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I believe in using the entire piano as a single instrument capable of expressing every possible musical idea.

Oscar Peterson

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Oscar Peterson
Age: 82 †
Born: 1925
Born: August 15
Died: 2007
Died: December 23
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Jazz Pianist
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Montreal
Quebec
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson
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