Oscar Peterson
- MatchOscar Peterson
- 56%Ben Webster
- 56%Erroll Garner
- 51%Bill Evans
- 48%Cannonball Adderley
- 48%McCoy Tyner
- 47%Art Tatum
- 47%Red Garland
- 46%Dexter Gordon
- 45%Ahmad Jamal
- 45%Coleman Hawkins
Biography
15 August 1925, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, d. 23 December 2007, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Blessed with an attractive stage personality, this behemoth of mainstream jazzs fluid technique was influenced by Art Tatum, Errol Garner and, later, George Shearing. After studying trumpet, illness redirected Peterson to the piano. His enthusiasm resulted in endless hours of practice that helped to mould his remarkable butterfly technique. In his mid-teens, after winning a local... Read more