Oscar Peterson

[dgillette]

Died on Sunday at age 82. One of the greats of jazz piano, and one of my favorites.

DRG

 

[BigH]

dgillette - yes he was one of the best - and Canadian to boot!!! What a fabulous discography he had as well. Am sure our friend McCoy will be greatly saddened.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Peterson

http://www.answers.com/topic/oscar-peterson

The answers.com one shows a listing of many of his album covers.

 

[fattdad]

Oscar's music has been with me for many decades. There was a guy on my dorm floor in freshman year who introduced me to Oscar Peterson and the sound of the jazz trio/quartet. I saw OP on year with Ella Fritzgerald and Count Basie - it was great! His albums "The Sound of the Trio", "Night Train", and "West Side Story" were on my record player many times.

Apparently there are a few good you-tube videos of his playing. . . .

f-d

¡papá gordo ain’t no madre flaca!

 

[Mccoy]

A formidable pianist indeed, very, very swinging, his renditions of the standards were exceptional.
'We get requests' one of my favourite albums.