Oscar Peterson

Canada, 1945–2007

Canadian pianist (1925-2007), among the most formidable technicians jazz has produced. Working mainly in trios modelled on Nat King Cole's, he fused swing, bop and blues into a style of overwhelming fluency and became one of the most recorded pianists in the music.

Influenced by

• Art Tatum
• Nat King Cole
• Count Basie
• James P. Johnson

Influenced

• The Durutti Column