Oscar Peterson, modern master of jazz piano, dies aged 82

December 26th, 2007


The Independent - He mastered the balance between technique, hard blues grooving and tenderness. No one will ever be able to take his place." Peterson was a rarity in many respects: a Canadian in a musical form dominated by Americans, and a jazz musician who made the

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