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City Lights: The Oscar Peterson Quartet — Live in Munich, 1994
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Throughout his decades-long career, Oscar Peterson accomplished the near impossible: greatness with every note played and the acquisition of new generations of fans worldwide, regardless of the obstacles life threw at him. In 1994, only one year after suffering a stroke that rendered his left hand weakened, Peterson took the stage in Munich to prove to his collaborators, fans, and himself, that his earned title of “Maharaja of the keyboard” by Duke Ellington still rang true. By reinventing his playing style at 68 years old, he demonstrated his undiminished inventive prowess with an all-star band including Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Lorne Lofsky (guitar) and Martin Drew (drums).
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Oscar Peterson is considered one of history's greatest jazz pianists. He played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years. As a virtuoso pianist, bandleader and composer, he released over 200 recordings, won seven GRAMMY® Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy, and was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington.