I had my sleeves rolled up and ready to give you my opinion.......then you introduced Oscar Peterson. The sleeves came down and I sat back and enjoyed your video. Yep, Oscard Peterson is a master of the piano. Thanks for a great video.
Thank you so much Amy. You always open my ears my heart to the music the music space time Rhythm melody Swing in ways that I could never do alone. Thanks for letting us into your head and heart I'm teaching us
Oh Canada !!:) Oscar the Great. I once had the privilege of shaking his hand. Such wonderful pianist/guy !! Hey a great exposition on Oscar. Thanks for sharing !!
Aimee...we are Two peas in a pod. I am emotionally moved by this and all Oscar Peterson's ...you hit the two!!! I rewound that 6 times. To hear it again and again. This has been the best of you...and me as well.
I love what you do. . I’m 67 and have loved jazz since I was a young teenager. But your reactions are not reactions they are instead a masterclass on the jazz idiom. Bravo to a deeply intelligent analysis. You make my listening to jazz so much enhancement.
I was fortunate to see OP on quite a few occasions in London, none of which were recorded. So I have to rely on my playback in my head and TH-cam. Thanks
Couldn't help crying when I saw/heard this video. The music may speak for itself, but gosh, you open it up, Aimee, so one really feels the paradise! That happens 'cause of your own true passion and emotion - gives all your videos a great credibility. Like also Rick Beato - can't believe, you haven't got 10 as many subscribers. Pitty for the people missing out on your videos. Thanks!
When I see "Greatest Jazz Recording of All Time" I began with a highly skeptical mind, then I see Oscar Petersen. OK, he is my favorite, then I hear your loving tribute and all I can say us thanks for posting and keep up the good work.
I am from Toronto (close to Mississauga Ontario where OP lived during this latter years), and I remember as a young teen, first hearing this recording on a CBC radio jazz program that aired late evenings in the early 70's. The host of the program also provided a historical background, but yours is better. Since then I would go on to hear other records of Tenderly as well as see OP perform it live, but this one stands out. Long before I saw this youtube, I had decided that this was by far, my favorite jazz single recording that I had ever heard. It typified everything I love about jazz, especially, recordings that honor, and extend a melody. In fact, I remember when the CBC repeated that particular program and I ran to get my Aiwa cassette player to record it from the radio. I think I still have that cassette. Thank you Aimee for providing such an incredible commentary that is a perfect blend of emotion, erudite analysis, and fandom. You have also corroborating my own feelings towards this recording, jazz, and of course OP.
Saw Buddy Rich band, Oscar Peterson trio, and Sarah Vaughn quartet in Toronto in 1979 (for $5 admission). Highlight - Oscar and Buddy sat in with Sarah Vaughn for a couple of tunes. Fun show.
Indeed, the playing was masterful, but I had a big smile on my face throughout because of your excitement and passion conveyed. The power of music to evoke a range of emotions in listeners has always been amazing to me. You get it, and kudos to you for sharing! Although, my favorite OP piece is ‘All the Things You Are’. He puts so many tasty notes in that song it’s like he’s making it rain!!
It thrills me to see someone so moved by music or a particular recording. I know what that's like! And so great that you are in to jazz and OP. He was a god among men. I have deep regret not going to see him while he was still alive. Thanks for turning me on this recording, I will check it out. My first instrument is guitar and I adore Barney Kessel and have recently been listening to OP's recordings with Joe Pass, who was the guitar god for me. Thanks again Aimee!
Thanks for your excellent breakdown of Oscar’s performance. His range on this track is amazing - from impeccable classical stylings to hard swinging grooves, with a great variety of textures being deployed. Fabulous stuff!!
My first introduction to Oscar was when I was 12 and my best friend's big sister in college brought home Oscar's recording at the Stratford Shakespearen Festival in 1956. We sat and listened to "How High the Moon" 1 thousand 700 times. When he starts cooking, he hums his improvs so loud - as Aimee says, I love it.
Love you Aimee. You have a superb way of explaining what it is to REALLY swing to those who don't "get it", and for those of us who do, we applaud you because you are absolutely spot on. Thanks so much!
So good. It's great to have a way in to these great recordings and the musicians behind them. Educated listening is what I call it, and it's opened a whole new world for me in the last few years. There's so many great recordings that are available now on streaming, and having an passionate and inspired guide to help you learn what to listen for and appreciate is a real gift. Thanks Amy!
Wonderful analysis. Space is perhaps the most important element of music. It makes everything else possible. So many terrific musicians don’t acknowledge this. Thank you. Oscar Peterson…wow!
Thank you thank you thank you for the time, effort, expertise and passion you poured into this review, and for introducing me to yet another brilliant performance by Oscar Peterson. I can’t thank you enough. Did I say thank you? Thank you!
I saw him play in San Francisco in the late 1970's. When he entered the room, a woman jumped up to her feet and started shouting "He's a genious! The man is a genious!" over and over. I had a table for two very close to him and could hear his subtle vocal "grunting" and "ahhh" and "mmm" as he played. The only indication of effort was his perspiring face. Without any indication of disruption, he'd just keep spinning out these unbelievably fast and beautifully shaped lines and gorgeious harmonic voicings while simultaneously wiping his face with a handerkerchief. Yep. Like being in the presence of a genious. I was somewhat "stunned" (in awe) by the performance. [Interestingly, I had that same type of experience being up close to Arthur Rubenstein playing Chopin - with incredible, almost super-human intensity - around that same time period.] I feel very lucky. Very grateful.
Thank you so much for that account. What a great time to have gotten to see him! I saw him in 2001 in New York. When he entered the room, I just broke into tears. I had no choice. His presence just filled the room with something undeniable
Thank you VERY much for reminding me of this brilliant recording. I think I might have first heard this at age 14 (around 1964) during my formative years and I developed a deep affection for ALL THREE of these brilliant artists! They are all superlative in every way........... I sorta feel that genius like this is rarely seen now....... there are a very few ! THANKS!
A great analysis of a great song my a great man. It was one of the pleasures of my life to see him on his final UK tour in a relatively small hall in Manchester. He was bent over with age and hobbled to the piano. He sat down and played and the world disappeared. May his soul rest in peace.
Im always amaze with the mix of perfect technic and groove that Oscar Peterson have. He have one of the tastiest, jazzy and bluesy ballads of all time. "I Got it Bad and that ain't good" is one of my favorites. Thank you very much for your videos and your work. Greetings from Chile!
Just listened to the full recording again. I always liked it, but your play by play really put the listening experience on steroids! I felt like one of the people in the audience hollering for joy!
Oh what a delight this video was! It looks like you and Rick Beato are in a friendly little duel? ;) I can remember sitting in the audience, just 4 or 5 feet away from Oscar at Rick's Cafe American at 600 North Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. It was the downstairs "jazz dive" at the Holiday Inn. Oscar just completely RULED the night, two or three sets... and this was 1976, or there abouts... maybe 1978? I can remember that he was SO hot that the audience just couldn't approach him during the break. He went to the back by the bar's service station and just stood there, alone, sipping a drink. I got to talk to him, just the two of us. I can still remember that conversation, as though it happened just yesterday. What I remember was just how kind and soft his energy was... as though he had no ego to show off. He was present and authentic, calm, centered, and genuine. The cover charge was just $5. I'll never forget that. I came back the second night and what surprised me the most was just how his sets, his song choices, his solos, everything about the two performances were so similar... almost identical. He had his stuff worked out. And, that made sense to me, given his classical background.
Another thing I remember when I shook his hand was just how HUGE his hands were. I commented on that, the fact that I could barely snag a 10th, only by catching the corner edges of the two white notes. Forget D -F#, or Eb-G. Forget walking 10ths. Forget cramming the lowered-7th in there with the index finger... nope, none of that wasn't gonna happen for me. Oscar held his hand out and showed me that he could reach a 13th... C to A, way up there!!
I saw him there too around the same time, also around 1980ish. He'd blow the audience away, then sit at a back table and just enjoy the crowds. Very approachable and generous. He loved his fans
I also snuck in to see him at the London House in Chicago in the 60s. He had a 2-week residency there 4 times a year. I was only 15 but tried to make myself look 21. I don't think it worked but the Marienthals took pity on me and let me listen with a coke. Fantastic show.. He had Ed Thigpen on drums and no guitar. Ray was still walking that base.
I loved watching you break down this wonderful track - and I'm so grateful to Mike for pointing me to the right place on Spotify. Listening to it now, and you're so right! Thank you!!
I just returned to this video to revisit the experience of truly inhabiting and understanding this sublime performance. I've got tears in my eyes. Thanks, Aimee!
Oscar holds a special place in my heart, as my introduction to jazz- could there be a better one? I remember my drummer playing one of the trio records and asking if I heard anything unusual- I hadn't noticed that there was no drummer! Ray Brown is still a favorite for his tone, ultra swing and sympatico. I never saw Oscar live, but I did get to see Herb Ellis and Barney Kessel. The thing with Oscar is that you don'y have to be a jazz fan to love his music. It has all the swing, excitement, mood and beauty that anyone could wish for. Surely, no matter what else he may have done, he has earned his place in heaven.
Aimee: My son ,a 6th grader and I, learn so much from you. Your videos deserve more love. Crazy I never heard the brilliance of mr. Rogers music. Oscar Peterson has been elusive to our untrained ears but now I’ll have my son listen to the original tenderly, this recording, your analysis and then this recording again. Hopefully, we can lear to love it like you have.
I loved your presentation. Oscar Peterson played a concert in Silicon Valley about 1983. He shipped a Bosendorfer grand here for the concert. I was able to purchase that wonderful piano before they shipped it back. Still trying to do it justice.
OH Yeah! I grew up listening to Oscar Peterson on vinyl and CBC Radio, After high school, I decided to go to a jazz college, because by that time I'd had a lot of exposure to bands like Basie's, and played a lot of saxophone. I was fortunate enough to hear Oscar Peterson live 3 times, twice with the trio, the last time alone. I should say four times, because I was in the audience of the TV show taping where Oscar had Count Basie on as a guest. I'd been extraordinarily lucky, because I'd had a trio of really outstanding jazz musicians as teachers - the last and most influential being the bari player from Stan Kenton's band. He turned me "all the way" into being a baritone sax player, and he was a HUGE fan of Oscar Peterson. Whenever we'd work on phrasing, he'd play a phrase, or a bit of a recording, and say, (he was English) "Osca, baby! Osca! Play it like a freight train!). I worked with some tremendous musicians early in my career; one of the high points in 1977 was being introduced by my bandleader/boss to Bill Basie, who was in town with the Big Band that night. Basie was really a hero, inasmuch as his music got me involved early with playing Big Band music. I wore the grooves off of my Basie records - absorbing the dynamics, the phrasing, and how he used space. The same was true for Oscar Peterson - I'd listen to his records over and over and over, trying to pick up the nuances of how he played, but more importantly, how he made it swing. Likewise Ray Brown. So, this is kind of like "Wah-Hoo" and old home week all rolled into one. I don't think you could have chosen a better or more iconic example. You mentioned Oscar and his absorbing Basie's sound - dynamics, big band sound, small band sound. I know seeing the two of them together was an experience never to be repeated. I just wish that the outtakes from that show would be aired, because they did a few tunes 3 times, and one 4 times after they both broke down laughing. I'm proud that Oscar is such a famous name in music, and still really, really respected by musicians in Canada. He was one of those wonderful artists who comes along once in a lifetime, and we're all very lucky that he did. Thanks, Aimee.
Great analysis Aimee. I can't stop listening to Oscar at the moment. My favourite Oscar recording is his version of All the Things you Are. For me, my personal favourite jazz recording is Charlie Christian's Swing to Bop live at Mintons. It has such a great energy.
I bought the EP of this concert in about 1964. It had C Jam Blues on one side and Tenderly on the other. When I hear these I remember myself as a 15 year old kid on the start of musical journey.
Yes I can’t believe you picked this!!!!! He does a massive intro that I cant play. then the first phrase which I can play but not like that its awesome. I know whatever he is hearing internallly is not at all what I’m hearing. It just gets better and better. I thought I was the only one who thought this
Excellent analysis! Oscar is one jazz artist I feel like I discovered on my own -- no one told me to check him out (as was the case with so many of the greats). Your analysis actually explains to me WHY it was love at first listen for me. Love your channel!
Thank you Prof. Nolte. for another great video. I wish I had the discipline to learn to sight sing, and feel rhythms and time signatures so naturally as yourself. This stuff is WOOOSSHH! Hand going over head...
Great Great video! I feel your passion trough the video! I listen to Oscar 7 says per week trying to pick up little nuances that are mind blowing!!! Thank you for letting me know there is somebody else out there who is blown away by the pure raw gift Oscar had here on earth! May he truly Rest In Peace!!!
Thanks for this Aimee. You obviously enjoy music all the more for being aware ot the various nuances and spaces and emphases when you hear a piece . You really submerge yourself, and you see what most of us don't see until you point it out to us.. Thank you for sharing some of these insights. I have always believed that the people who play well are masters at creating space, both creatively and technically. Even when playing at a very fast tempo, there is the feeling that they are not 'hurrying', and are not intimidated by the demands put upon their technical skills. This applies to the accomplished classical pianists too, of course. I have noticed that someone like Mitsuko Uchida or Martha Argerich never seems hurried, even when playing at dazzling presto tempos. Your channel is amazing Aimee. I am learning a lot from you, and I so enjoy your teaching. The Lord has given you a geat gift, and it is so good that you share it with others. I could listen to you play for hours on end.
Thanks, Aimee, for this analysis. This was on the second Jazz EP I ever bought in the early 1960s (the other side was the superb "C Jam Blues"). At the time "C Jam" was my favourite track because it was fast, but I soon appreciated the subtle swing of "Tenderly". I wish you had been around at that time, as all my friends thought I was mad to listen to jazz when The Beatles were required (compulsory) listening. I was lucky enough to see Oscar and Ray (with Herb) three times but, sadly, never saw them with Barney. Happy memories.
For anyone trying to locate the recording... I found it on Spotify on the album titled "Oscar Peterson's Finest Hour"
wow great find! i was having trouble with it
Thanks ! was looking for it too !
I OWN IT!!! 👍
Fuck Spotify. Buy the album.
th-cam.com/video/o7V2NFobZ04/w-d-xo.html
I had my sleeves rolled up and ready to give you my opinion.......then you introduced Oscar Peterson. The sleeves came down and I sat back and enjoyed your video. Yep, Oscard Peterson is a master of the piano. Thanks for a great video.
Terrific insight into OP and his trio, thank you for putting this together. Marvelous!
Your excitement for jazz is infectious! Love your videos.
Thank you young lady,your ear for perfection is exemplary.
Thank you ...Aimee Nolte Music !,, ☮️❤️🎼🎼🎼🎼 Best Of All … On TH-cam 🙏IMHO
Thank you so much Amy. You always open my ears my heart to the music the music space time Rhythm melody Swing in ways that I could never do alone. Thanks for letting us into your head and heart I'm teaching us
Beautiful and meaningful analysis. Love your enthusiasm. Please give us more!
It is amazing to hear someone who is truly in love with the theme/subject and can, somehow, transmit that passion to the audience. Congrats..
Brilliant commentary - thanks Aimee👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you, JazzSister🌹🌹🌹
Thanks Amy! I watch him play live here in Argentina! One of my best nights ever!
Oh Canada !!:) Oscar the Great. I once had the privilege of shaking his hand. Such wonderful pianist/guy !! Hey a great exposition on Oscar. Thanks for sharing !!
Aimee...we are Two peas in a pod. I am emotionally moved by this and all Oscar Peterson's ...you hit the two!!! I rewound that 6 times. To hear it again and again.
This has been the best of you...and me as well.
Thank you. Well done. Now I’ll watch it again.
I love what you do. . I’m 67 and have loved jazz since I was a young teenager. But your reactions are not reactions they are instead a masterclass on the jazz idiom. Bravo to a deeply intelligent analysis. You make my listening to jazz so much enhancement.
What a video! I have a huge grin. Thanks Aimee for your infectious enthusiasm 😁
Yass, Aimee!!!! You made the video saying that everything that I’ve been thinking for my entire 30-year musical life!!
Loved this Aimee! I would love more of these type videos. Listening to you break it down was very insightful. I learned a lot from this! Thank you!
I was fortunate to see OP on quite a few occasions in London, none of which were recorded. So I have to rely on my playback in my head and TH-cam. Thanks
I loved this video, Aimee! It's like Rick Beato, buuut jaaazzz :)) I could view a ton of these ones, if you make them.
Amazing video Aimee!!! Thank you so much!!
Couldn't help crying when I saw/heard this video. The music may speak for itself, but gosh, you open it up, Aimee, so one really feels the paradise! That happens 'cause of your own true passion and emotion - gives all your videos a great credibility. Like also Rick Beato - can't believe, you haven't got 10 as many subscribers. Pitty for the people missing out on your videos. Thanks!
OP is marvelous, and so is the way you share your excitement and love of his music! Thank you!
once again - my deep admiration for your observation and deep insights
Life lesson... honor the space. Sometimes we don't need to take action, but let it be, for a minute. Thanks Aimee.
Nice breakdown of this beautiful song. Thanks!
Great video Aimee! Love the passion that you have.
When I see "Greatest Jazz Recording of All Time" I began with a highly skeptical mind, then I see Oscar Petersen. OK, he is my favorite, then I hear your loving tribute and all I can say us thanks for posting and keep up the good work.
I am from Toronto (close to Mississauga Ontario where OP lived during this latter years), and I remember as a young teen, first hearing this recording on a CBC radio jazz program that aired late evenings in the early 70's. The host of the program also provided a historical background, but yours is better. Since then I would go on to hear other records of Tenderly as well as see OP perform it live, but this one stands out. Long before I saw this youtube, I had decided that this was by far, my favorite jazz single recording that I had ever heard. It typified everything I love about jazz, especially, recordings that honor, and extend a melody. In fact, I remember when the CBC repeated that particular program and I ran to get my Aiwa cassette player to record it from the radio. I think I still have that cassette. Thank you Aimee for providing such an incredible commentary that is a perfect blend of emotion, erudite analysis, and fandom. You have also corroborating my own feelings towards this recording, jazz, and of course OP.
So cool! Thanks so much!!
I saw and met Oscar, OP, twice. Once before his stroke and again shortly before his death in Toronto, Ontario. The best!
Saw Buddy Rich band, Oscar Peterson trio, and Sarah Vaughn quartet in Toronto in 1979 (for $5 admission). Highlight - Oscar and Buddy sat in with Sarah Vaughn for a couple of tunes. Fun show.
Your commentary elicits the same love, excitement, and enthusiasm in me as the original recording does.
Indeed, the playing was masterful, but I had a big smile on my face throughout because of your excitement and passion conveyed. The power of music to evoke a range of emotions in listeners has always been amazing to me. You get it, and kudos to you for sharing! Although, my favorite OP piece is ‘All the Things You Are’. He puts so many tasty notes in that song it’s like he’s making it rain!!
It thrills me to see someone so moved by music or a particular recording. I know what that's like! And so great that you are in to jazz and OP. He was a god among men. I have deep regret not going to see him while he was still alive. Thanks for turning me on this recording, I will check it out. My first instrument is guitar and I adore Barney Kessel and have recently been listening to OP's recordings with Joe Pass, who was the guitar god for me.
Thanks again Aimee!
Right there with you. When I heard this it vaulted to number 1.
Hey Aimee, love your insight and the music in your head. Thanks, ever.
Heard him sing the notes at the beginning knew it was OP. Thanks Aimee so much fun!
Thanks for your excellent breakdown of Oscar’s performance. His range on this track is amazing - from impeccable classical stylings to hard swinging grooves, with a great variety of textures being deployed. Fabulous stuff!!
My first introduction to Oscar was when I was 12 and my best friend's big sister in college brought home Oscar's recording at the Stratford Shakespearen Festival in 1956. We sat and listened to "How High the Moon" 1 thousand 700 times. When he starts cooking, he hums his improvs so loud - as Aimee says, I love it.
such a wonderful description of this beautiful tune and OP.
Your commentary and assessment were very enlightening Aimee. Thanks for your insights. You are a TH-cam treasure.
Wow, thanks for sharing Aimee, I'm still a jazz novice and had never heard this recording before. Boy did it blow me away !!
Yay - thank-you Aimee for highlighting such a magnificent jazz classic.
Love you Aimee. You have a superb way of explaining what it is to REALLY swing to those who don't "get it", and for those of us who do, we applaud you because you are absolutely spot on. Thanks so much!
I have now listened to OP's Tenderly well over 200 times. Wow, what a tune!
Thank you for bringing this aspect of jazz to attention.
Beautiful, enthusiastic analysis! Thank you, Aimee!
Beautiful, thanks!
So good. It's great to have a way in to these great recordings and the musicians behind them. Educated listening is what I call it, and it's opened a whole new world for me in the last few years. There's so many great recordings that are available now on streaming, and having an passionate and inspired guide to help you learn what to listen for and appreciate is a real gift. Thanks Amy!
Thanks for introducing me to this and bringing it to life for me! Loved it.
Wonderful analysis.
Space is perhaps the most important element of music. It makes everything else possible. So many terrific musicians don’t acknowledge this.
Thank you. Oscar Peterson…wow!
Really sweet , insightful coverage of this timeless magician; thank you Aimee.
Thank you thank you thank you for the time, effort, expertise and passion you poured into this review, and for introducing me to yet another brilliant performance by Oscar Peterson. I can’t thank you enough. Did I say thank you? Thank you!
its sooo nice to listen to you (i think because you injoy it too soo much). Thanks. its really a "space" what the 4 notes open.
Love love love it! Love you! Thank you Amy🙏❤
Block chords marvelously played, thanks 👍
I was more engaged with the way you described it than the audio bits, I can hear love on each word
Mission accomplished then 😍🙏🏼
I really appreciate Aimee's analysis of the recording as well as the history surrounding it.
I'm left breathless Aimee.
Aimee, your videos are often as addictive as the music you present. Thank you!
th-cam.com/video/aF1wngoCX9A/w-d-xo.html this is one of my favorite Peterson moments
I saw him play in San Francisco in the late 1970's. When he entered the room, a woman jumped up to her feet and started shouting "He's a genious! The man is a genious!" over and over. I had a table for two very close to him and could hear his subtle vocal "grunting" and "ahhh" and "mmm" as he played. The only indication of effort was his perspiring face. Without any indication of disruption, he'd just keep spinning out these unbelievably fast and beautifully shaped lines and gorgeious harmonic voicings while simultaneously wiping his face with a handerkerchief. Yep. Like being in the presence of a genious. I was somewhat "stunned" (in awe) by the performance. [Interestingly, I had that same type of experience being up close to Arthur Rubenstein playing Chopin - with incredible, almost super-human intensity - around that same time period.] I feel very lucky. Very grateful.
Thank you so much for that account. What a great time to have gotten to see him! I saw him in 2001 in New York. When he entered the room, I just broke into tears. I had no choice. His presence just filled the room with something undeniable
Blabber on you say, Amy? Never! I loved this expose’ as it was so informative and inspiring. Thank you!
I absolutely love your passion for not only Oscar's work but for the genre itself. Love your work.
Thank you VERY much for reminding me of this brilliant recording. I think I might have first heard this at age 14 (around 1964) during my formative years and I developed a deep affection for ALL THREE of these brilliant artists! They are all superlative in every way........... I sorta feel that genius like this is rarely seen now....... there are a very few ! THANKS!
A great analysis of a great song my a great man. It was one of the pleasures of my life to see him on his final UK tour in a relatively small hall in Manchester. He was bent over with age and hobbled to the piano. He sat down and played and the world disappeared. May his soul rest in peace.
Im always amaze with the mix of perfect technic and groove that Oscar Peterson have. He have one of the tastiest, jazzy and bluesy ballads of all time. "I Got it Bad and that ain't good" is one of my favorites. Thank you very much for your videos and your work. Greetings from Chile!
OMG, you are wonderful!! Your absolute joy in describing and relating what Oscar Peterson did is infectious!
Wow! All the Best!
You are so great..thank you 😊
Just listened to the full recording again. I always liked it, but your play by play really put the listening experience on steroids! I felt like one of the people in the audience hollering for joy!
Oh what a delight this video was! It looks like you and Rick Beato are in a friendly little duel? ;) I can remember sitting in the audience, just 4 or 5 feet away from Oscar at Rick's Cafe American at 600 North Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. It was the downstairs "jazz dive" at the Holiday Inn. Oscar just completely RULED the night, two or three sets... and this was 1976, or there abouts... maybe 1978? I can remember that he was SO hot that the audience just couldn't approach him during the break. He went to the back by the bar's service station and just stood there, alone, sipping a drink. I got to talk to him, just the two of us. I can still remember that conversation, as though it happened just yesterday. What I remember was just how kind and soft his energy was... as though he had no ego to show off. He was present and authentic, calm, centered, and genuine. The cover charge was just $5. I'll never forget that. I came back the second night and what surprised me the most was just how his sets, his song choices, his solos, everything about the two performances were so similar... almost identical. He had his stuff worked out. And, that made sense to me, given his classical background.
Another thing I remember when I shook his hand was just how HUGE his hands were. I commented on that, the fact that I could barely snag a 10th, only by catching the corner edges of the two white notes. Forget D -F#, or Eb-G. Forget walking 10ths. Forget cramming the lowered-7th in there with the index finger... nope, none of that wasn't gonna happen for me. Oscar held his hand out and showed me that he could reach a 13th... C to A, way up there!!
I saw him there too around the same time, also around 1980ish. He'd blow the audience away, then sit at a back table and just enjoy the crowds. Very approachable and generous. He loved his fans
I also snuck in to see him at the London House in Chicago in the 60s. He had a 2-week residency there 4 times a year. I was only 15 but tried to make myself look 21. I don't think it worked but the Marienthals took pity on me and let me listen with a coke. Fantastic show.. He had Ed Thigpen on drums and no guitar. Ray was still walking that base.
I loved watching you break down this wonderful track - and I'm so grateful to Mike for pointing me to the right place on Spotify. Listening to it now, and you're so right! Thank you!!
With your wonderful comments you're multiplying the joy! Thank you.
I've always loved this performance, but you've made me fall in love with it all over again! What a great commentary and explanation. Thank you!
I just returned to this video to revisit the experience of truly inhabiting and understanding this sublime performance. I've got tears in my eyes. Thanks, Aimee!
Saw Ray Brown every year for about six or seven in a row, including a few weeks before his death. Wonderful bassist and bandleader.
Oscar holds a special place in my heart, as my introduction to jazz- could there be a better one? I remember my drummer playing one of the trio records and asking if I heard anything unusual- I hadn't noticed that there was no drummer! Ray Brown is still a favorite for his tone, ultra swing and sympatico. I never saw Oscar live, but I did get to see Herb Ellis and Barney Kessel. The thing with Oscar is that you don'y have to be a jazz fan to love his music. It has all the swing, excitement, mood and beauty that anyone could wish for. Surely, no matter what else he may have done, he has earned his place in heaven.
First time viewer. You are a wonderful presenter. The music appreciation, technical analysis and your passion are welcome!
This is one of your best Aimee!
Aimee: My son ,a 6th grader and I, learn so much from you. Your videos deserve more love. Crazy I never heard the brilliance of mr. Rogers music.
Oscar Peterson has been elusive to our untrained ears but now I’ll have my son listen to the original tenderly, this recording, your analysis and then this recording again. Hopefully, we can lear to love it like you have.
Made my day with this. ❤️ Thank you and tell your son hello for me!
Just so you all know. Aimee is the BEST guitar teacher ever. I've learned more about playing guitar from her than anyone!
Aimee Bravo! Excellent...
I loved your presentation. Oscar Peterson played a concert in Silicon Valley about 1983. He shipped a Bosendorfer grand here for the concert. I was able to purchase that wonderful piano before they shipped it back. Still trying to do it justice.
This is AMAZING
The Bösendorfer’s are the best grand-piano’s. Great buy and good luck! G’day & Cheers!
Thank you for this. Aimee never disappoints!
OH Yeah! I grew up listening to Oscar Peterson on vinyl and CBC Radio, After high school, I decided to go to a jazz college, because by that time I'd had a lot of exposure to bands like Basie's, and played a lot of saxophone. I was fortunate enough to hear Oscar Peterson live 3 times, twice with the trio, the last time alone. I should say four times, because I was in the audience of the TV show taping where Oscar had Count Basie on as a guest. I'd been extraordinarily lucky, because I'd had a trio of really outstanding jazz musicians as teachers - the last and most influential being the bari player from Stan Kenton's band. He turned me "all the way" into being a baritone sax player, and he was a HUGE fan of Oscar Peterson. Whenever we'd work on phrasing, he'd play a phrase, or a bit of a recording, and say, (he was English) "Osca, baby! Osca! Play it like a freight train!). I worked with some tremendous musicians early in my career; one of the high points in 1977 was being introduced by my bandleader/boss to Bill Basie, who was in town with the Big Band that night. Basie was really a hero, inasmuch as his music got me involved early with playing Big Band music. I wore the grooves off of my Basie records - absorbing the dynamics, the phrasing, and how he used space. The same was true for Oscar Peterson - I'd listen to his records over and over and over, trying to pick up the nuances of how he played, but more importantly, how he made it swing. Likewise Ray Brown. So, this is kind of like "Wah-Hoo" and old home week all rolled into one. I don't think you could have chosen a better or more iconic example. You mentioned Oscar and his absorbing Basie's sound - dynamics, big band sound, small band sound. I know seeing the two of them together was an experience never to be repeated. I just wish that the outtakes from that show would be aired, because they did a few tunes 3 times, and one 4 times after they both broke down laughing. I'm proud that Oscar is such a famous name in music, and still really, really respected by musicians in Canada. He was one of those wonderful artists who comes along once in a lifetime, and we're all very lucky that he did. Thanks, Aimee.
Great analysis Aimee. I can't stop listening to Oscar at the moment. My favourite Oscar recording is his version of All the Things you Are. For me, my personal favourite jazz recording is Charlie Christian's Swing to Bop live at Mintons. It has such a great energy.
Thanks Aimee. The universe needs more of your profound insights... and more pristine jazz like this!
I bought the EP of this concert in about 1964. It had C Jam Blues on one side and Tenderly on the other. When I hear these I remember myself as a 15 year old kid on the start of musical journey.
Nice..never heard it before! Thanks Aimée
Yes I can’t believe you picked this!!!!! He does a massive intro that I cant play. then the first phrase which I can play but not like that its awesome. I know whatever he is hearing internallly is not at all what I’m hearing. It just gets better and better. I thought I was the only one who thought this
Excellent analysis! Oscar is one jazz artist I feel like I discovered on my own -- no one told me to check him out (as was the case with so many of the greats). Your analysis actually explains to me WHY it was love at first listen for me. Love your channel!
Thank you Prof. Nolte. for another great video. I wish I had the discipline to learn to sight sing, and feel rhythms and time signatures so naturally as yourself. This stuff is WOOOSSHH! Hand going over head...
You are good. Great insight.
My favorite standard played by one of my favorite pianists. I wasn't aware of this rendition. Thank you, Aimee. And thank you, Oscar.
Great Great video! I feel your passion trough the video! I listen to Oscar 7 says per week trying to pick up little nuances that are mind blowing!!! Thank you for letting me know there is somebody else out there who is blown away by the pure raw gift Oscar had here on earth! May he truly Rest In Peace!!!
I appreciate this
Thanks for this Aimee. You obviously enjoy music all the more for being aware ot the various nuances and spaces and emphases when you hear a piece . You really submerge yourself, and you see what most of us don't see until you point it out to us.. Thank you for sharing some of these insights. I have always believed that the people who play well are masters at creating space, both creatively and technically. Even when playing at a very fast tempo, there is the feeling that they are not 'hurrying', and are not intimidated by the demands put upon their technical skills. This applies to the accomplished classical pianists too, of course. I have noticed that someone like Mitsuko Uchida or Martha Argerich never seems hurried, even when playing at dazzling presto tempos. Your channel is amazing Aimee. I am learning a lot from you, and I so enjoy your teaching. The Lord has given you a geat gift, and it is so good that you share it with others. I could listen to you play for hours on end.
Thanks, Aimee, for this analysis. This was on the second Jazz EP I ever bought in the early 1960s (the other side was the superb "C Jam Blues"). At the time "C Jam" was my favourite track because it was fast, but I soon appreciated the subtle swing of "Tenderly". I wish you had been around at that time, as all my friends thought I was mad to listen to jazz when The Beatles were required (compulsory) listening. I was lucky enough to see Oscar and Ray (with Herb) three times but, sadly, never saw them with Barney. Happy memories.
That was fun ! Thank You !
Thank you for sharing
Great point Aimee re: Ray Brown hitting the ii - the very essence of swing!