OSCAR PETERSON Music in the Key of Oscar

Product Description This riveting music documentary, as seen on TV and now available on DVD, traces the history of Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson, from his early days as Montreal's teenage Boogie-Woogie sensation through his meteoric rise to international celebrity with Norman Granz and the ground-breaking Jazz at the Philharmonic and beyond. This DVD is jam packed with music, rare footage, home movies, multiple DVD Bonus Features, and in-depth interviews with a Who's Who of Jazz legends including Ella Fitzgerald and Quincy Jones. This comprehensive documentary film is destined to become a classic. Highlighted in this treasure trove of musical gems is the reunion of the legendary Oscar Peterson Trio (bassist Ray Brown, guitarist Herb Ellis, and Oscar on Piano) after a twenty-year hiatus. And almost as memorable as the music is the voice of the man himself, passionately and articulately guiding us through his unfolding musical and personal evolution. Some of this film's musical highlights include a performance with Count Basie, Caravan, Gentle Waltz, Boogie Woogie, Tiny's Exercise (by Art Tatum), Tenderly, Sweet Loraine (by Nat King Cole), Hymn to Freedom, Bag's Groove, Place St. Henri, Perdido (with Cleo Lane & John Dankworth), March Past, Nightmare, Hallelujah Time, Nigerian Marketplace, Lonesome One… and more. From concert performances and revealing insight from Oscar himself to enlightening interviews with a profusion of American musical icons, this DVD, Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar, not only serves as the foremost documentary of the pianist, but as a testament to the undeniable legacy of legendary Jazz pianist and composer, Oscar Peterson. DVD BONUS FEATURES:Excerpts from A Jazz Odyssey: My Life In Jazz by Oscar PetersonOscar Peterson BiographyOscar Peterson Picture GalleryOscar Peterson TriviaOscar Peterson Honors and AwardsOscar Peterson Grammy AwardsOver 50 Scene SelectionsInstant Access to Songs & SolosDigital Dolby Stereo AudioDigitally Mastered Audio & VideoDVD Recommendations Review The sort of high-quality, thought-provoking video portrait of an artist rarely seen… More than just a good concert film or collection of interesting vintage footage, this bio-vid reveals Peterson as a complex, articulate man with a passion for perfection and profound anger and pain over the racism he has encountered… His commentary is a first hand account of the American brand of apartheid --Owen McNally, The Hartford Courant An elaborately produced documentary… Anyone who admires Oscar Peterson will thoroughly enjoy this video… especially when he begins singing along impishly as if his pianistic exuberance were overflowing into song. --Krin Gabbard, Cadence Magazine An expansive overview, there is ample performance footage by this Herculean pianist… is replete with many intimate, personal observations and anecdotes, showing the viewers his many other faces… a true-to-life sense of this prodigious musician. --The Palm Beach Post From the Contributor Oscar Peterson's Words of Passion: Excerpts from "Jazz Odyssey: My Life In Jazz." " There is no place in the world of true creativity for pettiness and shallow thoughts. Talent sustains itself simply by its need for growth and refinement, coupled with an unbiased curiosity to find out who is best of the best." "...the immensity of the music we know as jazz. To go out every night and lay oneself open to possible frustration, personal and mental upheaval, is in my mind and act of musical courage. Even beyond that, it is a belief in one's depth as a player of consequence."