Comments on: Christmas - Birth and Death - Oscar Peterson http://asymptotia.com/2007/12/25/christmas-birth-and-death-oscar-peterson/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:42:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Film Music Composer http://asymptotia.com/2007/12/25/christmas-birth-and-death-oscar-peterson/#comment-123588 Film Music Composer Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:32:45 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/12/25/christmas-birth-and-death-oscar-peterson/#comment-123588 Magnificent. I am mystified that Oscar Peterson has 193,000 sites liked to his name and B. Spears has 104,000,000. Magnificent.

I am mystified that Oscar Peterson has 193,000 sites liked to his name and B. Spears has 104,000,000.

]]> By: Jazzlife1 http://asymptotia.com/2007/12/25/christmas-birth-and-death-oscar-peterson/#comment-100592 Jazzlife1 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:44:52 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/12/25/christmas-birth-and-death-oscar-peterson/#comment-100592 Oscar is truly a Legend!!!! I hate he's gone, I wish I could had the chance to see him live. Oscar is truly a Legend!!!! I hate he’s gone, I wish I could had the chance to see him live.

]]> By: MrD http://asymptotia.com/2007/12/25/christmas-birth-and-death-oscar-peterson/#comment-100117 MrD Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:51:03 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/12/25/christmas-birth-and-death-oscar-peterson/#comment-100117 Heard about Oscar's death on the BBC World Service in the early hours of Christmas morning. A sad moment, but one can only celebrate his life and music. 40+ years ago a neighbour lent me her only jazz LP to play on our new Dansette, "Night Train" opened up the world of jazz for me Heard about Oscar’s death on the BBC World Service in the early hours of Christmas morning. A sad moment, but one can only celebrate his life and music. 40+ years ago a neighbour lent me her only jazz LP to play on our new Dansette, “Night Train” opened up the world of jazz for me

]]> By: spyder http://asymptotia.com/2007/12/25/christmas-birth-and-death-oscar-peterson/#comment-100013 spyder Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:29:48 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/12/25/christmas-birth-and-death-oscar-peterson/#comment-100013 I was hoping you would make mention of Oscar's passing and tremendous contribution to the world of music. I had the great pleasure of being able to hangout with him a number of times in the late 1960s (along with Artie Shaw, a personal hero at the time). His wife at the time (number one as i recall and quite a good jazz singer) was on staff at the UCLA Fernald School working with children identified with various learning disabilities. My scholarship job (three years worth) was to provide motor performance skills instruction for the kids, and that involved a great deal of games and dance work. Oscar would show up to play some accompaniment to some group movement class or another, and it was always a school-wide treat (Julie Andrews was someone else who made regular appearances). He was hysterically funny, a great practical joker, and all the kids (mixed races) loved him dearly. We all did. Some of us (those that were more serious music lovers) pooled our resources to purchase a single membership at the Playboy Club in Hollywood, where Oscar would hold forth quite often (he also played at Gene Krupa's club downtown too). In those days a member could bring one guest per night, and i could find out when Artie or Oscar were playing, or who was scheduled for the Playboy After Dark television show that was taped there (yes the Grateful Dead did bring the actual kool-aid to the club). Hanging out in the lounge listening to Oscar for hours, we "closeted" hippies (you couldn't let your freak flag fly at the club--coats and ties required) would secretly let our legs dance under the tables to his amazing riffs. Thanks Professor for the vid clips. I think perhaps there might be some Playboy After Dark Oscar material around (maybe on Myspace video storage or Viacom--i can't remember who bought the rights to all of that?). I was hoping you would make mention of Oscar’s passing and tremendous contribution to the world of music. I had the great pleasure of being able to hangout with him a number of times in the late 1960s (along with Artie Shaw, a personal hero at the time). His wife at the time (number one as i recall and quite a good jazz singer) was on staff at the UCLA Fernald School working with children identified with various learning disabilities. My scholarship job (three years worth) was to provide motor performance skills instruction for the kids, and that involved a great deal of games and dance work. Oscar would show up to play some accompaniment to some group movement class or another, and it was always a school-wide treat (Julie Andrews was someone else who made regular appearances). He was hysterically funny, a great practical joker, and all the kids (mixed races) loved him dearly. We all did.

Some of us (those that were more serious music lovers) pooled our resources to purchase a single membership at the Playboy Club in Hollywood, where Oscar would hold forth quite often (he also played at Gene Krupa’s club downtown too). In those days a member could bring one guest per night, and i could find out when Artie or Oscar were playing, or who was scheduled for the Playboy After Dark television show that was taped there (yes the Grateful Dead did bring the actual kool-aid to the club). Hanging out in the lounge listening to Oscar for hours, we “closeted” hippies (you couldn’t let your freak flag fly at the club–coats and ties required) would secretly let our legs dance under the tables to his amazing riffs.

Thanks Professor for the vid clips. I think perhaps there might be some Playboy After Dark Oscar material around (maybe on Myspace video storage or Viacom–i can’t remember who bought the rights to all of that?).

]]> By: Jonathan http://asymptotia.com/2007/12/25/christmas-birth-and-death-oscar-peterson/#comment-99955 Jonathan Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:06:49 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/12/25/christmas-birth-and-death-oscar-peterson/#comment-99955 A sad moment but many thanks for the link to the video. I'll certainly be putting on one of his albums this afternoon to wind down to. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! A sad moment but many thanks for the link to the video. I’ll certainly be putting on one of his albums this afternoon to wind down to.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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