Oscar Peterson
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Birthday: August 15, 1925
Deathday: December 23, 2007
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Oscar Peterson A Night In Vienna
Overview: A Night In Vienna was recorded at Musikverein in Vienna, Austria on Friday, November 21st, 2003. The Gala Concert was part of the 175th anniversary celebrations for Bosendorfer. During the festive week which would climax with the concert, the President of Austria wished to bestow on Peterson in person the nation's highest award for the Arts & Sciences.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-27
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Oscar Peterson's Easter Suite
Overview: World Premiere of Oscar Peterson's Easter Suite for Jazz Trio specially composed for this recording Easter Suite for Jazz Trio by Oscar Peterson in nine movements: 1- The Last Supper, 2- The Garden of Gethsemane, 3- Denial, 4- Why have you betrayed me, 5- The Trial, 6- Are you really the King of the Jews?, 7- Why hast you forsaken me?, 8- Jesus Christ lies here tonight, 9- He has risen
Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2012-07-01
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The Memories of Angels
Overview: Montreal of another time is reborn into screen through images from a hundred of movies and shorts produced by the National Film Board of Canada while at its first four decades of existence. Port activities, musical shows, presence of Church, labors life, hockey fever and the best years of "Red Light" are few of the chapters of this collective family album.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-05
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Magic Graz
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-05-01
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Jazz Icons: Oscar Peterson Live in '63, '64 & '65
Overview: Oscar Peterson is accompanied by the stellar duo of bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen for each concert performance. This is the classic Oscar Peterson Trio, considered by many to be the best Oscar Peterson Band ever. Oscar and the trio collaborate with trumpeters Clark Terry (Finland'65) and Roy Eldridge (Sweden'63) and re-create some of the excitement and fun of the Jazz at the Philharmonic (JATP) tours. Among the many highlights in this collection are the Oscar and vocalist-trumpeter Clark Terry collaboration on the ever-popular Mumbles ,and for the first time on commercial video, an Oscar Peterson Trio rendition of Tonight from his award-winning West Side Story album.
Genres: Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2008-09-30
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Jazz Icons: John Coltrane Live in '60, '61 & '65
Overview: John Coltrane provides an epic 95-minute overview of a true giant of 20th-century music. Three separate shows reveal Coltrane's ascending creative arc from hard bop innovator as a member of the Miles Davis Quartet in 1960 to consummate bandleader in 1961 to unrivaled jazz visionary in 1965. This DVD not only features Trane's classic quartet with Elvin Jones (drums), Jimmy Garrison (bass) and McCoy Tyner (piano), but also spotlights him onstage with other jazz legends including Stan Getz, Eric Dolphy and Oscar Peterson. Includes mind-blowing versions of his signature tunes "My Favorite Things" and "Impressions".
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-21
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Oscar Peterson Trio: The Stuttgart Concert
Overview: The concert held at the ZDF JazzClub in Stuttgart in 1988 was played by Oscar Peterson together with the drummer Kenny Drew and the double bass player Dave Young. Their collaboration had begun in 1974. For Drew, who was British, it lasted until 2004, while the Canadian Young was a regular member of Peterson's trio for 25 years. Jazz classics, including a medley with five compositions from Duke Ellington's repertoire, form the core of the concert.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-25
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Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits
Overview: Some marvelous late-fifties memories of the one and only Nat King Cole. Singing (and occasionally playing) all-time Cole classics, like When I Fall In Love, The Christmas Song, Sweet Lorraine, and A Blossom Fell. Plus, there is a stellar list of other top tunes - including Stardust, Autumn Leaves, and Makin' Whoopee - each bearing his unmistakeable imprint. Nat, in solo performance, of course, but assisted, on occasion, by fellow greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Torme, Peggy Lee - and even the legendary Jazz at the Philharmonic.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
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Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin
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Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-08-22
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Ella Fitzgerald at the BBC
Overview: Some of Ella Fitzgerald's finest performances, captured on BBC programmes from over the years and including such classics songs as Day by Day, Cheek to Cheek and Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-30
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Ella Fitzgerald Swings
Overview: Presenting the world's greatest jazz singer accompanied by The Tommy Flanagan Trio.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-11-25
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Improvisation
Overview: Improvisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus Duke Ellington Trio filmed in July 1966, Count Basie at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1977, Joe Pass 1979, Ella Fitzgerald 1979, and Oscar Peterson at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1977.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Oscar
Overview: Brilliantly mixing animated sequences and archival footage, Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre paints a touching portrait of virtuoso pianist Oscar Peterson.
Genres: Documentary Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-01
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Music According to Tom Jobim
Overview: Half a century ago, Brazilian composer and musician Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim (1927-1994) introduced bossa nova to a worldwide audience with "The Girl from Ipanema." This relaxed, cool, sensuous music blended jazz and samba. After recording an album of songs by his friend Jobim, Frank Sinatra is reported to have said, "I haven't sung so quietly since I had laryngitis." Naturally, "The Girl from Ipanema" and Frank Sinatra are featured in this musical collage of countless seamlessly edited excerpts of concert footage that cover decades of events all over the world: from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon, Paris, Copenhagen, Jerusalem, Tokyo, Montreal, New York and back to Rio.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2012-05-20
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Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
Overview: Take an in-depth look at the life and talent of the trailblazing musician who conquered racial barriers to leave an indelible mark on the jazz world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-13
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Jazz Evolution
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Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2008-08-12
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Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
Overview: This riveting music documentary 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. In this award-winning autobiographical portrait, legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson narrates his story, from his beginnings in smoke-filled Montreal clubs to hallmark performances with jazz greats. Concert footage includes an unforgettable combo -- Nat King Cole with Jazz at the Philharmonic and the Oscar Peterson Trio Wall reunion. Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie are interviewed, among others. - Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Ella Fitzgerald
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
Overview: This riveting music documentary 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. In this award-winning autobiographical portrait, legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson narrates his story, from his beginnings in smoke-filled Montreal clubs to hallmark performances with jazz greats. Concert footage includes an unforgettable combo -- Nat King Cole with Jazz at the Philharmonic and the Oscar Peterson Trio Wall reunion. Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie are interviewed, among others. - Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Ella Fitzgerald
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Norman Granz' Jazz in Montreaux presents Oscar Peterson Solo '75
Overview: Norman Granz is one of the most important non-musucians in the history of jazz and no one has made a greater contribution to the staging, recording and filming of jazz concerts. This series of performances from the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival now makes a part of this legacy available on DVD for the first time. Oscar Peterson is quite simply one of the greatest jazz piano players of all time. This rare and stunning solo concert from 1975 gives a chance to see Peterson up close in an intimate setting and appreciate just how good he really is. The show includes swinging performances of Indiana, At Long Last Love, Mirage and a medley led by The Ellington classic Take the A Train.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-10
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Piano Blues
Overview: Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical footage in addition to interviews and performances by such living legends as Pinetop Perkins and Jay McShann, as well as Dave Brubeck and Marcia Ball.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-04
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Ella
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Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-04-22
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Oscar Peterson's Canadiana Suite
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Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration
Overview: The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration - Andrea Martin and Alan Thicke co-hosted the 90-minute event on June 3, 1989, complete with songs written specifically for the celebration with over 5,000 performers which was broadcast nationwide on the CBC,
Genres: TV Movie Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-03
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Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
Overview: Veteran radio, theatre, television and film actor Christopher Plummer has played a thousand parts, but beneath that elegant stage presence lies the restless heart of a risk-taker. Don't miss this engaging biography.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-07
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Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Overview: A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the golden age of jazz. Featuring some of the greatest names in American music, including the godfather of New Orleans jazz Louis Armstrong, the King of Swing Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie and Ella Fitzgerald.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-24
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Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents The Clark Terry Sextet ’77
Overview: Clark Terry has been described as 'possessor of the happiest sound in jazz'. A veteran of Duke Ellington's orchestra, he began to perform as a soloist in the sixties and established a reputation as one of the great teachers of jazz music, which continues to the present day. In this performance from 1977, he is joined by an all star band including Oscar Peterson, Ronnie Scott, Niels Pedersen, Joe Pass, Bobby Durnham and Milt Jackson.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
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60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Overview: A celebration of some of the biggest names in music, offering an epic compilation of 60 songs performed over the past 60 years to celebrate BBC Two's diamond anniversary. All the performances featured originated on BBC Two and have formed an important part of the channel's output over its 60-year history. Featuring such musicians as Joni Mitchell, Elton John, the Rolling Stones, Dolly Parton, Stormzy, Sam Smith, Kylie Minogue, Bob Marley, Blondie and Queen.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-04-20
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