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OSCAR PETERSON – king of jazz piano, who is considered by critics as one of the best pianists of all the times. This book brings you the transcription of 5 of his original songs plus „lead sheet“, that is a melodic link of stated tracks including chord marks and „permormance notes“ (comments about the individual songs and its handling written by Oscar Peterson). Interesting book!
OSCAR PETERSON (1925-2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He is considered by many music critics to be one of the best pianists of all time. His music is full of swing and jazz improvisations. He started learning piano at the age of five and soon fell under the spell of jazz and especially boogie-woogie. By the age of nine, he was playing in such a way that he was an equal among professionals. For many years he practiced four to six hours a day and only in his later years did he reduce his daily practice to one to two hours. In 1997, he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the International Jazz Hall of Fame Award, which ranks him among the greatest jazz players of all time.