Search - Oscar Peterson :: Exclusively for My Friends, Vol. 3: The Way I Really Play

Let Oscar take your love for jazz and make your heart melt..

Weathership | Columbus, OH | 08/03/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I once had the pleasure of shaking hands with the the master....after a concert in Rochester, NY at the now defunct (sadly) Midtown Tower. I was absolutely astonished at how he could transfix my emotions as he played..how he could make the piano come alive with his interpretations...and how much he made me love jazz even more than I already did....I was 10 at the time...And my beloved father was so right in saying how this man's playing will affect you...If you want to go to a place that only Oscar can take you and swing forever...just close your eyes...and listen to "The way I Really Play"....and be engulfed by his rapturous rendering of "Satin Doll" and the other tracks here....As long as your heart is beating and your hearing works...you will be in Heaven..."