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A jazz odyssey: the life of Oscar Peterson

2003; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 40; Issue: 08 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.40-4517

1943-5975

Oscar Peterson, Richard E. Palmer,

Musicology and Musical Analysis

Part one: 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 1 departure and arrival - part 2 America - the 50s early American days from duo to trio Herbie's story trio control and growth membership flow in the trio early trio life and dealing with the road the dinner battles a different kind of taping the bus - part 1 the bus - part 2 kissing bandit ice-cream Charlie does it again the slasher the return of the Dallas flash five cameos the knowledgeable media the southern draft - Norman Granz Norman Granz - reluctant genius Norman the gourmand lifetime achievement grammy - Jazz people Coleman Hawkin - 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 and Zoot 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 60s onwards the percussive group - Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen the Night Train album membership flow in the trio - 60s and 70s 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 hang out in Japan the hands hassle preparation for solo piano performance Duke Ellington - monarch supreme the trumpet kings Clark Terry - unsung hero Ronnie Scott - The Rev Mr Pretty - Alan Claire four vignettes - James Mason, Jonathan Winters, Clint Eastwood, back up friends Paul De Marky's Chopin-like eggs Benny Green - critic supreme Oscar's piano parties 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.