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Didn't realize he'd done a Christmas album. I'll have to get that one.

The second jazz album I owned was Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio, and I recently discovered his album Night Child, one of, if not the only, albums featuring Oscar playing a Rhodes. I was lucky enough to see him live a year and a half ago: it was a spur-of-the-moment thing (I'd heard on the radio that he was playing a benefit concert for World Vision, a Canadian charity about two days before the concert happened, and there were still tickets, so I bailed on another event to see him), and I was so glad I did. I missed out on seeing Joe Zawinul when he brought the Zawinul Syndicate through Toronto in 2003, and Joe passed on this September, on 9/11 ironically, so I'm really grateful to have had the chance to see Oscar as well.

He will definitely be missed. I'd argue that he was the best Canadian musician, period, across all genres.

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He lived only half an hour away from me, yet I never went to hear him play...

I guess I've learned my lesson. Better go see Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins while I still can.

Me he rest in peace!

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