Oscar Peterson & Count Basie - Slow Blues

turnerwarehouse Says:

Feb 28, 2012 - video response:watch?v=5IybCK7Vn7E

Spider2point0 Says:

Feb 29, 2012 - His big band was basically the first swing band ever. That guy swings like nobody's business, man...

GoyoteLedesma Says:

Mar 1, 2012 - Simply beautiful

ksaclo Says:

Mar 2, 2012 - The greatest invention to ever come out of the USA is and will always be Jazz. What you are listening to is more than music. It is single handedly responsible for allowing the world to appreciate us. It has been our universal representative of good even with countries that don't like us. All modern music has roots to Jazz whether it be Rock, Rap, Country, etc. Don't just listen to the notes. Understand the origins and how it ties us all together and forever will help us create and innovate.

ksaclo Says:

Mar 2, 2012 - To understand Jazz is to know it has no ties to race, creed or religion. It is for everyone and belongs to no one.

Fabricman112 Says:

Mar 2, 2012 - the best performance on youtube... the intelligent part that is ;)

augaki1 Says:

Mar 5, 2012 - The Best!!!!!!

Hjalte0 Says:

Mar 12, 2012 - Excellent! I just love Basie's face at 1:13! :D

AURORA4105 Says:

Mar 12, 2012 - Grandioso !!!Un video eccezionale

Bluesful1 Says:

Mar 13, 2012 - It's not the number of notes but it's how you play them.

NOELOOOOO Says:

Mar 16, 2012 - north american music so

28jadufer28 Says:

Mar 17, 2012 - Que sincronicidad, que maestria, grandes genios los dos.

Steve Smith Says:

Mar 17, 2012 - Nuance. Many of the contemporaries of Basie said that he expressed more in the silences in-between the notes he played. He was a big band leader. On the road. 'Basie' was in the neon at the theater. But he was subtile (spel?) and took solos when appropriate. The stars were his band. Yet when he did something like this in small groups or with the band... what else did we miss by his humility?

paulostroff99 Says:

Mar 21, 2012 - Bravo to you my fellow Canadian.syke77 Our importance in the entertainment field as with almost all else is growing rapidly and neither knows nor has any bounds..

paulostroff99 Says:

Mar 21, 2012 - Awesome!

Tony7840 Says:

Mar 22, 2012 - Who cares???  Oscar was just a brilliant pianist!!!!!

pwnagedoctor Says:

Mar 23, 2012 - eh

2hinman Says:

Mar 31, 2012 - 1:13 lol :-)

kendeeni Says:

Mar 31, 2012 - What a beautiful mutual admiration society.

pirate2138 Says:

Apr 4, 2012 - Oscar AND the Count?! Sesame Street can't handle these two, lol.

clairebear1223 Says:

Apr 6, 2012 - so typical that a canadian would feel the need to point that out! lol

MegaOldrock Says:

Apr 7, 2012 - Wizards

birhan2006 Says:

Apr 7, 2012 - I think in the near future, with paranoid and trigger happy Americans, life in the US will be challenging for good people...so they will immigrate to the north

violinoscar Says:

Apr 22, 2012 - I love the contrast. I had the feeling that Basie was reining Oscar in and maybe he was playing off Oscar a little. This video captures the true spirit of jazz IMO. I have a lot of recordings of both of these giants. It's a treat to hear them play together.

ROAPAIKA Says:

May 25, 2012 - COOL COOL