A Tribute to Oscar Paterson: A great Jazz Pianist

Posted on December 25, 2007 | 647 views
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The time stays traveling so do we. No wonder if I die tomorrow and I don’t know if someone will remember me or not but it is not true for those who use to make their mark on history. One such person was Oscar Paterson. The world will remember him for his greatness that he showed in his Jazz compositions. It is reported that he composed 200 albums and won 8 Grammy awards, including a life time achievement honor in 1997.

Oscar Peterson, the great Jazz pianist died at the age of 82 in his home in Toronto of Kidney failure. “He was a national treasure” said Canada’s Governor General, Michaelle Jean. He was famous for his fast-playing virtuoso style. He has the honor of being one of Jazz’s most recorded musicians.

The British saxophonist Sir John Dankworth, who also worked with Peterson, said: “Oscar was a wonderful example of jazz at its best. He was a wonderful player, prodigious technique, fantastic ideas and a very humble man.” Oscar started his career very early; he released his first single at the age of 19 and performed with greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington and Nat “King” Cole.

External Links

Oscar Paterson’s website

Oscar Paterson on Wikipedia

 

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2 Responses to “A Tribute to Oscar Paterson: A great Jazz Pianist”

  1. Ghazala Khan on December 25th, 2007 8:32 pm

    Hello ,
    I hope you are fine and carrying on the great work you have been doing for the Pakistani side of WWW. I am Ghazala Khan from The Paksitani Spectator (TPS), We at TPS throw a candid look on everything happening in and for Pakistan. We are trying to contribute our humble share in the blogistan.

    We at TPS are carrying out a new series of interviews with the notable Pakistani bloggers. In that regard, we would like to interview you, if you dont mind. Please send me your approval for your interview, so that I could send you the questions. We would be extremely grateful. We have done many interviews with many bloggers from Pakistan like Dr. Awab, Kashif Aziz, Fahd Mirza and host of others.

    regards.

    Ghazala Khan
    The Pakistani Spectator
    http://pakspectator.blogspot.com

  2. Dr Farrukh Malik on December 25th, 2007 9:42 pm

    Dear Ghazala,
    Its ok with me you can send in your questions

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