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Oscar Peterson was a Canadian bandleader, composer, musicologist, and actor. Born in Montreal on August 15, 1925, he performed jazz, bebop, hard bop, and third stream music. He played piano, voice, and percussion instruments. His work period began in 1945. He was educated at The Royal Conservatory of Music and the High School of Montreal. Peterson studied under Daisy Sweeney, who was also his sibling.
He recorded for Verve Records, Mercury Records, Pablo, and Telarc International Corporation. Peterson received the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Glenn Gould Prize, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Praemium Imperiale. He was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance. He died of kidney failure in Mississauga on December 23, 2007.
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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
- The Memories of Angels — Self (archive footage)2008
- Jazz Icons: Oscar Peterson Live in '63, '64 & '65 — Self2008
- Jazz Evolution — Self - Piano2008
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Oscar Peterson (1925-2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. Born in Montreal, Canada, Peterson began learning trumpet and piano from his father at the age of five, but by the age of seven, after a bout of tuberculosis, he concentrated on the piano. Some of the artists who influenced Peterson during the early years were Teddy Wilson, Nat "King" Cole, James P. Johnson, and the legendary Art Tatum, to whom many have tried to compare Peterson in later years. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mu
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Oscar
- Family name
- Peterson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Montreal
- Place of death
- Mississauga
- Sibling
- Daisy Sweeney
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- High School of Montreal
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- funk
- Instrument
- percussion instrument
- Record label
- MPS Records
- Official website
- oscarpeterson.com
- Image
- Oscar Peterson.jpg
- Residence
- Montreal
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- Oscar Peterson
- date of birth
- 1925-08-15
- date of death
- 2007-12-23
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- Oscar Peterson
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1945-00-00
- name in native language
- Oscar Peterson
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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