How many Oscar Peterson releases are on Riffiter?

106 releases are catalogued, spanning 1958 to 2025.

What genre is Oscar Peterson?

Oscar Peterson is catalogued under Jazz.

What is the most recent Oscar Peterson release on Riffiter?

Plays The Jerome Kern Song Book, released in 2025.

Artist

Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson is a jazz artist from Canada. 106 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Jazz · Canada · Best jazz albums

106
Releases: 1958–2025
Active years

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About

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, but simply "O.P." by his friends. He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, and received numerous other awards and honours. He is considered one of the greatest jazz pianists, and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years. Biography : Peterson was born to immigrants from the West Indies; his father worked as a porter for Canadian Pacific Railway. Peterson grew up in the neighbourhood of Little Burgundy in Montreal, Quebec. It was in this predominantly black neighbourhood that he found himself surrounded by the jazz culture that flourished in the early 20th century. At the age of five, Peterson began honing his skills with the trumpet and piano. However, a bout of tuberculosis when he was seven prevented him from playing the trumpet again, so he directed all his attention to the piano. His father, Daniel Peterson, an amateur trumpeter and pianist, was one of his first music teachers, and his sister Daisy taught young Oscar classical piano. Peterson was …

Oscar Peterson in brief

How many Oscar Peterson releases are on Riffiter?: 106 releases are catalogued, spanning 1958 to 2025.
What genre is Oscar Peterson?: Oscar Peterson is catalogued under Jazz.
What is the most recent Oscar Peterson release on Riffiter?: Plays The Jerome Kern Song Book, released in 2025.