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A Jazz Odyssey: The Life of Oscar Peterson

Gene Santoro, The New York Times Book Review, 14 July 2002

SINCE SEPTEMBER 1949, when he made his debut at Carnegie Hall as a member of the all-star troupe called Jazz at the Philharmonic, the pianist Oscar Peterson has amassed a reputation as one of jazz's virtuosos.

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