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Ya-ta Boy
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| I think the people on this thread who knew and respected Oscar Peterson's work should be grateful regi isn't on here claiming that Peterson is alive and well, living in Pepperland with Paul McCartney. |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:44 am Post subject: |
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I can hardly believe it: an Oscar-Peterson obituary thread hijacked by a single-minded conspiracy-theorist and his war against the rest of the world.
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Manner of Speaking
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:21 am Post subject: |
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| It takes work to be normal, unfortunately. |
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Big_Bird
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Manner of Speaking wrote: |
| It takes work to be normal, unfortunately. |
Speak for yourself! Just because you have to work your arse off at it....  |
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idonojacs
Joined: 07 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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Oscar Peterson was not only a great jazz pianist, he was a great musician and composer. I saw a film about North Ontario that he composed the score for, and it was excellent.
He was one of the last of the great old-style jazz pianists, with roots going back to the stride piano days of Willie the Lion Smith and Art Tatum. He was not a cocktail lounge pianist -- you need to listen to his music with laser like attention to catch the detail of phrasing.
His later digital CDs for Telarc didn't have the perfection of technique of his prime, but are still good.
I wonder how many people appreciated his work. But it will be around forever, so there is still time. |
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Manner of Speaking
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Big_Bird wrote: |
| Manner of Speaking wrote: |
| It takes work to be normal, unfortunately. |
Speak for yourself! Just because you have to work your arse off at it.... |
Happy New Year to you too, sweetie. ** smooch ** 
** looks down ** So that's what happened to my arse... |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Manner of Speaking wrote: |
| Big_Bird wrote: |
| Manner of Speaking wrote: |
| It takes work to be normal, unfortunately. |
Speak for yourself! Just because you have to work your arse off at it.... |
Happy New Year to you too, sweetie. ** smooch **
** looks down ** So that's what happened to my arse... |
Happy New Year to you too Mr Normal! ** nervous smooch (afterall, regicide might be watching...)**
May your 2008 be very prosperous, 'normal' and arseless!  |
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Manner of Speaking
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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You too, kiddo...but I want my arse back!  Hope you have a great and wonderful New Year! ** hugs ** |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Enough of that. |
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Manner of Speaking
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| Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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| You want some too, don't you big boy. ** batting eyelashes ** |
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Big_Bird
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| Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Manner of Speaking wrote: |
| You want some too, don't you big boy. ** batting eyelashes ** |
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