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In the Words of Oscar Emmanuel Peterson
(Oscar Peterson photo courtesy Internet newswire)
There were no nays, debates, or abstentions when it came to declaring Oscar Emmanuel Peterson as one of the greatest jazz piano masters of all time. Born August 15, 1925, he grew up in the neighborhood of Little Burgundy in Montreal, Canada, and passed December 23, 2007. These are a few quotes to help remember the artist and the music that influenced so many playing piano today:
“The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play
together, you have to love the people you are playing with, and if you have any racial inhibitions, you wouldn't be able to do that.”
“Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to
say with jazz. You don't need any prologues, you just play.”
“I believe in using the entire piano as a single instrument capable of expressing every
possible musical idea.”
“You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and how to back
them up at all times. That's jazz.”
“It's the group sound that's important, even when you're playing a solo.”
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Comment by Michael Guy on December 30, 2007 at 6:08pm -
He was so great, I couldn't hold a candle to him. As Duke said, a true virtuoso. I have a little book of preludes and excercises he wrote that I played alot in the 1980s when practising. They were simple but deceptively hard to master. For 2008, I will get them out (I could use the discipline!) And his music and songs, were so perfect that it was like trying to learn a classical master when you would get a transcription of them. Too hard, I never could get much out of those transcriptions. There is nobody left I know who can play like him now, he could do awesome solo and then hold the perfect part in a group setting! How did he get that good? I'll never know.
At least you'll be able to get his recordings around now easily.
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Comment by Luther E. Vann on December 27, 2007 at 10:34am
- Peterson was one of the greatest of the great and his music is going to stand as proof of that for a long time.
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