[Raphyel]

I love everything he did, so gracious and tasteful. There will never be another Oscar Peterson.

 

[Raphyel]

Much better pianist than Keith Jarrett...OK NOW I'M TROLLING, but he seems like someone you could have walked up to and shook his hand and gave him a compliment, and he would have smiled and said "Thank you", as opposed to Keith Jarrett saying "Yeah I know".

 

[belliott]

His album "Canadiana Suite" was one of the first ones I ever bought. It is worth listening to. Good stuff.

 

[Raphyel]

Oscar was amazing....I wish I could have heard him live.

 

[dexdex]

Another unconditional vote for Oscar ! He is #1 on my iPhone, before Wes and Dex. On top of his pianistic and musical genius, he always had what so many jazzmen lost: pure joy. It all seemed so easy when he did it. Fortunately, I've seen him live a couple of times, including some memorable settings in Montreux, like the one with Ray Brown AND NHØP on bass (1977, it is all on the tube).

 

[Wagspdx]

Much better pianist than Keith Jarrett...OK NOW I'M TROLLING, but he seems like someone you could have walked up to and shook his hand and gave him a compliment, and he would have smiled and said "Thank you", as opposed to Keith Jarrett saying "Yeah I know".

That's absolutely correct. I was lucky enough to be In NYC when he played the Blue Note after being out for a few years recovering from a stroke. I did exactly that, walked up to him, offered my hand and told him how much his playing had meant to me over the years as I struggled to be a better pianist. His response was just as you said, gracious.

Can't say how Keith Jarrett would have responded, but I'm guessing he would have been gracious as well.