Arts & Sciences

We lost the great pianist Oscar Peterson this week. (NY Times Obituary)

I regret never having seen him perform live. My favorite records are “We Get Requests,” and “Sonny Stitt Meets the Oscar Peterson Trio.” Both showcase his amazing piano playing, as well as the great big-band like arrangements that his trio played.

Here’s a monster performance of Duke Ellington’s Caravan, with NHOP on bass:

I’m bummed I couldn’t make the musical event of the year, Sonny Rollins’ special 50th Anniversary Carnegie Hall concert. Luckly, it’ll be out on CD next year.

Here’s some rehearsal and backstage footage — it is absurd how bad Roy Haynes is at 82!