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Oscar Peterson



Stamp issued by Canada Post in 2005
Stamp issued by Canada Post in 2005

While Peterson was recognized as a great jazz pianist throughout the world, he was noted in Canada as also being a leading personage and public figure. This can be seen in the acclaim and awards he received, especially in the last twenty or so years of his life.

He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1972, and promoted to Companion, its highest rank, in 1984. He was also a member of the Order of Ontario, a Chevalier of the National Order of Quebec and an officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France.

From 1991 to 1994, Peterson was chancellor of York University in Toronto. The chancellor is the titular head of the university. Weeks after his death, the Province of Ontario announced a C$4 million scholarship for the "Oscar Peterson Chair" for Jazz Performance at York University with an additional C$1 million to be awarded annually in music scholarships to underprivileged York students in tribute to Peterson.[28]

Peterson's niece, television journalist Sylvia Sweeney, produced an award-winning documentary film, In the Key of Oscar, about Peterson in 1992.

Unlike almost any other jazz musician, Oscar Peterson was networked with Canadian elites in the later years of his life. For example, former Ontario premier Bob Rae recalled that in 2007, he, Ontario Chief Justice Roy McMurtry, and former Ontario premier Bill Davis celebrated McMurtry's retirement with Peterson, his wife, and their wives.[29]

Peterson received honorary doctorates from many Canadian universities: Carleton University, Queen's University, Concordia University, McMaster University, Mount Allison University, the University of Victoria, the University of Western Ontario, York University, the University of Toronto, and the Université Laval, as well as from Northwestern University in the United States.

In 2004, the City of Toronto named the courtyard of the Toronto-Dominion Centre "Oscar Peterson Square".

In 2005, the Peel District School Board in suburban Toronto opened the Oscar Peterson school in Mississauga, Ontario, two miles from his home. Peterson said, "This is a most unexpected and moving tribute."[30] He visited the school several times and donated electronic musical equipment to it.[22] Soon after Peterson's death, the University of Toronto Mississauga opened a major student residence in March 2008 as "Oscar Peterson Hall". [31]

Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien wanted to appoint Peterson to the titular post of Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario in 1993, but Peterson felt that his health could not stand up to the many ceremonial duties that this position would require. "He was the most famous Canadian in the world," said Chrétien. Chrétien also said that Nelson Mandela glowed when meeting Peterson. "It was very emotional. They were both moved to meet each other. These were two men with humble beginnings who rose to very illustrious levels."[32]

A major memorial concert, held on January 12, 2008, filled the 2500-seat Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. People had queued for more than three hours to get in. Canadian Governor General Michaëlle Jean reported at the concert that "thousands" more could not get in. Among the performers were Grégory Charles, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Phil Nimmons and singers Audrey Morris and Nancy Wilson. The "Oscar Peterson" quartet played key pieces; they are Monty Alexander, Jeff Hamilton, Ulf Wakenius and Dave Young. All toured with Peterson during his late "one-handed" period" except Alexander. Andrew Craig and the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, with opera soprano Measha Brueggergosman closed the show, singing an excerpt from Peterson's "Hymn to Freedom". The show was made available for download.[23]

A movement was begun on Facebook to rename the Lionel-Groulx Metro station, a transfer station between Montreal's Green Line and Orange Line, in honour of Oscar Peterson. The Montreal Transit Corporation, however, has refused to end its moratorium on renaming Metro stations and the city's policy on landmark tributes are to await at least a year since a public figure's death.[33][34][35][36]

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Instruments

  • Bösendorfer pianos - exclusively in the 1990s and 2000s
  • Yamaha - Acoustic and Disklavier- 1998-2006 in Canada (Touring and Recording)
  • Steinway & Sons pianos - most performances from 1940s through the 1980s, some recordings.
  • Baldwin pianos - some performances in the USA, some recordings.
  • C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik pianos - some performances and recordings in Europe.
  • Celesta - on album "Porgy and Bess" with Joe Pass
  • Fender electric piano - several recordings.
  • Synthesizer - several recordings.
  • Hammond organ - some live performances and several recordings.
  • Vocals - some live performances and several recordings.

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Discography

Further information: Oscar Peterson discography

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References

  1. ^ a b Canadian jazz great Oscar Peterson dies. CBC News. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
  2. ^ Associated Press. "Oscar Peterson, Jazz Pianist, Is Dead at 82", The New York Times, 24 December 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 
  3. ^ Scott Yanow. With Respect to Nat. allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  4. ^ Remarks by Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones and Bob Rae, Oscar Peterson Tribute - Simply The Best. Concerts On Demand. CBC Radio Two (12 January 2008). Retrieved on 13 January 2008.
  5. ^ Rob Gillies. "Jazz Great Oscar Peterson Dies at 82", San Francisco Chronicle, 24 December 2007. 
  6. ^ a b c Scott Yanow. Oscar Peterson Biography. allmusic. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
  7. ^ Little Burgundy. McGill University. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
  8. ^ J.D. Considine. "King of the keys made jazz a pleasure", Globe and Mail, 26 December 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 
  9. ^ Oscar Peterson | Bio
  10. ^ Don Heckman. "Herbie Hancock in "Pianist dazzled jazz world with technique, creativity", The Los Angeles Times, 25 December 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 
  11. ^ William R Cunningham and Sylvia Sweeney, In the Key of Oscar, National Film Board of Canada, http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/index.php?id=28498, 1992.
  12. ^ J.D. Considine. "King of the keys made jazz a pleasure", The Globe and Mail, 26 December 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 
  13. ^ Remarks by Celine Peterson (daughter), Oscar Peterson Tribute - Simply The Best. Concerts On Demand. CBC Radio Two (12 January 2008). Retrieved on 13 January 2008.
  14. ^ View Video, 2004
  15. ^ Shsante Infantry. "Oscar Peterson, 82: Jazz giant", The Toronto Star, 26 December 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 
  16. ^ A look at Oscar Peterson's career:. oscarpeterson.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-23.
  17. ^ Nat Hentoff. Co-editor, The Jazz Review
  18. ^ Al Levy (21 November 2004). Oscar Peterson. alevy.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
  19. ^ "Several of jazz world's top names to honour Oscar Peterson at free concert", The Canadian Press, 12 January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 
  20. ^ Peterson, Oscar. MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
  21. ^ Alexander Panetta. "Chretien calls Peterson 'most famous Canadian', says Mandela was moved to meet him", CANOE, The Canadian Press. Retrieved on 2007-12-26. 
  22. ^ a b c CBC Radio 2, Tonic:"About Oscar's Legacy,"" Part 8
  23. ^ a b Oscar Peterson Tribute - Simply The Best. Concerts On Demand. CBC Radio Two (12 January 2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
  24. ^ Banff Centre faculty
  25. ^ Oscar Peterson concert hall. Concordia University. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
  26. ^ 2005 Winners BBC Jazz Awards
  27. ^ John Kelman, "Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar". All About Jazz, September 24, 2004.
  28. ^ a b "'I don't think we'll ever see another Oscar Peterson': Oliver Jones", CBC News, 11 January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 
  29. ^ Rick Salutin's column, Toronto Globe and Mail, January 18, 2007; www.theglobeandmail.com/opinions/columnists/Rick+Salutin.html
  30. ^ "Oscar Peterson in concert at Mississauga public school", CNW newswire.ca, 11 October 2005. Retrieved on 2007-01-28. 
  31. ^ www.news.utoronto.ca/bin6/080306-3664.asp
  32. ^ "Chretien recalls Mandela, Peterson meeting", CTV.ca, 24 December 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-11. ; http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jysfV8l_cM9t30j6K61HrnzB_i2w
  33. ^ Armstrong, Natalie. "No Montreal Metro tribute for jazz great Peterson", Reuteurs, 2008-03-06. 
  34. ^ "Put his name on the map, not a métro station", Montreal Gazette, 2008-03-06. 
  35. ^ Peritz, Ingrid. "Peterson tribute proposal hits sour note", The Globe and Mail, 2008-03-06. 
  36. ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence. "Oscar Peterson Proposal in Montreal Causes Flap", New York Times, 2008-03-07. 

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Preceded by
Larry Clarke		 Chancellor of York University
1991–1994		 Succeeded by
Arden Haynes
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Glenn Gould Prize laureates

R. Murray Schafer (1987) · Yehudi Menuhin (1990) · Oscar Peterson (1993) · Tōru Takemitsu (1996) · Yo-Yo Ma (1999) · Pierre Boulez (2002) · André Previn (2005) · José Antonio Abreu (2008)
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NAME Peterson, Oscar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION jazz pianist, composer, university chancellor
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DATE OF DEATH December 23, 2007
PLACE OF DEATH Mississauga, Ontario, Canada



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