Oscar Peterson, la revedere!

Oscar Peterson a fost unul dintre cei mai mari pianişti ai tuturor timpurilor, Un pianist cu o tehnică fenomenală la acelaşi nivel cu idolul lui, Art Tatum. Viteza de execuţie a lui Oscar Peterson, dexteritatea, abilitatea sa de swing la oricare tempo, a fost remarcabilă. Foarte potrivit în grupuri mici, sesiuni de jam şi ca acompaniator, Oscar Peterson îşi arată adevărata valoare atunci când execută solouri neacompaniate. Stilul său original nu cade în nici un fel de formă clasică. Ca şi Erroll Garner şi George Shearing, modelul său distinctiv s-a format între 1945 şi 1950, situându-se între swing şi bop. Peterson a fost criticat de-a lungul anilor din cauza interpretării bogate. El nu şi-a schimbat stilul din anii '50 deşi a înregistrat un număr foarte mare de albume. Asemeni lui Johnny Hodges şi Thelonious Monk, Peterson a preferat îmbogăţirea stilului său şi nu trecerea la ceva mai modern.
Ca adolescent a cântat cu Johnny Holmes' Orchestra. Între anii 1945 şi 1949, a înregistrat 32 de selecţii în Montreal. În 1949 este descoperit de Norman Granz şi este prezentat de acesta la un concert de Jazz în Philharmonic. În 1950 înrefistrează mai multe duete cu Ray Borwn şi Major Holley la bass. Primul hit este versiunea sa le melodia Tenderly. În 1952 formează un trio împreuna cu Barney Kessel şi Ray Brown. ceva mai târziu, Kessel va fi înlocuit de Herb Ellis. Trioul Peterson-Ellis-Brown Trio "explodează" pe piaţa jazz-ului în anii 53-58. Ellis părăseşte trupa în 1958 şi este înlocuit temporar de Gene Gammage apoi pemanent de Ed Thigpen
În această formulă pianul este regele trupei şi domină sonoritatea grupului.
Versiunile ulterioare ale grupului mai cunosc pe toboşarii Louis Hayes (1965-66), Bobby Durham (1967-70), Ray Price (1970) şi bassişti Sam Jones (1966-70) şi George Mraz (1970).
De-a lungul anilor, pianistul a adunat un număr enorm de înregistrări.
2007 What's Up?: The Very Tall Band
2006 Way I Really Play [Hybrid SACD]
2006 Travelin' On [Hybrid SACD]
2006 On the Town with the Oscar Peterson Trio [Japan]
2006 Mellow Mood [Hybrid SACD]
2006 Action [SACD]
2005 Tristeza on Piano [Anniversary Edition]
2005 At the Concertgebouw [Japan]
2004 Affinity [Japan Bonus Tracks]
2003 Vancouver 1958
2002 This Is Oscar Peterson [Bonus Tracks]
2002 Tenderly [Just a Memory]
2000 Trio [Japan 2000]
2000 Trail of Dreams: A Canadian Suite
2000 Quartet, Vol. 1
1999 Very Tall Band: Live at the Blue Note
1999 Summer Night in Munich
1998 Trio [Japan 1998]
1998 Tenderly
1998 Oscar and Benny
1998 Night Train [Japan Bonus Tracks]
1997 Tribute
1996 Oscar Peterson Meets Roy Hargrove and Ralph Moore
1996 Oscar in Paris
1995 Oscar Peterson-Stephane Grappelli Quartet
1995 Oscar Peterson Christmas
1995 More I See You
1994 Vienna Concert
1992 1953 Live
1990 Tribute to My Father
1990 Saturday Night at the Blue Note
1990 Romance (The Vocal Styling of Oscar Peterson) [Japan]
1990 Oscar Peterson Trio Set
1990 Live at the Blue Note
1990 Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note
1990 Last Call
1990 Encore at the Blue Note
1988 Very Tall Band
1986 Time After Time
1986 Oscar Peterson with Harry Edison & Eddie Vinson
1986 Live
1983 Two of the Few
1983 Tribute to My Friends
1983 If You Could See Me Now
1982 Oscar Peterson Big 4 in Japan '82
1982 Freedom Song
1982 Face to Face
1981 Royal Wedding Suite
1981 Nigerian Marketplace
1980 Personal Touch
1980 Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival 1980
1979 Skol
1979 Silent Partner
1979 Night Child
1979 Digital at Montreux
1978 Timekeepers
1978 Paris Concert
1978 London Concert
1977 Trio in Transition
1977 Time Keepers
1977 Montreux '77 (Oscar Peterson Jam)
1977 Montreux '77 (Oscar Peterson and the Bassists)
1976 Porgy and Bess
1975 Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass ? la Salle Pleyel
1975 Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux [PolyGram]
1975 Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux
1975 Oscar Peterson & Jon Faddis
1975 Oscar Peterson & Clark Terry
1975 Montreux (1975)
1974 Satch and Josh
1974 Peterson/Gilles
1974 Oscar Peterson & Roy Eldridge
1974 Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison
1974 Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie
1974 Jousts
1974 In Russia
1974 Giants
1973 Trio [1973]
1973 Oscar Peterson Featuring Stephane Grappelli
1973 In a Mellow Mood
1973 Good Life
1971 Reunion Blues
1971 Last the Trio
1971 In Tune
1971 Great Connection
1970 Walking the Line
1970 Two Originals: Walking the Line & Another Day
1970 Tristeza on Piano
1970 Tracks [Anniversary Reissue]
1970 Tracks
1970 Oscar's Choice
1970 Another Day
1969 Motions & Emotions
1969 Hello, Herbie
1968 Way I Really Play
1968 Soul-O!
1967 Travelin' On
1967 On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
1967 Mellow Mood
1966 Soul Espan?l
1965 With Respect to Nat
1965 Oscar Peterson Plays for Lovers
1965 Eloquence
1965 Canadian Concert of Oscar Peterson
1965 Blues Etude
1964 We Get Requests
1964 Oscar Peterson Trio Plus One
1964 Oscar Peterson Trio Plays
1964 Live in Tokyo 1964
1964 Easy Walker
1964 Canadiana Suite
1964 Action
1963 Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle
1962 West Side Story
1962 Something Warm
1962 Put on a Happy Face
1962 Night Train
1962 Live at the London House
1962 Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band!
1962 At the Opera House
1962 Affinity
1961 Very Tall
1961 Trio [1961]
1961 Sound of the Trio
1960 Music from "Fiorello!"
1960 Carnival
1959 Swinging Brass with the Oscar Peterson Trio
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Vincent Youmans Songbook
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Richard Rodgers Song Book
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Jimmy McHugh Songbook
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Irving Berlin Song Book
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Harry Warren Songbook
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Song Book
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song Book
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays 'Porgy and Bess'
1959 Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson
1959 Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra
1959 Harold Allen Songbook
1958 Thoroughly Modern Twenties
1958 Roy Eldridge, Sonny Stitt and Jo Jones at Newport
1958 Oscar Peterson Trio with David Rose
1958 Oscar Peterson Plays 'My Fair Lady'
1958 On the Town with the Oscar Peterson Trio
1958 Night on the Town with the Oscar Peterson Trio
1958 At the Concertgebouw [1958]
1957 Soft Sands
1957 Oscar Peterson Trio with the Modern Jazz Quartet
1957 Oscar Peterson Trio And...
1957 Modern Jazz Quartet and the Oscar Peterson Trio
1957 Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson
1957 At the Concertgebouw
1956 Oscar Peterson Trio [Clef]
1956 Oscar Peterson Trio at the Stratford Shakesperian Festival
1956 At the Stratford Shakesperean Festival
1955 Romantic Mood
1955 Oscar Peterson Plays the Count Basie Songbook
1955 At Zardi's
1954 Oscar Peterson Plays Harry Warren
1954 Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen
1953 Oscar's (Oscar Peterson Plays the Academy Awards)
1953 Oscar Peterson Sings
1953 Oscar Peterson Plays Vincent Youmans
1952 Trio Set
1952 Stage Right
1952 Romance (The Vocal Styling of Oscar Peterson)
1952 Pastel Moods by Oscar Peterson
1952 Oscar Peterson, Vol. 2
1952 Oscar Peterson Trio at JATP
1952 Oscar Peterson Quartet, No. 1
1952 Oscar Peterson Quartet
1952 Oscar Peterson Plays the Jerome Kern Songbook
1952 Oscar Peterson Plays Richard Rodgers
1952 Oscar Peterson Plays Irving Berlin
1952 Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin
1952 Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington
1952 Jazz at the Philharmonic: The Oscar Peterson Trio Set
1951 Oscar Peterson Plays Cole Porter
1951 Nostalgic Memories by Oscar Peterson
1950 Tenderly [Verve]
1950 Oscar Peterson Plays Pretty
1950 Oscar Peterson Piano Solos
1950 Oscar Peterson Collates, No. 2
1950 Oscar Peterson Collates, No. 1
1950 Oscar Peterson at Carnegie Hall
1950 Keyboard Music by Oscar Peterson
1950 Evening with Oscar Peterson Duo/Quartet
1950 Evening with Oscar Peterson