Spec wrote:John aka Josh wrote:Fangedango! wrote: been really getting into some Oscar Peterson too recently, a guy with incredible talent but who, a bit like Gene Harris, seems to get disregarded a bit coz his releases were largely more mainstream than fashionable edgy.
Amen to that. Recently got On The Town, gave it daily plays for about a week. I have a long standing love for the albums with Ben Webster, gorgeous music.
Ditto. I like Peterson a lot. He's a great pianist but as you say is often ignored because his work was a bit mainstream.
I like the Blue Note set he did very late in his recording career http://www.amazon.co.uk/Live-Blue-Note-Oscar-Peterson/dp/B0002VEXE6/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1304669592&sr=8-14
I'm really glad to hear that others have been enjoying Peterson too, such a talented pianist and he had such a long and fascinating career. I must check out that BN stuff, Spec, not heard it before - and totally agree with you, John aka Josh, the stuff Webster and Peterson did together is all wonderful.
This is one of my favourite clips of him with two of the greatest bassists ever, so joyous and beautiful...