


One of the big reasons he sounded so “conversational” when he played was that he always resolved his lines with rhythmic clarity. When he played it always sounded like he was speaking through his fingers. #1 How To Correctly End Your Rhythmic Phrases Oscar was a master at mixing short “riffy” type ideas with long virtuosic flowing bebop type lines and. Way too many to list in 1 email but I wanted to share 2 nuggets today that I learned from. He’s my go to source for blues and bebop mixed together. This guy was Oscar Peterson. I’ve probably transcribed about 35 Oscar solos over the years. I know a transcription of it has been published in a Russian jazz book. Has anyone got 'A Little Jazz Exercise' by Oscar Peterson? It was on a solo album of his called 'Tracks'. Print and download Jazz Exercise #3 - by Oscar Peterson.

Do you want to learn 2 unusual Oscar Peterson jazz exercises? I’ve had a lot of students ask me who I studied when I was an up and coming jazz pianist.
