Oscar Peterson: A Jazz Giant

Oscar Peterson: A Jazz Giant

	Growing up in Montreal's Saint-Henri		'Coloured boy with amazing fingers'		Oscar's swinging style
	Nurturing young Oscar Peterson's phenomenal talent. (TV; runs 7:47)		Eighteen-year-old Oscar Peterson delivers a crowd-pleasing performance. (Radio; runs 3:51)		Young Oscar Peterson talks about his unique "walking boogie" technique. (Radio; runs 8:55)

	Oscar's big break		Battling all shades of racism		Oscar: The practical joker
	Montreal's own wows jazz impresario Norman Granz. (TV; runs 1:49)		Oscar Peterson defends white jazz musicians. (Radio; runs 2:40)		Remembering some unforgettable pranks on the road. (Radio; runs 8:42)

	'Maharajah of the keyboard'		Marriage of two great Canadian pianists		Gzowski in conversation with Peterson
	A relaxed Oscar Peterson muses about his fame, Canada and Frank Sinatra. (TV; runs 15:05)		Oscar Peterson receives the Glenn Gould Prize. (Radio; runs 14:42)		CBC's Peter Gzowski drops in for a visit with Oscar Peterson. (Radio; runs 26:46)

LINKS Topic from Les Archives de Radio-Canada on the same subject Oscar Peterson, le roi du jazz Related Topics from CBC's Archives Glenn Gould: Variations on an Artist CBC.ca Canadian jazz great Oscar Peterson dies External sites National Library of Canada: Oscar Peterson -- A Jazz Sensation Oscar Peterson's Official Web Site Encyclopedia of Music in Canada: Oscar Peterson The CBC assumes no responsibility for the content of external links.

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