In our catalog, you can find oscar peterson sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. Oscar peterson sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. This article contains the discography of jazz pianist oscar peterson. Sep 07, 2016 from the album oscar peterson trio with milt jackson very tall 1961. Get the best deals on oscar peterson classical vinyl records when you shop the largest online selection at. Peterson had recorded many of the pieces for his 1952 album oscar peterson plays duke ellington, and had recently performed with ella fitzgerald on her 1957 album, ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book.
Oscar peterson trio in transition 1976, gatefold, vinyl. On august 8th, 1956, the oscar peterson trio, consisting of montrealborn oscar peterson on piano, herb ellis on guitar, ray brown on bass, played an historic concert at the stratford shakespearean festival. Ive recently discovered the wonderful music of oscar peterson and his trio. Oscar peterson spoke warmly of the sessions that produced the astaire story in his autobiography, noting that vocally, astaire was naturally attuned to jazz phrasing, and that astaire enjoyed playing the drums at home.
Ive just picked up a copy of oscar peterson plays the cole porter song book and i am enamored with the sounds coming from my speakers. Oscar peterson s most popular book is a jazz odyssey. Oscar peterson at verve records steve hoffman music forums. The oscar peterson trio plays is a 1964 album by oscar peterson. Choose from oscar peterson sheet music for such popular songs as hymn to freedom, over the rainbow, and summertime. If you can find a likeminded bass player this will fill in the gaps. Bags groove band call cjam blues easy does it georgia on my mind the honeydripper hymn to freedom i got it bad and that aint good moten swing night train things aint what they used to be. He was called the maharaja of the keyboard by duke ellington, but simply o. Overseen by palmer, the author of oscar peterson o. Youll find a wide selection of oscar peterson sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. Oscar peterson plays the duke ellington song book wikipedia. Oscar peterson sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Aug 15, 2005 oscar peterson formed his first trio with guitarist barney kessel and ray brown on bass.
On oscar peterson trio plus one, its almost like a meeting of two minds, in a way. The oscar peterson trio, the gene krupa quartet jazz at the philharmonic 1955 volume 2. Oscar peterson canadian oscar emmanuel peterson born august 15, 1925, montreal, qc, canada. Oscar peterson trio the greatest jazz concert in the world. Oscar and his longestrunning trio were very much in touch with one another by the time this was recorded in 1964. Ben webster meets oscar peterson hannover, 1972 youtube. Oscar peterson trio the greatest jazz concert in the. Work from home with oscar peterson, hello herbie, tristeza on piano, in tune remastered anniversary edition, walking the line remastered anniversary edition, top tracks. Listen to free internet radio, sports, music, news, talk and podcasts. West side story is a 1962 studio album by the oscar peterson and his trio. Oscar peterson plays the duke ellington song book is a 1959 album by pianist oscar peterson of compositions written or performed by duke ellington. Oscar peterson trio music, videos, stats, and photos. Oscar plays the cole porter song book 180 gram new vinyl.
The tightlyknit group were talking about today is the oscar peterson trio that featured bassist ray brown and ed thigpen on drums. Because these are transcriptions from trio recordings the solos if you can play them will sound a little empty because oscar peterson always had a bass player for these recordings. No distinction is made between sessions as leader or sideman. Falling love with love, night train, hymn to freedom, little girl blue, a little jazz exercise, autumn leaves, caravan, give me the simple life. Transcriptions of oscar peterson s jazz piano solos including. Trio in transition oscar peterson releases allmusic. My start was of course the album, night train and went from there. The tunes are simple ones, mostly standards and 60s covers but theyre done by oscar, ray brown, and ed thigpen in a mode.
Oscar peterson was a canadian jazz pianist and composer. Not long afterwards oscar peterson joined the ranks of the jazz at the philharmonic and formed the first oscar peterson trio with guitarist barney kessel and bassist ray brown. Oscar peterson defined the modern mainstream jazz piano style, with albums such as night train and we get requests providing a template for all other jazz piano trios to follow. Oscar peterson norman granz jazz in montreux presents oscar peterson trio 77 01. Get the best deals on oscar peterson lp vinyl records jazz when you shop the largest online selection at. This comes from oscar peterson s boogie blues etudes video and i guarantee you are going to love it and use it often. Listen to the oscar peterson trio radio featuring songs from oscar peterson plays the duke ellington song book free online. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Oscar peterson biography childhood, life achievements. Oscar petersons most popular book is a jazz odyssey. What does this book of oscar peterson originals contain. Vinyl records by peterson, oscar peterson, oscar,at the stratford shakespearean festival,in a romantic mood,pastel moods,plays my fair lady,plays the duke ellington song book,soft sands,swinging brass,paris concert,plays count basie,tribute to my friends,lost tapes,night train,west side story,west side story,reunion blues,plays the jimmy mchugh songbook,plays the.
Herb ellis later replaced kessel in the trio which toured and won fame in the 1950s. In the early 1950s, he began performing with brown and drummer charlie smith as the oscar peterson trio. The death was confirmed by his son, mitchell ellis. Pennies from heaven by johnny burke, arthur johnston. Lover man by jimmy davis, ram ramirez, jimmy sherman. Oscar peterson omnibook c instruments hal leonard online.
Trio in transition oscar peterson similar allmusic. At the back of the book is a list of the albums where you can hear the transcriptions. Oscar peterson this is the ultimate resource for studying the work of oscar peterson. The oscar peterson omnibook collection, transcribed by larry dunlap, contains amazingly accurate transcriptions of some of oscar s best solos, including some of my alltime favorites. Oscar peterson the trio vinyl records and cds for sale. By the mid60s, oscar peterson was a man out of time. Get the best deals on oscar peterson vinyl records when you shop the largest online selection at.
Ellis was a member during the 1950s of the oscar peterson trio, which served as the house recording band for. Oscar peterson plays the george gershwin song book. Oscar peterson trio at the place des arts 1965 by 60otaku4. Oscar peterson classical vinyl records for sale ebay. I got it bad and that aint good, all the things you are, there will never be another you, hymn to freedom, georgia on my mind, monthly listeners. Trio in transition oscar peterson release info allmusic. Oscar peterson plays the cole porter song book lp sealed 180 gm vinyl re reissue. Blue and sentimental, stormy weather, sunday, when your lover has gone, cocktails for two, biography. Oscar peterson trio in transition releases discogs. I have nearly every book of oscar peterson s piano sheet music and am rarely disappointed except for the hogtown blues in canadiana suite volume however blues of the prairies is well written in that book. Oscar peterson trio in transition this stereo 2lp record set was released by mercury records as 832 7591 in 1976. The will to swing, recently reissued by cooper square press. He was also a masterful accompanist, working with singers such as ella fitzgerald.
Sweet georgia brown oscar peterson piano niels pedersen bass ray brown. Oscar peterson plays the jerome kern song book oscar. This latest entry on petersons life and work should help update other works, including palmers book and gene leess oscar peterson. Oscar peterson lp vinyl records jazz for sale ebay. Oscar peterson oscar petersons song books endlich komplett.
Shortly afterward smith was replaced by guitarist irving ashby. The tastiest oscar peterson blues piano lick youtube. Oscar emmanuel peterson 15 august 1925 23 december 2007 was a canadian jazz pianist, vocalist and composer. His enthusiasm was mirrored by the oscar peterson trio, which also performed at the festival. A key example of the popularity of the oscar peterson trio in the mid 60s an album of tracks that listeners wanted to hear done in the groups familiar style. Oscar peterson jazz double lp vinyl records for sale ebay. See new and popular oscar peterson songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Find similar albums to trio in transition oscar peterson on allmusic allmusic. Side c was recorded at chicago sound studios, chicago, december 3, 1965.
Lester young with the oscar peterson trio the president plays with the oscar peterson trio. Oscar peterson has 35 books on goodreads with 369 ratings. At the time, i was playing piano in rays trio and jeff hamilton was the drummer. The album features jazz interpretations of seven songs from the film west side story. If you have never attempted to transcribe oscar s solos, you should know that this task presents immense challenges. Oscar emmanuel peterson, cc cq oont august 15, 1925 december 23, 2007 was a canadian jazz pianist and composer. The minuet bear3 a very close resemblance to the exerc. Music profile for oscar peterson, born 15 august 1925. All of me between the devil and the deep blue sea falling in love with love georgia on my mind i got it bad and that aint good if. Originally from montreal, quebec, peterson is said to be one of the most technically brilliant and melodically inventive jazz pianists of all time, with a career that lasted more than 65 years. West side story oscar peterson trio album wikipedia. I was blessed to be befriended by oscar in the fall of 1992, when he came to hear the trio led by the late, great master of the bass, ray brown, in toronto. Oscar peterson trio in transition 1976, vinyl discogs.
The modern jazz quartet and the oscar peterson trio. Get the best deals on oscar peterson vinyl records when you shop the largest online. No infringement intended, this transcription is for noncommercial and educational use only. Stream oscar peterson plays the duke ellington song book. Plays the harold arlen song book remastered 180g limited edition.
Astaire gave each of the musicians on the album a gold identification bracelet, inscribed with thanks, fred a. While the scene moved through bop, modal, and postbop, and continued on into the stratosphere behind the avantgarde, peterson maintained his trio and the style of jazz his fame had been founded on. Oscars performance was a sensation and he astonished the other jazz greats present, such as ella fitzgerald, charlie parker, coleman hawkins, and roy eldridge. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read oscar peterson omnibook. Oscar peterson trio work song oscar peterson piano solo. Stream live events, live playbyplay nfl, mlb, nba, nhl, college football, ncaa basketball, and premier league matches. Nearly 40 full transcriptions of songs by this jazz piano master arranged for singleline c instruments, including.
Oscar peterson trio oscar peterson piano sam jones bass bobby durham drums 1. Label variant from oscar peterson trio in transition. Oscar peterson s career as a jazz pianist has spanned over five decades. In 1960, peterson and three other musicians formed the advanced school of contemporary music, in toronto. Oscar peterson was a famous jazz pianist who won eight grammy awards throughout his long and illustrious career. Learn how to play 14 of oscar petersons trademark pieces. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. He considered the trio with brown and ellis the most stimulating and productive setting for public performances and studio recordings. Wheatland from canadiana suite, as played by the oscar peterson trio 1964 oscar peterson 3 transcribed by thomas mueller 201211 4 8 5 3 3 11 15 3. Piano transcriptions ebook written by oscar peterson.
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