A Brief Note
I don’t want to delay too long on the death of Oscar Peterson. Don’t get me wrong, it’s very sad that he passed. I loved listening to him perform and loved his music, but he was in his 80s and had been a bit sick. Not that that makes things all better, but you get my meaning.
I also don’t want to appear as some kind of shill for Amazon.com. They don’t pay me to mention them on this blog and I’ll show anyone my financial records to prove it. It’s just that, well, you can find just about anything there. I love getting an Amazon.com gift card for Christmas.
Anyway, I did a quick search for Oscar Peterson CDs and music and came up with a huge list. To see the list click HERE.
See, for me, the thing that makes Oscar’s death so sad is that, well, he seems like he was such a nice guy! Far too many truly talented musicians are just jerks. Heck, my jazz idol, Miles Davis, was notorious for being a complete ass to people. I cannot find anything said like that of Oscar. He seems to have been a truly talented, truly nice guy.
This is a rare thing and it makes missing him that much more difficult to get over. So, I encourage you to check out that list and maybe make a purchase or two.
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