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Oscar Peterson (1925-2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
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Born in Montreal, Canada, Peterson began learning trumpet and piano from his father at the age of five, but by the age of seven, after a bout of tuberculosis, he concentrated on the piano. Some of the artists who influenced Peterson during the early years were Teddy Wilson, Nat "King" Cole, James P. Johnson, and the legendary Art Tatum, to whom many have tried to compare Peterson in later years. In fact, one of his first exposures to the musical talents of Art Tatum came early in his teen years when his father played an Art Tatum record to him and Peterson was so intimidated by what he heard that he didn't touch the piano for over a week.

He soon developed a reputation as a technically brilliant and melodically inventive jazz pianist, and became a regular on Canadian radio. His United States introduction was at Carnegie Hall, New York City in 1949 by Norman Granz; owing to union restrictions his appearance could not be billed.

Some of his musical associates have included Lester Young, Ray Brown, Ben Webster, Herb Ellis, Ed Thigpen, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Louis Armstrong, Stéphane Grappelli, Ella Fitzgerald, Clark Terry, Joe Pass, Count Basie, and Stan Getz. An important step in his career was joining impresario Norman Granz's labels (especially Verve records) and Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic package, with which he was able to play with the major jazz artists of the time. Granz was also his manager for most of Peterson's career. Some cognoscenti assert that Peterson's best recordings were made for the MPS label in the late 'sixties and early 'seventies. For some years subsequently he recorded for Granz's Pablo Records after the label was founded in 1973 and in more recent years for the Telarc label.

In 1993, Peterson suffered a serious stroke that weakened his left side and sidelined him for two years. However he overcame this setback and went back to touring, recording, and composing on a limited basis. In 1997 he received a Grammy for Lifetime Achievement and an International Jazz Hall of Fame Award. He died on December 24th, 2007 of kidney failure.
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The Complete Songbooks
Oscar Peterson Lyrics


'S Wonderful 'S wonderful, 's wonderful 'S marvelous, 's marvelous That y…
A Fine Romance A fine romance with no kisses A fine romance, my friend,…
A Foggy Day I was a stranger in the city Out of town were…
Anything Goes Times have changed And we've ofter rewound the clock Since t…
As Long As I Live Baby, I can't live to love you As long as…
Begin the Beguine When they begin the beguine It brings back the sound of…
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea I don't want you, but I'd hate to lose you You've…
Bill All of you ladies out there turn up your radio Girls,…
Blue Moon Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
Blues in the Night My mama done tol' me When I was in pigtails My mama…
Carioca Say, have you seen a Carioca? It's not a foxtrot or…
Chattanooga Choo Choo Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? Track twen…
Cheek To Cheek Heaven, I'm in Heaven, And my heart beats so…
Diga Diga Doo Zulu man is feelin' blue Gear his heart beat a little…
Don't Blame Me Ever since the lucky night I found you I've hung around…
Don't Get Around Much Anymore Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Could…
How Deep Is The Ocean ? How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me Yesterday you came my way, And when you smiled at me, In…
I Can't Give You Anything but Love Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues I gotta right to sing the blues I gotta right to…
I Love You I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
I Only Have Eyes for You My love must be a kind of blind love I can't…
I Want to Be Happy I'm a very ordinary man Trying to work out life's happy…
I Was Doin' Alright I was doing all right Nothing but rainbows in my sky I…
I Won't Dance I won't dance, don't ask me I won't dance, don't ask…
I'm In The Mood For Love I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
I've Got A Crush On You I've got you under my skin. I've got you deep in…
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm The snow is snowing, the wind is blowing But I can…
I've Got the World On a String I've got the world on a string, sittin' on a…
I've Got You Under My Skin I've got you under my skin. I've got you deep in…
If I Had You I could show the world how to smile I could be…
In a Mellow Tone In a mellow tone Feeling fancy free And I'm not alone I've g…
In the Still of the Night In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
Isn't This A Lovely Day ? The weather is frightening, The thunder and lightning Seem t…
It's Only a Paper Moon Say, it's only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea But…
Just One of Those Things It was just one of those things Just one of those…
Let's Do It Birds do it, bees do it Even educated fleas do it Let's…
Long Ago and Far Away Long ago and far away I dreamed a dream one day And…
Love for Sale Love for sale. Appetizing, young love for sale. Love that's …
Love Walked in Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked…
Lovely to Look At Clothes must play a part To light an eye, to…
Lover The sky was blue And high above The moon was new And so…
More Than You Know Whether you are here or yonder, Whether you are false…
On The Sunny Side Of The Street Walked with no one and talked with no one And I…
Over the Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that…
Pick Yourself Up Please teacher, teach me something, Nice teacher, teach me s…
Prelude to a Kiss If you hear A song in blue Like a flower crying For the…
Remember One little kiss, a moment of bliss, then hours of…
Say It Isn't So Say it isn't so Say it isn't so. Everyone is saying you…
Serenade In Blue When I hear that Serenade in blue I'm somewhere in another…
Somebody Loves Me You hold your arms open wide You say come and lay…
Sometimes I'm Happy Every day seems like a year Sweetheart, when you are not…
Sophisticated Lady Sophisticated lady tryin' to change my ways Just because you…
Stormy Weather Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky Stormy…
Take the "a" Train You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill…
Tea for Two Picture you upon my knee Just tea for two And two for…
That Old Black Magic Old black magic has me in its spell Old black magic…
The Man I Love I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
The Song Is Ended My thoughts go back to a heavenly dance A moment of…
The Song Is You I hear music when I look at you, A beautiful theme…
The Surrey With the Fringe On Top Chicks and geese and ducks better scurry When I take you…
The Way You Look Tonight Some day, when I'm awfully low, When the world is cold, I…
Time on my Hands When the day fades away into twilight The moon is my…
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street When my sugar walks down the street All the little birdies…
Without a Song Without a song the day would never end Without a song…
You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby You must have been a beautiful baby, You must have…


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