Intimidation

When Oscar Peterson was still a young boy, his father played him a recording of Art Tatum performing "Tiger Rag". Once the young Peterson was finally persuaded that it was performed by a single person, Peterson was so intimidated that he did not touch the piano for weeks. (source) 

I can definitely sympathize with him there.




Here's another video that reminds me a lot of that one, but from someone still young and active in the jazz scene, Hiromi Uehara (who's playing a concert near me in April! Woohoo!).