I like to think of it as almost a musical version of "I have a dream..."

@peterskjdt7681

7 жыл бұрын

9VBGI h

@peterskjdt7681

7 жыл бұрын

The very best. i have always loved it. i want it played at my funeral.

@gimmealake9092

5 жыл бұрын

very good

@pianofan2204

5 жыл бұрын

I totally agree! Excellent understanding.

@johndemeritt3460

4 жыл бұрын

@@steamsteam6607 , maybe you can suspend YOUR political agenda long enough to understand what Oscar Peterson actually wrote in his Hymn to Freedom. It's clear he intended that all people live together in peace, justice and harmony. That can never be achieved by insisting that "Blacks and Whites are different peoples" requiring "their own nations." Peterson's vision, like that of Rev. Dr. King, Jr, was one of people overcoming the divisions between them, despite the self-interests of leaders who championed segregation. We are one humanity -- it's about time we recognized that truth and started acting like it! Only then can we truly be free!

We played this at my fathers funeral as he and all the family are fans of Oscar, still brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it ......

@dianeclark1512

9 жыл бұрын

We too played this at my brothers funeral (he was 49), so I know how you feel.

@dave6195

6 жыл бұрын

Diane Clark my condolences

@eddiehumphrys4589

5 жыл бұрын

God Bless You. My Uncle Johnny would have loved this one.

@atombomb31458

5 жыл бұрын

beautiful and deep tune..........good selection to honor your pops

@PiroXiline

4 жыл бұрын

I see that your father was a good man.

It's increadible how a song composed many years ago can still move people from different parts of the world! The way he plays is just unique. Amazing!!!

@pippilongstocking5082

7 ай бұрын

My Dad just loved Oscar Peterson and I never forget His passionate reaction when listening to this particular Oscar Peterson performance 🙏💖🎶 Being the hardworking, tough Man He was, this would bring Him to tears and laughter out of admiration for the profound Soul within it (same with Maria Callas) Strong felt child memories and - of cause - I came to love both through my entire Life 🥰

@Clairettte-zi5lj

14 күн бұрын

Bach composed song centuries ago and they still touch us...

The greatest Jazz pianist in my opinion. Our family dog died yesterday and i listen to this song thinking of the amazing freedom he has now in Heaven. He was deaf while on this earth and now he hears heavenly music like this. Praise God, i love and miss you Chance.

@kennethortiz3845

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@xxcrump3575

Жыл бұрын

Erroll Garner

@PeterBrownPianist

Жыл бұрын

……not forgetting that everything Oscar learnt was from Art Tatum

@ryneagheilim9782

Жыл бұрын

​@@xxcrump3575wait Erroll is deaf?

@michaelfournier4908

9 ай бұрын

I’m so sorry for you’re loss. I was blessed with 13 years with my border collie. I’m lucky enough to live in Ottawa where there is a statue of him at the piano where you can join him at the bench while a hidden speaker plays a random tune… Oscar; my dog couldn’t hold a tune to save his life. Lol feel better

At my fathers burial, this was played as the coffin was carried to the car. He had been jazzing with the church-organplayer until he was too sick. He was a great Peterson-fan.

I'm vexed. Never heard a piano sound like a full choir, like he does in the explosion towards the end. A firework of emotion in this piece.

@robertfriel7999

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a caliopy!

@giovannipeirone8619

5 жыл бұрын

it's like a whole gospel choir...

@Beethovens7th

3 жыл бұрын

"Never heard a piano sound like a full choir" Brilliant description.

@victorlloyd5271

3 жыл бұрын

Full choir is good description. When I first listened to this piece I thought that Peterson had by some sort of magic turned his piano into an organ shortly after the 5:00 mark.

@xxcrump3575

10 ай бұрын

It's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Ed Thigpen may be just one of the most underrated drummers ever. Man could that guy settle a groove in so sweet. I don't care what anyone says, maintaining a slow pulse is ALWAYS harder.

@michaeldoller1706

6 жыл бұрын

markwest1987 Ed Thigpen: underrated... for me: the musician that brought me to love drums as an instrument. His playing was so subtle, groovy and tasteful... oh man I love that!

@itswaaaay2ez

5 жыл бұрын

Yup.

@billdutnall5311

5 жыл бұрын

Amen to that. Being overshadowed by the greats does not diminish Ed's understated quality. Perfect for this format.

@torontoBluejays87

5 жыл бұрын

@@michaeldoller1706 I'm a piano player so I get my humble pie in a great way every time I listen to Oscar, but I always respected and revered Ed for his amazing sound he created.

@jamesrawlins735

5 жыл бұрын

Oscar always chose the best guys for his groups: Thigpen, Ray Brown, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, NHOP, Martin Drew, Joe Pass. Both Thigpen and Drew have never received the recognition for just how good they were, as good as anyone on the drums in a small group setting. I miss them all (think all of them have passed on to play with Oscar in heaven)

Solos using one hand, and uses the other to wipe sweat from his brow...what a badass.

@johnharris2205

6 жыл бұрын

Reuben Stump ....and done so smoothly and nonchalantly....... I would have lost my place, hit 50 wrong notes, wet myself and fainted...... On the other hand, if that bead of sweat hit my eye, the same thing would have happened.......😉😉😉😉

@dillonstephenson1539

5 жыл бұрын

Hell fuckin yeah

@diplamatikjuan3595

5 жыл бұрын

One of Oscar's hands is worth at least 4 regular hands. I think that's the pianist exchange rate last time I checked

@tyu3456

5 жыл бұрын

4? that's a bargain

@ruudkok525

5 жыл бұрын

conniek stuart

The way he harmonizes and plays at 5:00 is so big but refined, so inspired, you could almost hear the brass and violins of a whole orchestra. Like Bach, your music sounds like evidence, not just because of spiritualism, but because of deep understanding of humanism. I miss this guy.

@edisonjennings9956

Жыл бұрын

Beautifully said.

@stringbender8415

Жыл бұрын

even the MD421 (dynamic Sennheiser microphone on top of the gp) was overwhelmed and gave up working...

@michaeltutty1540

Жыл бұрын

You are so right. That is simply amazing. I have only heard that kind of a wall of sound one other time. Luca Sestak is a self-taught pianist and singer. His version of "Nobody Knows You (When Your Down and Out) is as incredible as this magnificent recording.

@Soundofmusic777

11 ай бұрын

True spiritualism is all about true humanism -- God became man, so that man can become a god.

@TokyoShemp

9 ай бұрын

I had the exact thought. It sounded so full, yet Peterson was the only one with an instrument playing the melody.

This is one of a few songs that literally make me cry every time I hear it.

@xxcrump3575

10 ай бұрын

Bet you look weird in public doing that 😂

@danieldemaris2975

9 ай бұрын

Currently balling lmaoooo

The Canadian mint just issued the Oscar Peterson coin. A tribute to a Canadian icon. It has some of the notes from this song on the coin. RIP

In my opinion, Oscar is the king of the jazz piano.

Every time I listen to these three, I end up crying, since they are no longer with us. I am sure that if God was not a jazz fan before, he is now. For my money, OP was the best piano player I have ever heard. Ray Brown is the reason why the bass was invented. Ed T fits in perfectly. Shortly before he died I had the great pleasure of meeting Ray Brown. He was as kind and gentlemanly as his playing was the best.

@algonquin1832

6 жыл бұрын

Each one plays to a different style of music and each one is great playing his style. Tatum would not be able to play Oscar's style and vice versa, for example.

@coffincake

6 жыл бұрын

Neither is superior or inferior!! Rawwwwrr! Hehehaha! Each possess a distinctive style and flava in their own right regardless the situation! What can one bring to the table!? Gotta play dem cards one way or another. Peterson is a slam dunkin’ beast of a playa anyway. Just like the other crewmates in the Jazz Realm. Also! Bringing god into da picture!? Get dat joint outta hereee!! God accepts all sorts of musical complexities! Ain’t dat right scarecrowman!? Hehehe

@Santosificationable

5 жыл бұрын

Only Art Tatum could probably qualify as "superior" to Oscar (though even that would be subjective). Oscar is surely among the top of the list of greatest jazz pianists.

@MrStretch72

5 жыл бұрын

Jay Francis straight from the Lord

@odog513

5 жыл бұрын

@@og6430 bullshit at this level it's subjective

No matter the speed, this trio could make a graveyard groove. This has been an instant favorite of mine and kind of an epiphany, the first time I heard "Night Train".

In the early 60's, I used to see The Trio at Chicago's London House. One night, a table of ten right at the stage talked loudly through the whole performance...couldn't believe it. Forty years later, while flying for Northwest Airlines, I saw Ray at the ticket counter with his bass. I had to go over and thank him for those wonderful years at London House.

@jamiethom2064

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, you saw the Trio live at the London House! That’s my favourite album. As Ramsey Lewis said….when these guys were hot it was like following Jesus Christ and the disciples

Yes sir Oscar, how I wished I could've met you in person 🔥🔥🔥

@labradog05

3 жыл бұрын

Sameeeeee! I cant sleep its already 11am and ive been listening to this masterpiece!

@mmscuf

3 жыл бұрын

I guess I've been so fortunate in my life... Saw him in Athens a few times; in London ... in San Fransisco... God rest this musical genius...

@judyglasel5870

3 жыл бұрын

Bernhardt ?

@raymondvandevorst9913

3 жыл бұрын

@@labradog05 great isn't it

@faust451

3 жыл бұрын

So true, what an amazing talent and I am forever grateful for all the joy he brought into my life...

Freedom may exist in the minds of many, but only in the hands of few.

@KC9UDX

3 жыл бұрын

Wait till you see just how few still have it in 6 years.

@VB-bc5jr

3 жыл бұрын

@@KC9UDX foreshadowing lol I like it

@VB-bc5jr

3 жыл бұрын

I sincerely hope your wrong though

@johndemeritt3460

3 жыл бұрын

Freedom certainly existed in Oscar Peterson's hands! And it's still our privilege to listen to his masterpiece, contemplate what freedom means, and craft visions in which freedom for the greatest number of people exists.

@MarttiSuomivuori

2 жыл бұрын

Freedom will not be given to you by someone else.

In my Pantheon. First heard him play this at Storyville in Boston, 1958, with Brown and Thigpen. We were about 15 feet from the stage, and when he began the rolling chords, the room shook, I was frozen, and reached to hold the hand of my date, to hold on as though to say, Good God! This was before the civil rights rides, sit-ins, and marches, before Brown v Board of Ed. Looking back, in Oscar's work you could hear it coming.

@lawrencedietz6310

Жыл бұрын

Not to diminish the power of the performance you heard, but Brown v. Board of Education was decided in 1954, in 1955 Emmett Till was murdered and Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus, leading to a year-long bus boycott. In 1957 Congress passed a weak Civil Rights Act, and President Eisenhower had to send 1,000 troops from the 101st Airborne Division to ensure the safety of nine students integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. The astonishing passion of Oscar Peterson's performance in 1958 wasn't predictive, but came from what had happened and was happening.

I was lucky enough to see him in 1962. I've never heard another pianist comparable to Oscar!

@mikepaul7122

10 жыл бұрын

There is none. Benny Green is a good tribute, but he ain't Oscar.

@porterhall27

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikepaul7122 McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans

@adinahirschmann3112

4 жыл бұрын

@@porterhall27 JoAnne Brackeen, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Dorothy Donegan.

@connorwilde1471

3 жыл бұрын

@@porterhall27 Bill Evans and Mccoy Tiner sound nothing like OP

@porterhall27

3 жыл бұрын

@@connorwilde1471 did I say they did?

Remembering Oscar Peterson today, and every day: Aug. 15, 1925 - Dec. 23, 2007

@deianhopkin

8 жыл бұрын

+Madeleine Hague Absolutely - accompanying the heavens !

@luismoreno9582

7 жыл бұрын

He was a master and a monster of piano. One of the best of all times. Jazz is the reason.

@diplamatikjuan3595

4 жыл бұрын

A true legend like Oscar never truly dies - he's in my ears almost every day

@deadbeneathmakeoutcreek

4 жыл бұрын

And here I am, in 2020

Oscar, you were a national treasure. Nay, a planetary treasure . Thanks for the music ❤

Oscar Peterson composed this song to support the struggle for freedom and civil rights for black Americans in the 1960s.

@jameslorenz3718

3 жыл бұрын

Music brings everyone together.

I'm listening to this piece of art in 2017, in a very particular way: I'm Venezuelan, I fight everyday against the dictatorship of Maduro and this "hymn to freedom" it's a big inspiration for me.

@hazeltshabalala4859

5 жыл бұрын

.

@AlexNam21

5 жыл бұрын

We're always with you and your will.

@kristiantonnesen4690

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry you struggle against Socialism and have to see us American Millennials embrace it.

@DimapeloManual

5 жыл бұрын

And my government, here in Brazil, has helped this disgusting pig - and many others. Hopefully things will change as soon as the next president assumes, on January of 2019.

@iztokmajcen897

5 жыл бұрын

let the lyric of wind below (rage against the machine-talking about analog situation placed in early 90') also inspire you

Came across this by accident. More relevant now than ever

@tomschenck483

4 жыл бұрын

I guess G. Floyd and Peterson must have crossed path around heaven by now

@nicolassmythe8831

4 жыл бұрын

I mean... not really more relevant than say mid civil rights movement. It’s not really a comparison

@marshacooper9088

4 жыл бұрын

Darach Mc Kenna yes,my thoughts as well.

@Vigilante311

3 жыл бұрын

You a fellow irishman?

@freshinfo6626

3 жыл бұрын

More relevant than when this was written?

Music like this is truly what makes life worth living. Amazing.

オスカーピーターソンの奏でる中でも、この曲は　その背景にあるものを感じる事が出来る最高の一曲と感じられ、心の底から突き上げさせられる。素晴らしい。

One of the most beautiful songs I have ever listened to. Thank you Oscar

Oscar is from my hometown Montreal in Quebec. Such a talent and inspirstion.

@odie1123

4 жыл бұрын

Huixtocihuatl me too

@GrumpyStormtrooper

4 жыл бұрын

did oscar speak french?

@tipofelice

4 жыл бұрын

I believe I read that Oscar did speak French, I believe I read it in his biography.

@NOVAsteamed

4 жыл бұрын

@@GrumpyStormtrooper I head he did, but not so well but sitll!

@johndemeritt3460

3 жыл бұрын

@@NOVAsteamed, he spoke jazz masterfully -- and that comes through no matter what language you speak!

Heard this in a starbucks and was like.... wait... starbucks playing church hymns now? I shazamed it and found this gem. Love the vibe... reminds me of hearing old school gospel as a kid.

4:51 here the piano mutates in an aeolian harp 🤙 you can feel the notes howling in the winds. Liszt and Chopin tried to do the same several times, but only Oscar succeeded 👏

just a touch of gospel while maintaining a jazz feel

@mcmikah

11 ай бұрын

HAH! I think it's the opposite. Touch of jazz while maintaining a gospel feel. That's what separates him as a master.

Thank you Oscar. - November rainy night in New York, 2015

And the piano was grateful to have been played with such passion, talent and art. Ceased to be part of the home furniture, and managed to touch the hearts of men. A piano that talks and sings with all his powers and makes something better inside people. Thanks for share Oscar.

@NOVAsteamed

5 жыл бұрын

Well said friend.

@lovesings2us

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yehhhhh!

@Preppy_Ava_Vlogs

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. This song is pure musical genius! It makes me happy and sad at the same time. Peterson is playing like a full choir, and the drums are perfectly in the rhythm. I have listened to this like six million times I will keep on going.

We Canadians are blessed with a magnificent national anthem, O Canada, but if we weren't so endowed the I would say that Mr. Peterson's (a Great Canadian) "Hymn to Freedom" would be more than a stand-in. Tears and a scratchy throat are accompaniments every time I hear this sacred music.

@kerrycosner6533

4 жыл бұрын

Amen brother!

This wonderful, uplifting, joyful and inspiring anthem, composed by OP, (and played at President Obama's inauguration ceremony) just has to be on anyone's shortlist for a world anthem - and played here by probably the world's finest ever jazz trio!

@crankyshay3093

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know they played that for Obama. That was a real good honor and great suggestion made on the part of music. It's well deserved to Obama. The free to be who he wants to be the first black president of the United state of America

@jameslorenz3718

2 жыл бұрын

Whether you are left or right leaning, the best thing that happened that day was still Oscar performing this hehe

@davidschestenger3366

2 жыл бұрын

Love your comment, didn’t remember or know that was played ay Obama inauguration, and also I’m “generally” into classical music, I heard of corse OP but don’t remember to have the reaction that I’m having now, it blows my mind, Having 10 versions of the clavier well tempered or lots of Bach , didn’t pay all the attention this deserve, this is music at its best Thank you

Sublime musical experience - once again. Don't think I will ever get bored with this tune.

@judyglasel5870

3 жыл бұрын

Jan Ferré I play it every day--at least once.

@newyork7500

Жыл бұрын

I THOUGHT I was a musician....WOW! Unbelievable what ONLY ONE man plays---it's SUPERHUMAN!! I feel SO blessed to be able to experience this joyous virtuosity once--- and now ANYTIME! THANK YOU,Oscar, and guys!

What a beautiful jazz piece, full of sentiments!

may you rest in peace oscar

Just heard this today for the very first time. Awesome 😎😎😎😎

@2:42 reaches for a handkerchief wipes the sweat from his brow, puts it back in the same place, looks up checks the camera position, and doesn't miss a note. Ladies and gentleman, this is what a genius at work looks like.

I have listened to this piece hundreds of times, several recordings and live, and every time it makes me weep. Maybe because of the sentiment of the song and the fact that Peterson was a Canadian and the son of two freed slaves? Maybe there's something about the music? If you have experienced this and have any insight, I'd love to hear it.

@johndemeritt3460

3 жыл бұрын

I think it no coincidence: Oscar was a master of jazz, which originated in the Black experience here in North America. When I first came across this recording, I almost wept, too!

@jean-baptistemoquelin6006

2 жыл бұрын

OP was born in 1925. His parents were from the Virgin Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis. in Saint Kitts and Nevis, slavery was outlawed in 1834 in the Virgin Islands, slavery ended in 1848

@jimcarmichael6101

2 жыл бұрын

It’s simply because it is so beautiful. The melody is like a forgotten dream.

@richardnixon1893

Жыл бұрын

You have to listen to this piece a thousand times

even when he's using just one hand while he wipes the sweat off his brow he still sounds like he's using both hands. WOW!! AMAZING!!!!

I'm already a minute into this song, and I have tears in my eye... OP is a man of musical genius...

Oscar Peters Peterson lives on in the minds of Jazz aficionados as the best piano player that ever scratched the white and black keys. The momentous impact of his musical compositions will be around for generations. What a gift to humanity.

My God Oscar, you are the best ......congratulations from Argentina.

Incendiary, bright, unique rhythmic speech jazz pianists, filled with incredible energy, drive and a great mood.

@user-xd3py2fi9k

9 жыл бұрын

If your heart skips a beat at the sound of the saxophone and piano overflow wave, if you're a fan of live music or you just want to relax and unwind, the jazz music just for you, my dear friends! Let life rushes in the world of magical sounds A friend, as before, waiting for you somewhere. May the joy of the rainbow shines again Stores hope, love saves, Let the infinite passion fly, Smiles, inspiration and happiness!

@user-xd3py2fi9k

9 жыл бұрын

With friends not scary The storm and the storm. We are always together Could overcome adversity. It brings friendship We have the strength and courage, And we promise Store loyalty to friendship!

@user-xd3py2fi9k

9 жыл бұрын

Hello !

@user-xd3py2fi9k

8 жыл бұрын

And jazz accompanies us everywhere .... Melody and light infinity. From this music all the senses heightened ... Under the sounds of jazz, that word are carried away into the distance, Sniffing languid evening air, It settles ridiculous sadness ..

@user-xd3py2fi9k

8 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year Let delight you, Let your dream sunrise Hide all that was in vain! Let there be no regrets, No sorrow, no offense, And let a lot of impressions At the heart of joy revive!

Dire que j'aime Oscar Peterson est un faible mot....un grand du Jazz et cet hymne à la liberté une merveille ! Regardez ses mains sur le piano quelle délicatesse et quel talent !

This has to be one of my all-time favorite piano pieces. Oscar P was a force of nature.

Puts me on another plane of existence...what an amazing song. OP is the best.

our school is named after him

@KC9UDX

3 жыл бұрын

But how many people actually know or care who he was?

@victorlloyd5271

3 жыл бұрын

That is a great deal to live up to, Eeman!

@eemansuhail

3 жыл бұрын

@@KC9UDX yup, everyone in my school knows him. We sang his song on music Monday (I think that's what its called).

@KC9UDX

3 жыл бұрын

@@eemansuhail that's awesome! But I'm not sure it's that common. There are plenty of others lost to history due to our race to modernity too. If only people spent half as much brain power on history as they do on fiction we'd be in a lot better shape as a culture.

@jayyaso4120

3 жыл бұрын

omg my classmate also goes to oscar peterson public school

I once met a group of Canadians in Zambia who expressed ignorance of this great man. To this day I don't understand how that could be possible

Life in the form of music. Undeniable.

It was raining inside that day

THE HYMN MAKES ME FEEL HOMESICK, BUT I DON´T KNOW WHERE MY HOME IS ANYMORE?

Oscar had so much Soul, so much musical comprehension and feeling. How could he play so fast with those big hot-dog looking fingers? Awesome.

With the best bass player that has ever walked this earth, Ray Brown.

@SELMER1947

3 жыл бұрын

One of the best players...with Jimmy Blanton, Oscar Pettiford and Charlie Mingus

@johnrice355

3 жыл бұрын

@@SELMER1947 and Ron Carter ! ;)

@loumcconnell503

2 жыл бұрын

Not forgetting the ‘great Dane’. Nils Henning Orsted Pederson ! 🎼

This is what a lifetime sounds like

@opparalelo2494

4 ай бұрын

🤙

One of the good things about House MD is that it's full of good music

The world lost a great talent when he passed. But what a treasure he left us.

No words, and so much being said. Played from the heart, and soul. Beautiful beyond description.

Difficult to describe the emotions and feelings this music brings one... Oscar Petterson was... and Is great!!!

@counterflow5719

4 жыл бұрын

It is music, all the prose in the world cannot restate the soul and emotion of the already perfectly articulated human emotional expression. Perhaps poetry could come close.

I'm in awe! Oscar Peterson makes the piano look like a little toy in his hands & he made me cry!

Interesting that this wonderful composition, written by OP at the time of Selma Bridge and the death of Martin Luther King, should be the anthem at the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States. Sung by a choir of schoolchildren - perhaps the future is bright after all.

@UkuleleAversion

5 жыл бұрын

www.cshf.ca/song/hymn-to-freedom/ "Was written in 1962...". The march for voting rights by the SNCC and SCLC was in 1965 and Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968.

@susanolander7417

3 жыл бұрын

Bring it back I need to hear it !

@KC9UDX

3 жыл бұрын

Should be played every day for every politician. Maybe they'd start to get it.

Never heard this tune before but tears fell within 30 seconds...and now I'm blubbing. Bwaaaa. Beautiful, Oscar.

A tremendous "peace of music" that will tickle your soul and delight your heart. So beautiful it has Art Tatum in tears and Don Pullen saying"Oh my goodness". Phineas Newborn shaking his head in pure amazement. Shhh...the universe is dancing.

j ai entendu monsieur oscar en mars 69 sur les disques laisses dans sa fuite judiciaire d un oncle , et j ai decide de &evenir piano. deux ans apres mon entree au conservatoire etait acquise c en fut trop pour ma geoliere qui des lors m i'terdisit méme d ouvrir le clavier 2:05 never mind c est toute ma vie qui allait etre un immense morceau de jazz. et qq fois devant une de mes impro, ou d un bon swing, je vous enyendd eclater de votre bon sourire et vos immenses mains plaqient un petit accord. merci, cher oscar et de toute eternite je vous dis merci. liberte cherie je crie ton nom. bye, bye🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂

It's ridiculous how good Oscar Peterson was. I'm pretty gutted I never got to see him perform in person but I'm glad there's so many recordings. You can probably find a dozen or more recordings of him playing this piece. It's kinda crazy how many recordings there are but what's bonkers is that I've never heard a bad one.

I've played this daily since Jan 1st 2019. I keep hearing something new! - Absolute perfection in feeling, soul & technicality. Each listen leaves me somehow refreshed and exhausted at the same time.

The man was a genius. The greatest. Yet, so humble.

I had the good fortune to hear this trio play this music in person several times in the 60s and broadcast it live. The Oscar Peterson Trio played at The Penthouse in Seattle and KING-FM had a broadcast line from the club to the studio. Those performances of Hymn to Freedom were some of the most moving music I've ever heard. I was very lucky to have been there.

@Yves95128

Жыл бұрын

Indeed, lucky you.

Back in the 80s as a young man in South Africa I heard this song play. It immediately struck me as expressing a longing for something beautiful. The kind of longing that makes one feel like they are almost touching this beauty, they can feel it, smell it . When I then saw the title of the song, it immediately dawned on me that great music comes from God. Less than a decade after that my country achieved its political freedom. We are now fighting for economic freedom for black people. I am in no doubt that the beautiful fingers of Mr. Oscar P will take us there.

What a beautiful old piano Oscar gets to play.....Nobody more deserving of a fine instrument than he ,and he makes it sing like it never sang before.

Oh. So. I have Never gotten chills from any person playing the piano until now. Jesus!!!

Think black lives don't matter? I grew up in Iowa in the '40s and '50's in all white towns, but I listened to a lot of great jazz - Oscar, Bird, Prez, Coltrane, Ella,. Lady Day, Sarah - you get the idea. I worshiped these men and women. I can't imagine our society without its wonderful racial diversity. This is one of the most moving compositions and performances I've ever heard.

I came here for a school project and I listened to it for like an hour it's super calming. I love this

This is just so moving. What a beautiful performance.

It's a shame real music like this is not so widely popular. Imagine a world where this is the most listened music - breaking all charts. What a peaceful place do I see... and happy, too. To all musicians such as those... Thank you that you have existed!

Only came across this a couple of days ago (via BBC Radio 3) - simply fabulous in every respect; what a performer & artist! Touched my jazz music receptor neurons within the opening 3, 4 bars; definitely a piece for my 'final collection'! Many thanks Oscar, & dgbailey777.

Canada's greatest music talent.

@markd523

4 жыл бұрын

Connor Dayman Glenn Gould is also Canadian. Listen to him playing Bach’s Goldberg variations

@johndemeritt3460

3 жыл бұрын

Let's not forget Leonard Cohen, either.

@musical_lolu4811

3 жыл бұрын

Diana Krall, 'cough cou-Celine Dion-gh'.

One of Oscar's great trio recordings. They have all departed this life . RIP gentlemen.

from the intro... my heart is falling..

Gosh what a masterpiece played by a master genius

Ed Thigpen always there but not being bossy about it ! Back beat so sweet !

I feel normal when I hear this song, not nostalgic, not new, but present?

@ngaje810

7 жыл бұрын

あなたは、日本の札幌公演で観客に石を投げられて、額に血を流して、それを手で拭いながら泣きながら弾いた曲がこの歌だとは知らないでしょう。黒人差別の曲でもあるのです。自由を求める曲です。現代風？ナンセンス。

@ngaje810

7 жыл бұрын

石を投げたのはアメリカ軍の白人兵です。

@LiloUkulele

7 жыл бұрын

すべての心は自由のために慕う一緒にすべての心に参加した場合、 私たちがフリーになるだろうときです。 すべての手はあらゆる手を結合し、一緒に私たちの運命を成形する場合には、 私たちがフリーになるだろうときです。 男性が尊厳を持って生きるする時期でも時間任意の日は、時間がすぐに、来ます 私たちがフリーになるだろうときです。 すべての人が私たちの歌で参加し、一緒にハーモニーを歌ったとき、 私たちがフリーになるだろうときです。

@grethebergstrm4286

7 жыл бұрын

Jorge Medina

@mcrohof

7 жыл бұрын

Of course you feel it now, not in future or past tense, but this came about, synthesized and erupted in the past. Prince was a similar musical force, and the Folk revival in even the US is promising, but nowhere near this. Yet.

Oscar Peterson was considered by many as the best pianist in the world. A great Canadian.

@Safarimark50

2 жыл бұрын

Billy Taylor was great but that's just special right there I've created a new music folder and this is the 1st entry greatest music

When the great English drummer Martin Drew first played with Oscar, after Ed Thigpen died, Oscar said to Martin ' Hey man, I don't want to hear no chatter' , meaning left hand drum accents. The groove was everything.

Phenomenal. Most underrated ever. From another planet. Lovely intro. The best it gets on piano period. Rip Oscar...

the Bosendorfer-like timbre of this piano works very well in this outstanding performance

Oscar Peterson and the two musical giants with him were the first and probably the most important reason I fell in love with jazz music so very many years ago. Every time I need to be refreshed and inspired, I still turn to them. They gave real and lasting meaning to the world of artistry in sound.

I've always said He was the best. It's relative I know, but he's hard to beat! Even after having a stroke, he was incredibly fast!

素直にただただ感動した。心を打つ音楽というものはこういう音楽を言うんだなと心から思ったよ。オスカーピーターソン最高だよ。すばらしい

@GrumpyStormtrooper

4 жыл бұрын

福山健一 you said it!

Music does not get any better than this for me. Outstanding Ed, Ray and Oscar!!!

shout out to the always dependable Ray Brown, he was an anchor for this trio

Other than Oscar, I've never seen a pianist whose fingers could dance as fast as a dancer - WOW!!

@uzbekistator

Жыл бұрын

Liberace. 😎

Maybe the greatest of all times !!! Always a pleasure... poor boy who dislike this.

@bee7549

5 жыл бұрын

For me he is

@ennbee2051

5 жыл бұрын

You mean Po' boy?

@qweqwe-sb9gj

5 жыл бұрын

GOAT was invented by egoistic hypocrite without any talent whatsoever. Forget about it. Its all about the ride. Tommorow we 'might' all end up dead... you see?

Been listening to this for decades, not sure how many decades I have left to listen to it, but hope it's a few, because it's just so good to hear it, every time.

@MrSilverbirch

3 жыл бұрын

Had been aware of the name Oscar P for years,knew he was a piano player without listening to his stuff.This though ,is jaw droppingly brilliant.why is he not better known? This is about my hundredth listen in 2 days : )

@michaelhatch1994

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrSilverbirch Well if you are new to OP start with the Canadiana Suite. An album of original compositions. but I'm a Canadian so I might be biased (so was he).

@MrSilverbirch

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelhatch1994 Well,if you and Oscar are Canadian,theres a good chance youve got Scottish roots like myself(lol). Will check out that album,cheers

Great recording quality ... the engineer was on the ball!

As good as it gets, as good as it ever got, as good as it will ever get again. Oscar, Ray and Ed, timeless master musicians, you will always be here with us through your music.

One of my most memorable musical experiences was singing the Hymn to Freedom while at the cultural Olympics in Seoul in 1988. The cultural Olympics precede the athletic Olympics. Approximately 1000 vocalists from around the world sang this in the main stadium. . It was a very proud moment for this Canadian Montrealer, OP's birthplace.

Why do we seek freedom? Rather, what is this freedom that we weep for, as I am doing on this Sunday morning. Peace be with you all. - nyc, 2/23/2020

@oneinasquillion

2 жыл бұрын

Prophetic for February 2020, Noa. Hope you made it OK and got back to freedom. You only know it when it's gone.