| First Name |
Oscar
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| Middle Name |
Emmanuel
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| Last Name |
Peterson
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| Full Name at Birth |
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, O.Ont.
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| Alternative Name |
Maharaja of the Keyboard, O.P., The Brown Bomber of Boogie-Woogie
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| Birthday |
15th August, 1925
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| Birthplace |
Montreal, QC
|
| Died |
23rd December, 2007
|
| Place of Death |
Mississauga, ON, Canada
|
| Cause of Death |
Kidney Failure & Stroke Complications
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| Buried |
Saint Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Erindale, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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| Height |
6' 3" (191 cm)
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| Build |
Large
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Christian
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
Canadian
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| High School |
Montreal High School, Montreal, QC
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| Occupation Text |
Musician, composer
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| Occupation |
Pianist
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| Claim to Fame |
Jazz Royalty
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Jazz, bebop, hard bop, third stream, blues, classical
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| Music Genre |
Jazz, Piano
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| Year(s) Active |
1945–2007
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| Music Style |
Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Classical
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| Music Mood |
Elegant, Sophisticated, Refined/Mannered, Joyous, Warm, Stylish, Intimate, Exuberant, Amiable/Good-Natured, Cheerful, Laid-Back/Mellow, Rollicking, Party/Celebratory, Carefree, Springlike, Playful, Sentimental, Freewheeling, Complex, Reverent, Romantic
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| Instrument |
Piano, Leader
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| Instrument (text) |
Piano, clavichord, electric piano, synthesizer, organ, vocals
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| Record Label |
RCA Victor, Mercury, MPS, Pablo, Telarc, Verve
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| Associated Acts |
Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Ray Brown, Roy Eldridge, Herb Ellis, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Norman Granz, Benny Green, Coleman Hawkins, Barney Kessel, Milt Jackson, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Joe Pass, Ben Webster, Clark Terry, Ulf Wakenius, Ulf Wakenius Martin Drew
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| Official Websites |
www.oscarpeterson.com, http://www.oscarpeterson.com/, http://oscarpeterson.com/
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Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC CQ OOnt (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist, virtuoso and composer. 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". He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, and received numerous other awards and honours. He is considered one of the greatest jazz
pianists, and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years.
