Oscar Peterson - The Greatest Solo of All Time
 

Bill Evans was a genius...

...and so was Oscar Peterson :yes:

Rick Beato Oscar Peterson The Greatest Solo of All Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj93v9j2A4A

BBC Oscar Peterson Live at Ronnie Scott's 1974
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnR6R4vXgUM&t=1118s

Dick Cavett Show Oscar Peterson Piano Lesson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec-FrnaU0rs

Oscar Peterson - The Greatest Solo of All Time
 

Great videos, thanks Joel. Oscar was quite brilliant. I love Dick Cavett’s closing comment, “just a little cocktail piano.”

I love Oscar Peterson as well……I have the vinyl box set, it’s great.

- Buck

Wife and I had the pleasure of seeing Oscar Peterson and his trio live at the old Yoshi's in north Oakland from about 12 feet away not long after the Loma Prieta quake in 1989. An unforgettable experience hearing him hum along as he played his heart out that evening.

how can a person play that many notes improvising a great solo?

Amazing. Thanks for posting.

Jim, great story, thanks for sharing it!

Thanks for sharing - amazing footage! Youtube showed another video on that page of Oscar with Count Basie, which is also worth viewing, taking about other artists like Art Tatum and Duke Ellington. Oscar was a real gentleman on top of being in the top tier of pianists.