Oscar Peterson's piano skills are in class by themselves. So you would expect a movie about him and his music to concentrate on that, or at least emphasize his skills by showing him playing the piano. And they do show him, but most of the time from the chest up and hands not visible.
The movie does outline his life as expected, and has interviews with others in his band, who are also great musicians who somehow keep up with Oscar's speedy fingers, and frequent key and rhythm changes.
Since this is the only movie about Oscar Peterson I could find, it is better than having nothing, but it could have been better.
The movie does outline his life as expected, and has interviews with others in his band, who are also great musicians who somehow keep up with Oscar's speedy fingers, and frequent key and rhythm changes.
Since this is the only movie about Oscar Peterson I could find, it is better than having nothing, but it could have been better.
