22: “Mumbles” by Oscar Peterson
August 4, 2010 Leave a comment
Oscar Peterson is one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time (and Canadian!). His fingers were fast as lightning. Late in life he suffered a stroke, and he lost a lot of the mobility in his left hand, but he worked hard at rehab and continued to tour and record. He gave it forward like a champ.
On the track “Mumbles” Oscar’s trio backs the lazy scat vocals of Clark Terry, which are both hilarious and smooth as Sunday. It’s fun for everyone. From 1964.
Sciddly-bip-flip-dip-dip-dip.
Enjoy.
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