Oscar Peterson [wiki], the great Canadian jazz pianist and composer, died of kidney failure on December 23 at his home in Mississauga, Ontario of Canada. He was 82.
Peterson was one of jazz's most recorded musicians, and was famous for his fast-playing virtuoso style.
He had performed publicly for a time even after a stroke he suffered in 1993 had compromised movement in his left hand.
Great Peterson, who was labelled as 'national treasure' by Canada's Governor General Michaelle Jean, made more than 200 albums and won eight Grammy awards, including a lifetime achievement honour in 1997.
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