Chromatisome Swing (tribute to Oscar Peterson)

TobinMueller

Genre: Piano

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This is my tribute to Oscar Peterson, one of the greatest pianists of all time. So much of what we do is dependent on what others did before us. He defined what most people call "jazz piano." Oscar Peterson: 1925-2007.

This track appears on my 2007 piano CD, 13 Masks. All online sale proceeds go to Simig/Macjams.

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Other pre-mastered recordings from 13 Masks posted at Macjams:

Two Peas in a Chili Pod (dedicated to McBoy)
A Monk Caught In The Thelonious Sphere
The Gumshoe Wears A Rag
Chaos of the Subconscious
You Make My Heart Skip A Beat

Song Stats

Hits: 1716
Comments: 20
Fans: 15
Plays: 89
Downloads: 79
Votes: 12
Uploaded: Dec 26, 2007 - 09:24:54 AM
Last Updated: Dec 26, 2007 - 09:32:45 AM Last Played: Nov 11, 2009 - 11:37:21 AM

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piano (715), solo piano (22), jazz (499), quirky (21), 13 Masks (7), Oscar Peterson (1), Art Tatum (2), Thelonious Monk (2), tribute (35), 2007 (3)

Comments

	said 696 days ago (December 26th, 2007)
	Super!!! Great track. Love the chords and the "dry" sound ,a bit of Monk's accents . Henri

VicDiesel	VicDiesel said 694 days ago (December 28th, 2007)
	Nail on the head As much as this is a fun composition, it's not all that much in Oscar's spirit as Monk's. Cool stuff, though, on its own merits. Check out my latest song called Desert Stars

TobinMueller	TobinMueller said 648 days ago (February 12th, 2008)
	Monk too Yes, Monk touches appear throughout 13 MASKS and in many ways I wanted to write these songs in response to the inspiration he, particularly, brought to my music. Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

Feter	Feter said 696 days ago (December 26th, 2007)
	Chromatisome Swing Wow ..a real dragon playin there its a monster cool piano swing piece ..great one KUDOS !! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

BossHook	BossHook said 696 days ago (December 26th, 2007)
	Wow. Great tribute to Oscar with that walking left hand and I agree with Henri also has a Monk bopness to it. Great performance. Check out my latest song called You're Like Whiskey

dajama	dajama said 696 days ago (December 26th, 2007)
	Love the walking bass kind of feel. Nice track, full of verve and invention. Terrific playing. Nice work. Peace. Check out my latest song called Across the Wire (MJRF)

DWL	DWL said 695 days ago (December 27th, 2007)
	Consummate composition Cheers Dickl Check out my latest song called A Good Night's Sleep with Macferret, Sir Dennis Crowther and Pete Young

Mcboy	Mcboy said 695 days ago (December 27th, 2007)
	monkish goodness abounds.....great tribute to a master musician......! Check out my latest song called Heros( aclarke/mcboy)

michael2	michael2 said 695 days ago (December 27th, 2007)
	awesome playing. i'm really impressed. love those chords and the dissonance you use to such marvelous effect. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

Ibstrat	Ibstrat said 695 days ago (December 27th, 2007)
	Great tribute to Oscar...there aren't many of his generation left.They had a direct connection to jazz.Your versatility is quite amazing.I have heard you play just about every style of music and you do them all extremely well.This is a cool piece! Check out my latest song called Blues in Bm

guitapick	guitapick said 695 days ago (December 27th, 2007)
	Oscar Peterson... ...was (and still is) one of the best. Thanks for this, Tobin. Love the ins and outs... Check out my latest song called Outside the Corral

eleveneyes	eleveneyes said 693 days ago (December 29th, 2007)
	Down with OP Very cool track Tobin. I love the interplay between the two hands. I had the pleasure of seeing Oscar Peterson live once. What a talent. He sure was a monster on the keys. Check out my latest song called Here With You - Better MIX

TobinMueller	TobinMueller said 648 days ago (February 12th, 2008)
	Live Seeing him perform live, what a memory. I love his joy and effortlessness. Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

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thoddi said 693 days ago (December 29th, 2007)

much energy
I can imagine a pantomime artist doing a show to this music... some parts even have the mood that was present in the early Charlie Chaplin movies. The dry sound coupled with the fast moves makes it come out a bit aggressive. You must have taken out some energy when you recorded this:)

Sounds extremely challenging to play, or even to think it... I wonder how you work on such complex music. If you write it down as sheet music first, it must have taken a looong time... or maybe you just go ahead and record... either way - pretty impressive.

Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

notraditionmuskwerks

notraditionmuskwerks said 693 days ago (December 29th, 2007)

Now THAT'S jazz!!!
He really was quite a loss, Tobin. This is a great capture of the SPIRIT of Jazz & Oscar Peterson!

But we are the ones who have to continue to progress the musicpast where we found it (like you're doing here).

Remember:

"The ONLY tradition in Jazz is that there is NO tradition..." - Miles Davis

That being said, you laid down one of the few track I REALLY dig (but don't tell nobody)...

Check out my latest song called Airybody onna Flat 9, y'all!!!

	said 688 days ago (January 4th, 2008)
	Chromatisome Swing (tribute to Oscar Peterson) Tobin, I know I have no right to judge your music with myself being totally an amateur by comparison... I can only say what I like and I do dig the melody & the talent it takes to perform a piece like this, let alone write it... I like it!!!! Thanks mucho, Wade

Ed Hannifin

Ed Hannifin said 685 days ago (January 6th, 2008)

It's a great recording, Tobin...
Phenomenal piano sound, really sounding like a piano...clear, dry, resonant but not too resonant...

And, as I have to say so often, this is not my usual listening fare, but I have ears enough to be astounded by it and to know that it's somewhere out there beyond great...

I'm also astounded by that little line above that says that online proceeds are going to Simig/MacJams...

You have one phenomenal generosity of spirit, Tobin...

Ed

Check out my latest song called Next Time Around (w/jiguma)

TobinMueller	TobinMueller said 648 days ago (February 12th, 2008)
	that little line Thanks, Ed. Back at you. Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

said 625 days ago (March 6th, 2008)

WOW!
This is great track by all means sir Tobin, the playing is superb (as always). I haven't heard Oscar Peterson before as songs but just heard his name several times (I'm not a huge fan of the Jazz) but when I listened to one of his songs which was a tribute to Frank Sinatra I was amazed by the talent and thought that he's an OLD JAZZ master and was great. Great tribute to him Master Tobin, enjoyed every note played here. KUDOS!

Thanks a lot for sharing ....

Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi

guygrooves	guygrooves said 595 days ago (April 5th, 2008)
	Oscar will be missed As a Canadian I am very proud of the legacy the man left, and will always hold him in the highest regard. The man was simply amazing, larger than life if you will. This is a superb tribute and I'm sure he is smiling upon this project. I'm off to listen to more of it now. Thanks again for sharing your talent with us Tobin. Check out my latest song called Last Day Here

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