Oscar Peterson

Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007)

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Oscar Peterson was a Canadian jazz pianist who lived from 1925 to 2007 and became one of the most influential and technically skilled performers in jazz history. His virtuosic playing and prolific career recording and performing jazz standards helped shape the sound of modern jazz and earned him recognition as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century.

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Born: 1925
Died: 2007
Works: 25

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Trans Canada Trail
Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie
Omnibook
Tracks
Oscar Peterson highlights jazz piano

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Acting · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Canadian jazz pianist and composer.

Known for

Ella Fitzgerald at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2024
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 — Self (archive footage)2024
Oscar2016
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark — Self (archive footage)2014
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words — Self (archive footage)2014
The Music According to Tom Jobim — Self (archive footage)2012
Oscar Peterson Trio: The Stuttgart Concert — himself2011

Article

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. As a virtuoso who is considered to be one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy, and received numerous other awards and honours. He played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, simply "O.P." by his friends, and was informally known in the jazz community as "the King of inside swing".

He considered his 1953-1958 trio with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis "the most stimulating" and productive setting for public performances and studio recordings.