Oscar Peterson has died aged 82, according to Canadian media reports. Obituary
― Herman G. Neuname, Monday, 24 December 2007 18:13 (eighteen years ago)
I just heard on the radio. RIP, Oscar, you were a champ.
― Noodle Vague, Monday, 24 December 2007 18:25 (eighteen years ago)
;_;
― omar little, Monday, 24 December 2007 18:32 (eighteen years ago)
terrible
― Billy Pilgrim, Monday, 24 December 2007 18:53 (eighteen years ago)
R.I.P. ... time to pull out Night Train
― Brad C., Monday, 24 December 2007 19:16 (eighteen years ago)
I finally got to see him play a few years ago in Japan. It was after his stroke, and he had to be wheeled to the piano, but once he was there it was absolutely spectacular. He was a true giant, and a national treasure.
― j-rock, Monday, 24 December 2007 20:07 (eighteen years ago)
Salute.
― forksclovetofu, Monday, 24 December 2007 20:11 (eighteen years ago)
R.I.P.
― Matos W.K., Monday, 24 December 2007 20:34 (eighteen years ago)
r.i.p.
― gr8080, Monday, 24 December 2007 20:42 (eighteen years ago)
Oscar Peterson was one of only a few jazz pianists that really caught my classical-obsessed dad's attention, and although that says something bad about my dad, it also says something good about O.P., I think.
― Hurting 2, Monday, 24 December 2007 20:46 (eighteen years ago)
Also, because of that one of my first jazz records was an LP of his trio. This one:
http://gadaboutny.tripod.com/cd/oscarp1.jpg
― Hurting 2, Monday, 24 December 2007 20:51 (eighteen years ago)
fuck.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 24 December 2007 21:36 (eighteen years ago)
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― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 24 December 2007 21:37 (eighteen years ago)
RIP, friend. You got me through more tough nights than you'll ever know!
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 24 December 2007 21:39 (eighteen years ago)
wow, we were just listening to him on a mid-50s Lionel Hampton record yesterday. Was loving hearing him humming along in the background ... Will go put him on again now. RIP!
― tylerw, Monday, 24 December 2007 23:12 (eighteen years ago)
RIP. i used to listen to you when i wanted to dunk my head in H2SO4 while struggling with chemistry homework.
― poortheatre, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 00:38 (eighteen years ago)
RIP
― Sundar, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 04:37 (eighteen years ago)
RIP indeed. Amazing to think of him being a contemporary of Nat Cole and all those guys, and having pretty much outlived all of them.
― Pheeel, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 11:59 (eighteen years ago)
i had no clue this man was a canuk until they were talking about him on the news last night!
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Tuesday, 25 December 2007 19:36 (eighteen years ago)
RIP. never a fan myself but my dad adored him and saw him live several times. he'll be heartened that so many of THE KIDS on THE INTERNET care about his favourite musician, i guess.
― grimly fiendish, Wednesday, 26 December 2007 19:17 (eighteen years ago)
RIP. I never got into him before, maybe I believe some of the negative press about him overplaying, but today I am listening to the WKCR tribute and I'm starting to get it. He played with some of my favorite cats: Ray Brown, George Mraz, Stephane Grappelli, Kenny Clarke. I like the tempo he is playing at on the stuff they are playing right now, a little laid back but swinging.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Tuesday, 1 January 2008 22:28 (eighteen years ago)
The man was brilliant.
One of my most highly cherished slabs of wax is one of his first releases on Clef.
Ebay has a "signed" piano that you can have for a cool 95 large.
― christoff, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:56 (eighteen years ago)