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	Oscar Peterson
		Oscar Peterson started his musical studies on the trumpet but, after a bout of tuberculosis, switched to piano at the age of eight.
		In 1951, Oscar Peterson formed The Oscar Peterson Trio with Ray Brown and Charlie Smith who was replaced by Herb Ellis in 1952 and recorded and toured extensively with Jazz At The Philharmonic.
		Peterson has won numerous awards and accolades during his career including a Juno and ve Grammy awards, was inducted into the Juno Hall of Fame in 1978 and was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 1997.
	www.scena.org /lsm/sm6-5/peterson.html (1405 words)

	Peterson, Oscar
		Peterson's approach to jazz is full-blown and joyous (courtesy Regal Recording Ltd).
		Peterson, the fourth of five children, played trumpet at age five but switched to piano at eight after a year-long battle with tuberculosis.
		The first of the 16 78s Peterson made 1945-9 for RCA Victor reveal the predilection for boogie-woogie that had earned him the nickname 'The Brown Bomber of Boogie-Woogie.' The last of those same recordings suggest the influence of bebop.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0002779 (308 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Oscar Peterson
		Oscar Peterson smiles as he is presented with the Internation Association of Jazz Education president's award during a gala dinner in Toronto on Jan. 8, 2003.
		Oscar's commitment to piano was such that he often practiced 12 hours a day, despite being afflicted in his teens with a painful form of arthritis.
		Peterson suffered a stroke in 1993 while performing at the Blue Note in New York; he finished the concert, but it was two years before he returned to performing.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/peterson_oscar (882 words)

	Oscar Peterson, Virtuoso of Jazz, Dies at 82 - New York Times
		Oscar Peterson, whose dazzling piano playing made him one of the most popular jazz artists in history, died Sunday night at his home in Mississauga, Ontario, outside Toronto.
		Peterson was one of the greatest virtuosos in jazz, with a technique that was always meticulous and ornate and sometimes overwhelming.
		Oscar Emmanuel Peterson was born in the poor St. Antoine district of Montreal on Aug. 15, 1925, one of five children of Daniel Peterson, a West Indian immigrant, and the former Olivia John, whom Daniel had met in Montreal.
	www.nytimes.com /2007/12/24/arts/25petersoncnd.html?ex=1356152400&en=bfbdab6c5a3dce71&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss (865 words)

	Oscar Peterson, 82; jazz pianist interwove prodigious power with swing - The Boston Globe
		Oscar Peterson, a giant of jazz piano whose virtuoso technique and impeccable sense of swing made him one of the most popular figures in the genre for more than half a century, died of kidney failure Sunday in his home in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto.
		Peterson could be a deft accompanist, most notably, perhaps, on the several recordings his trio made backing Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong in the 1950s.
		Peterson's capacity for hard work was sorely tested in 1993, when he suffered a stroke during a weeklong engagement at a New York jazz club, the Blue Note.
	www.boston.com /ae/music/articles/2007/12/25/oscar_peterson_82_jazz_pianist_interwove_prodigious_power_with_swing (1222 words)

	Biography: Oscar Emmanuel Peterson
		Peterson started playing classical piano at age 6 and after winning a talent show at 14 he began starring on a weekly radio show in Montreal.
		Oscar's early influences were in boogie-woogie and then got hit by the bug of bop.
		Peterson had already become well-known by the early 1950's after his version of "Tenderly" hit it big and he formed his first trio with guitarist Barney Kessel and Ray Brown on bass.
	afgen.com /oscar.html (355 words)

	Amazon.com: Oscar Peterson Albums (CD, MP3, Vinyl, etc.), Related Products (DVD, Books, Apparel), Pictures, ...
		Oscar Peterson is one of the greatest piano players of all time.
		Peterson was recorded in 1950 on a series of duets with either Ray Brown or Major Holley on bass; his version of "Tenderly" became a hit.
		Peterson's talents were quite obvious, and he became a household name in 1952 when he formed a trio with guitarist Barney Kessel and Brown.
	www.amazon.com /Oscar-Peterson/e/B000APY9BQ (1158 words)

	umusic.ca ::Oscar Peterson
		Oscar Peterson was born on August 15, 1925, in Montreal.
		Oscar was the fourth of five children in the Peterson house-hold, and their father wasted no time in starting each member of the Peterson clan on the piano.
		Peterson was recently commissioned by Music Canada 2000 to write The Trail of Dreams Suite, an ambitious project that includes sections depicting the different places and people of Canada.
	umusic.ca /oscarpeterson (934 words)

	Oscar Peterson : NPR Music
		Peterson had been reluctant to perform, so the performance was not announced in advance: Peterson was called up from his seat in the audience during a jazz show to play.
		Oscar Peterson, the jazz pianist who debuted in 1949 and performed with virtually all the great jazz musicians, including John Coltrane and Billie Holiday, has died.
		Oscar Peterson learned piano from his father, beginning a career in which he became world famous for his strong technique and powerful sense of swing.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=15404845 (605 words)

	Oscar Peterson Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Oscar Peterson was born on August 15, 1925, in the Canadian city of Montreal, acquiring the musical confidence he exhibits today at an early age.
		In 1930, at the age of five, Peterson began on the trumpet and piano, concentrating on the piano alone by seven years of age after a bout with tuberculosis.
		Peterson lives outside the city with his fourth wife, Celine, and continues his career as a concert pianist, though he knows he will one day make a final performance.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/oscar-peterson (1415 words)

	Oscar Peterson - Northern Stars
		Oscar Peterson was born in Montreal in 1925 and grew up on the streets around his home on Delisle Street in those mean, lean years just after the Great Depression.
		From that moment on, Oscar Peterson became a force to be reckoned with and his fame grew around the world.
		Oscar Peterson's contribution to Canada was first recognized by the government when he was made an Officer in the Order of Canada in 1973 and later elevated to a Companion in the Order of Canada in 1985.
	www.northernstars.ca /composers/petersonbio.html (639 words)

	The Glenn Gould Prize - Oscar Peterson (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1949, Oscar Peterson accepted an invitation from US impresario Norman Granz to be a surprise guest on “Granz’s Jazz at the Philharmonic” at Carnegie Hall.
		Peterson is equally accomplished as a composer, and one of his earliest works is the Canadiana Suite (1963), which earned him international acclaim.
		He was host of CTV’s “Oscar Peterson Presents” and the BBC TV’s Piano Party” in the mid-1970s, and in 1980 he appeared on the CBC series “Oscar Peterson and Friends”.
	www.glenngould.com /gg/oscar.html (544 words)

	Oscar Peterson \| Obituaries \| guardian.co.uk Music
		Peterson had received classical piano lessons from the age of six in his native Montreal; the impetus came from his father, a railway porter and self-taught pianist.
		The group recorded extensively, and Peterson's reworkings of classic standards were so exuberant and upbeat that his recordings found their way into the collections of jazz fans and fascinated non-buffs alike.
		Peterson had a prolific output as a recording artist, in some years releasing as many as half a dozen albums.
	music.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,,2232131,00.html (1278 words)

	TheStar.com \| entertainment \| Oscar Peterson dies at 82
		Peterson was a beloved and respected citizen of the world who remained proud of his heritage,” said Josee Verner, the heritage minister.
		Peterson's style, somewhere between swing and bop, was considered technically dazzling, keenly aware of the roots of jazz and fearless in its improvisational scope.
		Peterson, whose career was managed by Granz for over 30 years, formed a trio in 1951 with Ray Brown on bass and Charlie Smith on drums and continued playing with the prestigious group.
	www.thestar.com /entertainment/article/288525 (2482 words)

	Oscar Peterson
		Oscar Peterson is known as the jazz pianist with a crystal clear touch and exact phrasing.
		As an encore, the musicians played the regional anthem Oscar Peterson had composed on the request of the Canadian government for the newly created province of the native inhabitants of Canada.
		Oscar Peterson wrote it as a tribute to his friend, George Kadota, a specialist on hi-fi systems in Toronto.
	www.cosmopolis.ch /english/cosmo7/oscarp.htm (1512 words)

	Oscar Peterson - Wikipedie, otevřená encyklopedie
		Roku 1993 Peterson prodělal mozkovou mrtvici, která trvale oslabila jeho levou polovinu těla. Tím byl na dva roky postaven mimo dění.
		V roce 1997 dostal cenu Grammy za celoživotní přínos a také cenu International Jazz Hall of Fame Award, což dokazuje, že Oscar Peterson je stále považován za jednoho z nejlepších jazzových hráčů všech dob.
		1972 – The Oscar Peterson Trio in Tokyo
	cs.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oscar_Peterson (588 words)

	Jazz great Oscar Peterson dead at 82 - CNN.com
		Oscar Peterson is considered one of the best pianists in jazz history.
		Peterson's impressive collection of awards include all of Canada's highest honors, such as the Order of Canada, as well as a Lifetime Grammy (1997) and a spot in the International Jazz Hall of Fame.
		Oscar Peterson learned to play trumpet and piano at a young age, but after a bout with tuberculosis had to concentrate on the latter.
	www.cnn.com /2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/24/obit.peterson.ap/index.html (777 words)

	Amazon.ca: An Oscar Peterson Christmas: Music: Oscar Peterson (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Oscar Peterson and his six-piece combo are all business on Peterson's 1995 Christmas recording, extolling the virtues of Peterson's intelligent and seductive keyboard work as well as those of his knowing sidemen.
		Oscar Peterson is a wonderment, and this release is a beautiful rendition done up with all the trappings of Oscar Peterson and his solid trio.
		The difference is that Peterson puts his masterful spin on the songs so that they sound not saccharine and dripping with false sentiment, but bracing and clear and fairly snapping with energy.
	www.amazon.ca /Oscar-Peterson-Christmas/dp/B000003D4X (761 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Obituary: Oscar Peterson
		As a child, Oscar Peterson - who has died at the age of 82 - began learning to play the trumpet, but a bout of tuberculosis caused him to switch to the piano.
		Peterson was born in Montreal, Canada, in August 1925, and was the son of a West Indian railway porter.
		According to CBC, Peterson was married four times and had six children from his first and third marriages and one daughter, Celine, with his fourth wife, Kelly.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/3622921.stm (684 words)

	Review of Oscar Peterson: A Musical Biography
		Oscar Peterson: A Musical Biography is first and foremost a celebration of Peterson and his music.
		Barris does bring the topic back to the first digression of Peterson's singing, but only after repeating in two places that Cole died the same year the LP was issued.
		Peterson did participate in the concert, but his role is reduced that of a supporting character.
	sky.prohosting.com /acbm/en/review/31-1/Peterson-Barris.htm (1274 words)

	Canadian jazz great Oscar Peterson dies
		Born in Montreal in Aug. 15, 1925, Peterson was the son of a Canadian National railroad porter.
		Oscar Peterson addresses the crowd during a tribute to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien at a Liberal convention on Nov. 13, 2003.
		Peterson has received numerous citations for best jazz pianist from Contemporary Keyboard and Down Beat, was named an officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France and served as chancellor at York University in Toronto in the 1990s.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/music/story/2007/12/24/obit-peterson-oscar.html (2549 words)

	Jazz Virtuoso Dazzled on Piano - washingtonpost.com
		Oscar Peterson, 82, a jazz piano virtuoso who accompanied musicians as diverse as Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker during a six-decade career and became one of the most-recorded and honored jazz pianists of all time, has died.
		Peterson showed technical and emotional brilliance across the jazz spectrum, from bop to blues, and his chief piano influences were astonishingly different -- Art Tatum, a master of jaw-droppingly-fast swing, as well as Nat King Cole, the legendarily tender balladeer.
		Oscar Emmanuel Peterson was born Aug. 15, 1925, in Montreal to parents from the West Indies.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/24/AR2007122401288.html?hpid=topnews (897 words)

	Oscar Peterson's 'Jazz Odyssey' : NPR Music
		The original Oscar Peterson Trio: Austin Roberts (bass), Clarence Jones (drums), and Oscar Peterson (piano) at the Alberta Lounge.
		Peterson was heavily influenced by Art Tatum, whose style combined technical virtuosity with a driving rhythm and nonstop melodic improvisations.
		Oscar Peterson's The Sound of Trio is part of the NPR Basic Jazz Record Library of recommended albums.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1170182 (855 words)

	Oscar Peterson: A Jazz 'Behemoth' Moves On - WSJ.com
		For Peterson, who died on Sunday at age 82, his full mastery of the instrument enabled him to keep striving for what to him was his ultimate reason for being.
		Born in 1925, Peterson was mandated by his father to practice piano at a very early age; but it was hearing Nat "King" Cole that fired his enthusiasm, and he won a talent contest at the age 14.
		By the 1940s, Peterson was already a presence on the radio in his native Canada and in Montreal clubs.
	online.wsj.com /article/SB119871418799651591.html?mod=googlenews_wsj (847 words)

	Oscar Peterson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, O.Ont. is a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
		Oscar Peterson is considered by some critics as one of the greatest piano players of all time (Scott Yanow, 2004) [1].
		Peterson's niece, former basketball star and Canadian Olympian, Sylvia Sweeney, is a Canadian journalist and documentary film producer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oscar_Peterson (969 words)

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