Oscar Peterson: jazz legend and Canadian hero, RIP 1925 - 2007. I've been listening to Oscar since I was born. This is a sad day for Jazz; a sad day for Canada.
From the CBC:
"He broke out of Canada. He's one of the first people. We talk of Céline Dion, and Shania Twain, and Alanis Morissette and Bryan Adams. Oscar Peterson did what they did years ago as a black person. So what he's done is incredible." —Tracy Biddle, daughter of Montreal jazz pillar Charlie Biddle
In concert with Joe Pass below:
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