Oscar Peterson

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson,  jazz pianist, composer, educator (born 15 August 1925 in Montréal, died 23 December 2007 in Mississauga).

Oscar Peterson is one of Canada’s most honoured musicians. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. He was renowned for his remarkable speed and dexterity, meticulous and ornate technique, and dazzling, swinging style.

He earned the nicknames “the brown bomber of boogie-woogie” and “master of swing.”

He was called the “Maharaja of the keyboard” by Duke Ellington, simply “O.P.” by his friends, and informally in the jazz community as “the King of inside swing”

Louis Armstrong called him “the man with four hands.”

A prolific recording artist, he typically released several albums a year from the 1950s until his death. He also appeared on more than 200 albums by other artists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong. His sensitivity in these supporting roles, as well as his acclaimed compositions such as Canadiana Suite

and “Hymn to Freedom”.

Volare by Oscar Peterson Trio:

My personal favourite

documentaries about oscar peterson:

Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar

     https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418999/

Oscar Peterson: Keeping the Groove Alive

Oscar Peterson: Black + White

in 1977 oscar peterson had a hosting show named :oscapr peterson invites…” that lasted for six episodes, unfortunately i couldn’t find any records of it.

just to finish with a few good songs