Oscar Peterson. Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, but simply "O.P. " by his friends.[1][2] He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, and received numerous other awards and honours. He is considered to have been one of the greatest jazz pianists,[3] having played thousands of live concerts to audiences worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years. Biography[edit] Peterson was born to immigrants from the West Indies; his father worked as a porter for Canadian Pacific Railway.[4] Peterson grew up in the neighbourhood of Little Burgundy in Montreal, Quebec. As a child, Peterson also studied with Hungarian-born pianist Paul de Marky, a student of István Thomán, who was himself a pupil of Franz Liszt, so his training was predominantly based on classical piano.
Norman Granz[edit] Duets[edit] Trio[edit] Quartet[edit] Further career[edit] The Official Website of Oscar Peterson. The Red Hot Jazz Archive. Jazz in America. Jazz: JazzCorner.com - Jazz websites, jazz videos, jazz forums, jazz podcasts, jazz news, jazz jukebox. Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall - Wi. At Carnegie Hall is a live album by The Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane. Album information[edit] It was recorded on 29 November 1957 at "Thanksgiving Jazz", a benefit concert produced by Kenneth Lee Karpe for the Morningside Community Center in Harlem.
Other acts performing included: Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, Sonny Rollins, and Chet Baker with Zoot Sims. The recording, by Voice of America, documents two sets by the Monk Quartet with Coltrane that night – an early set (tracks 1-5) and a late set (tracks 6-9), which the recording does not fully document. The tape was stored at the Library of Congress where it sat untouched, until 2005 when it was discovered by recording lab supervisor Larry Appelbaum. Reception[edit] The recording has been highly praised: Newsweek called it the "musical equivalent of the discovery of a new Mount Everest," and Amazon.com editorial reviewer Lloyd Sachs called it "the ultimate definition of a classic".
Track listing[edit] Jazz FM - Listen on DAB Digital Radio, Sky 0202, Freesat 729 and. Magazine. Just The Swing - Swing, History and more. Radio Dismuke - Big Band. Big Band Database. Jazz - AllAboutJazz.com. Gottlieb Jazz Photos.