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Music Appreciation

tishaLA

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2. Early in his career, for some reason he wasn't allowed to play for money in the US

Reply to applegrove (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:21 PM

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So the Jazz at the Philharmonic promoter, Norman Gratz, had him attend the theater and sit near the front and Norman would say "oh, look who's here! It's Oscar Peterson!" and then invite him onstage as if the entire thing wasn't a setup and play in the jam sessions. He sure was prolific! at one point, I had bunch (too much TBH) of his music and his discography is enormous. Lots of his Verve recordings with his trio, Ed Thigpen and the great Ray Brown, are just fantastic.

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My dad went to University, undergrad, in Ottawa. applegrove Saturday #1

Early in his career, for some reason he wasn't allowed to play for money in the US tishaLA Saturday #2

That sucks that he wasn't allowed to get paid. Also applegrove Saturday #3

Oh, he got paid tishaLA Saturday #4

Good. applegrove Saturday #5

I actually was able to see sdfernando Saturday #6