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245 12 a| A jazz odyssey :b| the life of Oscar Peterson / by Oscar Peterson ; editor & consultant, Richard Palmer.;

260 a| London ;a| New York :b| Continuum,c| 2002.;

300 a| xvi, 382 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

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500 a| Includes index.;

505 2 a| Part one: the key to Oscar. Canada ; America: the 1950s ; Norman Granz ; Jazz people -- Part two: More keys: the 1960s onward -- Part three: Matters political -- Part four: Matters personal.;

505 0 a| Part one: The key to Oscar. Canada. Beginnings ; Early teachers ; My dad: Daniel Peterson ; The formative years ; Subcultures and bigotry ; Runs, chords, and girls ; Decisions, decisions ; From sixteen to three ; Collie Ramsey: mystery piano player ; Departure and arrival: part one ; Departure and arrival: part two -- America: The 1950s. Early American days ; From duo to trio ; Herbie's story ; Trio control and growth ; Membership flow in the trio (I): the 1950s ; Early trio life and dealing with the road ; The dinner battles ; A different kind of taping ; The bus: part one ; The bus: part two ; Kissing bandit ; Ice-Cream Charlie does it again ; The slasher ; The return of the Dallas flash ; Five cameos ; The knowledgeable media ; The southern draught -- Norman Granz. Norman Granz: reluctant genius ; Norman the Gourmand ; Lifetime achievement Grammy -- Jazz people. Coleman Hawkins: the enigma ; Meet the president: Lester Young ; The legend is real: Lady Fitz ; Billie Holiday: the mysterious Lady Day ; The Lady Day sessions ; Buddy Rich ; Roy (Speedy Gonzales) Eldridge ; Harry Edison ; Bill Harris ; Stuff Smith ; Stan Getz and Zoot Sims ; Carmen McRae: the special one ; The other Lady Day: Anita O'Day ; A glance at my confreres in the piano world ; Wynton Kelly: Brimsha man ; In the studio: the proving ground ; The verve Charlie Parker jam session ; The role of the accompanist -- Part two: More keys: The 1960s onward. The percussive group: Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen ; The Night Train album ; Membership flow in the trio (2): 1960s and 1970s ; The long and the short of it ; The MPS years ; Those unrelenting bassists ; Persuasive percussion ; Joe Pass: guitar eternal ; Porgy and Bess with Joe Pass ; Hangout in Japan ; Duke Ellington: monarch supreme ; The trumpet kings ; Clark Terry: unsung hero ; Ronnie Scott: "The Rev" ; Mr. Pretty: Alan Claire ; Four vignettes ; Paul de Marky's Chopin-like eggs ; Benny Green: critic supreme ; "Oscar's piano parties" ; The hands hassle ; Preparation for solo piano performance ; Pianos: my lifelong friends ; The electronic revolution ; Promoters and their ways ; The royal wedding album ; The new quartet ; The order of Canada ; The Glenn Gould Prize ; The praemium imperiale -- Part three: Matters political. Bigotry starts early ; Nigger! ; My favourite politician ; Pitfalls of the profession ; Cultural politics: the betrayal of jazz -- Part four: Matters personal. True moments of greatness: the outdoorsman ; The great hotels of the world ; The continual search for true friends ; Night Child ; Marriage and fatherhood ; Surgery, resurgence, stroke! ; The perfect retreat ; The elusive control of emotion ; The will to perfection.;

520 a| Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson is, in the words of Quincy Jones, "one of the greatest musicians on the planet." Born in Montreal in 1925 to immigrant parents of West Indian origin, he soon revealed himself to be a musical prodigy. He was still in his teens when he became the star attraction of Canada's leading big band, the renowned Johnny Holmes Orchestra, and had just turned twenty when he made his first trio recordings for RCA. During the 1950s he demonstrated another side to his musical genius, becoming a brilliant accompanist for jazz impresario Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic tours and on myriad recording sessions. He was the ideal foil for a host of musicians including Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Young, Roy Eldridge, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker and Billie Holiday. Despite a stroke in 1993, he continues to perform and record, making more music and swinging harder than most pianists accomplish in their prime.;

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A jazz odyssey : the life of Oscar Peterson / by Oscar Peterson ; editor & consultant, Richard Palmer.

Author/creator	Peterson, Oscar
Other author	Palmer, Richard, 1947- editor.
Format	Book
Publication Info	London ; New York : Continuum, 2002.
Description	xvi, 382 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Peterson, Oscar, 1925-2007. Jazz musicians--Biography. Pianists--Biography.

Partial contents	Part one: the key to Oscar. Canada ; America: the 1950s ; Norman Granz ; Jazz people -- Part two: More keys: the 1960s onward -- Part three: Matters political -- Part four: Matters personal.
Contents	Part one: The key to Oscar. Canada. Beginnings ; Early teachers ; My dad: Daniel Peterson ; The formative years ; Subcultures and bigotry ; Runs, chords, and girls ; Decisions, decisions ; From sixteen to three ; Collie Ramsey: mystery piano player ; Departure and arrival: part one ; Departure and arrival: part two -- America: The 1950s. Early American days ; From duo to trio ; Herbie's story ; Trio control and growth ; Membership flow in the trio (I): the 1950s ; Early trio life and dealing with the road ; The dinner battles ; A different kind of taping ; The bus: part one ; The bus: part two ; Kissing bandit ; Ice-Cream Charlie does it again ; The slasher ; The return of the Dallas flash ; Five cameos ; The knowledgeable media ; The southern draught -- Norman Granz. Norman Granz: reluctant genius ; Norman the Gourmand ; Lifetime achievement Grammy -- Jazz people. Coleman Hawkins: the enigma ; Meet the president: Lester Young ; The legend is real: Lady Fitz ; Billie Holiday: the mysterious Lady Day ; The Lady Day sessions ; Buddy Rich ; Roy (Speedy Gonzales) Eldridge ; Harry Edison ; Bill Harris ; Stuff Smith ; Stan Getz and Zoot Sims ; Carmen McRae: the special one ; The other Lady Day: Anita O'Day ; A glance at my confreres in the piano world ; Wynton Kelly: Brimsha man ; In the studio: the proving ground ; The verve Charlie Parker jam session ; The role of the accompanist -- Part two: More keys: The 1960s onward. The percussive group: Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen ; The Night Train album ; Membership flow in the trio (2): 1960s and 1970s ; The long and the short of it ; The MPS years ; Those unrelenting bassists ; Persuasive percussion ; Joe Pass: guitar eternal ; Porgy and Bess with Joe Pass ; Hangout in Japan ; Duke Ellington: monarch supreme ; The trumpet kings ; Clark Terry: unsung hero ; Ronnie Scott: "The Rev" ; Mr. Pretty: Alan Claire ; Four vignettes ; Paul de Marky's Chopin-like eggs ; Benny Green: critic supreme ; "Oscar's piano parties" ; The hands hassle ; Preparation for solo piano performance ; Pianos: my lifelong friends ; The electronic revolution ; Promoters and their ways ; The royal wedding album ; The new quartet ; The order of Canada ; The Glenn Gould Prize ; The praemium imperiale -- Part three: Matters political. Bigotry starts early ; Nigger! ; My favourite politician ; Pitfalls of the profession ; Cultural politics: the betrayal of jazz -- Part four: Matters personal. True moments of greatness: the outdoorsman ; The great hotels of the world ; The continual search for true friends ; Night Child ; Marriage and fatherhood ; Surgery, resurgence, stroke! ; The perfect retreat ; The elusive control of emotion ; The will to perfection.
Abstract	Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson is, in the words of Quincy Jones, "one of the greatest musicians on the planet." Born in Montreal in 1925 to immigrant parents of West Indian origin, he soon revealed himself to be a musical prodigy. He was still in his teens when he became the star attraction of Canada's leading big band, the renowned Johnny Holmes Orchestra, and had just turned twenty when he made his first trio recordings for RCA. During the 1950s he demonstrated another side to his musical genius, becoming a brilliant accompanist for jazz impresario Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic tours and on myriad recording sessions. He was the ideal foil for a host of musicians including Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Young, Roy Eldridge, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker and Billie Holiday. Despite a stroke in 1993, he continues to perform and record, making more music and swinging harder than most pianists accomplish in their prime.
General note	Includes index.
LCCN	2002073362
ISBN	0826458076

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