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If you listen to no other Jazz in your life, please catch the track "If I were a bell" off of this album. Peterson's opening statement in the song. The interplay between him and the late great drummer Bobby Durham is so slick, its absolutely sublime. One of those pieces of time where everything came togther in complete harmony and just played out.
An historical moment that never seems to garner the appreciation and respect it deserves.
It's the second track heard here...


Side 1:
Ali And Frazier 00:00
If I Were A Bell 9:34
Side 2:
Things Ain't What They Used To Be 20:22
Just In Time 33:33

Oscar Peterson - Piano
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Tenor Sax
Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet
Clark Terry - Trumpet
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - Bass
Bobby Durham - Drums

Recorded live on July 14, 1977 at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland
Released later the same year

EDIT: Happy 47th anniversary to this wonderful event! 🤩🥳
 
jda said:
another interesting well done one from...


Andy Edwards
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Unfortunate that he explains how traditional grip came from military drummers playing a marching snare, but he doesn't know that the snare was slung to the left not the right. The way he demonstrates the technique doesn't even make sense.

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I was just putting up my Intermediate 16, 20, 18 old Ks when I discovered why the hell did I buy 9 late model Bosphorus and it's killin me..
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Elvis said:
If you listen to no other Jazz in your life, please catch the track "If I were a bell" off of this album. Peterson's opening statement in the song. The interplay between him and the late great drummer Bobby Durham is so slick, its absolutely sublime. One of those pieces of time where everything came together in complete harmony and just played out.
An historical moment that never seems to garner the appreciation and respect it deserves.
It's the second track heard here...
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I've got nothing after that. Brain radio completely shut down. Rare Earth was playing Big Brother but OP just pulverized it. 45 years ago, I was a Chick Corea aficionado - my Mom was an Oscar Peterson gal. At 65 years of age, I'm still learning Mom's lessons. Thanks for the reinforcement, @Elvis!
 
Thomas said:
Art of Noise - Close (To The Edit), from the 1984 album Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? An early example of sampling, which in turn has been sampled itself countless times since.

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Somewhat obnoxious… but I can hear where it came from, and what it led to.
 
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