Jed Distler picks ten albums that represent a broad scope of jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson's extraordinary career.
Links to the albums here:
The Oscar Peterson Quartet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2QAj7OuSXc&t=134s
Live at the Concertgebouw - https://open.spotify.com/album/5u9s4m4f1og4Yz6uUfuljk
West Side Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGb2wuT1p9o
Canadiana Suite - https://www.amazon.com/Canadiana-Suite-Oscar-Peterson/dp/B00000E5HT
My Favorite Instrument - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t_GnQVgvew
Walking the Line - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4MzBdy05TU
Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57nzCqu0rjo
Oscar Peterson and the Bassists - https://www.amazon.com/Oscar-Peterson-Bassists-Montreux-77/dp/B00004ZC1P; video link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4LXYe-bTRA
Satch and Josh: Count Basie Encounters Oscar Peterson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z14WqU_9xw
The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note (4 CD set, complete recordings) - https://concord.com/concord-albums/the-legendary-oscar-peterson-trio-live-at-the-blue-note-complete-4-cd-set/
