I am unable to think of words to adequately convey the depth of appreciation that I feel for Oscar Peterson.
Oscar Peterson was principal in a group of jazz pianists (including Art Tatum and Bill Evans) to whom I first listened, and from whom I first learned. I believe that it was the joy evident in Oscar Peterson’s playing that initially attracted me to his recordings. Surely, his virtuosity and technical excellence have inspired a generation of aspiring jazz students. When he died on December 23, 2007, I felt a significant personal loss because of what his music and piano playing had meant to me. I had hoped to hear this gentle piano giant perform in person. Alas, it was not to be…
The Etudes and Pieces that are featured here are part of a set of teaching-pieces written by Mr. Peterson. The original music book was titled: “Complete Jazz For The Young Pianist” (Copyright 1965, Charles Hanson, Music and Books). In the “Notes from the Author” preface to the book, Mr. Peterson expresses his hope that the set of pieces would open “a new world of pianistic command to the avid young pianist.” I am not certain of the extent of my pianistic command; but, I am certain that there are few who would (now) call me a “young” pianist. I am also certain that I have been enriched by my 30-plus year association with this set of pieces.
I created this audio, 3D modeling, and video using Synthogy’s Ivory Yamaha Studio 7-ft Grand Piano, MOTU Digital Performer (DP), Google Sketchup, Blender, and iMovie. The over-sized musical notation displayed and featured on-stage with the piano model was created using my actual piano performance exported from Digital Performer’s QuickScribe window
I hope that you enjoy my short recital of Oscar Peterson’s piano sketches and the original 3D rendered piano-model art that I created to stage and illustrate the performances.
hELLO!!
Can I got the Oscar peterson Score?
Thanks!
I was able to view at 1080p HD and it looked fabulous! The sounds were also easy on my ears…….:>)
Great stuff!
Here’s a great story about Oscar. I took the picture of his then current quartet that ended up in his book, “Oscar, A Jazz Journey.” The photo credit was mistakenly given to Oscar’s daughter, Celine Peterson. BUT, I was not to be denied! Turned out that I had taken the shot as the group was standing in front of a mirror backstage in the Green Room of the Ravinia Park in Chicago.
And sure enough, since it was a digital camera and I was holding it down by my chest, you can see my face in the mirror of the picture! HELLarious! There is Karma!
Another great story is the way I met Oscar. He emailed Sweetwater inquiring about a K2600 keyboard and I happen to get the random email. I replied to him, asking him if he was THE Oscar Peterson and he emailed me back, “Well. Kenny, I play piano if that’s what you mean.” Wow!
Kenny
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The animation is superb! The Stanway looks great and you can see the music easily. I like all the different viewpoints, the variety of colors on the floors and backgrounds and the attention to shadow detail is right on!
The different selections from the Big O were well done – at least a couple sounded familiar to me as I have listened to the Big O on numerous occasions. Bravo, Mr. Music Man! Bravo!