whats so strange here?...oh, its talented people in real conversation about an art, articulate, genuine...whens the last time you saw present day popular 'recording artists' speaking in this way? i find this absorbing & entertaining, i hope we, as a society, can get back to, focus more on, & honor real musicians, not just electronic appliance operators with a hunger for stardom....
Acts on the same bill don’t do the same material. The audience doesn’t want to hear the same song twice. And ‘Li’l Darlin’ ‘is a Basie classic, so Oscar playing it when Basie was about to do it was bad musical manners. Oscar just got carried away, and Nils was trying to stop him. In revenge, Basie performed all the stuff Oscar had just played, so the audience would remember his, not Oscar’s versions.
there will never be another era which began with BEBOP......and hungry musicians who lived or starved on success or failure.....as with other individuals in other industries....life has changed and i agree with The Flutevisions when said.....''there will never be another OP''.....i dont agree with Felix Scott however with all of what he said.above....Felix?...Oscar was onthe Andre Previn show.....not the other way around.
Art played out of tempo a lot. Oscar played in tempo better tahn Art. Improvisation is a different thing. Some people have to write the music out first. Other people improvise with good time better than others. Music is has multiple aspects and all players have some strenghts and some weaknesses. No one person can do all things well. Andre is no doubt a better transcriber than Oscar. Andre plays with good feeling. He communcates well. Basie knows what to do and when to do it.
Man, Oscar is so brilliant and such a nice guy.
It's such a pleasure listening to this interview. Not only are they amazing musicians but they seem like really genuine people.
I grew up listening to Oscar...my mom LOVED him.....can't say there has never been anyone quite like him....love, love, love his music!!!!
Divine is not a word I use lightly, but this is so fabulous! Thank you so so much for this! ❤
Great interview njw21, thanks for unloading- I never get tired of watching it.
Love this!!!
So do i
whats so strange here?...oh, its talented people in real conversation about an art, articulate, genuine...whens the last time you saw present day popular 'recording artists' speaking in this way? i find this absorbing & entertaining, i hope we, as a society, can get back to, focus more on, & honor real musicians, not just electronic appliance operators with a hunger for stardom....
Fantastic-my mentor
Petetson e Previn,2 fuoriclasse!
They were both up there with my top students
Maravilhoso...
What’s the tune on 7:22 please?
I don’t get the anecdote about count basie and lil darlin (more or less 5:30), can someone explain to me?
Basie had a very minimalist, spartan approach to piano playing. No Frills - so Oscar was worried the Count would think he was ripping off his style.
Acts on the same bill don’t do the same material. The audience doesn’t want to hear the same song twice.
And ‘Li’l Darlin’ ‘is a Basie classic, so Oscar playing it when Basie was about to do it was bad musical manners.
Oscar just got carried away, and Nils was trying to stop him.
In revenge, Basie performed all the stuff Oscar had just played, so the audience would remember his, not Oscar’s versions.
Can someone tell me what tune 5:34 is? It's a Basie tune right?
You're right! It is a Basie tune. It's called Li'l Darling, composed by trumpeter Neal Hefti for the Count Basie orchestra.
What’s the name of that Nat King Cole Blues?
Easy Listening Blues
there will never be another era which began with BEBOP......and hungry musicians who lived or starved on success or failure.....as with other individuals in other industries....life has changed and i agree with The Flutevisions when said.....''there will never be another OP''.....i dont agree with Felix Scott however with all of what he said.above....Felix?...Oscar was onthe Andre Previn show.....not the other way around.
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3:04 Nat's figure
Art played out of tempo a lot. Oscar played in tempo better tahn Art. Improvisation is a different thing. Some people have to write the music out first. Other people improvise with good time better than others. Music is has multiple aspects and all players have some strenghts and some weaknesses. No one person can do all things well. Andre is no doubt a better transcriber than Oscar. Andre plays with good feeling. He communcates well. Basie knows what to do and when to do it.
Felix Scott truth. Oscar is the man. Basie invented “being the man”
Art was a metronome dude. Not quite sure what u hear.
improvide and writing takes huge work.
Dietrich Nelson art’s time is insane.im curious as to which recording he’s talking about