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What instruments did Oscar Peterson?
He required each of his 5 children to play both a brass instrument and the piano. Oscar originally played both trumpet and piano, but after a bad bout of tuberculosis focused his energy solely on the piano.
Is Oscar Peterson dead?
Deceased (1925–2007)
Oscar Peterson/Living or Deceased
Did Oscar Peterson sing while playing?
You don’t sing and I won’t play the piano.” Peterson had just recorded his first album of vocals, accompanying himself on the piano. The two jazz musicians agreed, and Oscar Peterson gave up singing, while Nat King Cole recorded piano-less vocals backed by huge orchestras.
What style of jazz is Oscar Peterson?
Jazz classical
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC CQ OOnt (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist, virtuoso and composer….Oscar Peterson.
Oscar Peterson CC CQ OOnt | |
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Genres | Jazz classical |
Occupation(s) | Musician composer |
Instruments | Piano |
Years active | 1945–2007 |
What instrument did Gil Evans play?
Evans, who never played any instrument professionally until 1952, when he took up the piano, was born Ian Ernest Gilmore Green in Toronto, Ontario, to Australian parents. He grew up in Stockton, Calif., learned to play piano by ear and started his first band while still in school.
Why do some pianists hum?
Vocalising obviously helps with articulation – and is part of the profound relationship between piano-playing and singing, part of the alchemy whereby a series of hammer-blows on steel strings can be made to sound like bel canto. But humming can be even more than that.
What piano did Oscar Peterson use?
Bösendorfer Imperial Piano
Included with each instrument is a book “Oscar, With Love” with never before released compositions, all recorded in his home studio on his treasured Bösendorfer Imperial Piano.
What instrument does Sonny Rollins play?
tenor saxophonist
Sonny Rollins, byname Newk, original name Theodore Walter Rollins, (born September 7, 1930, New York, New York, U.S.), American jazz musician, a tenor saxophonist who was among the finest improvisers on the instrument to appear since the mid-1950s.
What instruments did Gerry Mulligan?
baritone saxophone
“Gerry Mulligan would not, could not, be categorized, and he flourished through changing times, in many cultures, and with many musical voices ranging from the baritone saxophone that was his principal instrument, to the full orchestra.”