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Oscar 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 rad...
I Want to Be HappyOscar Peterson, Herb Ellis and Ray Brown
Heat WaveOscar Peterson
Sophisticated LadyOscar Peterson
Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
Oscar Peterson and Louis Armstrong
On Green Dolphin StreetOscar Peterson
I Can't Get StartedOscar Peterson
I Want to Be HappyOscar Peterson, Herb Ellis and Ray Brown
Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio
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Heat WaveOscar Peterson
Live 1953 - At the Blue Note Chicago
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Sophisticated LadyOscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington
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Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
Oscar Peterson and Louis ArmstrongPlays Coles Porter
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On Green Dolphin StreetOscar Peterson
Very Tall
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I Can't Get StartedOscar Peterson
Soft Sands
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