The Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, O.Ont. is a Canadian jazz pianist and comp… Read Full Bio ↴Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, O.Ont. is a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He was born on August 15, 1925 in Montreal, Quebec. On 23 December 2007, Peterson died of renal failure at his home in Mississauga, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto.
He 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 month.
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 Ray Brown, Ben Webster, Herb Ellis, Ed Thigpen, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Clark Terry, Joe Pass, 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 resumed 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, proof that Oscar Peterson is still regarded as one of the greatest jazz musicians ever to play.
His work has earned him seven Grammy awards over the years and he was elected to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1978. He also belongs to the Juno Awards Hall of Fame and the Canadian Jazz and Blues Hall of Fame.
He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1972, and promoted to Companion, its highest rank, in 1984. He is also a member of the Order of Ontario, a Chevalier of the National Order of Quebec, and an officer of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
He has received the Roy Thomson Award (1987), a Toronto Arts Award for lifetime achievement (1991), the Governor General's Performing Arts Award (1992), the Glenn Gould Prize (1993), the award of the International Society for Performing Artists (1995), the Loyola Medal of Concordia University (1997), the Praemium Imperiale World Art Award (1999), the UNESCO Music Prize (2000), and the Toronto Musicians' Association Musician of the Year award (2001).
From 1991 to 1994 he was chancellor of York University in Toronto.
In 2004 the City of Toronto named the courtyard of the Toronto-Dominion Centre Oscar Peterson Square.
Peterson's niece, Sylvia Sweeney, is a Canadian journalist and documentary film producer. Her 1992 film In the Key of Oscar is about Peterson.
On August 15, 2005 Peterson celebrated his 80th birthday at the HMV flagship store in Toronto. A crowd of about 200 gathered to celebrate with him there. Diana Krall sang happy birthday to him and also performed a vocal version of one of Peterson's songs "When Summer Comes". The lyrics for this version were written by Elvis Costello, Krall's husband. Canada Post unveiled a commemorative postage stamp in his honour. This marked the first time that a Canadian postage stamp was created celebrating an individual who was still alive other than Queen Elizabeth II. The event was covered by a live radio broadcast by Toronto jazz station, jazz.fm.
He 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 month.
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 Ray Brown, Ben Webster, Herb Ellis, Ed Thigpen, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Clark Terry, Joe Pass, 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 resumed 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, proof that Oscar Peterson is still regarded as one of the greatest jazz musicians ever to play.
His work has earned him seven Grammy awards over the years and he was elected to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1978. He also belongs to the Juno Awards Hall of Fame and the Canadian Jazz and Blues Hall of Fame.
He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1972, and promoted to Companion, its highest rank, in 1984. He is also a member of the Order of Ontario, a Chevalier of the National Order of Quebec, and an officer of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
He has received the Roy Thomson Award (1987), a Toronto Arts Award for lifetime achievement (1991), the Governor General's Performing Arts Award (1992), the Glenn Gould Prize (1993), the award of the International Society for Performing Artists (1995), the Loyola Medal of Concordia University (1997), the Praemium Imperiale World Art Award (1999), the UNESCO Music Prize (2000), and the Toronto Musicians' Association Musician of the Year award (2001).
From 1991 to 1994 he was chancellor of York University in Toronto.
In 2004 the City of Toronto named the courtyard of the Toronto-Dominion Centre Oscar Peterson Square.
Peterson's niece, Sylvia Sweeney, is a Canadian journalist and documentary film producer. Her 1992 film In the Key of Oscar is about Peterson.
On August 15, 2005 Peterson celebrated his 80th birthday at the HMV flagship store in Toronto. A crowd of about 200 gathered to celebrate with him there. Diana Krall sang happy birthday to him and also performed a vocal version of one of Peterson's songs "When Summer Comes". The lyrics for this version were written by Elvis Costello, Krall's husband. Canada Post unveiled a commemorative postage stamp in his honour. This marked the first time that a Canadian postage stamp was created celebrating an individual who was still alive other than Queen Elizabeth II. The event was covered by a live radio broadcast by Toronto jazz station, jazz.fm.
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Oscar Peterson Trio 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…
A Ghost of a Chance With You I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
A Time For Love Love for sale. Appetizing, young love for sale. Love that'…
After I Say I'm Sorry I don't know why, I made you cry I'm sorry sweetheart…
All of Me You took my kisses and you took my love You taught…
Alone Together Joyonghi anjaseo uril saenggakhae ireoke dwaebeorin uril Gam…
Autumn In New York It's time to end my holiday and bid the country…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Back Home In Indiana Back home again in Indiana, And it seems that I can…
Begin the Beguine When they begin the beguine It brings back the sound of…
Bewitched She's a fool and don't I know it But a fool…
Blue Moon Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
Body And Soul My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Calypso Blues Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo, Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay Wa-oo-oo, wa-…
Can't Help Lovin' That Man Of Mine Oh listen, sister, I love my mister man, And I can't tell…
Carioca Say, have you seen a Carioca? It's not a foxtrot or…
Cheek To Cheek Heaven, I'm in Heaven, And my heart beats so…
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Someone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't…
Don't Get Around Much Anymore Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Cou…
East of the Sun East of the sun and west of the moon We'll build…
Easy To Love I know too well that I'm just wasting precious time In…
Falling in Love With Love I weave with brightly colored strings To keep my mind off…
Fascinating Rhythm Got a little rhythm, a rhythm, a rhythm That pit-a-pats…
Gal In Calico Met A Gal In Calico Down In Santa Fe Used To Be…
Ghost of a Chance I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
Girl From Ipanema Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema…
Gravy Waltz Pretty mamma's in the kitchen this glorious day Smell the g…
Here's That Rainy Day Maybe I should have saved those left over dreams Funny, but…
How About You When a girl meets boy Life can be a joy But the…
How Deep Is The Ocean How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
How High the Moon Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there…
I Can't Get Started I've been around the world in a plane Settled revolutions i…
I Can't Give You Anything But Love Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
I Concentrate On You Whenever skies look gray to me And trouble begins to brew, …
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
I Got It Bad Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears …
I Hear Music I hear music, mighty fine music The murmur of a morning…
I remember You Whenever skies look gray to me And trouble begins to brew, …
I Surrender Dear Pride, sad, splendid liar, Sworn enemy of love Kept my…
I Want to Be Happy I'm a very ordinary man Trying to work out life's happy…
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…
In a Little Spanish Town Evenings are crowded with memories Thrilling me again Like…
In a Mellow Tone In a mellow tone Feeling fancy free And I'm not alone I'v…
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…
Isn't This a Lovely Day? The weather is frightening. The thunder and lightning Seem…
It Happened in Monterey It happened in Monterey, a long time ago I met her…
It's Only a Paper Moon Say, it's only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea B…
I’ve Got You Under My Skin I've got you under my skin. I've got you deep in…
Jet Song When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way…
Just Squeeze Me Want you to know I go for your squeezin' Want you…
Laura Laura is the face in the misty lights. Footsteps that you…
Learnin The Blues Ella: The tables are empty The dance floor's deserted Yo…
Let's Do It Birds do it, bees do it Even educated fleas do it Let's…
Let's Fall In Love Let's fall in love Why shouldn't we fall in love? Our hear…
Like Someone In Love Lately, I find myself out gazing at stars, Hearing guitars…
Long Ago Long ago and far away I dreamed a dream one day And…
Long Ago (And Far Away) Long ago and far away I dreamed a dream one-day And…
Louise Every little breeze seems to whisper Louise Birds in the tr…
Love For Sale Love for sale. Appetizing, young love for sale. Love that'…
Love Walked In Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked…
Love You Madly Love you madly Right or wrong Sounds like a lyric of a…
Maria Maria The most beautiful sound I ever heard: Maria, Mar…
Medley: It Never Entered My Mind/Body And Soul Once I laughed when I heard you saying That I'd be…
Moonglow It must have been moonglow, way up in the blue It…
Moonlight in Vermont Pennies in a stream, Falling leaves, a sycamore. Moonlight i…
My Blue Heaven Whippoorwills call, evenin' is nigh Hurry to my Blue Heaven…
My Funny Valentine Your my funny Valentine, sweet comic Valentine, You make m…
My Heart Belongs to Daddy I used to fall in love with all those boys Who…
My Heart Stood Still I took one look at you That's all I meant to…
My One And Only Love The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an…
Night and Day Like the beat beat beat of the tom-tom When the jungle…
Oh Lady Be Good Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but…
Oh Lawd I%C2%B4m On My Way Porgy and all I'm on my way to a heav'nly land I'll…
Old Folks Everyone knows him as Old Folks Like the seasons, he'll com…
One For My Baby It's quarter to three there's no one in the place except you…
Pennies from Heaven Every time it rains, it rains pennies from heaven Don't you…
People People, People who need people, Are the luckiest people in…
Pick Yourself Up Please teacher, teach me something, Nice teacher, teach me …
Polka Dots And Moonbeams A country dance was being held in a garden I felt…
Prelude to a Kiss If you hear A song in blue Like a flower crying For the…
Runnin' Wild My gal and I, we had a fight And I'm…
Saturday Night Saturday night is the loneliest night in the week Cause tha…
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…
Someday My Prince Will Come Somewhere waiting for me There is someone I'm longing to se…
Sometimes I'm happy Every day seems like a year Sweetheart, when you are not…
Stairway to the Stars Let's build a stairway to the stars And climb that stairway…
Straighten Up and Fly Right The buzzard took the monkey for a ride in the…
Surrey with the Fringe on Top Chicks and geese and ducks better scurry When I take you…
Sweet Lorraine Everything is set, skies are blue, Can't believe it yet, bu…
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…
Tenderly The evening breeze caressed the trees tenderly The tremblin…
That Old Black Magic Old black magic has me in its spell Old black magic…
The Continental Beautiful music Dangerous rhythm It's something daring, …
The Girl From Ipanema Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema…
The Honeydripper Folks here's the story 'bout Minnie the Moocher She was a…
The Lamp Is Low Dream beside me in the midnight glow, the lamp Is…
The More I See You Each time I look at you is like the first…
The Shadow Of Your Smile The shadow of your smile When you have gone Will color all…
The Sheik of Araby "I'm the Sheik of Araby, Your love belongs to me. At…
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 Tender Trap You see a pair of laughing eyes And suddenly your sighing…
There's a Small Hotel I'd like to get away, Junior Somewhere alone with you It c…
These Foolish Things Oh! Will you never let me be? Oh! Will you never…
They Can't Take That Away from Me The way you wear your hat The way you sip your…
Time On My Hands When the day fades away into twilight The moon is my…
Tristeza Se il corpo tuo non fosse così bello La pelle così…
Unforgettable Unforgettable That's what you are Unforgettable Tho' near or…
Volare Sometimes the world is a valley of heartaches and tears And…
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street When my sugar walks down the street All the little birdies…
Where Do We Go From Here When you're in love Some things you take for granted Until…
Willow Weep For Me Willow weep for me Willow weep for me Bend your branches g…
You Are Too Beautiful You are too beautiful, my dear, to be true And I…
You Go to My Head You go to my head You linger like a haunting refrain And…
You Make Me Feel So Young You make me feel so young You make me feel as…
You stepped out of a dream You stepped out of a dream You are too wonderful to…
You Turned The Tables On me You turned the tables on me And now I'm falling for…
Younger Than Springtime Younger than springtime are you Softer than starlight are y…