed me.. I'm pleased you have surfaced it again.. also.. the rapour
Thank you for your wonderful work on this gem! ❤
I have the lifelong memory of seeing Oscar Peterson play live in San Francisco in 1986, and I have been a *massive* OP fan ever since. I love that you are introducing people to him, he was absolutely phenomenal.
I've always loved Dick Cavett; he's got a fierce intelligence, a dry sense of humor, and a deep humility. I saw Oscar play duets with Joe Pass in the seventies in Honolulu. Oscar was an incredible talent. We'll not see his like again. Cavett, too, is one of a kind. Great video!
I love him too!! I never got a full night sleep all the way through high school because his show ran until 1:00 AM and I never missed it. Too bad for me he wasn’t on in the afternoon then, maybe I would have been a better student!
@@leslieclipp9303 Same here.
Oscar and Joe Pass made some wonderful recordings with Stephane Grappelli and Nils Hennig Orsted Pederson. There's also an album featuring Oscar, Stephane, NHOP and a drummer of equal brilliance, Kenny Clarke (who is generally regarded as the fist exponent of what came to be known as the be bop style of drumming). I highly recommend checking those out.
Totally blissed out watching this!!! Thank you, from Ireland x x x 💚🤍🧡
Most excellent interview, well spotted! But I always feel I learn something amazing in your interviews as well! Endlessly fascinating. Cheers from Canada
You nailed this on the head Rick. Cavett was a great interviewer and Oscar Peterson was generous in sharing his talent - effortlessly.
I’m just too young to remember Cavett, but the algorithm introduced him to me about a year ago. Whether it’s a pop star, an actor, a writer, or a world leader, he was a consistent and engaging interviewer. So incredibly thoughtful and quick witted. What an example this interview makes! Great video, as always!
Love you brought up this interview and commented on it❤ itbis not just Amazing for itself, but because it shoes your true love for music . Thank you!❤❤❤
Rick, thank you so much for all that you do for us! You have given us so much, and through others. It is amazing. Music was a mystery to me before I listened to you describe it. I enjoy music so much more now. Most important, you share your perspective in a natural, informative way. I just love it!
You absolutely nailed it. No one conducts interviews like that on mainstream television anymore. The respect shown to his guest, Oscar Peterson, but also the audience, by not dumbing things down, not asking silly, shallow questions is remarkable. Two adults sharing an adult conversation with hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of viewers. So sad that this is largely a thing of the past for broadcasting but, as you point out, available still to broad but scattered internet audiences.
i have watched this interview countless times over the years. Stunned this was actually allowed on tv. A genius of a musician is given tremendous respect, awesome questions and the space to answer the questions with truly stunning demonstrations on the piano. Fun humour interjected but never at the expense of the music or the musician.
One of the greatest musician interviews, ever!
I can't help but think about all the times this brilliant, incredibly talented musician and compassionate human must have confronted racism from fellow Americans.
@@Zeno_334 And yet, as Rick points out, when would you ever see this on TV in today's progressive times.
@@SBCBears It's more a function of the money than anything today. Why spend enormous amounts of money on creating quality shows like this when you can get the same amount of eyes on screen for garbage. Capitalism has reduced all popular art to what makes the most money instead of what is the highest quality.
Hey Rick this pick of interview was awesome. Great job!!
Thank you for bringing this to our attention! This was great!
I just watch a guy like this and chuckle. The amount of work, dedication, and ridiculous natural talent, just makes me smile in my soul. Rick brings things like this to us for free about once a week. What a time to be alive
My late father was a satirist, advertising man, recording artist and radio actor. His name was Stan Freberg. He was on Dick Cavett and said that Cavett was by far the best interviewer there was, and dad was on Carson, Larry King, tons of others. I love your channel. Dad was also a huge fan of Oscar Peterson. Great show, I’d love to see more of these where you comment on the show you’re watching. Very cool. And yes, TH-cam is definitely the new TV!!! Keep up the great comment.
My brother and I were together over the holidays and were reminiscing about our childhood. At one point, we began to quote the Salada Tea and Chung King commercials that always entertained us as kids. "Collar? Teenie, mink collar?"
Your dad was a very talented and funny man.
Your father basically invented the concept of funny commercials. They were often far more entertaining than the shows they sponsored. To this day, I can't walk down the asian food aisle in the supermarket without thinking about him.
............Dick Cavett was the best..........he even got Jimi Hendrix to open up and joke around with him on National TV....you gotta be good to pull that off......
As a session musician and later, TV producer/director, I have to say that Stan Freberg was absolutely legendary for his creativity and talent. Legendary. If I could have dinner with five other people throughout history, he’d be on my invite list.
That's so cool! I hope he was as fun and wonderful as a father as I imagine he was. He was a legend in multiple areas of entertainment, including animation.
Glad you shared this one. Always a favorite, so wonderful!
Great video, Rick. Peterson and Cavett were at the top of their game at the time of this interview, and I couldn't agree more that it's mindboggling that this quality of program aired on broadcast TV in the afternoons. I'm grateful that you took the time to produce and share this video with us.
Oscar Peterson wrote me once, and it was one of the thrills of my life. Oscar enjoyed photography, and I had written an article about my work as a fine art photographer that resonated with him. For him to take the time to write me shows both his humility and his passion to constantly know more about the creative process. I am so grateful for my moment with him.
Wow. What an honour to be acknowledged by a giant of a fellow artist.
My father was a pop/ classics professional pianist. 40’s-70’s. He Loved Peterson! You brought back memories of him pulling fake books out of the bench, and going off into piano world. With tears in my eyes, here’s a thank you hug. ❤️
Your aim has proved successful: You DO perform the best interviews of musicians that I've seen. I always learn SO MUCH whenever I watch your interviews/reviews.
Thank you for sharing this one-of-a-kind interview review
Glad you'll be doing pieces on Cavett's interviews with artists from a multitude of genres, even outside of music. His success comes with his curiosity about everything and his ability to 'learn' from that curiosity. He's always meticulously prepared and that's what puts him far above virtually all other interviewers from the mainstream media.
Rick! Im so glad you did this… I’ve watched this interview so many times, and it never gets old. Cavett really knew how to be humble yet clever in a perfectly informed way. Not being a musician but a lover of music, clearly defined their noncompetitive relationship. But really, Oscar had something to contribute beyond many of those other musicians he interviewed. He and Cavett seem to have a rapport that existed before the interview even started. Dick made it quite clear who the star was, without fawning or pandering. Quite a skill.
OUT OF THIS WORLD INTERVIEW!
Thank you!!!!🎶❤️
Dick Gavet is truly great. He started as a stand-up, so he is very smart, talented, and aware... On the other hand, you are the pinnacle of music-related musician interviews... Unrivalled!
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As a "Boomer", I was incredibly lucky to have witnessed things such as this.
I love how Mr. Cavett's genuine interest puts Oscar at ease enough to sing.
Class acts, both of them.😊
Rick, as Duke Ellington said, "if it sounds good, it is good." That includes your interviews, my man. Ask an honest, passionate question, you get an honest passionate answer. Simple, beautiful.
Thank you for your knowledge of jazz.
This is amazing. I've never seen this - what a killer improv duel- the interviewer and intervieweree almost question each other, which parallels life. Hard to see the line between- Dick quoting music journalists, or critics perhaps- and cracking his own jokes - and not skipping a beat, Oscar - bringing every reference to light- with the grace of a master and the training of a samurai- so heart warming to see you talking about your passion of interviewing and music highlighted here. Your interviews are really my fav thing to watch, on youtube and I always get excited beyond compare when j see a new one posted. Keep it up R B!!!!🧡huge fan!!!
Such a beautiful interview. Rick you're awesome man.
Rick, you've done it again. I have seen this interview many times, and I still enjoy seeing it again. Your presentation of it and explanation of how to do an interview is also well done. I remember the Sting interview, and I gained appreciation more for Sting like I did for Oscar Peterson in Cavetts interview. Thank you for bringing this. You started my day. I wish you well this year 😊😊😊😊😊
what do you mean he has done it again???
this has been on youtube forever and i have seen it 10 times...you people are funny
@@jadezee6316the commenter is being kind and respectful, as was Cavett, as was Oscar. That’s much of what makes a good interview. I think it's also much of what makes a good comment.
Well stated! 👍
A smile came over my face when I saw you featuring this interview! I happened to watch this video a couple of years ago and was equally blown away (I play the piano a bit, and am old enough to know all the musicians being discussed). Oscar was truly one of a kind, a master, and arguably as good a piano player as anyone who ever lived, in my opinion. One might not expect someone like him to be as personable and accessible as he was. Being able to play different styles as he does without needing to pause and think about either what or how he's going to play while carrying on a conversation at full speed is just remarkable. Can such proficiency be achieved nowadays, with the advent of smartphones? I can't help but wonder!
Rick this is, as most of your interviews, amazing. I'm not a musician nor came form a musical family, but I love jazz and blues and read a lot about them... and the juice you get from all your guests it's amazing. greating form Argentina!
Rick, you make the study of music and musicians truly interesting!!
Keep up the great work!!
I absolutely love how you bring insight into artists that I would never listen to and bring excitement that I haven't seen with music before. Thank you for bringing this to all of us.
Rick, more of this please. I can’t articulate what it is you’re doing but I feel like it’s an extension of What Makes This song Great. Our past helps us rediscover our roots. You’re providing a contextual understanding of the soul of the past. Big love to you and the family!
Rick, I can't even put into words how much I love this and all your videos. I've always loved watching Cavett interview musicians. Love the rapport he had with his guests, ie Lennon, Joplin, Hendrix and Oscar in this interview. Such pointed questions that piano players who love Oscar might want to ask him. Not shallow or trivial yet light and easy. You tube is such a great platform. It makes my life better for entertainment and learning. Keep it up. You are the bomb!
Thank you so much for Sharing that was Amazing !!!! 🙏
I love the story of Norman Grant, who had turned down Oscar Peterson, because he was from Canada and was too young and then while visiting Montreal heard a jazz piano player on the radio in the taxi cab, going to the airport and told the taxi driver to turn around and take them to whatever Club was on the radio and immediately signed Oscar Peterson to the jazz at the Philharmonic. Oscar was only 19 and as they say the rest is history.
And they became very dear friends, professionally and personally. Oscar deeply mourned Norman G’s passing.
I remember hearing that Norman Granz had died the day it happened. There was a jazz disc jockey in Toronto named Ted O'Reilly who was a friend of Mr. Peterson, and he had called O'Reilly that morning to let him know personally. I heard Peterson and all the other great jazz players on O'Reilly's great show for years. He's retired now but I was told he still goes out to hear live jazz. I miss great jazz radio.@@garytannenbaum534
This is so brilliant! Our current society has dumbed itself down to a frightening level. You’d never hear anything like this on TV now.
👍🏻 we need another renaissance or something 🙏
Society isn’t dumbed down. It’s just that there’s not one central repository where all of us are getting our information and entertainment, like TV and Radio were to previous generations. I don’t know anybody who watches network TV anymore. Even my 75-year-old mom mostly watches TH-cam and other streaming services. If anything, we have greater access to more amazing and intellectually rich content than we ever did before, and the popularity of channels like Rick’s is evidence that there’s still a strong appetite for it
I agree with most of what you said. But , America certainly is dumbed down. And that is another conversation for another day. Best Wishes
@@luke5100 First, TH-cam is literally a "central repository" just like TV and radio of previous generations... they curate what you see. Same with apple music or spotify, everything is still curated for you by someone else... just because there's more of something (more channels, more avenues to get content), that's not a substantial difference... it's merely a difference of degree and not kind but it's still "meet the new boss same as the old boss"
Also, society has def gotten dumber and studies have shown it.... every successive generation up to 1975 was smarter than the previous generation. Since 1975 every successive generation has gotten dumber. it's a scientifically proven fact. just google "dumber since 1975" and you'll see. Kids born today are literally generations dumber than people born before 1975.
@@jimfritz2087 I don’t know. Maybe it’s not quite so binary? Perhaps in some respects, society is “dumbed down,” for lack of a better term, but in other areas we are more sophisticated and technologically advanced than ever before. We are able to do things now that people 50 years ago would have only dreamed of, so I don’t think it’s that simple. I guess if we simplify it either way, we are guilty of it ourselves aren’t we? Lol. Good chat, man. Have a good one
Rick… your interviews are just as good and better. We all need a bar to set and inspiration. Great channel. Much appreciated sir! Thank you 🙏
The first minute I saw of your interviews hooked me.
The fact that you already know so much about music in the first place gives a more in-depth approach to the interview anyone can immediately see how much the musician you are interviewing appreciates their interaction with you.
Very informative and entertaining.
Dick Cavett was an incredible interviewer, and this is a perfect example. But you, sir, have absolutely taken the art of the interview to a whole new level. Yours are always such a pleasure to watch because you yourself are an artist and you know your subjects. Your channel consistently breaks new ground. Excellent work!
I'm not a pianist but this brought chills to my spine, what an unbelievable talent and interview. BTW the beard looks great, Rick
You nail all of your interviews much the same way. You cover all the aspects of the music/artist, in a way that won’t bore the non musician who is watching and also feed the aficionado! Love this clip!!
Thank you for sharing this - and your love of music and musicians - with us!
I’ve watched that Cavett/Oscar interview many times because it’s a master class in interviewing and a stunning showcase of Oscars musicality and virtuosity - and the good vibes are off the charts. An absolute joy to watch. Not surprised Rick loves this clip too. He has precisely the right mindset for a good interviewer - genuine interest in his guests, an obvious desire to learn from them, and a lifetime of music industry experience that allows him to put it in context and bring everything together in a compelling package. Great job. Keep it up :)
RICK - Most impressive how you quickly analyzed the intricate 'reharmonization' of Roses/Picardy. Most impressive, sir. And, thank you. I've seen this easy yet profound interview previously, and kind of forgotten about it. Makes me wonder how Dick Cavett came up with his knowledge and questions . . . Oscar responded as the giant he was. WoW !! You just did musicians and listeners a HUGE favor, Rick. Great program.
Thank you Rick for walking us through this interview. You are a master interviewer and musician.
Rick im not a musician and no nothing about playing music yet i often watch your videos because I learn so much from you. This Dick Cavet interview with Oscar Peterson truly is a master class. Thank you for walking us through that interview. You too are a master educator. Great entertainment thank you sir