Peterson
From a family of West Indian immigrants, Oscar Peterson was the son of an amateur trumpeter and pianist, and grew up in a black neighbourhood in Montreal, Canada where he absorbed the vibrant jazz culture of the area and took up the trumpet. When a childhood bout of tuberculosis stopped him playing trumpet, Peterson studied classical piano, but also became adept at playing ragtime and boogie woogie. At 14 he won a national music competition run by the Canadian Broadcasting Company and subsequently dropped out of school to become a professional pianist, getting regular work on radio and various hotels. Through the 1950s he established himself as one of the all-time greats of jazz piano - Duke Ellington called him the "maharaja of the keyboard" - re-defining the notion of the jazz trio with Ray Brown (double bass) and Herb Ellis (guitar). A rare, racially integrated group for the time, they recorded the landmark and highly influential album Oscar Peterson Trio at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival. He went on to play with many of the jazz greats, including Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and Herbie Hancock and in the 1970s won acclaim anew after forming a fresh trio with guitarist Joe Pass and Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson on bass. Often expanding the line-up to a quartet, Peterson's open-minded approach to jazz embraced everything from The Beatles to classical and improvisational pieces and he occasionally sang too. A stroke hampered him in later life but he tutored younger musicians and mentored the career of his protégé Benny Green. Peterson died in 2007 at 82.
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Discography
21 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Excuse Me
Techno - Released by Bulletcircuit Music on Jan 29, 2016
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PETER Y WENDY
Alternative & Indie - Released by INVENTECH PROYECTOS on May 26, 2023
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JUSTO EN NETFLIX
Pop - Released by INVENTECH PROYECTOS on Mar 31, 2023
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LA FIESTA
Dance - Released by INVENTECH PROYECTOS on Jun 23, 2023
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Elite
Alternative & Indie - Released by Família Grande Records on Nov 4, 2022
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Zera o Game
Alternative & Indie - Released by Família Grande Records on Apr 1, 2022
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TODO SE ACABA (EL SUELO ES LAVA)
Pop - Released by INVENTECH PROYECTOS on Mar 3, 2023
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Novo Caminho
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Robyson Iaros on Jul 30, 2023
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I Will Write Your Future
Techno - Released by G-NOT RECORDINGS on Jun 24, 2015
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Antisteping Voicestar Ep
Techno - Released by Antistar Records on Feb 13, 2015
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