Oscar Peterson
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Oscar Emmanuel Peterson was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. As a virtuoso who is considered to be one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won e
Peterson in 1977
Peterson with Ella Fitzgerald, 1964
Oscar Peterson Trio in 1959
Tombstone of Oscar Peterson at St. Peter's Anglican Church in Mississauga
Ray Brown (musician)
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Raymond Matthews Brown was an American jazz double bassist, known for his extensive work with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald. He was also a founding member of the group that would later develop in
Oscar Peterson
…simply "O.P." by his friends, and was informally known in the jazz community as "the King of inside swing". He considered his 1953–1958 trio with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis "the most stimulating" and productive setting for public performances and studio recordings. Peterson also worked solo, as an accompanist…
Brown in a 1961 DownBeat advertisement
Milt Jackson and Ray Brown (left), New York, between 1946 and 1948 (William P. Gottlieb 04461)
Brown, c. 1947 in a band with Dizzy Gillespie