0:38: Before anyone makes a fool of themselves calling this stride piano, let me warn you right now, that's swing piano. Art Tatum didn't play stride, Teddy Wilson didn't play stride, Oscar Peterson CERTAINLY did not play stride. Stride piano was not about backing yourself like a whole band rhythm section, it was about dropping the left hand bass notes down as far as possible and playing a melodic single note bassline like a tuba or upright bassist would play while using rather blues like improv in the right hand.
One of my all-time favorites! I can't even wrap my head around his talent. He and Red Garland are my top two favorite musicians of all time. And then he breaks that voice out! Man, what a talent!
This is so brilliant. How did our society sink into such insipid stupidity? Dick Cavett was such a great host. He trusted the intelligence of his audience. Such a host no longer exists.
As a child, Peterson studied with Hungarian-born pianist Paul de Marky, a student of István Thomán, who was himself a pupil of Franz Liszt, so his early training was predominantly based on classical piano. Oscar is in the direct lineage of the great Liszt !! WOW!
